The initial review (or preview) by the "Belfast Telegraph" of Nanci's forthcoming new album, "Ruby's Torch," is not very encouraging, with a rating of only 2 stars out of a possible 5. See the details at:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifes ... ory=711624

Hmmm.... Reviewer seems to have a preconceived and formulaic logic. Large pinch of salt required I think.

Here is the link to another, more favorable, review of "Ruby's Torch" by Fish Records at:

http://www.fishrecords.co.uk/reviews/rubystorch.htm

Note that there are one-minute clips of five of the album's songs:

If These Walls Could Speak
Late Night Grande Hotel
Ruby's Arms
Bluer than Blue
Grapefruit Moon

These clips give a greater appreciation of the songs than do the 30-second clips on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com

That's a more open minded review than the first.

Nice find, Bruce Was hoping that some longer samples would appear somewhere. Really like "Bluer Than Blue".

Amazon.com gives a glowing Editorial Review by Hal Horowitz of "Ruby's Torch."

See:

http://www.amazon.com/Rubys-Torch-Nanci ... B000IOM0QU

I wasn't able the read the review out the Belfast Telegraph? But I did look at the other ones.

When it comes right down to it, the only review that counts to me is MINE!! And you can guess what that's goin' be!

Hi jager,

The Belfast Telegraph preview was also carried by The Independent at:

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/musi ... 930652.ece

Here's a four-star (out of four) review of "Ruby's Torch" by Will Mills of Austin360.com:

http://www.austin360.com/music/content/ ... 16cds.html

Mark Schwartz of Barnes and Noble.com gives "Ruby's Torch" a very favorable review at:

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/ ... 326521&z=y

Jeff Simon of the "Buffalo News" at

http://www2.buffnews.com/editorial/20061110/1053466.asp

gives "Ruby's Torch" 3 and 1/2 stars out of four:

Here is the link to a brief review of "Ruby's Torch" from Richmond.com:

http://www.richmond.com/music/output.as ... position=4

"Ruby's Torch" received an excellent and perceptive review by Thom Jurek of All Music Guide that appears on Billboard.com at http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discogra ... aid=808669

Jeff Wisser of "Oak Park Leaves," a member of the Chicago Sun-Times Group, gives an excellent review of "Ruby's Torch" with a rating of 3 and a half stars out of four:

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/oakpark/ent ... s1.article

Here are several "quickie" reviews of "Ruby's Torch":

In Guide Live.com:
http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/ ... 4a305.html

In the Raleigh News & Observer:
http://dwb.newsobserver.com/24hour/ente ... 3284c.html

In the CD Central Newsletter:
http://www.cdcentralmusic.com/newsletter.html

Here is a review of "Ruby's Torch" from the Belgian website "Rootstime CD Reviews" at http://home.tiscali-business.be/~tpm760 ... eviews.htm

Unfortunately, I cannot read the Dutch language in which the review is written. Maybe someone can help in translating this one: