Good choice, never heard of him, just ordered the CD 8/10. Thanks
1/10 Dreadful.
2/10 Johnny Cash wannabe.
3/10 Second Rate Country Rock.
4/10 Listenable but thats all.
5/10 Couple of Good Tunes, not bad.
6/10 Yeah its sort of all right.
7/10 Very Good might play this again.
8/10 Probably get a copy of this.
9/10 Love it, must get his second album.
10/10 Great Rocker, Calvins the Man!
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Good choice, never heard of him, just ordered the CD 8/10. Thanks
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I've just given it 8/10 as I've really enjoyed the couple of listens so far. A good mix of country ballad-type songs and more uptempo ones. Often he sounds a bit like Willie Nelson (no bad thing really) but with a more contemporary feel. Will get a copy and also check out his other albums.
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Anybody else voting, really interested in peoples opinion on this artist.
Got the CD, love it
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Really glad you like it Martin, I lent my LP to a mate who was also hooked straight away.
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I wouldn't normally listen to this sort of music, but I enjoyed it
Not sure I'd buy it as I have other priorities, but it gets a solid 7/10 from me
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Sorry Barry - I was expecting a nice gentle start to 2012 - not quite how it has panned out, so not been on AoS a great deal compared to usual, or indeed listening to music.
Still, Calvin gets a solid 7 from me, and I also love the fact that someone can suddenly launch a music career at 41 (only a year younger than me - gives everyone hope who still has a dream...) Not sure if I will buy it yet, but I will definitely listen again on Spotify and may well splash out on a copy.
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I couldn't really get on with this. Just had that feeling that i had heard it all before.
4/10
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