Reviews
Ranked #32 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year"., 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...", "...Pure goosebump material....His voice is commanding and cavernous in ever more tangible ways...", 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".
