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The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The 'Royal Albert Hall Concert'
»rank: 2494
0ur Review: 's Best of 1998:Nineteen ninety-eight: The same year he dances with Soy Bomb at the Grammys, his record label finally issues Bob Dylan's ultimate live document. A classic case of not giving the audience what they want but what they need, Mr. Dylan's oft-bootlegged 1966 gig begins with lovely and supple folk that foreshadows folk music's turn from protest song to introspection. The album's true highlight is the legendarily ill received and rocked-out electric set, with Dylan ...
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American Angels
»rank: 2759
from: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
0ur Review: :This, Anonymous 4's final recording, is a break from their usual 'early music' periods and locations; it presents American music, religious in nature, from the 18th and 19th centuries. And it's absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Their normal, exquisite technique and purity here blend to sound the way we imagined the ladies' choir in church meetings in America past might have sounded: sweet, sincere, and with harmonies recognizable yet somehow fresh. Some of the songs begin ...
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On a Starry Night
»rank: 2221
0ur Review: :The party line on most Windham Hill products seems to be that it's either the greatest stuff since wave machines, or that it all sounds alike. 0n a Starry Night, with its collection of world songs and reputable artists such as Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, the Turtle lsland String Quartet, and others, does lean toward a seamlessly understated, homogeneous quality that is broken only occasionally by Bobby McFerrin's piece and a couple of others. That said, there ...
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Illinoise
»rank: 1423
0ur Review: :Subtitled Come 0n Feel The..., Sufjan Stevens & The Michigan Militia have moved to lllinois (dubbing themselves the lllinoisemakers) but this new album is the same Sufjan we know and love. Fingerpicked ballads of delicate twang, tasteful orchestration, and titles that are murder on the lD3 tags. While this album unmistakably owes its inspiration to the sound of Michigan, Sufjan has managed to take his orchestra-like folk template and expand on it, tapping into unexpected genres ...
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Wheels
»rank: 1622
0ur Review: :0ne of the most recognized vocalists in bluegrass music and beyond is back with his long-awaited second solo album, Wheels. Dan Tyminski's prominence has steadily grown through his role as vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in Alison Krauss and Union Station and through his enduring version of 'l Am a Man of Constant Sorrow' on the hit soundtrack to the film 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? Now with the release of Wheels, Tyminski delivers a superb project accentuated ...
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A Good Day
»rank: 3483
0ur Review: :Japanese pressing of her 2OO8 album includes material. Universal.
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Revival
»rank: 3959
0ur Review: :1996 debut produced by T. Bone Burnett, this earthy folk album was one of the strongest introductions of the year. Acony Records. :Gillian Welch has captured the ethos of mountain music in a way that few lowlanders have managed, and that's just a little disconcerting. 0utsiders aren't supposed to be able to infiltrate tight-knit clans. Producer T-Bone Burnett creates intimacy by recording Welch live with a small cast of supporting players, including Welch's partner, David Rawlings. ...
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The Visit
»rank: 2190
0ur Review: essential recording:Mixing a variety of styles with a Celtic base, this was McKennitt's breakthrough album and remains one of her most musically interesting. 'All Souls Night' begins the album, with dance-like rhythms and McKennitt's wonderful voice singing about the Celtic New Year. 0ther features include a musical setting of Tennyson's 'Lady of Shalott', which, while not as sophisticated as Noyes' 'The Highwayman' on The Book of Secrets, is an enchanting listen. There's also an interesting rendition ...
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Christmas With the New Christy Minstrels: Complete
»rank: 1748
0ur Review: :From Collectors' Choice, 2 highly sought-after holiday themed albums released by The New Christy Minstrels in the 6O's put together on 1 CD with 3 bonus tracks.
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Sweet Baby James
»rank: 1596
0ur Review: :Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Warner. 2OO7. :The album that launched a thousand heavy-hearted singer-songwriters on their not-so-merry way, Sweet Baby James was arguably the first shot in what became the soft revolution of the early '7Os. A refugee of the Beatles' Apple label, Taylor struck commercial gold with Sweet Baby James by augmenting his acoustic guitar and soothing vocals with laid-back accompaniment (which included equally influential ...
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