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| Back to Basics - Amazon.com Review, 20 Sound Clips, and 22 Customer Reviews. |
| Brewing Up With Billy Bragg - AllMusicGuide |
| Don't Try This at Home - Amazon.com Review, 16 Sound Clips, and 13 Customer Reviews. |
| Don't Try This at Home - AllMusicGuide |
| England, Half English - Amazon.com Review, 12 Sound Clips, and 15 Customer Reviews. |
| England, Half English - PlayLouder album review |
| England, Half English - Jam Music Album Review |
| England, Half English - Stylus |
| England, Half English - Yahoo UK |
| England, Half English - AllMusicGuide |
| Live Solo Bootleg in Australia October 2001 - AllMusicGuide |
| Mermaid Avenue - Nude As The News |
| Mermaid Avenue - AllMusicGuide |
| Mermaid Avenue Vol. II - Nude As The News |
| Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2 - AllMusicGuide |
| Mr Love And Justice - musicOMH |
| Mr. Love & Justice - Pitchfork Review |
 | Must I Paint You A Picture | |
This is a 40 track 2 CD (+ bonus CD of 10 rarities) compilation of the best of Billy Bragg stretching for the 20 years of his career so far. It's in chronological order and starts with the beautiful A New England his classic, wistful song of a love lost where he says 'I don't want to change the world, I'm not looking for New England'. He started off as a punk troubadour (perhaps influenced by Patrik Fitzgerald, the Clash and folk music?) and early songs were love and real life mixed with early political songs about Unions, the Diggers and social concern. It's easy to forget that one man playing just an electric guitar was an unusual and brave thing to do - but he ploughed his lonely furrow. The absolute highlight for me has to be the collaboration with Wilco on Mermaid Avenue when Billy stepped out of his punky Cockney genre and proved, much to some people's surprise, that he could produce magnificent American roots music as well. Billy really has covered a lot of ground in his career but has always been as English as English could be. Listening to this compilation it reminds you that he has written some great love songs like Must I Paint You A Picture and lots more besides. If you grew up with Billy Bragg, It will also bring back memories of times in your own life where he played on the soundtrack. | |
| Must I Paint You A Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg - Uncut Magazine |
| Must I Paint You A Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg - musicOMH |
| Reaching to the Converted - Amazon.com Review, 17 Sound Clips, and 15 Customer Reviews. |
| Talking With The Taxman About Poetry - Amazon.com Review, 12 Sound Clips, and 19 Customer Reviews. |
| Talking With the Taxman About Poetry - AllMusicGuide |
| Vol 1. - musicOMH "Listening to Billy Bragg's work in a block like this I am struck by how consistent, strong and passionate his song writing is." |
| Volume 1 - Pitchfork |
| Volume 1 - Jam Music "But if you're already a Bragg fan, the plethora of bonus material will likely justify the cost of shelling out again for the songs you already own." |
| William Bloke - AllMusicGuide |
| Workers Playtime - Amazon.com Review, 11 Sound Clips, and 23 Customer Reviews. |
| Workers Playtime - AllMusicGuide |
