One of the many good things about Buddy Miller is that, for someone who does high lonesome so well (albeit not in the 'true' bluegrass sense), he clearly doesn't take himself too seriously, and indeed has a habit of making his more rollicking numbers genuine highlights of his records along with the more yearning tunes that make up much of his songbook; on Poison Love, first song "Nothing Can Stop Me" is a case in point - it brings a smile to my face.
Also, not to get too schmaltzy, but he and wife Julie sure are lucky that as well as being romantic partners - and, going by a piece I read about them in a No Depression anthology a while back, deeply so - their voices, and their musical styles more generally, mesh so perfectly, shown off particularly on this one on the gorgeous "100 Million Little Bombs".
Anyway, for those and many other reasons, this is great.
Also, not to get too schmaltzy, but he and wife Julie sure are lucky that as well as being romantic partners - and, going by a piece I read about them in a No Depression anthology a while back, deeply so - their voices, and their musical styles more generally, mesh so perfectly, shown off particularly on this one on the gorgeous "100 Million Little Bombs".
Anyway, for those and many other reasons, this is great.
