Reviews
Ranked #32 in Nme's "Top 50 Albums of the Year"., "...Pure Goosebump Material....His Voice Is Commanding and Cavernous in Ever more Tangible Ways...", 9 out of 10 - "...What is remarkable about this is its punishing intensity....stripped down, vivid and pure, emotionally naked stuff from a 68-year-old man who just 12 months ago was very seriously ill...", "...The choice is igenious, their themes of survival, toughness, self-destructyion, sin, redemption and love adding up to an autobiography....his voice is sober, honest and defiant...", Ranked #17 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Makes rock songs sound like something as old as the hills.", Ranked #8 in EW's Top 10 Albums of 2000 - "...These songs have rarely sounded so authentic, thanks to arrangements that are spare but never colorless and a voice that;s deep in more ways than one.", "...It's a powerful disc....the key to its impact is in the reimagination of songs to make them his...", Included in Cmj's "Year's Best Triple a Albums" from 2000., 4 stars out of 5 - "...A regal comeback. It's a mostly acoustic affair...featuring unlikely covers....as resonant and dignified a covers album as you'll ever hear.", Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".