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John Prine The Missing Years
3.0
06.20.26
John Prine Bruised Orange
Bruised Orange is a fantastic album with not a single skippable track. Prine is back in full force with an album brimming with hilarious lines and songs, satirical commentary, and absolutely brutal bars that cut to the bone. The energy is back where it should be with a focus on folk guitars and honest lyrics. This feels much closer to his debut than the previous few albums. It is still lighter in topic, however. It's hard to pick standout tracks as so many make me laugh just thinking about them. So I will just say that If You Don't Want My Love, Bruised Orange, and Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone are more serious music while the rest 		4.5
06.06.26
John Prine Common Sense
Further along in Prine's evolution into a 70's outlaw country sound, Common Sense is a good time and very easy listen. It shows clear influences of Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Buffet and is less Prine's pure essence than his first album. The first half of the album is very strong to outstanding on every track. Even the titles are better than any other country artist. Starting with Forbidden Jimmy the album wanes, however He was in Heaven Before he Died is very good on the back half. It seems the consensus is that this is one of Prine's weakest early albums, however I found it to have at least 6 elite tracks with Prine's honest, satirical		4.5
06.06.26
John Prine Sweet Revenge
Less folky and more country than his previous releases with a more lighthearted and fun experience. The lyrics are still good, but lacking in bite with a focus on humor. Standout tracks to me: Blue Umbrella, Grandpa was a Carpenter, and Good Times.		3.5
06.06.26
John Prine Diamonds in the Rough
4.0
06.06.26
John Prine John Prine
What an indictment on the recording, and music industry, and myself that a lifelong country fan had never heard this entire album before today. This one sticks with you. Perfect mix of goofy fun and introspective searing commentary. Prine has a way of disarming the listener just long enough before decimating one with lines like "There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, Jesus Christ died for nothing, I suppose." or "Old people just grow lonesome, waiting for someone to say 'hello in there.'" or "Old man sleeps with his conscience at night,rWhile a young man sleeps with his dreams" and on and on it goes. He is truly a master 		5.0
06.06.26
Toadies Damn You All to Hell
This is an interesting EP. Looks can be deceiving as the cover and the songs seem to be at odds. The included songs are easily the calmest and also contain the least lyrical content of any of their releases. The edge and aggression are completely gone on this EP. I found Damn You All to Hell and Sound and Vision to be very solid soft rock style songs, if still not commercial in Toadies tradition. The middle two songs seemed utterly forgettable and unnecessary to me.		2.5
05.30.26

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  • EyesWideShut Those John Prine words are pretty good, i tell ya what.
    June 6 11:50 PM

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