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MojoAll in all, it's pretty much perfect. [Jul 2003, p.100]
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Soul Journey might sound downbeat and lonesome, wistful and dusty, but this is gospel music compared to what went before.
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Entertainment WeeklyHer smoky Appalachian porch moan has never sounded deeper, realer or sexier. [6 June 2003, p.79]
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UncutA highly satisfying bridge between the log-cabin museum pieces of Revival and Hell Among The Yearlings and a more rockin', Basement Tapes-ish Americana. [Album of the Month, Aug 2003, p.96]
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The approach Welch and partner David Rawlings bring to the material feels crafted for private enjoyment rather than public consumption, and the end result is not only Welch's most personal work to date but one of her most emotionally satisfying as well.
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Fans and Luddites will find much to treasure when dropping this platter on the Victrola.
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Soul Journey finds her and collaborator David Rawlings making subtly searing front-porch folk-country, often sparing the embellishments for songs that are by turns raw, spare, direct, and achingly pretty.
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Finds Welch showing more warmth, ease, and openness as both singer and songwriter.
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Soul Journey takes off in more than one new direction.
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Soft, warm, but still interestingly distant.
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BlenderA condensed, highly disciplined work. [#17, p.147]
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Q MagazineIt's the songs not the approach which set her apart. [Aug 2003, p.116]
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GordonRSep 19, 20031st GW cd I've heard and I'm very impressed