The Million Things That Never Happened
by Billy Bragg
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  1. PaulEvans
    Oct 31, 2021
    9
    His strength has always been his ability to mesh the personal with the political, and this duality is once again in abundance here. In Mid Century Modern, his expression of "self-righteous" political rage is juxtaposed with self-righteousness in a domestic squabble, culminating in the epiphany (while contemplating the "kids that pull the statues down" and how "they challenge me to see") ofHis strength has always been his ability to mesh the personal with the political, and this duality is once again in abundance here. In Mid Century Modern, his expression of "self-righteous" political rage is juxtaposed with self-righteousness in a domestic squabble, culminating in the epiphany (while contemplating the "kids that pull the statues down" and how "they challenge me to see") of the distance between the "gap between the man I am and the man I want to be".… Expand

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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  1. AllMusic
    Nov 5, 2021
    70
    At the age of 63, Billy Bragg is not a young man anymore, and The Million Things That Never Happened reflects that but in a way that reveals new themes and thinking in his lyrics; it's a brave, smart, and effective set of songs.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Nov 2, 2021
    80
    It’s quite something for an artist of Bragg’s age and standing to still remain important and vital but, most of the time on this album, that’s exactly how he sounds.
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  3. Mojo
    Oct 29, 2021
    80
    An intimate, thematic country-blues-rock set. [Nov 2021, p.93]
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