Retrospective of Americana duo together and apart
hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 05/22/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This collection provides a retrospective of a husband-and-wife who succeed both as a duet act, and as solo artists. The fourteen tracks collect works from four of Buddy's solo albums, two of Julie's, and a half-dozen of their duet works. It's an impressive picture, with Julie's songwriting matched to Buddy's instrumental and producing talents, and the pair's voices intertwining Buddy's gruffer lower-register with Julie's girl-tinged alto. The mix of solo and duet works - all of which featuring both of their voices - show how effortlessly they can modulate their presence from foreground to background when allowing their partner to take the spotlight. Though their solo albums (particularly Buddy's "Poison Love") make more cohesive statements than this anthology, this is a superb place to get an appreciation of the duo's artistic arc. Fans who have the original albums will want to hear the scorching, unreleased take of "You Make My Heart Beat Too Fast.""
Real Country Lives
R. Walker | Sussex, NJ United States | 04/19/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I am not really a big Country fan especially the slick-overproduced rubbish coming out of Nashville for the last 20 years.
A friend dragged me to a see Emmylou Harrris backed by Spyboy with Buddy on guitar and the best Bass/Drum duo I've ever seen live.
I was absolutely blown away by the band, sure Emmy was great but the
90 min warm up set had the whole place up rockin, they blew the roof off the place, Buddy is the most versatile guitar player I've ever seen, he
can wail with the best but is also very tasteful and never stepped on Emmy's singing while she did her Red Dirt Girl/Wrecking Ball stuff. He played the original Daniel Lanios guitar parts MUCH cleaner & better than the studio version. He can also sing like an angel.
A new fan and a convert.
"
Excellent Music
Bill W | North Carolina | 06/20/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Harmony that exists between Buddy and Julie cannot be outmatched. This CD is excellent and provides the listener with a satisfying experience of Americana/Folk music. I've always been a fan of Buddy Miller and have several of his CD's, but with Julie added to this one, it will certainly become one of my favorites."