Top tracks — play these first
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Good Woman Bad — This track exemplifies Seals' ability to blend storytelling with emotion, addressing themes of love and betrayal through powerful guitar solos and heartfelt vocals.
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Before the Bullets Fly — With its urgent rhythm and vivid lyrics, this song captures the struggles of life and survival, reflecting both personal and societal challenges that resonate deeply.
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Can't Hear Nothing but the Blues — The title track serves as an anthem for blues lovers, showcasing Seals' raw vocal delivery and masterful guitar work, cementing his identity within the genre.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album effectively blends traditional blues elements with personal storytelling, creating a compelling listening experience.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of call-and-response vocal patterns, typical of classic blues, enhancing the storytelling aspect.
- Several tracks incorporate a slow build-up to climactic moments, particularly in the guitar work, which adds emotional weight to the narratives.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Adding Up 3:58
- 2 Good Woman Bad 4:38
- 3 Before the Bullets Fly 4:19
- 4 I'm Gonna Take It All Back 6:05
- 5 Life Is Hard 4:12
- 6 Tough as Nail 3:09
- 7 Your Friends 6:13
- 8 Sadie 6:07
- 9 Frank and Johnnie 4:26
- 10 Can't Hear Nothing but the Blues 6:35
- 11 Little Sally Walker 4:34
- 12 Tricks of the Trade 4:42
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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