Diamonds In The Rough (1972)

Met zijn eerste drie platen verkreeg John Prine de status 'troonopvolger van Bob Dylan' - samen met Loudon Wainwright III overigens - en dat terwijl Dylan zelf de dertig nog maar net gepasseerd was. Dit is Prine's tweede, uit 1972. "John Prine's second album was a cut below his first, but only because the debut was a classic and this followup was merely terrific. "Sour Grapes" showed Prine's cracked sense of humor and "Souvenirs" his sentiment. Even if it was the second rank of his writing, Diamonds in the Rough demonstrated that Prine had an enduring talent that wasn't exhausted by one great album." (William Ruhlmann, Allmusic)

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