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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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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, 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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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.
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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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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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Q MagazineMar 21, 2012Weirdly timeless, even now. [Feb 2012, p.117]
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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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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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Positive: 45 out of 50
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Negative: 3 out of 50
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