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Richie Unterberger of Allmusic states that " if there are flaws in this generally first-rate follow-up, they mostly arise in comparison with Guyville, a record of such unexpected impact that most anything Phair could have done may have been found lacking " and that " there's no question that Phair is a major songwriter and artist, but this album is more a solidification of her talents than a breakthrough statement.
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" It's the ultimate example of a record that might not find its listenership right away, but eventually comes to be appreciated as a timeless masterwork ...," wrote contributor Richie Unterberger.
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" When it finally saw official release in 1998, critic Richie Unterberger declared the record " an important document of rock history.
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic called the album " blues – rock gone slightly askew, with jagged, fractured rhythms, soulful, twisting vocals from Van Vliet, and more doo wop, soul, straight blues, and folk – rock influences than he would employ on his more avant garde outings ".
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic hailed the song as " one of The Beatles ' peak achievements and one of the finest Lennon-McCartney songs ".
Rolling Stone magazine described the song as " Lennon's lavish daydream " and music critic Richie Unterberger said "' Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds ' was one of the best songs on The Beatles ' famous Sgt.
According to writer Richie Unterberger, " The singles-' Peter Gunn ,' ' Cannonball ,' ' Shazam ,' and ' Forty Miles of Bad Road ' were probably the best-also did their part to help keep the raunchy spirit of rock & roll alive, during a time in which it was in danger of being watered down.
Author and music historian Richie Unterberger has noted that The Beatles ' impact on American popular culture effectively sounded the death knell for the American folk music revival.
Author Richie Unterberger noted that it is " now theoretically possible to assemble a complete collection of the circulating unreleased Beatles recordings without ever buying a bootleg.
* Richie Unterberger: Jump Blues at Allmusic. com
According to Allmusic's Richie Unterberger, the very first use of feedback on a rock record is the introduction of the song " I Feel Fine " by The Beatles, recorded in 1964.
Music author Richie Unterberger has characterized Miami Bass as using rhythms with a " stop start flavor " and " hissy " cymbals with lyrics that " reflected the language of the streets, particularly Miami's black neigborhoods such as Liberty City and Overtown ".
Music author Richie Unterberger has described the New York music scene, and the city itself, as "( i ) mmense, richly diverse, flashy, polyethnic, and engaged in a never-ending race for artistic and cosmopolitan supremacy ".
In Soft Machine's Allmusic biography, authors Dave Lynch and Richie Unterberger wrote:
Respected critic Richie Unterberger describes the band as a group that " never had an ounce of credibility ", with music that was " innocuously bland in the extreme, making The Monkees ... sound positively innovative and hard-nosed in comparison.
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* Unterberger, Richie: Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock.
We've taken the English version of the Blues and re-added a Chicago touch ," to which noted rock critic Richie Unterberger commented: " The Shadows of Knight's self-description was fairly accurate.
As noted by Richie Unterberger, " This is one of the very few live garage band tapes from the mid -' 60s of relatively decent sound quality ( considering the standards of the era ).
Noted reviewer Richie Unterberger had mixed feelings about this collection, particularly in view of the absence of " I Just Want to Make Love to You ".
Music historian Richie Unterberger characterized their impact as " phenomenal popularity ", and the Kingston Trio's massive record sales in its early days made acoustic folk music commercially viable, paving the way for singer-songwriter, folk rock, and Americana artists who followed in their wake.
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In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing " The songs weren't quite as impressive as his first batch, but they were still very good, highlighted by the epic " Canadian Railroad Trilogy " and an electrified remake of " The Way I Feel .".
Allmusic reviewer Richie Unterberger panned the album as being " crass ".
Music critics Richie Unterberger of Allmusic and Ian MacDonald both describe " Ticket to Ride " as an important milestone in the evolution of the musical style of the Beatles.
Critics agreed: both Ian MacDonald and Rolling Stone said his drumming was " superb " and Richie Unterberger of Allmusic praised his " creative drum breaks ".
Richie Unterberger, in Allmusic, says the song is an enjoyable, but lightweight, country & western-flavoured entry in The Beatles catalogue.
* Career overview by Richie Unterberger at Allmusic
In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing " Though a tad more erratic than his earlier efforts, his songwriting remained remarkably consistent.
In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album " It's not quite as outstanding as his first three albums, lacking highlights on the order of " Early Mornin ' Rain " or " Black Day in July.
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic considered " The End " to be " the group's take on the improvised jamming common to heavy rock of the late ' 60s, though as usual The Beatles did it with far more economic precision than anyone else.
In his Allmusic review, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album " Her repertoire was evolving from purely traditional folk to encompass significant work by contemporary folksinger / songwriters ... Baez's growth was not so radical as to alienate any of her folk followers, and the album still featured several traditional folk songs of the sort that had launched her career ...
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said that " The Fool on the Hill " was the best of the new songs on Magical Mystery Tour aside from " I Am the Walrus ".
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic also praised the song and its " infectious chorus ".
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said it sounds like Robinson but also Arthur Alexander.
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said it " was arguably the best LP-only track The Beatles did before 1964 " and that if it had been released as a single in America it would have been a huge hit.
Music critic Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said of the song " It might have been one of the less sophisticated and impressive tracks on the record, but it was still pretty good " and that "" Little Child " might not be a work of genius, but it's sheer rock ' n ' roll fun "
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According to critic Richie Unterberger of Allmusic, " I'm Down " is " one of the most frantic rockers in the entire Beatles ' catalog.
Richie Unterberger of Allmusic called it " a pleasant, get-up-and-go tune, but not one of the Beatles ' very best songs.
A German group, Joy Unlimited, did a heavy funk-rock version that music critic Richie Unterberger of Allmusic described as " an oddball obscure Beatles ' cover.
Allmusic writer Richie Unterberger praised the album, but wrote that it would " appeal far more to the Zappa cultist than the general listener, though the Zappa cult -- which has been craving Läther in its original format for years -- is a pretty wide fan base in and of itself.
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