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This is a comeback record to be proud of; it not only sates the appetite of those fans who felt Linda Thompson left the scene too abruptly, but it is also the British folk record that everyone interested in the genre has been waiting such a long time for.
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Q MagazineA set of songs so cockle-warmingly familiar that you're left scanning the credits to see who did them the first time. [Oct 2002, p.118]
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Its admirable honesty and unswerving beauty proves that she's retained her ability as a vocalist to enthrall us.
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MojoShowcases her passionate and bittersweet voice in a stripped-down atmosphere. [Aug 2002, p.104]
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The material plays to Linda Thompson's strengths, with her quiet, primarily acoustic, doggedly traditionalist ballads showcasing her thick, eloquent voice.
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BlenderThompson's pure, effortlessly soaring vocals feel undimmed by time. [#9, p.156]
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Nearly everything on Fashionably Late has a pristinely modulated solemnity, a refined, literal-minded perfection.... In a sense, Fashionably Late is too good--too enamored of the aesthetic straight and narrow, of reverse sentimentality--for its own good.
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UncutA return that is as warmly welcome as it is wholly unexpected. [Oct 2002, p.122]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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MartinEDec 2, 2002