The Bottle & Fresh Horses

Refreshments

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 16, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001EWQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,807 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars even better than the first!, October 10, 2000

By A Customer

True talent! How a band like this could not have hit the big time after their first (and only) two albums is beyond me. This is quite possibly my favorite CD of all time. It's an incredible shame to see a band like this break up after an "unsuccessful" second album (especially when I look at some of today's "talent"). The music is a bit more on the serious side than the first record, but the boys come through with incredible sound and lyrics that stick in your mind. Any fan of music would do well to add this one to their collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still a damn good cd..., October 7, 1998

By A Customer

"The Bottle and Fresh Horses" continues in the same path where the Refreshments left off from their first album "Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy". Although this album isn't as much fun as the bank robbing sound you find in their first album, it still rips a meaning to the heart, it has more of traveling sound by horse from bar to bar looking for the right woman. Yeah! sounds great this album deserves more of a 4 and a half stars rather than just 4, but falls short of 5 because of their great first album. Every song is unique, from the meaningful lyrics found in "Sin Nombre", to the bashing of an ex-girl in "Fonder & Blonder", not to mention a catchy-twangy "Horses" song, and the stop dead at a bar depressed sound found in "Una Soda". The Refreshments have it all and got better in their lyrical background on this one, overall a damn good cd. Ride away with this one!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONe of the best albums by anyone ever, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

When I first played this cd I was kind of disappointed. It was not as partyish as FFB&B. Then the more I played it the better and better it sounded and now I can say without a doubt that this cd is definitely better than their first one. "Heaven or the Highway out of Town" and "broken Record" are two of the best songs anyone have ever written. Check out this lyric, "So you took that other guy on your caribean cruise while I stayed home and cried into my bottle of pills." Now *that's* great writing! Even though The Refreshments have since broken up do yourself a huge favor and buy both cd's while you still can. btw, the Peace Makers cd has just come out and I got it two days ago. I have the double cd with the second one being live and it sounds good although I'm still growing into it. If you're expecting The rEfreshments, don't. The Peace makers cd is definitely more subdued although still full of great writing.