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Title: Lump of Coal is a Diamond of the Rough
Review: I first heard Lump of Coal when I was a college DJ back in the early 1990s. Like Judy Collins these artists make perfectly executed skill lift the meanest images of desperation into praise of that which is beyond, above, and within us all. It is easy to feel there is some grand art in vaulted cathedrals and back-lit stained glass windows echoing with well seasoned choirs near towering altars. The magnificent earthy tones of this album help one see the altars in the hearts of those the songs describe - those who feel forgotten by high ritual and better fortune; Those whom He came to heal.
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