''The Impossible Bird'' is an album by British singer-songwriter
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock, power pop and New wave music, new wave,Neil Brockbank, it was released in the United Kingdom in 1994 on Demon Records and elsewhere by Upstart Records.
Reception
In a contemporary review of ''The Impossible Bird'', ''
Rolling Stone
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'' critic Paul Evans said that the album showed Lowe "in excellent form" with songs that "demonstrate a prodigious productivity and an emotional realism that ranges from heartbreak... to a well-earned bittersweet humor". ''
People
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'' called it a "high point" for Lowe, while ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' critic Mike Boehm wrote: "The only real impossibility on this album lies in trying to resist the gently seductive pop charms of the crafty old bird who made it." Less receptive was
Robert Christgau
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of ''
The Village Voice
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Gary Grainger
Gary Grainger (born 20 October 1950) is an English rock, blues, jazz and pop songwriter and guitarist, most known for his work with Rod Stewart.
Career 1970–1999
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trombone
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