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Mar 23, 2015Along with the new reissue of 1965's Freedom Highway, it's a worthy tribute to a gentle giant of American music.
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MojoMar 19, 2015The material is faultless. [Apr 2015, p.92]
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Mar 5, 2015A gorgeously produced and emotive swansong.
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Mar 5, 2015All of the songs, the traditional material, the self-penned cuts, the well-known tracks, reveal Pops’ enormous talent.
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Q MagazineMar 3, 2015They are gorgeous recordings, never over-polished but bringing out the bright force of Staples's guitar and the grainy sweetness of his voice. [Apr 2015, p.111]
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Mar 2, 2015Save for the big live band arrangement of Dylan’s “Gotta Serve Somebody” that closes the album, it’s a thoughtful, intimate set.
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Mar 2, 2015Mavis Staples and the producer of her recent albums, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, have now completed that album, Don’t Lose This (Anti-), adding some instruments and vocals, and it’s done right: lean, un-slick and focused on Pops’s vividly recorded guitar and determined voice, still finding the unexpected pause and turn.
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Mar 2, 2015As Tweedy has done with Mavis’ music of late, he filed Pops’ final songs down to their steely core.
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Mar 2, 2015Some songs roll along with almost indecent ease--Somebody Was Watching, No News Is Good News--while some draw you up, like the Pops/Mavis duet Sweet Home.
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Sep 17, 2015Don’t Lose This sounds like an excellent entry point for newcomers and casual fans, a gateway to exploring the Staples’ vast catalog.
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Mar 2, 2015The moments that stir the most are the ones where Pops' work seems to have been left untouched, as on a simple, effective version of "Nobody's Fault But Mine."
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