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Feb 17, 2012With its harder edge, its hindsight-laden sense of imminent loss and its sheer dirtiness, L.A. Woman comprises a brilliant bridge between the floral madness of the 1960s and the tougher decade to come.
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Feb 17, 2012[It is] possibly the band's best album.
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UncutFeb 17, 2012LA Woman is at times a raw and bluesy affair, but still one of exquisite taste and judgement. [Feb 2012, p.84]
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Mar 9, 2012Though this remastered 40th Anniversary Edition tightens and polishes every tone, L.A. Woman isn't exactly a studio marvel.
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Feb 17, 2012The charm of this edition is that the unreleased material is considerably looser than the finished album.
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Feb 17, 2012The alternate takes are all lesser versions interspersed with studio chatter and other audio vérité--the sound of a band enjoying its work, unaware its time was nearly up.
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May 7, 2012Bottom line: whether you're a casual fan or a more obsessive one, this is the definitive issue of L.A. Woman.
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MojoApr 19, 2012For diehards, these takes [on the second disc] have an attractive live-in-the-studio-run-through feel, complete with informal chat and occasional sloppy edges. [Feb 2012, p.108]
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Q MagazineMar 21, 2012Weirdly timeless, even now. [Feb 2012, p.117]
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Mar 10, 2012Taken in tandem, both CD and DVD provide an intriguing look at an album that ranks as one of the most dramatic accomplishments in modern Rock realms.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 45 out of 50
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Mixed: 2 out of 50
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Negative: 3 out of 50
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