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Luck in the Valley

Jack Rose

Luck in the Valley

Posthumous release of acoustic American guitarist known for his primitive playing style

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Thrill Jockey
UK Release date
15/02/2010
  1. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    This is an album that should be admired for years to come not as a final document, but as a brilliant and unflinchingly joyful piece of music
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  2. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    Luck in the Valley is so vibrant, engaging, and alive, it's hard to overestimate it
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  3. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Luck in the Valley expands on his previous palette and culminates the sounds that have been gracefully flowing from his fingers for the past decade as a solo artist
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  4. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Luck In The Valley is a brilliantly strong record that reminds you both of Rose’s own majestic ability, and the playful power of these seemingly ancient and ‘primitive’ musical forms, something Rose understood as well as anyone
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Blurt

    ...an extraordinarily gifted musician working over his craft, surrounded by well-loved fellow-travellers, and making the complex and difficult sound casually, unpremeditatedly wonderful
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  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Rose deploys enormous technical skill with an unfussy lightness of touch which, to non-players at the very least, seems little short of miraculous
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  8. 7.8 |   Beats Per Minute

    While the album as a whole may not be as revelatory as Kensington Blues, it’s a lovely, warm and lively recording that transcends the solo guitar tag and shows off not only Rose’s always brilliant playing but his skills as an interpreter
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  9. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    In truth Luck in the Valley isn’t a remarkable record – it’s lit up by the depth of his passion and his at times ridiculous dexterity and talent for composition
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  10. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A treat for those who hanker after the entrancing webs of guitar spun by the likes of John Fahey and Robbie Basho
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