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  LESS IS MORE January 14, 2008
Despite a limited number of instruments and arrangements, this CD is a beauty of musical artistry, due to Greg Brown's talent of songwriter/singer.
Great songs and thrills of emotion.
Simply Greg Brown's Best February 13, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Many of us think this is Greg Brown's best album. Reasonable minds can differ, of course, but they have to get around the extraordinary imagery of the title cut, the plaintive story sketched in "Laughing River" and the deceptively simple melody line of "Spring Wind."
Yesterday I had a vision, under the tree where we first talked
Of an old couple burning their love letters
So their children won't be shocked.
Songs of love and disappointment, hope and loss, as well as the messy business of life. Never self-pitying, brutally honest, with melodies that can sear the lyrics into your mind.
I came down with a sickness; I thought you were the cure
But passion seems to promise more
Than friendship can endure.
Greg Brown doesn't have any bad albums. But some are a little better than the rest. And this is simply the cream of the crop. My very highest recommendation.
Great voice, great music,, great imagery... August 8, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ah, I love this guy! Brown's voice can go from back-of-the-bar room gravely to plaintative soprano... The music goes from folky to country to bluesy and is always great. The imagery in his songs are fantastic too -- some creepy rural themes, like the soundtrack to an Andrew Wyeth painting (ie. "Sleeper".) The song "Dream Cafe" makes me feel like I'm in an open air restaurant in Arizona... Which is odd because I've never been to Arizona... Case in point, this guy can do imagery...
 Dream Cafe June 5, 2003
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
Insightful and inspirational. Quit reading this and buy it!
Greg lets his finest come to your ears.... January 4, 2003
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you are familiar with Greg Brown, you probably are familiar with this release. If you don't have it, get it and treat yourself to an experience that take you on a journey of loves lost and loves to come. For those who are curious about Greg's work, this is an excellent place to start. There is not a bad cut here, and in particular, "Dream Cafe", "Spring Wind" and "Laughing River" are a trio of songs that somehow work some sort of magic into allowing me to see into life a bit deeper for a period of time. Two other releases that go along well with this are "Further In" and "The Poet Game."
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