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At My Age | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nick Lowe
Label: Yep Roc Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 11165
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 2102
UPC: 634457210226
EAN: 0634457210226
ASIN: B000Q9OD4O
Release Date: June 26, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | A Better Man | | • | Long Limbed Girl | | • | I Trained Her to Love Me | | • | The Club | | • | Hope for Us All | | • | People Change | | • | The Man in Love - Nick Lowe, Feathers, Charlie | | • | Love's Got a Lot to Answer For | | • | Rome Wasn't Built in a Day | | • | Not Too Long Ago - Nick Lowe, Stampley, Joe | | • | The Other Side of the Coin | | • | Feel Again - Nick Lowe, Virgin, John M |
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Album Description
Blue-eyed soul? You don't even know the definition until you've heard the sweet smoke of Nick Lowe's trademark croon. Now, later in life, Lowe's rootsy, grown-up soul has risen to the surface of what was a cracked and stripped-down artistic aesthetic in the late '70s, when he produced records for Elvis Costello, the Pretenders, and influential British proto-punkers the Damned. During his years as house producer for Stiff Records Lowe's oft-copied rough-hewn production style set the stage for the DIY philosophy of the punk revolution.Sublimely aged in a solid oak barrel, At My Age showcases Lowe's perfection of his own unique brand of soul-soaked country-pop, resulting in an album as refined and perfectly distilled as he is. Lowe's convention-breaking phrasing shines backed by gorgeous '60s Memphis-style horns and tastefully subdued guitar hooks. At My Age displays, with Nick's signature polish, the sublime, linear connection between country, rhythm and blues, and rock 'n' roll. So, grab a drink, a smoke, and hear Americana done right...by a Brit.
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When he laid down 1994's The Impossible Bird--the ninth solo album in a career that already, via Rockpile, Brinsley Schwarz, Kippington Lodge, and production work for Elvis Costello, the Damned, and the Pretenders, stretched back over 25 years--Nick Lowe probably wasn't setting out to create a four-part trilogy a la Douglas Adams. But with At My Age (which is 58, incidentally, as of the album's June 2007 release), Lowe has created a fine companion to Bird, 1998's Dig My Mood, and 2001's The Convincer. Six years was a bit too long of a wait, 2004's live Untouched Takeaway notwithstanding. And given all that time, Lowe breaks no new ground: At My Age is essentially more of the same combination of blue-eyed soul and pre-Sweetheart country-rock that characterized those previous releases. But when the results are so deliciously horn-drenched and include songs like "Long Limbed Girl," "People Change," "The Club," "Not Too Long Ago," and the delightfully malicious "I Trained Her to Love Me" ("If you think that it's depraved and I should be ashamed, so what? / I'm only paying back womankind for all the grief I got"), who's complaining? Good things have indeed come to those who waited. --Benjamin Lukoff
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 Nick Lowe October 24, 2008
I recently heard Nick Lowe first on Garrison Keelor's "A Prairie Home Companion" and then again on an interview with NPR. I was carried away by his song "Rome Wasn't Built In A Day" so i ordered his newest C.D. I like it very much. All of the songs are great.
 A great C.D. February 8, 2008
This is one of his best pieces of work. His voice is more mature, and his singing is far smoother than his younger stuff.
Older, wiser, better February 5, 2008
Back in the day, one often wondered what would happen to the punk-rockers who railed against dinosaur rock acts when *they* aged. Here's one answer, in the form of a thoroughly enjoyable album.
Of all the Stiff-era literate punk rockers, Nick Lowe has aged the best, neither holding on to the snotty-young-man persona until it's off-putting (Elvis Costello) nor losing his edge and wit completely (Dave Edmunds). Here's a collection of songs that are mature in outlook, mellow and tasteful in execution, yet as knowing and sharp as anything he wrote in the '70s. From the title and artwork to the burnished leather of his voice, Lowe has embraced rather than fought against the march of time.
Recommended.
A perfect morning after record! February 5, 2008
As an old-time Nick Lowe fan, I was unsure what to expect from him as he's middle aging. What he's created is a bunch of heart-felt songs that are all very pleasing to the ear. The tracks are a wonderful mix of pop anc country, and the horns (which concerned me) are a great compliment. No "I Knew The Bride"-esque tracks, but not dull either. Perfect record to cleanse the sins from the night before.
Nick Lowe- "At My Age" October 9, 2007
You can't go wrong buying any Nick Lowe album, but "At My Age" has to be one of his best. Like a fine wine, Nick is getting better with age: simply a brilliant songwriter and one of the best voices in the business.
England should declare him a national treasure, and if they don't want to, he can move to the US and WE will!
I only give this album 5 stars because that's the most you CAN rate it.
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