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Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe Image
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  • Summary: Hayes Carll, Chatham County Line, Robert Ellis, Erin Enderlin, Colin Gilmore, Griffin House, Jeff The Brotherhood, Lori McKenna, Caitlin Rose, Ron Sexsmith, Amanda Shires, The Parson Red Heads, and The Unsinkable Boxer cover some of Nick Lowe's songs on this tribute album. Some of theHayes Carll, Chatham County Line, Robert Ellis, Erin Enderlin, Colin Gilmore, Griffin House, Jeff The Brotherhood, Lori McKenna, Caitlin Rose, Ron Sexsmith, Amanda Shires, The Parson Red Heads, and The Unsinkable Boxer cover some of Nick Lowe's songs on this tribute album. Some of the profits from the sale of this release go to people impacted by the 2010 Nashville floods and the 2011 Texas wildfires. Expand
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
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  1. 70
    The 13 songs, written between 1972 and 2001, show off the range and subtlety of Lowe's songwriting.
  2. Uncut
    Oct 26, 2012
    70
    [An] affectionate charity project to benefit the victims of floods and fires in Tennessee and Texas. [Dec 2012, p.95]
  3. Dec 4, 2012
    70
    Regardless of who is singing, or what they're singing, on Lowe Country Nick Lowe's wit, heart and humanity are always on display.
  4. Sep 18, 2012
    66
    The rebelliousness and playfulness promised and hoped for are glaringly absent and the listener is, unfortunately, left with a collection of songs that wouldn't sound out of place coming from the speakers of your local Starbucks.
  5. 60
    Not bad, and nice for Nick. But for every good 'un, there's a dull 'un too.
  6. Sep 18, 2012
    60
    Sometimes things get a little too sweetly sleepy, but at its best this is a handsome, enjoyable listen.
  7. Feb 21, 2013
    40
    While Lowe Country tries, it rarely satisfies.

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