," ▁which ▁contains ▁southern ▁rock ▁elements . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁disc ▁contains ▁int imate ▁dem os ▁mainly ▁featuring ▁Van ▁Z and t ▁and ▁just ▁his ▁guitar , ▁an ▁approach ▁many ▁believe ▁to ▁be ▁ideal ▁for ▁his ▁po etic , ▁often ▁sad ▁songs . ▁ ▁Sun sh ine ▁Boy ▁has ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁Fred ▁Thomas ▁of ▁All Music ▁writes , ▁" Th ough ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁on ▁Sun sh ine ▁Boy ▁found ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁official ▁albums ▁in ▁more ▁f les hed - out ▁versions , ▁these ▁un cl utter ed ▁takes ▁offer ▁a ▁beautiful ly ▁bare ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁artist ▁whose ▁combination ▁of ▁aston ishing ▁g ifts ▁and ▁trouble d ▁life ▁would ▁eventually ▁make ▁him ▁an ▁American ▁folk ▁hero ." ▁ ▁David ▁G ross man ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁ins ists ▁the ▁LP ▁" capt ures ▁the ▁raw ▁power ▁of ▁his ▁song book ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁any ▁collection ▁before ▁it , ▁and ▁likely ▁several ▁more ▁there after ." ▁ ▁Brian ▁T . ▁At kin son ▁of ▁The ▁Te legraph ▁states , ▁" By ▁close , ▁Sun sh ine ▁Boy ''' s ▁jo ys ▁number ▁many ▁and ▁they ' re ▁hardly ▁reserved ▁for ▁pur ists . ▁Super ior ▁pack aging ▁and ▁key ▁alternate ▁takes ▁( most ▁not ably , ▁a ▁far ▁better ▁' Pan cho ▁and ▁Le fty ') ▁alone ▁make ▁this ▁collection ▁essential ▁even ▁for ▁cas ual ▁fans ." ▁In ▁a ▁five ▁star ▁review , ▁Kelly ▁D ear more ▁of ▁American ▁Song writer '' ▁as ser ts