Less postmodern, shoegazing gloom and more rock and roll spirit would have given the whole collection more color.
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A sprightly, almost scarily talented cast spins a hackneyed premise into a perfect piece of salty-sweet fun.
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A neat synthesis of the intersection of human nature and technological trends.
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An extensive sampling of what Tom Waits calls in the liner notes the "oral tabloids of the day."
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These women are fully realized people at the mercy of a complexity of forces, some programmed right into their own natures.
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Diego Sandrin's new CD is quietly bracing, like a splash of bay rum on the hot old face.
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The stained wood sings with color and history, while the wall decor and the jukebox define a worn and comfortable sailors' haven.
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Reid Genauer's wispy presence requires you to "lean in" to get what the band is doing.
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Such Good Friends as it stands is about three-fifths of a wonderful, old-style musical.
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Roger Hodgson in concert evokes both the emotional energy and the spectacular arrangements that made Supertramp so good.
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