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A winsome, beautiful collection of songs... Welch has never seemed more assured, building a creatively expansive work out of modest ingredients.
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Ironically, while this is Welch's quietest album, with nary a drum or electric instrument in earshot, it's even closer to the spiritual vicinity of rock.
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MojoThis is a profoundly good record. [Nov 2001, p.102]
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More than simply an expression of her music, Time (The Revelator) is a glimpse into the artist's personality.
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Welch has become a notable talent on that long, rootsy highway, and she and Rawlings have fashioned their own unique sound.
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MagnetWelch and longtime partner David Rawlings weave a spellbinding mix of desperation and salvation across this album's 10 tracks. [#52, p.111]
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Along with her partner David Rawlings, Welch pulls together quiet unassuming tunes that straddle the line between country and folk and have finally found a home in the public consciousness via the Coen Bros.' O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.
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Q MagazineIt's gloriously dark and downbeat stuff. [Nov 2001, p.130]
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Welch and Rawlings are at the top of their form and continue to make the best Americana recordings without resorting to drenching their albums in guest stars, but by writing and performing heartfelt songs that speak with a clear and undeniable honesty.
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Sometimes beautiful, sometimes disquieting, Time (The Revelator) is something short of revelatory, but it's entrancing nonetheless.
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Time (The Revelator) is ostensibly a solo album, but gives every evidence of being a near-telepathic collaboration between Welch and Rawlings, in which every element is carefully balanced to give the songs maximum impact.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 24
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Mixed: 1 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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NatMAug 17, 2006This album floors me every time i hear it.
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BMKJun 28, 2006One of my top ten favourite albums of all time. Simply amazing.
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FedericoVMay 17, 2006