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Buddy Miller is country in a way that country isn't marketed much these days. He knows life is ragged and messy, and that's the way he approaches songs, and he sings with a wild, willful abandon that sounds as real and lived in as the day is long. There's nothing smooth and polished about Buddy Miller, which is why he doesn't get played on contemporary country stations and gets shuffled away under the Americana or alt-country umbrellas. Whatever. He's the real deal, and this excellent sampler of his eight-year stay at Hightone Records shows that again and again, and it makes a perfect introduction to this delightfully maverick singer and songwriter. There isn't a slack song in the sequence, but a few really stand out, particularly the opener, "The River's Gonna Run," written by his wife, Julie Miller, who sings on it, too, and the couple sounds like the second coming of Richard & Mimi Fariña if the Fariñas had spent a lifetime drinking and smoking in a honky tonk road house. It's country, even if Nashville has no clue that it is. Other highlights here include "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go," a loosely sung but masterful version of Richard Thompson's "Keep Your Distance," and a fun romp through "Hole in My Head," which Miller co-wrote with Jim Lauderdale. But each of these 16 tracks has something to offer, and even though they're drawn from five different albums for Hightone, they feel like they all belong together (the album isn't arranged chronologically, which means the songs bounce off each other in a natural flow, and it shows someone put some thought into sequencing), and the end result is an impressive portrait of an American treasure. Folks, this is country the way it ought to be done.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Julie Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer - Brady Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Spampinato, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Craft Recordings.
Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Craft Recordings.
Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings.
Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Byron House, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tammy Rogers, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Craft Recordings.
Phil Madeira, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Fishell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Byron House, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Craft Recordings.
Larry Campbell, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Owings, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Plant, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Craft Recordings.
Phil Madeira, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Miller, Producer, Recording Producer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Donald Lindley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Plant, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Craft Recordings.
Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrew Schreiner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Madeira, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Fishell, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Johnson, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brady Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Craft Recordings.
Tom T. Hall, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Craft Recordings.
Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings.
JIM LAUDERDALE, ComposerLyricist - Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings.
Julie Miller, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Tammy Rogers, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Craft Recordings.
Larry Campbell, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Madeira, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Julie Miller, Producer, Recording Producer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer - Donald Lindley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Craft Recordings.
Emmylou Harris, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Madeira, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Miller, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Fishell, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Johnson, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roosevelt Jamison, ComposerLyricist - Brady Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Craft Recordings.
Julie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Craft Recordings.
JIM LAUDERDALE, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Miller, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Craft Recordings.
Album review
Buddy Miller is country in a way that country isn't marketed much these days. He knows life is ragged and messy, and that's the way he approaches songs, and he sings with a wild, willful abandon that sounds as real and lived in as the day is long. There's nothing smooth and polished about Buddy Miller, which is why he doesn't get played on contemporary country stations and gets shuffled away under the Americana or alt-country umbrellas. Whatever. He's the real deal, and this excellent sampler of his eight-year stay at Hightone Records shows that again and again, and it makes a perfect introduction to this delightfully maverick singer and songwriter. There isn't a slack song in the sequence, but a few really stand out, particularly the opener, "The River's Gonna Run," written by his wife, Julie Miller, who sings on it, too, and the couple sounds like the second coming of Richard & Mimi Fariña if the Fariñas had spent a lifetime drinking and smoking in a honky tonk road house. It's country, even if Nashville has no clue that it is. Other highlights here include "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go," a loosely sung but masterful version of Richard Thompson's "Keep Your Distance," and a fun romp through "Hole in My Head," which Miller co-wrote with Jim Lauderdale. But each of these 16 tracks has something to offer, and even though they're drawn from five different albums for Hightone, they feel like they all belong together (the album isn't arranged chronologically, which means the songs bounce off each other in a natural flow, and it shows someone put some thought into sequencing), and the end result is an impressive portrait of an American treasure. Folks, this is country the way it ought to be done.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:01
- Main artists: Buddy Miller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: HighTone Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2008 Craft Recordings. This Compilation ℗ 2008 Craft Recordings.
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