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...more challenging, Tom Waits-influenced bits of previous work, replaced now with a menagerie of mixing techniques that do more to connect the dots, sonically, than ever before; beneath the fuzz, the droning organ, and the nasal edge of his voice, are the same melodic variations that have rewarded patient, discerning listeners for eleven years. In what may come to be seen as a step from the darkness into the light, Linkous has, with a little help and a lot of time, once again served up the twisted pop he is (semi-) famous for. —Reviewer Henry...
...They come in to the office with a stack of dog-eared x-ray folders, a plastic grocery store bag full of reports and things printed off the Internet. Earnest and hopeful, they tell me they even apologize in advance to the patient crowd in the waiting room for the very long time they are about to take. They are coming in for a "second-opinion...
...There have been quite a few doctors already in the life of my new 66- year old patient, Anna. And I'm about to join the list. A weary husband and recently computerized daughter have "heard great things" about me. Here...
...unhappy about marketing forces shaping the world of medicine - a world which for most of us, at least in some part, is truly as sacrosanct as the life and health it aims to protect. Anna's case is an example of the new medical entity called "patient driven medicine." Patient driven essentially means it doesn't matter what we do or say to patients as long as they feel satisfied by their interaction with us. When the problem is complex and the best treatment mediocre, it's far more profitable to smile, cajole and refer on to the next...
...very inefficient, and - when you add it all up - a lot more expensive than giving one good doc a good fee for taking good care of a person who continues to be his or her patient...