This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983
by Lone Justice
  • Record Label: Omnivore
  • Release Date: Jan 14, 2014
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Jan 15, 2014
    88
    The song selection suggests a band that had internalized a heck of a lot of country ideas at a young age.... Overshadowing all, though, is McKee, whose voice sounds like that of a young Dolly Parton fueled by Exene Cervenka's passion.
  2. Blurt Magazine
    Jan 31, 2014
    80
    Overall, This is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes, 1983 may just be the definitive Lone Justice recorded experience.
  3. Uncut
    Jan 15, 2014
    80
    The LP's seven originals are solid, but the five country covers hit with sweaty immediacy. [Feb 2014, p.95]
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  5. AllMusic
    Jan 15, 2014
    80
    This remains a stronger and more engaging document of Lone Justice's brief moment of greatness than has ever seen authorized release, and 30 years on, this still sounds like a band that could have taken on the world if they'd been allowed to follow their own path.
  6. American Songwriter
    Jan 15, 2014
    80
    While a number of other covers grace the set like Merle Haggard’s “Working Man Blues” and Johnny Cash and June Carter’s “Jackson,” the group also penned some fantastic originals.

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