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Mar 18, 2015With a couple of exceptions, Earle's songwriting never reaches the peak of his previous work.
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Mar 6, 2015This is a great country album to boot: full of great craft and guile, no small bitterness and a cracking production from Ray Kennedy.
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Q MagazineFeb 25, 2015Terraplane pays tribute to the greats and puts 60-year-old Earle's own slant on living with a broken heart. [Apr 2015, p.99]
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Feb 25, 2015It's good for what it is--better than it needs to be, in fact--yet what it is is only a fraction of what it could be, if only Earle would stop trying to tidy up his inspirations.
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Feb 20, 2015Maybe folks were tired of Earle's happy songs, but if you want to hear the man have a good time while kicking up a fuss in the studio, Terraplane is a ride well worth taking.
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MagnetFeb 19, 2015Earle doesn't try to reinvent the blues, but he wears them well. [No. 117, p.53]
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Feb 18, 2015With the skilful assistance of his longtime comrades the Dukes and able production from R.S. Field (Webb Wilder, Buddy Guy, John Mayall), he concentrates on the genre here, with impressive results.
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Feb 18, 2015Terraplane, though, is the sound of a man utterly rejuvenated.
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Feb 18, 2015Earle is far too musically adventurous to linger too long in any one genre, and kudos to him for that, but Terraplane is such a standout that we can only hope he makes his way back around to the blues relatively soon.
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Feb 18, 2015Terraplane is a respectful homage by a gifted singer and songwriter, but it only intermittently provides the pleasures of a topnotch blues record.
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Feb 17, 2015Earle plumbs the carnal underpinnings of the blues: feasting on what can be, never mourning what’s done. It is frisky, with musicians thumping and plucking in what feels almost like a jam.
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Feb 17, 2015Terraplane is less a soul-searcher than a sturdy vehicle, built to chug through hard times.
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MojoFeb 13, 2015Nobody's expecting Steve Earle & The Dukes to break new ground, but when they break sweat, Terraplane comes to life. [Mar 2014, p.100]
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Feb 12, 2015Terraplane's saving grace is that it's fun to listen to and full of swagger.
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Classic Rock MagazineFeb 11, 2015The best moments aren't the straightforward boogie tunes--some of the album sounds like a backwater George Thorogood--but on the numbers where other influences creep in. [Mar 2015, p.93]
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Feb 11, 2015Terraplane comes across as a mostly pleasant surprise.
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UncutFeb 11, 2015It's beautifully played, and Earle's songs are respectful of their heritage while (mostly) sufficiently confident and idiosyncratic to transcend pastiche. It's just difficult to believe this is the best imaginable use of Earle's time and talent. [Mar 2015, p.72]