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- Summary: Joe Henry produced the Grammy-winning folk singer's second album for the Anti- label.
- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Folk
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Here the folk legend rings in the new with songs from the old, sensitively produced by Joe Henry.
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This is not so much a reinvention as another way to look deep into the heart of Elliott's music. It's also an early nominee for folk album of the year.
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FilterRamblin' Jack Elliott has teamed up with producer Joe Henry to deliver a starkly dimensional and soulful collection of dark blues. [Winter 2009, p.94]
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Elliott brings a seen-it-all authenticity to this repertoire while Joe Henry's sympathetic production (aided by guest appearances by Los Lobos' David Hidalgo and Van Dyke Parks) is pitch perfect.
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Elliott is better at world-weariness than he is at sass, but has enough guile to mould the songs in his own image.
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Although it contains some fine backing musicians here, notably Van Dyke Parks and Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, Henry uses them to accent Elliott’s unique sound rather than to accompany him.
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Q MagazineNow in his 78th year, all that know-how has been meaningfully brought to bear on this collection of vintage, Depression-era blues. [May 20009, p.112]
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MusicMasterApr 25, 2009Scary as hell blues soundtrack to the apocalypse.
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