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@shò my favorite is "I still care for you," perhaps because it emotionally reminds me a lot of John Martyn from his golden days.@porquoipas, it's clear that one can feel indifferent about this album, but justifying it by saying it's derivative makes me smile. We are in the realm of singer-songwriter music, and I believe that people like Martyn and Buckley, though not so much Van Morrison (to whom LaMontagne seems to resemble more; the beautiful "Sarah" is eloquent), who doesn't seem to have been a "re-coder of elements," wouldn't invent anything at all today. Let's hold on tight to this magnificent album without necessarily needing innovators to reward them ;)

By the way, I don't know if it's intentional, but listen to the voice of the Mexican DJ introducing the opener "Millionaire" on the album Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age with "che musica impresionante e teribile," and then the voice of a Chicano DJ presenting a "disco fenomenal que me gusta mucho es un disco con los fantastic Flying Burrito Brothers," and then "Lazy days" kicks in :D

Thank you, Hal, it’s truly a beautiful album, and in this genre, very few of this caliber were made in 2008. If one argues that it is derivative in a genre that has been derivative since its inception, I don’t know what to think.

Keep in mind that Parson had practically distanced himself from the rest of the group even in the recordings, to the point that Hillman remembers he wanted to be Mick Jagger. And the fact that Gram is "barely" present is noticeable. It gives me the impression that rather than an album by a band, it's a collaboration of soloists; it lacks the enthusiasm of "The Gilded Palace of Sin." Look, even "Lazy Days" was redone by the Byrds. Which version of "Wild Horses" is better, the one by the Flying or the one by the Rolling Stones? Jagger's raw rendition is phenomenal, but I think Gram sings it with his heart on his sleeve. That's how country should be sung.

What an amazing album, the first side is exceptional, with extraordinary tracks like "(Lazy Sunday," "Rene"), ranging from the hard rock of "Song of Baker" (which echoes the riff of Wild Thing) to the psychedelia of "Long Agos..." The second side I like less with the narrated interludes and yet another lift from Hendrix, the riff of Rollin' Over which is identical to Foxy Lady. Steve Marriott was a giant at one meter and fifty with a great voice, and he would prove it even in Humble Pie, but credit is also due to the bassist/songwriter Ronnie Lane.

Wow, Wille Nile, his "live from the streets of N.Y." is fantastic, with that version of "Police on my back." If you like the genre, you should also check out the latest from Drive By Truckers. I agree about Lucero.

Well, we’ve already talked about this experimental McCartney in the previous review of this album, and I would like to remind and tone down the enthusiasm a bit by saying that it is not a solo McCartney album but a collaboration with Youth, former member of Killing Joke, who is responsible for the experimental tracks like "Lovers in a Dream" or "Don't stop running," which I reiterate here seem rather trivial and suited for trendy ambient dance clubs. I also want to emphasize again that the most flavorful and classy part of the album, and I believe that Macca fans will agree, is given by the raw rock of the opener or the folk blues of "Two Magpies," "Travelling Light," or the more robust sound of "Highway," or the classy Wings-like pop of "Sing the Changes." Classic McCartney material. The experimental part, for me, could have been spared; it struck me as amateurish.

It's worth noting that before this album, an EP was released (but it has the length of a regular CD, so there would be a total of ten releases from Adams) titled "Everybody knows", which is more folk and introspective in nature, really very good. I see names mentioned by djmushroom, but for me, the 2008 album (Real Animal) by the old punk Alejandro Escovedo (formerly in the Nuns and also a collaborator of Ryan’s Whiskeytown) easily outshines them all, including Cardinology.

The most Stones-like piece of the bunch seemed to me the dirty rock 'n' roll of "Magick," while "Fix it" is shamelessly U2 rather than Neil Young.

I don't agree, this is better than Easy Tiger, which seemed to me much more routine.