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SpinHis characters feel like individuals, not archetypes. [Sep 2004, p.114]
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A couple of songs (including the goofy "Condi, Condi") seem out of place, but the heart of "The Revolution" carries the stamp of an artist and a patriot. [22 Aug 2004]
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MojoIt's a fine album, mixing lean rock anthems... with the kind of ballads lesser artists would need years to write. [Oct 2004, p.116]
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Rolling StoneThe rugged guitar tunes resemble a cow-punk update of the Clash, and Earle's song-to-song perspective shifts dazzle. [2 Sep 2004, p.142]
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For those inclined to agree with Earle's politics--at this point, does anyone else buy his albums?--The Revolution Starts Now will probably remain in constant rotation through the election.
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PopMattersReview#1: Revolution is a resounding triumph due to Earle's determination to address a plague of uncertainties from a variety of vantage points. [score=80]; Review#2: The release of this record two and a half months before we have to enter the voting booths should offer solace and inspiration to those ready to act. [score=80]
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BlenderHe's more vehement than ever before, and the music feels rag-and-bone honest. [Sep 2004, p.136]
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Q MagazineAll hail the new Johnny Cash. [Oct 2004, p.132]
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While the record finds Earle at his most outspoken, it also finds him treading water stylistically, comfortably wearing down the same groove he's occupied since 1997's El Corazon.
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Earle's polemics are much stronger than the work of your typical "protest" songwriter, and this is a better focused and more passionate work than Jerusalem.
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Where Jerusalem was all reaction, humanely riddled with helplessness and incomprehension, The Revolution Starts...Now is the well-honed response, a focused act of civil disobedience.
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Merges twang, orneriness and compassion. [6 Sep 2004]
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Good as some of these songs are... they're not quite enough to foment a revolution
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New Musical Express (NME)It's relentless, occasionally breathless but always absorbing. [4 Sep 2004, p.73]
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It makes sense that, of the improvised songs, the rockers turned out best.
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Sure, we're living in politically charged times, but Earle's Revolution warrants fewer rants and more transcendental blues.
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There are some real turkeys here.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 2 out of 10
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RichardHJun 30, 2005
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PaulMFeb 11, 2005
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HarlanTJan 19, 2005I cried the first time I heard "Rich Man's War." This is the finest of modern protest music.