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Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings
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Positive: 15 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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vanessabApr 2, 2007Ash Wednesday is written with lyrics that are poetic and ponderous yet limpid like the music itself. Nothing feels fake in his voice or his lyrics or his music. Its truely a classic you'll find different meanings to in different stages or moments in your life.
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SKRIIMar 1, 2007
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MattMMar 2, 2007One of the strongest debuts in recent memory. These songs will stay with you long after the record ends.
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JoeySApr 26, 2007Album of the year. A must own...
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JaySMar 11, 2007Saw him opening for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in London in Feb'07 (a month ago) and was impressed. His debut is very understated and takes a few listens, but you'll end up loving it. Very very good debut... Plus he seems like a very nice chap too!
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andrebApr 16, 2007Saw him open in Montreal on Friday April 13, 2007 for Clap your hand. He blew me away. I got his cd and it is truly great. Reminds me of David Gray.
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Under The RadarAlthough Ash Wednesday ultimately suffers from Perkins' seeming indecision about whether to make a serioius or silly record, it is a listenable and noteworthy debut. [#16, p.94]
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Perkins avoids reveling in depression and instead follows the route that other singer/songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, and Bob Dylan have put down before him, telling detail-driven stories of people and life.
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The touchstones (Cohen, Dylan, Morrison, Yorke, Brion, "Hunky Dory"-era Bowie) are obvious as the album progresses, too obvious at times, but Perkins has his own stories to tell, and he often does so in a mesmerizing fashion.