Tarpaper sky

"The album is weighted down at points as the subject matter drifts a bit maudlin at times, particularly with the overly sappy arrangement of "Grandma Loved That Old Man", a song that carries its' saccharine bent a bit too obviously. There's a tendency for Crowell's music to be a tad too literal from time to time and a few tracks suffer from this perspective. The hits outweigh the misses, though".

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"The country waltz "I Wouldn't Be Me Without You" is one of Crowell's finest love songs in years. Themes of of memory and gratitude wind their way through some of Tarpaper Sky 's songs, but they don't frame the album as a whole. This is Crowell at his best: focused, balanced, clever, at times profound. It's a welcome return to form".

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