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SpinThis record recasts her unnerving spell--brooding country-pop riffs that conceal devastating lyrics. [May 2003, p.116]
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A CD of beautiful and melancholy folk-pop.
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UncutSignals a striking reawakening for a too often overlooked talent. [May 2003, p.96]
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Though her voice is hardly the most impressive instrument in country music, Cash knows how to compensate by using an understated approach to more quietly highlight the essence of a song.
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The album is a showcase for Cash's trenchant, soul-baring songs about love and mortality.
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The production varies from understated to glossy, and Cash has enough presence to carry it all off.
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Not terribly exciting for a long-awaited comeback, but a sensitive collection of songs for people traveling down life's lonely highway hand in hand with themselves, for sure.
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BlenderContinues Cash's no-fun, high-literary period. [#15, p.121]
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This is as commercial as country gets.
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Q MagazineAt its best... Rules of Travel is deft adult pop; at worst... it's like Steel Magnolias scored by glib sessioneers. [May 2003, p.100]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Negative: 2 out of 8
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