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For the Ghosts Within

Robert Wyatt, Ros Stephen, Gilad Atzmon

For the Ghosts Within

The singer-songwriter in collaboration with violinist Ros Stephen and saxophonist Gilad Atzmon for a collection of covers and songs from his back catalogue

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Domino
UK Release date
11/10/2010
  1. 10.0 |   The Guardian

    Wyatt offhandedly whistles his way through Round Midnight, plays movingly muted trumpet on Lush Life, and comes close to Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World for gratefully dazzled simplicity
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  2. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A fully realised project in which the trio bring out the best in each other and in the songs
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  3. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    For a little while, at least, the world sounds wonderful again
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  4. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Another Wyatt album to make you cheer his consistent high standards
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  5. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    For the Ghosts Within provides another oddly-shaped window into the labyrinthine mind of Robert Wyatt, nearly as vital in its own way as Shleep or Rock Bottom
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  6. 8.0 |   The Independent

    There's a languid exoticism about Atzmon's sympathetic-string drones
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  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The trio's idiosyncratic musical template proves particularly flexible. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Quite a shape-shifter
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  9. 8.0 |   Q

    Wyatt continues to be full of delightful surprises. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The fact that he manages to breathe new life into melodies as overplayed and hoary as What A Wonderful World or as complex and beautiful as Lush Life is triumph enough in itself
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  11. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Chestnuts like "Laura," "What's New" and "In a Sentimental Mood" get new life from this trio, along with pieces associated with Wyat
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  12. 7.7 |   Clash

    Leave it to Wyatt to craft a record that simultaneously celebrates and criticizes the limits of the traditional
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  13. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    It’s lush, yes, and frequently beautiful, but there’s also something subtly unsettled about these songs
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  14. 7.5 |   Prefix

    The album is best served when listeners have time to peel this intriguing onion and examine its layers. There's plenty to explore
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  15. 7.5 |   Prefix

    The album is best served when listeners have time to peel this intriguing onion and examine its layers. There's plenty to explore
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  16. 7.0 |   NME

    Wyatt's vocals are as doleful as ever and 'What a Wonderful World' is a perfectly wry kiss-off. Print edition only

  17. 7.0 |   NME

    For two men famed as political firebrands, Robert Wyatt and Israeli anti-Zionist and saxophonist Gilad Atzmon certainly make a beautiful noise together
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  18. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Had four of the infinitely weaker rehashings been removed, and the remaining songs been released as a mini-album, this could have been the finest thing that Wyatt had created for years. Sadly, you’re left with a deep feeling of “Robert, if only …”
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  19. 6.0 |   BBC

    Having moved into the position of being a beloved national treasure status, Wyatt remains at his best when he’s facing forwards rather than looking back
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  20. 5.0 |   Rave Magazine

    It sounds like Wyatt had some fun recording sessions with pleasant results, but they don’t amount to a fulfilling album
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