Q (6/02, pp.130-1) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Blessed with wailing vocals and ace songwritting skills...These recordings have been beautifully packaged....This is late 20th century American Music at its best."
Down Beat (June 2002, p.62) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Dave and Phil Alvin's band embraced vernacular music--unvarnished blues, rockabilly, R&B, country and gospel--long before it was the least bit trendy..."
Living Blues (5/03, p.98) - "...The songs and the musicianship inform each other more powerfully than ever, inevitably telling the story of a truly brilliant American band and the entire scene from which they sprung..."
Mojo (Publisher) (7/02, p.120) - "...The roots rocker's roots rockers....exhilarating R&B..."
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