Poison Love

Buddy Miller | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 19, 1997
• Label: Hightone Records
• Genres: Country/Alt-Country & Americana, Country/Contemporary Country, Country/Outlaw & Progressive Country, Pop/Pop Rock, Pop/Singer-Songwriters, Rock/Country Rock, Rock/Singer-Songwriters
• ASIN: B000QR28G6
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pass the grits!, August 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Poison Love (Audio CD)

I used to HATE country music. That was until I heard Dwight Yoakam and Emmylou Harris in '86. Ever since then an occasional album will come out that blows me away like Lucinda Williams' self-titled cd or the Mavericks' "What a Crying Shame". Well, I can put "Poison Love" right up there with these classics. This album has the feel of putting on a worn pair of blue jeans. The songs just make sense...they sound tried and true and just...well, FIT. Buddy, you've made yourself a fan from a supreme critic of what passes for popular country today. Thanks!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as everyone says, July 14, 1999

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David Kennedy "DKHTown" (HOUSTON, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Poison Love (Audio CD)

I've had this CD for nearly two years, and it is still one of my favorites. Buddy and Julie Miller are the most consistent songwriting team working in country/country rock, and there is not a throwaway on the entire album. Two great bands back Buddy (Emmylou Harris and Spyboy, and Lucinda Williams' old mates), and Buddy's guitar work is stellar. Also great are Buddy's "Your Love and Other Lies" and Julie Miller's "Blue Pony," but this is the standout record of the three. This CD is everything that all the reviews below claim it is... and more.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A shining beacon of hard country music, June 2, 2001

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Poison Love (Audio CD)

The unabashed twang of Miller's music burns like a straight shot of whiskey - no mixers to dilute, no fruit to sweeten, and no ice to chill. "Poison Love" gathers its power from the unadulterated recording of Miller's voice, along with guitar, fiddle and steel that underline and embolden. Miller emphasizes by removing distractions, and what remains are life's joys and pains; spotlit pleas - hopeful, reciprocated, and scorned. His country-soul reading of "That's How Strong My Love Is" is every bit as powerful as O.V. Wright's original and Otis Redding's well-known 1965 cover. Miller strums his guitar's bass strings and grazes at the bottom end of his vocal range, turning on a half-note growl reminiscent of George Jones or Tompall Glaser. The disc balances slow, moody original like "Baby Don't Let Me Down" and "I Can't Help It" with the up-temp romp "Nothing Can Stop Me" and the foot-tapping recriminations of the title cut. Simply put: a stellar example of hard country music.