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UncutAug 30, 2012The Chi-Lites' "Stoned Out Of My Mind" is ruined by needless melismatics, and the Broken Bells cover is no match for the White Stripes track on Vol. 1. But Gems include a half-tempo version of the Womacks' "Teardrops" and a stately reading of Eddie Floyd's "Nobody But You." [Sep 2012, p.86]
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Aug 29, 2012Her confidence and grit have increased, though that's a double-edged sword. She's become especially reliant on a yowling vibrato that's a terrific fit for the brush-off of "(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days" (a special edition bonus track) but doesn't leave much room for vulnerability.
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Aug 29, 2012It's high-class karaoke, covering the Chi-Lites, Dorothy Moore, The Dells, Womack & Womack.
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Aug 29, 2012For the most part, The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2 does feel right: it has the form and sound of classic soul while never acknowledging that R&B continued to develop past, say, 1972. For an audience that agrees with that thesis, this is fun.
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Aug 29, 2012Stone's strict adherence to formula plays against her here, as Vol. 2 feels overly familiar.
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Entertainment WeeklyAug 29, 2012As long as the original recordings by the Chi-Lites and the Rolling Stones continue to exists, Sessions' covers are passionately pointless. [3 Aug 2012, p.74]
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Aug 29, 2012Her musical instincts are off, and she steamrolls nearly every song with her bombastic blues growl.
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MojoAug 29, 2012This sounds like a calculated genre exercise. [Sep 2012, p.90]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 4 out of 18
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