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Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings
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Positive: 32 out of 44
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Mixed: 9 out of 44
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Negative: 3 out of 44
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MiamiTomMar 4, 2007Hey ... Lucinda - "Are You Alright?" - AWESOME TRACK ... can't wait to meet you some day ...
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ChrisJApr 30, 2007Pitchfork sucks! Inaccurate reviews almost every time. No credability there.
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georgeFeb 17, 2007Brilliant. The only singer whose voice can make me horny and make me cry at the same time.
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AdrianoCMar 5, 2007And I thought I was crazy for loving "Wrap my head around that" so much (thank you, Dave S). It's the best song on an amazing album - beautiful, serene and fierce. It has the mood of "Essence" and the rawness of "World without tears" (still my favorite one).
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PaulMFeb 27, 2007Album I've been waitin for from lucinda I can give Car Wheels a rest for a while Excellent
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ThomasWApr 19, 2007West is a truly amazinlg dark and honest album. Same calibre of World Without Tears and Essense.
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VictorPApr 22, 2007Another great album from one of the premiere songwriters today. I do think that this is an album that does not immediately jump out at you and its richness unfolds over multiple listening. But, I think this is one of the strengths of great songwriting.
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dogloveveeJun 20, 2007West is best! I thought she could never out do her previous work, but I can't play anything else after this. This album is flawless, perfect. She is the most brilliant songwriter/singer alive. Tom Waits would like these songs.
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markbFeb 22, 2007
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andyBFeb 23, 2007The only thing this album lacks is obviousness. It's a classic, as good as anything she'd produced. the less-than-stellar crits say more about the reviewers than the album.
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CarsonWApr 19, 2007West is deep, and dark, and honest. Her true feelings reach out just like on every other album. I think the negative critics wish they could come out with an album as real as this...unfortunately they cant, and instead criticize.
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JaniceC.Dec 29, 2007This CD is ahead of its time; it has legs and you know it.
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MichaelJFeb 15, 2007Once again Lucinda delivers a superb CD. I don't consider there is a bad song here.
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BillRFeb 16, 2007Grows with repeated listens. Compares very favorably with earlier releases. Hypnotic in places. Overall an excellent release.
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RussMar 13, 2007
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stevewFeb 23, 2007raw power and lyricism, all the songs are good, some are wonderful, a great cd
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IowaMar 13, 2007
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MichaelFeb 13, 2007One of a few artists that have the ability to move me to tears and she does it again. Her own pain is so raw that you feel it yourself.
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AlvinTFeb 13, 2007I enjoyed it more than World Without Tears or Essence, but it's still not as strong as Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Worth listening to, and perhaps buying.
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MarkB.Mar 11, 2007Brilliant album...the best since "Car Wheels". Something for everyone. Perhaps the most vital female recording artist we have today. Thanks Lucinda!
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MartinBMar 15, 2007This album took 2 listens for me to get it, but it is right up there with "Car wheels". You really get to feel a whole load of emotin as this appears to be a very personal collection of songs. After seeing her at the Shephards Bush Empire last year (06), I have been waiting for this album since then and it hasn't dissapointed.
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VanceH.Nov 26, 2007Count the number of pompous, bombastic sentences in the negative reviews of this album. That number will tell you a lot. West is low key,contemplative and beautifully produced. What a crime!
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DarnellSep 10, 2007Lucinda is tortured, but quite thoughtful here. A little forced on some lyrics and music, but generally easy to overlook the shortcomings with the highs here. She is touching many nerves most wouldn't dare and has put forth her petitions towards healing. Not a classic, but give it time.
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BrianKFeb 13, 2007
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juniormFeb 26, 2007Excellent record. LW is a woman with brains, guts and experience to go along with great voice and songwriting. The music is quite one-paced, but I think that gives it a distinctive character or "feel" that really works. This is definitely a world weary survivors record, but I think it is well worth hearing.
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ThomasOMar 8, 2007
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randygMar 13, 2007Always a good offering from Williams...Again, following Car Wheels it is difficult to make some fans/critics happy. That said, is there a more enticing sultry soul out there bellting out such emotion??
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MikemusicguyFeb 7, 2009Remember the most depressing Neil Young album you ever heard? Well Lucinda goes beyond it. I like it, I respect it,its real good in a Lenny Cohen kind of way( most cuts) but can't see myself playing it much except when I want to be bummed out or am already there. She's your cup of tea . I wish she'd switch it up a little. Surely shes happy about something ???
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DaveSFeb 23, 2007Am I the only person who thinks that "Wrap My Head Around That" is the album's main triumph? I'm not usually a fan of the slow and the drawn-out, but this isn't the first time Lucinda's made something of her obsessive side. Too bad it comes right after "What If", by far the worst -- (dismayingly naive, emptily whimsical rather than clever) song she's ever put on record.
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Awards & Rankings
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West may well be her best album. It is easily her most musically adventurous, and often her most lyrically inspired.
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Often harrowing, although Williams's emotional odyssey finds resolution on the title track.
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SpinLet those [few sub-par] parts slide into the ocean and enjoy the remaining hour of perfectly golden brilliance. [Feb 2007, p.89]