CHUCK
| Chuck Berry
CHUCK
Chuck is the eponymous twentieth and final studio album by American rock and roll singer and guitarist Chuck Berry. The first studio album in decades by Berry was received positively by critics who considered it a return to form and a poignant last statement. Berry died between the announcement of its recording on his 90th birthday and its release in 2017. It posthumously became his first UK Top 10 chart entry since 1977, debuting at No. 9. -WIKIPEDIA
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Ultimate Classic Rock
June 7, 2017 - a fitting conclusion to the influential career of one of rock's great architects.
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RollingStone
June 8, 2017 - Is Another Casual-Sounding Classic.
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Pitchfork
June 13, 2017 - a collection of new songs and covers that meditate on love and mortality.
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CoS
June 11, 2017 - The rock pioneer's posthumous final album reaffirms his greatness.
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Variety
June 9, 2017 - is simply a delightful, modest, robust, and occasionally poetic rock and roll record of the sort you’d have hoped Berry would have been releasing at least every other year over his lifetime, even though this is his first studio album since 1979.
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AV/MUSIC
June 16, 2017 - final album makes a casually profound closing statement.
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The Guardian
June 8, 2017 - released after his death, revisits the riffs and themes he made famous in the 1950s.
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ALL MUSIC
It captures the essence of Chuck Berry, how he could turn the everyday into something exciting.
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Drowned in Sound
June 9, 2017 - Chuck Berry’s final album, it’s that he died being unmistakably, absolutely Chuck fucking Berry.
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paste
June 12, 2017 - It’s a graceful last testament from a man seemingly at peace with himself.
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sputnik music
June 10, 2017 - A swan-song where the artist is clearly having the time of his life; could you really ask for anything more?
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LOUDER
May 23, 2017 - First new music in 38 years becomes epitaph for rock‘n’roll’s original guitar hero.
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Newsday
June 9, 2017 - Chuck Berry’s last album is a masterpiece.
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Spill Magazine
such a charming collection of songs is its nostalgic appeal and knowing that these 10 tracks are the legends’ final compositions.
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The Youngfolks
June 15, 2017 - What keeps Chuck from greatness is the same thing that keeps it from being mundane: its lack of musical ambition. This is both its savior and its crutch.
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exclaim
June 14, 2017 - Although many songs on Chuck sound familiar, it's amazing that no two tracks sound alike. Berry covers a lot of musical ground on Chuck, and most importantly, reveals just how much fun he was still having at the end of his storied life.
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Chicago Tribune
June 9, 2017 - final album a mix of glory-days references, a few surprises.
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SoundLab
May 31, 2017 - Berry’s farewell may lack the impact of his hello, but it isn’t a such a bad way to go. This isn’t a record that seeks to change the world, so much as give a fond handshake adieu.
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The Times
June 9, 2017 - Chuck features the same brand of rock’n’roll with which he made his name: rough-hewn, amoral, swaggering with insouciance.
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CLASH
June 13, 2017 - A fine goodbye from a rock 'n' roll icon...
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cleveland.com
May 30, 2017 - Chuck Berry delivers his own poignant eulogy with final album.
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No depression
May 31, 2017 - It's a fitting farewell gift, wonderful but heartbreaking because it's so good, and we waited so long, and there'll never be any more. Chuck Berry rocks on – the rest of us will just have to do the best we can with what he left us.
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The Acadiana Advocate
June 15, 2017 - a fitting farewell from pioneer Berry.
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The National
June 18, 2017 - Chuck is fun and varied.
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