Nashville

Rolling Stone (p.124) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[H]is music is electrifying, one part testament, one part lament." Entertainment Weekly (p.80) - "[A] country soul tour de force. Burke can rumble through bluesy barn burners, but he thrives on the slow and stately stuff..." -- Grade: A- Q (p.133) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Spare instrumentation and warm intimacy give Burke's burnt mahogany voice space to breathe..." Q (p.118) - Ranked #65 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006." Down Beat (p.86) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "When the big man finishes with them, the songs belong to him and are beyond categorizing." Vibe (p.165) - "It's all tasteful retro treatment for a '60s soul icon, but Burke approaches it with brio -- playing along but not tamed." Living Blues (p.40) - "[With] a warm, vintage soundscape in which Burke clearly feels at home, and even with all the guests Burke's miraculously expressive voice remains at the center in all its glory." Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Burke's new record is entirely devoted to exploring the country idiom, ranging from galloping, fiddle-driven hoe-downs to honky tonk ballads and dustbowl dirges."