James BlackshawBest James Blackshaw Albums Ranked
8.1
Avg Score
9
Opinions
8
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 9 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated James Blackshaw’s catalog across 8 albums from 9 opinions, with an overall average of 8.1/10. The top-rated James Blackshaw album is The Cloud of Unknowing (2007) with a 10.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Litany of Echoes and The Glass Bead Game. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2006 to 2025.
The Cloud of Unknowing
“This is a long-overdue gift for fans of acoustic guitar music; Blackshaw-- growing into his prodigious own at the startling age of 25-- has finessed his abilities and 12-string acoustic guitar into a veritable solo symphony, schooled equally in complex 20th century composition and uncommon beauty.”
Litany of Echoes
“Often considered an inheritor of the Takoma acoustic guitar tradition-- think John Fahey, Robbie Basho, and Leo Kottke-- James Blackshaw's synthesis of acoustic experimentalism and minimalism is so complete at this point that it's possible to call it his own style.”
Unraveling In Your Hands
“After a nearly decade-long hiatus—including joblessness, injury, and personal loss—the UK guitarist returns with a moving, virtuosic album that communicates a rare sense of purpose.”