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Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings
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Positive: 19 out of 21
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Mixed: 1 out of 21
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MarkL.Sep 26, 2007
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PhilWOct 25, 2007One of the best albums of our generation.
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pluckyTJun 16, 2007
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judyeJun 26, 2007Easily accessible. Once you are captured by this album it's hard to find your way out. He's is the most consummate singer/songwriter of the age. He puts Clapton and every other of his contemporaries to shame because he's still as productive and creative as ever. No pap, like McCartney.
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ClayWJun 9, 2007Though not as jawdroppingly brilliant as past efforts(see "Shoot Out the Lights" or "The Old Kit Bag") Thompson continues to make thoughtful, resonating music. The greatest overlooked songwriter/guitar god of our time.
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ToddWJul 30, 2007
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[Anonymous]Jun 10, 2007His best in years, it shows he's lost nothing as a writer guitarist and gained depth as a vocalist.
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DerekDJun 14, 2007Another amazing masterpiece by one of the sickest guitar players of our time!
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DarrelLAug 4, 2007RT > all. Yet another reason why.
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WanderinRoyJun 18, 2007The album does sound a bit like generic Richard Thompson. Of course, even generic Thompson is better than most people's best. Still, it could use a couple of songs that really stand out. There is nothing here we haven't heard before, but nothing that we won't enjoy hearing again & again.
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Awards & Rankings
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Characteristically classy tunes that will thrill Thompson's fans, who have been waiting for just such a set of literate and challenging music from a musician who never delivers less.
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BillboardThe 14 tracks find Thompson in typical tasteful form, playing with understated flash that straddles the trans-Atlantic divide to embrace Celtic soul and rootsy Americana, with bits of jazz and Jamaica ("Bad Monkey," "Francesca") thrown into the mix. [2 Jun 2007]
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With nothing particularly unusual to recommend, non-fans will miss out on yet another in a long string of superb collections.