The Ghosts of Highway 20
by Lucinda Williams
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
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  1. jake_gibbs
    Apr 30, 2016
    6
    The backing band sounds as good as ever. I love Lucinda, but hate her recent trend of moaning her way through 15 songs instead of singing them. Sounds like she's not even trying to capture the great vocals she's shown in the past. Some tracks that would've been great 3-to-4 minute tracks needlessly drag on forever. Would've been a much better single album.

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Mar 2, 2016
    80
    It’s hardly an easy listen, but it’s a compelling one just the same. And if it’s not exactly a conclusive journey, it’s still one worth traveling all the same.
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  2. Magnet
    Feb 12, 2016
    85
    Williams’ themes here aren’t new for her—love lost and found, mortality, the struggle to get right with God. But thanks to Frisell especially, the settings for Williams’ cracked, world-weary voice and vivid songwriting are indeed new. [No. 128, p.60]
  3. Boston Globe
    Feb 11, 2016
    60
    Tracks like “Death Came,” “Dust,” and “Bitter Memory” have great lyrics, yet the clear conclusion is that Williams should’ve condensed her second self-released double-disc set since 2014 into one record--two is just too much.
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