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  • Summary: This is the third album for the California native. David Rawlings has replaced T-Bone Burnett as producer.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Mojo
    100
    This is a profoundly good record. [Nov 2001, p.102]
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  2. Magnet
    100
    Welch and longtime partner David Rawlings weave a spellbinding mix of desperation and salvation across this album's 10 tracks. [#52, p.111]
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Ironically, while this is Welch's quietest album, with nary a drum or electric instrument in earshot, it's even closer to the spiritual vicinity of rock.
  4. AllMusic
    80
    Welch and Rawlings are at the top of their form and continue to make the best Americana recordings without resorting to drenching their albums in guest stars, but by writing and performing heartfelt songs that speak with a clear and undeniable honesty.
  5. Launch.com
    80
    Along with her partner David Rawlings, Welch pulls together quiet unassuming tunes that straddle the line between country and folk and have finally found a home in the public consciousness via the Coen Bros.' O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack.
  6. Q Magazine
    80
    It's gloriously dark and downbeat stuff. [Nov 2001, p.130]
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  7. Spin
    50
    Unlike her major-label LPs, this is a stringently stripped-down, dark-side-of-the-mountain album that's near impossible to cozy up with. [Oct 2001, p.131]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. themostbrian
    Jun 26, 2011
    10
    Breathtaking. Not sure there's another word that appropriately captures the beauty here. Welch and Rawlings sprinkle sparsely compellingBreathtaking. Not sure there's another word that appropriately captures the beauty here. Welch and Rawlings sprinkle sparsely compelling instrumentation around simple yet lush melodies that communicate a depth of pain and feeling in specific (yet abstract) time and space that few artists ever approach and far fewer still ever reach.… Expand
  2. NatM
    Aug 17, 2006
    10
    This album floors me every time i hear it.
  4. CompassCharlat
    Feb 1, 2018
    10
    This album hit me hard from the first time I heard it.
    I was late to the Gillian Welch game and purchased this off of emusic just based on    This album hit me hard from the first time I heard it.
    I was late to the Gillian Welch game and purchased this off of emusic just based on some reviews I read.
    I have never had such an experience with an album. When I laid in bed and heard that first weird chord and then those vocals, it was stunning. This album will always be one of my favorites and it led me to loving everything Gillian and Dave have done. Best songwriters out there. They are so under appreciated. This album will stand the test of time and be remembered as one of the truest forms of songwriting ever. No album hit me harder than this one but Harrow and Harvest came close.    … Expand
  5. FedericoV
    May 17, 2006
    10
    What a beautiful tune, I love the harmonies and after watching the video with Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings by sheer luck one night on What a beautiful tune, I love the harmonies and after watching the video with Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings by sheer luck one night on rave, I just would not be able to forget the atmosphere and overall feel. One of these rare songs that capture a certain moment.… Expand
  6. BMK
    Jun 28, 2006
    10
    One of my top ten favourite albums of all time. Simply amazing.
  7. lombilombi
    Nov 17, 2004
    9
    i like it
  8. JackK
    Oct 23, 2004
    1
    Bollocks!

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Awards & Rankings

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#14 Best Album of 2001
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#77 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#51 Most Shared Album of 2001

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