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25 Favorite Reviews

by The DV Staff

25large_300_300These are *not* reviews of 25 favorite albums—rather they are 25 of our favorite reviews, of any album, in any genre. These mostly take one of three forms: reviews where our staff stretched and bent the form, taking fresh approaches to writing about the music; reviews of albums that caught our writers by surprise, in a good way; or reviews of albums that our writers absolutely detested. Each of these reviews is uniquely memorable in some way. Presented in alphabetical order by writer:


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Carole King – Tapestry

by Jeff Clutterbuck

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Kid Rock – Greatest Hits You Never Saw Coming

by Pete Crigler

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Sugar Ray – Little Yachty

by Pete Crigler

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HP Lovecraft Historical Society – A Very Scary Solstice:
The HPLHS Solstice Carol Album

by Duke Egbert

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Dolly Parton -- Halos And Horns

by Duke Egbert

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The Lumineers – The Lumineers

by Tom Haugen

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Live 1975-85

by JB

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Aqua – Aquarium

by Tommy Johnson

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John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

by Shane M. Liebler

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Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago

by Melanie Love

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Dessa – A Badly Broken Code

by Melanie Love

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Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman

by Sean McCarthy

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Limp Bizkit – Greatest Hitz

by Benjamin Ray

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The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

by Christopher Thelen

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The Grateful Dead – 30 Trips Around The Sun:
The Definitive Live Story 1965-1995

by Christopher Thelen

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Original Soundtrack – The Cat In The Hat

by Christopher Thelen

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Sur Sudha – Images Of Nepal

by Christopher Thelen

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Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans

by Christopher Thelen

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Buck 65 – Man Overboard

by Jason Thornberry

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Foreigner -- Live at the Rainbow ’78

by Jason Warburg

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Fountains Of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers

by Jason Warburg

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Montrose – Montrose

by Jason Warburg

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Big Chill

by Jason Warburg

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Becky Warren – The Sick Season

by Jason Warburg

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Noam Weinstein – On Waves

by Jason Warburg

 

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