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- Summary: The singer-songwriter co-produced her eighth album with veteran Hal Willner. The Jayhawks' Gary Louris is among the musicians lending a hand.
- Record Label: Lost Highway
- Genre(s): Rock, Country, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 28
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Mixed: 8 out of 28
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Negative: 3 out of 28
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As bummers go, West is a beautiful one — akin to Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind.
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West is flawless; it is actually destined to become a classic.
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West works because it juxtaposes a sense of vulnerability with a desire not to stay down for long, and is tinged with a sense of realism not always present in her rivals.
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For all its sorrowful beauty, "West" is often excruciating to hear as Williams mourns the death of her mother and a stormy relationship that ended badly.
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UncutAn album of sometimes stark simplicity, West is in many places rather drab and charmless. [Mar 2007, p.72]
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The dolorous and enervated West reins in some (not all) of Williams' willful stylistic misadventures while holding fast to her golden triumvirate of death, love and longing.
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Ms. Williams’s strong suit is going simple and direct, but “West” loses its focus and goes wide and long. It develops a grandiosity problem. [12 Feb 2007]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 29 out of 41
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Mixed: 9 out of 41
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Negative: 3 out of 41
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markbFeb 22, 2007
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CarsonWApr 19, 2007
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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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AlvinTFeb 13, 2007
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juniormFeb 26, 2007
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MattD.Feb 22, 2007
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takealookateverythingAug 29, 2007
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