Songs From St. Somewhere

Essential ONLY for true Parrotheads

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Steve Mix

April 19, 2018

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Three great songs and the rest meh. Tides, Somethin’ Bout a Boat, and Oldest Surfer on the Beach are the jewels. Most of the other songs have excellent potential and solid instrumentation, but a bit dull. Reminds me of the Don’t Stop the Carnival and Off to See the Lizard. Good albums unless you compare them to the rest of Bubba’s catalog.
Good background music when you are having a party and everyone’s talking.
Just saw him live and he did no songs from this one and his performance was amazing. Hopefully he has another Buffet Hotel or Take the Weather with You (or Banana Wind!!) in the future.

A wonderful, relaxing, atmospheric album...

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October 27, 2013

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I've been a Buffett fan for about 30 years, but he doesn't get an automatic passing grade from me if he doesn't deliver. Let me set the stage by saying I was not exactly thrilled by most of his last album (Buffet Hotel) or some of his other less-than-stellar albums (Beach House on the Moon) - although they too had some gems.

I found this album to be a very pleasant surprise. While most of his "modern era" albums took several listenings to appreciate, this one had its appeal on the first listen. I read some of the negative reviews and they just go to show that everyone has different tastes, even among fans. Contrary to some reports, I think this is a very melodic and catchy set of songs, with only a few mild klunkers - but remember, this CD has 16 songs on it... back in the vinyl days, 10-12 max was the norm, so I can forgive a few filler pieces. If I were to make an album of the 10 best songs on this CD, I would probably give it 5 stars.

The most commercial and bouncy of the songs, "Too Drunk to Karaoke" and "Earl's Dead" are my LEAST favorite tracks on the album - they try too hard to go after the country crowd that embraced his "License to Chill" album (which I like quite a bit, but it took me a long time to warm up to). Like Jimmy, I'm getting older and growing up, and I appreciate his more subdued approach with this album. I feel like he made an album that he wanted to make, not just one to make money.

The clear but mellow vocals, exquisite acoustic music makes wonderful music to relax or work to. A few of the songs, "Einstein was a Sailor" and "I'm no Russian" are a bit repetitious and probably won't get you singing along, but even they are fun songs. "Useless but Important Information", "Tides" feel like below-average filler.

And other songs are are simply beautiful and close to perfect: "Something About a Boat", "I Wave Bye Bye", "Colour of the Sun"

My other favorite artist is Mark Knopfler, so of course, I dig "Oldest Surfer on the Beach" with Mark sitting in and providing his own distinctive beach sound.

BOTTOM LINE: This isn't beach party music for twenty-somethings. It's dinner party music for us mature fans. If you like Buffett ballads, you will almost certainly love this album. If Jimmy's bouncy and/or country tunes are your only interest, you might think about skipping this one.

A Parrot Head Will Like This One !

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Larry Ashford

March 21, 2018

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I confess, I'm a parrot head, so I had to buy it. Some interesting songs, some good songs, some maybe not too good songs, but okay enough. If you don't understand the title, it's probably not for you. If you're a parrot head you'll probably like it, if not, buy his Floriday's album instead which I have also reviewed.

GamingLadyTop Contributor: Pets

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Storytelling at its finest!

October 4, 2013

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I have always been a big time fan of Jimmy's but for some reason I didn't think I would like this cd. I bought it because my husband would like it for sure, but I made myself a copy and you know what? I ended up loving it!! His stories are fantastic, his " Too drunk to Karaoke" is too much......Earl's dead.....Cadillac for sale is also good....to understand my review, why not go listen to his cd samples? I know if you just give it a try you will love it as much as I do! Jimmy you can still tell a good story! Thanks a lot!

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I'm a Parrot Head from way back!

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AJK

December 25, 2013

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I have a collection of almost 30 Buffett CD's, at last count anyway. Right now, on Christmas Day, I'm listening to Christmas Island by JB as well as Robert Greenidge A Coral Reefer Christmas. Soothing and festive! I do have other Christmassy CD's too, which I'm playing, so it's not all Buffett today.
I like this CD, even though I had not heard any of the songs previously. He rarely disappoints me with his music. Whenever I listen to his songs, it brings me back to the first time I heard his music; lounging around on a boat in the Atlantic Ocean on a scuba diving trip to the Bahamas. Maybe he just puts me in a vacation, fantasy mood!
Enjoy, mon!

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August 13, 2015

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I am very impressed with Jimmy Buffett's last few albums. They have a combination of clever lyrics and inspired and inspiring music. This album is the latest in this series of great albums. I can't believe some people hate this album...I guess music is subjective. There are few artists that continue to interest me like Jimmy Buffett and John Hiatt. Others have disappointed me like Bruce Cockburn and Bob Seger with their latest efforts. Thank God for artists like Buffett and Hiatt who continue to create good music. This album has some songs that I consider some of Jimmy Buffett's best songs. I am looking forward to next one.

Good Buffett. worthy of a space in a collection.

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