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TIME (tHE REVELATOR) was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Displaying a remarkable consistency of vision, Gillian Welch sticks to her guns on her third album, by limiting the sonic palette to the twin acoustic guitars and vocals of herself and partner David Rawlings (and a touch of banjo). With all the hip cred she's built up, especially with her work on the O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU soundtrack, this might have been her big pop move, but Welch plays it admirably straight on TIME (THE REVELATOR). While the melodies and lyrics here do occasionally stretch the boundaries of her willfully anachronistic folk/country style a little, this an even moodier, more intense recording than Welch's previous two. There's a hazy, dreamlike feel to "Revelator," "Dear Someone," and especially the 14-minute, Dylanesque closer "I Dream a Highway," somewhat akin to the plaints of Lucinda Williams's contemporaneous ESSENCE album. Brief respites from all the serious brow-knitting are provided by the ironic, recorded-live "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" and the straight-up homage "Elvis Presley Blues," but ultimately this is a dark, murky (and rewarding) trip.
Grammy-nominated artist Gillian Welch has created some of her most passionate works on her 3rd release. This 10 song CD was produced by songwriting partner David Rawlings and was recorded in the historic RCA Studio B in Nashville, features the hauntingly ethereal 'Revelator'as it's lead track as well as a live performance of 'I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll.' 10 tracks. Acony Records. 2001.
Recorded at RCA Studio B and the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel: Gillian Welch (vocals, guitar, banjo); David Rawlings (vocals, acoustic guitar).
Recording information: RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN; Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Mark Seliger.Rolling Stone (8/16/01, pp.102,105) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Gorgeous reinventions of Appalachian sounds, old Anglo influences and haunting themes of remorse and redemption....Welch's voice is slow and forgiving, like molasses..."
Q (11/01, p.130) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Eerily compelling..."
Uncut (11/01, p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Stripped-down, honest and raw....It's another understated gem, full of old-fashioned waltzes slowed down to a heartbeat and mournful back-porch ballads of home-spun wisdom..."
Magnet (12-1/02, p.111) - "...The finest folk composition of the 'nuovo secolo'...a rare combination of delivery, storyline and 'melodia'..."
CMJ (8/4/01, p.4) - "...A classic for today and any other day..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.61) - Ranked #49 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Threading musical and lyrical motifs, her third album is a loose song cycle that repays close and repeated listening."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.69) - Ranked #4 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".
Mojo (Publisher) (11/01, p.102) - "...A profoundly good record..." Time (The Revelator) Music Gillian Welch Time (The Revelator) Songs Time (The Revelator) Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews My favorite
Gillian's music, puts her among the best. Emmylou, Dolly, Allison and Linda all have something in common. They are as good as Gillian.
Submitted by rjwhealthcon (Middeltown, OH) 
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good recording but see whether you like the music
Submitted by chanroym (australia)
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I am no longer objective about Ms. Welch's music, I adore everything she records. I am not alone as she sold out Park West in Chicago last weekend, 8-12-01. If you have not been exposed to her music, buy this or any other of her CDs. You may need to give it more than one listen as it is different than what most are used to hearing. However, most music lovers will hear the authenticity and beauty of Gillian and David's music and be glad they took the chance.
Submitted by a reviewer (Goshen, In. USA)
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Awesome!!!! A must have CD.
Awesome!!! Gillians lingering eerie voice combined with David's soulful bluesy playing style make this a must have CD. It has been in my car player ever since I got. The more you listen the more nuances and crafmanship you notice.
Submitted by Chris (Dunlap, Tennessee)
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The essence of Gillian Welch’s voice is sadness. Even when she’s singing uplifting songs, her eerie ideophone taps straight into the heartbreak of humanity. An uncanny sense of loss and despair will certainly come to those who bend their ears to the stripped down laments of this Nashville singer. The ten songs on this her third full length album, rarely employ more than one or two instruments: mainly, acoustic guitar and banjo as well as the occasional, faint accompaniment of her long time partner David Rawlings. The duo fray the boundaries between folk, blues, country and western like two old souls who have graciously returned to teach the rest of us their sorrowful secrets.
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