Music / folk

Steel tears
Endventions & tributes


Reviews (3)


AllMusic

2018

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Thom Jurek

2018

"Steel Tears is not Bull's finest recording, but it is one that holds within it more than a little of the magic that drew listeners to his Vanguard Records material; it should be considered essential for hardcore devotees. Alongside the music are rare photographs and an excellent liner essay by Joe Hagan".


Dusted

d. 5. June 2018

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Bill Meyer

d. 5. June 2018

"Only a confirmed Bull completist will need to get this record, but even in its sketchy moments his picking and his open receptivity to music from anywhere offer partial redemption".


DownBeat

2018 July

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Ron Hart

2018 July

"Bull never was shy about singing on record, but songs like "Arabalabama," "Love Is Forever" and a stunning version of Arthur Crudup's "My Baby Left Me" reveal a whole new dimension to his timbre in such a way that had Tears been released in the mid'70s, it would've put him in direct competition with the likes of Gene Clark, John Prine and Kinky Friedman. This definitive edition by Omnivore expands the album with the inclusion of four previously unreleased instrumentals from his final years and three tribute pieces, featuring some famous pals".