The Revolution Starts Now - Steve Earle
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74 out of 100

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  • Summary: The highly political singer-songwriter returns with his 13th studio outing, which includes a duet with Emmylou Harris and a love song ("Condi Condi") about the current National Security Advisor.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Spin
    91
    His characters feel like individuals, not archetypes. [Sep 2004, p.114]
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  2. Blender
    80
    He's more vehement than ever before, and the music feels rag-and-bone honest. [Sep 2004, p.136]
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  3. Mojo
    80
    It'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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  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    It's relentless, occasionally breathless but always absorbing. [4 Sep 2004, p.73]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. JohanF
    10
    Great political album!
  2. HarlanT
    9
    I cried the first time I heard "Rich Man's War." This is the finest of modern protest music.
  3. RichardH
    8
    The title track alone is worth having the disc- fiery, rocking, motivating. To Kyle C., a vast majority of great artists have always been politically inclined, and generally to the left. Tell you anything? Also, I think you meant "p*ssed [you] off to no END"-not extent. Learn your grammar from W.?… Expand
  4. PaulM
    1
    Used to love this guy, since he started, in fact. His Woody Guthrie of the times act is pretty lame and his politics are very immature(see; Fuck the FCC).... I saw him live tonight. His voice and energy are flagging. Maybe he should run for dog catcher somewhere and just take a break from music. He left the best of his talents back in the mid-90s somewhere....… Collapse

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