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8.0
99594
8.0 |
All Music
The spontaneity on this set is more akin to a live record than a studio effort, making it a most welcome entry in his catalog
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8.0
99766
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Rather than treat the blues as a stuffy, academic genre exercise, Roll with the Punches plays like a party album
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7.0
99595
7.0 |
PopMatters
The more emotional songs, such as Ruby Toombs’ weepy “Teardrops From My Eyes” Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing vindictive “Goin’ to Chicago”, sound better than the more fun ones
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6.4
99694
6.4 |
Pitchfork
It’s crisp, precise, and reveals his ability to inhabit classic songs while paying respect to their form
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6.0
99725
6.0 |
Mojo
At 71, Morrison can still perform with gusto. Print edition only
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6.0
99591
6.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s hardly revolutionary stuff, but when you’re a man who’s done his bit across five decades, it doesn’t need to be
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6.0
99592
6.0 |
The FT
A supper-club atmosphere prevails with covers that are enlivened by the artist’s undimmed vocal powers
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6.0
99593
6.0 |
Evening Standard
Often, though, the tracks fail to excite: if you don’t have the blues before hearing Van’s grisly take on Stormy Monday, you sure will afterwards
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