tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122493829675778001.post1028424758764250172..comments2023-05-04T01:34:35.680-07:00Comments on Hot Rox Avec Lying Sweet Talk: Your Hands (Together)Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12227666266370834497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122493829675778001.post-62291100179868615252011-01-26T21:50:11.717-08:002011-01-26T21:50:11.717-08:00I think there are two main reasons this album does...I think there are two main reasons this album doesn't show up on more lists: (1) it was released relatively early in the year; (2) it suffers from Richard Thompson Syndrome...after a reviewer in the '90s who jokingly began a review with "ho-hum, another fabulous Richard Thompson album...": that is, they've been so consistently good for their entire career that critics half-consciously downgrade them for not being *better* than their previous really-good stuff. (See also: Spoon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com