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Trouble
Some singer/songwriters (think Paul Westerberg and Elliott Smith) develop their world-weariness through the unforgiving trials of passing years and the heart-breaking grind of the music business. Others (Van Morrison, Neil Young) seem to have sprung from out of nowhere with the fully formed soul of a life well-lived. Ray LaMontagne belongs with the latter. On this, his debut, LaMontagne has crafted a handful of quietly devastating meditations on life and love--and delivered them with a raspy vocal all his own. The simple, mournful lyrics of "Burn," "Shelter" and the title track recall a Hank Williams ballad, and the reserved production by alt-country/americana genius Ethan Johns (the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) make this a great disc for smoky Saturday nights, and rainy Sunday mornings. --Ben Heege more
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- Posted: Dec-12-2008
Otis meets Van
This albumn has a very cool sound -- Ray Lamontagne brings a bit of Otis Redding to the kind of Marin County folk tunes Van Morrison produced during his best years. The Otis comparison is not to say that Ray has the same power in his vocals -- he's much more restrained as fits the genre -- more...
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- Posted: Nov-20-2008
The sound your heart makes when it aches
I love this album. I love it in a way that makes it a soundtrack for those rainy nights when I want to do nothing else but stay in with the woman I love. This is a passionate album.
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- Posted: Oct-18-2008
Yeah, Right.
Mellow, artificial singer - average songwriter. Listen to "All The Wild Horses" A work of simple genius. The rest are all immediately forgettable.Dylan..?! Morrison..?! Yeah, right, we should be so lucky. This generation is so desperate for a new Dylan, they try to create one every few years.
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- Posted: Sep-18-2008
Great CD
Ray has a very interesting quality in his voice which ads a dimenmsion to almost any lyric. The Lyrics are very thought provoking making this a good purchase.
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- Posted: Sep-15-2008
Moving Music By A New Master
Ray LaMontagne is one of the great new artist to come onto the music scene in recent years - and one that will be recognized as a great musician, vocalist and songwriter years to come.
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- Posted: Sep-04-2008
Ray Lamontagne, Renaissance Man
That voice! It makes me think of some of the best, most soulful singers ever. Otis redding. Bobby Womack. Van Morrison. Stephen Stills. Not because Ray sounds like any of them, but because his voice just has that very special, warm sound that touches your soul. And he's a damn fine songwriter,...
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- Posted: Aug-12-2008
get into "Trouble" its the good kind ..
Really good start for a "New" artist. Wild Horses is my favorite. Thats about what it took to drag me away from the stereo the first couple days of having this. Once it started getting a little too "heavy" I shuffled it inwith some "Norah Jones" {another favorite} they may both have that...
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- Posted: Jul-04-2008
Fantastic
I bought this album based on the strength of just one song...I was so happily suprised to find the entire album was great. There are not a lot of albums I enjoy listening to start to finish; When I find one I put it on my "desert island" short list--this album made it there right away. The songs...
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- Posted: Apr-13-2008
A Ted Hawkins rip-off
Just got the CD today in the mail. Rushed to work and popped it in the office player. Within minutes all the laughing people were depressed and the sun just wasn't shining as brightly as before. A true downer.
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- Posted: Mar-02-2008
Music Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
While this CD is not a new release, it is a definite must have for any collection. I feel certain it is Ray's finest, but it also happens to be one of my all-time favorite CD's! Every time I have this playing, someone asks who the artist is...what the song is...if it's a new CD... His...
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