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9.0
85211
9.0 |
Exclaim
Draws you in with his voice and leaves you deep in thought with Changes, all the while grooving back and forth
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9.0
85480
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Changes feels like a fully formed, coherent artistic statement
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8.0
85482
8.0 |
The 405
The power of Bradley's voice comes not just from the lyrics, but the fact that you can feel the truth of every moment he sings about
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8.0
85641
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Bradley most definitely remains the real deal
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8.0
85809
8.0 |
Gig Soup
Bradley is like a musical science experiment gone so right, he combines the deadliest characteristics of the pioneers of his craft
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8.0
85320
8.0 |
All Music
Shows Bradley still has plenty of new ground to explore at the age of 68
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8.0
85210
8.0 |
NOW
Once he's gone, there won't be anybody left making music like his any more
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8.0
85224
8.0 |
Uncut
Heavy grooves and heartworn soul-funk. Print edition only
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8.0
85225
8.0 |
Q
It might just restore your faith in music. Print edition only
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8.0
85226
8.0 |
Mojo
As his sound gradually evolves, the screaming eagle of soul goes to his quiet place. Print edition only
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8.0
85231
8.0 |
PopMatters
Charles Bradley is the closest living equivalent to James Brown today. He’s a dynamic performer whose style is purposely reminiscent of the Soul King
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7.9
85440
7.9 |
Paste Magazine
A strong entry into the canon of modern soul with a vintage heart
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7.5
85403
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Ultimately the Screaming Eagle of Soul continues to soar, and despite all of the changes, the reasons to fall for Charles Bradley remain constant
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7.5
85427
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Bradley and his band come up with yet another album that sounds like it was dug up by some reissue label specializing in obscure '60s and '70s soul
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7.1
85223
7.1 |
Pitchfork
The 67-year-old soul singer's third album on Daptone feels like his most straightforward and best to date
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7.0
85209
7.0 |
The Music
Bradley has the sheer passion to will even mediocre songs out of their uninspired moors and turn them into deeply personal ballads
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7.0
85857
7.0 |
FasterLouder
The centrepiece of the LP is Bradley’s cover of the eponymous Black Sabbath song. He takes the composition and instills it with all the weighty history of black America, turning the addressee from a lover to his own homeland
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7.0
86043
7.0 |
Spin
Changes continues to find him doing what he does best — performing chicken-scratch rave-ups in a raw and unkempt emotional squall
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6.0
85390
6.0 |
The Observer
Most notable of all is a monumental cover of Black Sabbath’s Changes, teasing out the blues-metal band’s heretofore unnoticed soul bent
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6.0
85243
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
While it’s virtually impossible for music this life-affirming to ever appear stale, it’s also difficult for it to truly sing from within the confines of a disc
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