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The Party Ain't Over

Wanda Jackson

The Party Ain't Over

A collaboration between The Queen of Rockabilly and Jack White also featuring members of The Raconteurs

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Nonesuch
UK Release date
24/01/2011
  1. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    She might be born-again, but this spirited collection hints at wildness, sex and attitude
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  2. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Cannot help but put a smile on your face
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Kicking up a hot fuss
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  4. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Jack White manages to cast the legend in a new light, showcasing her skill as a performer and storyteller with his dynamic approach to analog recording
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  5. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    The album’s pervasive sense of fun and audaciousness usually wins out
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  6. 7.5 |   The Observer

    She proves she still has plenty of puff
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A varied and powerful rock ‘n’ roll record.
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  8. 7.0 |   Clash

    Succeeds in merely rejuvenating, rather than reinventing, wonderful Wanda
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  9. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A master class for her wild-child inheritors
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  10. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Jackson is still rocking out
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  11. 7.0 |   BBC

    A rich, warm, big-hearted and hilarious album
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  12. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    The Party Ain't Over may well be dogged by obvious comparisons with Van Lear Rose, but Jackson's effort deserves to be judged on its own term
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  13. 7.0 |   Spin

    The 73-year-old rockabilly trailblazer teams with Jack White, who weirds out in a way he seemed too bashful to do on Van Lear Rose
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  14. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Guitars are beefy but not overbearing, horns blare like an oncoming train, and the drums are splashy and hot
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  15. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Suffocated by its overly stylized, affected '50s put-on
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  16. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Jackson's 73 and she creaks. But the motor's still running with gas. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   Q

    An all-covers job, including over-familiar rockers. Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A gallant, creative burst of risk-taking, the singer taking her sound to places no soul would've ever imagined in, say, 1956. Print edition only

  19. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    There are moments when White comes close to capturing what once made Jackson so special
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  20. 6.0 |   The Independent

    There can be few septuagenarians keener on raising hell
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  21. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Her raspy voice is still a thing of wonder
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  22. 5.2 |   Pitchfork

    If the point was to get folks to revisit this legendary singer's legacy and grant her much-overdue appreciation, mission accomplished
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