Definitely not your typical costume drama, which makes it one of the most exciting television programs you'll see in a long time.
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DVD Review: Bob Dylan and The Band: Down In The Flood
Instead of cementing The Band's place in musical history, this movie left me questioning their significance.
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This release is a lovely reminder of The English Beat's politics of joy and what it was like to see them in concert.
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Erikson should be considered a genre master unto himself, because nobody else is quite like him.
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A fascinating collection of music from a very specific period in the history of immigrant America.
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A great cross section of music representing the Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) people of the Northern Sahara.
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Not many people can compassionately sing about the realities of making a living without pontificating. Mark Knopfler can.
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From start to finish a work of art with every note and nuance carefully crafter. Be prepared to be amazed.
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As Wallander Kenneth Branagh gives the type of performance that is the stuff of legend.
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An album emotionally and intellectually maturer then anything they previously released retaining the enthusiasm for life and music that distinguished them in the past.
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