Coming from Reality

Listening #49847

Rodriguez — Coming from Reality

AllMusic · 4.0 / 5 · · 2026-07-26 08:34:25

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Rodriguez — Coming from Reality

MiskamNiretet · 3.5 / 5 · · 2024-08-26 04:09:50

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Listening #1484

Rodriguez — Coming from Reality

EveryDisc · 3.5 / 5 · · 2018-03-21 08:23:36

On the second album, the Detroit native no longer sounds like an American folk-bard, but like a group. In my opinion, the first album was more authentic, however, since it did not have success, such a step looks quite appropriate. And compositions in the style of the first long-play are also present here (I Think of You, Cause - the best track on the album and the last one recorded by Rodriguez). Tracks recorded as a group sound in the spirit of the times. Especially Hekki's Suburbia Bus Tour – a completely hippie track with a corresponding title. The stunning track Sandervan Lullaby-Lifestyles should have become a hit if it weren't Rodriguez. Plus I will note To Whom It May Concern and a decent bonus — Can't Get Away. Sixto again did everything he could, but remained at the same level. Let this album be inferior to the first, but it is still a worthy product of its era. Most of the tracks, however, do not have time frames. This LP did not become legendary even in South Africa. Only now has it found well-deserved popularity, thanks to the first album. At this point, Rodriguez's strength ran out, and he should have continued to push through to glory.

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