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Mar 4, 2014Sometimes Cash is a little wordy and other times Leventhal’s melodies kind of drift off, but mostly the two mesh together well.
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Mar 3, 2014Simply put, this record has no teeth.
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Feb 20, 2014Rosanne Cash caps a trilogy of reflection with poise and insight, a complex cultural legacy moved distinctly forward.
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014It's bracing stuff. [Mar 2014, p.110]
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MojoFeb 11, 2014These evocative originals, inspired by road trips, inevitably reconnect ti her Memphis roots. [Mar 2014, p.96]
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Feb 10, 2014The somewhat mainstream arrangements are meticulously crafted and played, but it's Cash's emotional, engaged vocals that carry the record.
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Feb 6, 2014This is an elegant, mature work of a songwriter and performer at the height of her powers.
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Jan 22, 2014It’s a consummate piece of work, and an evocative way to honor both personal and public history.
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Jan 21, 2014As powerful a witness for the region--Memphis, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas--as it is a lovely quilt of musicality, braiding blues, folk, Appalachia, rock and old-timey country, this is balm for lost souls, alienated creatures seeking their core truths and intellectuals who love the cool mist of vespers in the hearts of people they may never encounter.
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Jan 16, 2014The River & The Thread transcends its geographical markers. It is an open-hearted piece of Americana, filled with music that is literate, narrative, and just a little bit strange.
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Jan 14, 2014As always, Cash’s vocals aren’t brimming with character, but their tidiness suits her observational lyrics and considered personality. Together, they lead her home by a route laid out clearly enough to show just how far she strayed.
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Jan 14, 2014It’s among her finest work in a 35-year career, assured and at ease, and one of 2014’s first great albums.
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Jan 14, 2014It's an album we'll be looking at in December when it's time to single out the most powerful works of 2014.
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Jan 14, 2014As the title suggests, The River & The Thread manages to surge and sway all at the same time. Indeed, it doesn’t get much better than this.
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Jan 13, 2014Frustratingly, the record seems somewhat sleepily produced by her husband John Leventhal. One wishes for more flourish to distinguish these songs from one another.
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UncutJan 9, 2014It's Cash, at the top of her game as a singer, who carries the day. [Jan 2014, p.65]
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Jan 9, 2014This album confirms once again that she's matured into a singular artist with the talent and the vision to make these stories of her travels in the South come to vivid and affecting life.
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Jan 9, 2014The River & The Thread will require multiple listens to truly appreciate, so set aside some time to soak in this one.
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Jan 9, 2014It’s a record that her late father would have been enormously proud of, and the first essential country album of 2014.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 31
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Mixed: 5 out of 31
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Negative: 3 out of 31
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Jan 6, 2015
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Dec 31, 2014
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Mar 3, 2014