Good Souls Better Angels
by Lucinda Williams
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Lajaleaa
    Jun 18, 2020
    7
    ( 75/100 )

    Lucinda es de las chicas que han crecido rasguñando la guitarra con el gusto que se puede tener en una vida enojada y triste. Su Rock, Country y Folk ha sido una consciente experiencia femenina sobre su país, sus lecciones y los hombres de su vida. En este álbum, Lucinda explora un lado pesado y arrebatado de la edad, la soledad, la familia, el tiempo, las angustiosas    ( 75/100 )

    Lucinda es de las chicas que han crecido rasguñando la guitarra con el gusto que se puede tener en una vida enojada y triste. Su Rock, Country y Folk ha sido una consciente experiencia femenina sobre su país, sus lecciones y los hombres de su vida. En este álbum, Lucinda explora un lado pesado y arrebatado de la edad, la soledad, la familia, el tiempo, las angustiosas incertidumbres y las pesadas certezas de la vida en medio de la adultés. Su voz, aunque envejecida, todavía poderosa, acompaña a su guitarra con toda la intención de rockear y embriagar a todos los vaqueros tristes y enojados con un Country-Rock añejo y agrio. Este Rock no es anda nuevo, y a veces es cansado o monótono, pero la sensibilidad y la intención honran la experiencia en la vida de la forma más clásica, se aprecian.
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    Lucinda is one of the girls that has grown up scratching the guitar with the pleasure of an angry and sad life. Her Rock, Country, and Folk has been a constant feminine experience about her country, the men and lessons of her life. In this album, Lucinda explores a heavy and outburst side of age, solitude, family, time, the anguish of uncertainty, and the heaviness of the certainties of life in adulthood. Her voice, even if old, still powerful, joins the guitar with all of the intention to rock and drunk all sad and angry cowboys with a stale and sour Country-Rock. This rock is nothing new and sometimes is tiring and monotonous, but the sensibility and the intention of honoring the experience in life in the most classical way, are appreciated.    … Collapse
  2. DallasTex
    May 1, 2020
    9
    There has been a lot of attention to the lyrics on this album, but its the BAND that kicks it. This album totally rocks, and, yes, there are definitely punk overtones on some of the tracks.
  3. bjmul67
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    This is a fine example of an extraordinary songwriter finally FULLY gelling with an extraordinary backing band. It is wondrous dirty blues, gothic south stories told through the lens of one who understands pain and joy more than most, with a groove that is haunting at times, infectious at others. Buick 6 is a perfect compliment to one of music's best.

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84

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Record Collector
    May 29, 2020
    80
    What continues to both disarm and comfort about Williams as she glides into her late 60s on the crest of an extraordinary career now entering its fourth decade, is how adept she remains at shifting mood, tone, emotion and musical palette at the drop of a plectrum
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  2. musicOMH.com
    May 8, 2020
    80
    There are moments on Good Souls Better Angels that recall mid-’90s Neil Young in its focused fury and righteous anger – some may be put off by the rather grim tone, but if you’re seeking a soundtrack for the end of the world, you’ll find none better than this.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    May 5, 2020
    80
    Her best LP since 1998's landmark Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. [May 2020, p.89]
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