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most of her albums, except maybe the very first, were critically well received. allmusic gives them all 4 - 4 1/2.
some notes on WWTCT:
- Michele Romero of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A-rating, writing that Marshall "raises goose bumps on What Would the Community Think with bluesy, traumatized songs on which she whispers laments over a spare arrangement of guitar and drums
- Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield called the album "leaner and tougher" than her previous release, adding: "It's a quiet album, but the songs get more powerful the closer you listen, as Marshall testifies to her unbearable longing for an unbearable love."
- Music critic Mark Groescher wrote of the album: "Listening to What Would The Community Think is like watching a friend on the verge of losing her mind. It is a wild and sometimes disturbing ride, but it is completely honest. And like any great blues album, it is contagious."
- Biographer Elizabeth Goodman referred to the album as Marshall's "most violent, angry work, a deranged epic filled with sadness, guilt, and defiance."
- Allmusic's Heather Phares says "An intimate, personal album, What Would the Community Think makes imperfection beautiful and turns vulnerability into musical strength."
I like the earlier albums more because they're raw and less lush and beautiful sounding. There's less reverb on her vocals.
― nicky lo-fi, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
I feel like a sham Cat Power fan since I've tried a number of times to get into Moon Pix to no avail. "Cross Bones Style" is great, but the other tracks don't move me.
― Deontology Sanders (Leee), Wednesday, 10 October 2018 20:14 (five years ago) link
one month passes...
Today’s email from Matador (25% off sale)(the “Nearly 15%...” line has a strikethrough):
As we reach the end of 2018, it would not be an exaggeration to say we’re in the midst of many difficult moments in human history. The icecaps are melting. America is on the brink of a constitutional crisis. You can’t walk 15 feet in any major metropolis without breaking your neck on a discarded scooter. Your personal data (including everything we collect in this campaign) is being used for nefarious means. Nearly 15% of the public believes we actually told someone to “sound more like Adele.” Nearly $40 million was spent to produce “The Hurricane Heist”
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Monday, 19 November 2018 17:45 (five years ago) link
she was completely amazing tonight in Oakland. Now I feel like I've slept on her live performances for the past few years. This was kind of beyond great.
― akm, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 08:51 (five years ago) link
eight months pass...
one year passes...