Never Home

Freedy Johnston | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 25, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002HMC
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,358 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Great, but more than good, February 26, 2005

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jswillo (Crete, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Home (Audio CD)

I discovered Freedy through "This Perfect World" which I bought after hearing "Bad Reputation" (still as good a single as pop-chart radio has played in the last ten years). That album was a revelation - tuneful, literate lyrics, songs that engaged you and made you think, and melodies that stuck in your head for weeks. "Never Home" doesn't reach that level, but if you like Freedy (and not everyone does, I realize) you won't be disappointed in this effort. Freedy's gift for catchy melodies is in full evidence here, but, for me, the joy is in listening to the stories these songs are telling. Like a book of Raymond Carver short stories, his cast of quirky characters includes shoplifters, arsonists, aging hippies, UFO abductees and kids having an unwanted baby. You don't catch all this stuff right away, but, like a good book, the stories unfold the more you get into it. At the same time, there are a couple of achingly beautiful love songs in "Western Skies" and "You Get Me Lost". If you're unfamiliar with Freedy, I recommend "This Perfect World" as the first one to buy. However, if you have, and like, that great album, this is a very satisfying follow up that won't disappoint.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freedy's Most Enduring CD, February 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Never Home (Audio CD)

While it may not have a single song as strong as "Trying to Tell You I Don't Know" or "Bad Reputation", all in all this is probably my favorite Freedy Johnston CD - and that's saying something. It wasn't my favorite at first but repeated listenings continued to reveal subtleties and nuances that flesh out the songs. An exceptional effort by one of the giant talents of the time.

Who else would think to write a song about a girl who's beginning to realize her boyfriend's a pyromaniac?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Songwriting par excellance!!!, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Never Home (Audio CD)

"Western Skies". Just listen to it. It's the closest you'll get to hearing a short story put to music. Character development, passion, longing, sadness... all in one song! Freedie never ceases to amaze!!!