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RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT "I Stand Alone" Reviews
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Release: 11 Jul 2006
Label: Anti
Genre: Folk
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| Popmatters |
Rating: 8.0 |
He was born a Ramblin' Man.
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| Slant Magazine |
Rating: 8.0 |
Valuable as an artifact of an increasingly out-dated genre, I Stand Alone is, first and foremost, a collection of unadorned folk narratives.
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| Blogcritics |
Rating: 8.0 |
Best of all is "Rake & Ramblin' Boy," a traditional tune, which could have been penned by Elliott himself and ends with the cackled monologue, "Now when I die / Don't bury me at all / Just place me away in alcohol / My .44 put by my feet / Tell everyone I'm just asleep."
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| ANTI- |
Rating: 7.0 |
An intimate experience recorded by one of America's original folk icons.
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| Aversion |
Rating: 6.0 |
Elliott's simple songs - most just feature his voice and acoustic guitar, though Lucinda Williams, Corin Tucker and Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea, among others, make guest appearances - turn on his soulful delivery, and there's no argument that he has soul.
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| Jam! |
Rating: 6.0 |
On his first album in seven years, legendary folk troubadour Ramblin' Jack Elliott is occasionally backed by a VIP band that includes Chili Peppers bassist Flea, X drummer DJ Bonebrake and Wilco guitar scientist Nels Cline, with cameos by Lucinda Williams, Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker and Los Lobos' David Hidalgo.
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| Monsters and Critics |
Rating: 6.0 |
This is pure, no-frills stuff, the sound of a ragged master doing what comes so naturally.
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