There is a lot of good music here. None of this lands in the category of weak, either. That said, this might be a case where less would be more. A little rearranging of song order would probably serve the set well, too. I really love the songwriting and performances here. The roots music concepts are effective. The main issue I have is that the first half seems to house the mellower stuff, while the second half is more rocking. I think putting some of the songs from the second part of the album into some advantageous slots earlier would make for a stronger whole. Also, they don't have as much variety as some of the rest of the album, so perhaps trimming two or three of them off and holding them for a later release would have been a good move. All that said, many people only listen to a song or two from an artist at once these days, so it's only so important. Besides that, this is quite strong as it is. I just think a little fine tuning could have made it even more potent.

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