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Oct 28, 2014Browne has always led a double life: sensitive singer/songwriter and committed activist. During his 40-year career, there’s been a tug of war between the romantic poet and the surging outcry. On Standing In The Breach, his first album since 2008’s Time The Conqueror, the Southern California soft rock icon seamlessly reconciles the two.
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Nov 12, 2014A classic and classy Browne album that draws on his full repertoire of styles.
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Oct 16, 2014Freedom, compassion, generosity--remain vibrantly alive for him, and on this superb, inspiring album, he once again stands waiting for everyman.
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UncutOct 16, 2014Beneath the gliding surface lies Browne the politico, quietly raging at the legacy of imperialism and warning of impending eco disaster. The music occasionally matches such animated sentiment. [Nov 2014, p.71]
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Oct 16, 2014Standing in the Breach is a back to the basics Browne album, and is all the better for it.
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Oct 16, 2014An album that’s one of his most balanced, strongest works.
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MojoNov 5, 2014Jackson Browne's return after six years feels dutifully dragged out of some deep somnolence, maybe exhaustion. [Nov 2014, p.90]
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