rootsy, soulful goodness.
overtones of gospel-tinted scottish r & b singer frankie miller, a bit of swampy tony jo white, a dash of the rootsy-side of springsteen, all a nice mix on this excellent disc. blues, ballads, rocking alt-country, and more than a little gospel can be had here, including an epic nine minute version of dylan's "with god on our side." all buddy miller recordings are well worth having. "universal united house of prayer" is no exception.

New Fan
When I heard Buddy's music on GAC, I was blown away. What an amazing combination of Dylanesque cynicism, musical talent and honest, grass-roots Christian spirituality. This album is a must buy for anybody who yearns for the honesty of the '60s.

spiritual rather than churchy
This is soul-touching music for people who don't DO churchy, preachy, didactic Xtian music. It's thoughtful, serious, soul-full.

SOME OTHER GREAT ALBUMS
I am a big fan of roots music. This album is a beautiful, captivating record that consistently delivers great music, song after song. If you enjoy this album and are looking for some similar great roots albums then I recommend the following:
1) Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
2) Ain't No Grave: A Tribute To Traditional And Public Domain Songs
3) March 16-20 by Uncle Tupelo
4) Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster
5) Every Sound Below by Tim Eriksen

Some great songs
Buddy Miller's CD features his rough vocals and top-quality, heavy-duty guitar work plus a pair of screeching, ecstatic background singers, the McCrary sisters. On songs such as "Worry too Much," the results are spectacularly good. "Shelter Me" is another song I like a lot.

This is hard rocking, anti-war, socially-conscious, southern gospel type music. The touch is heavy handed on Bob Dylan's song, "With God on our Side." The tune is excellent but the words are simplistic, and Buddy drags the song out for 9 minutes. It pains my ears to listen to the words at the same time that I enjoy Buddy's marvelous guitar playing.

The concept of this CD is apparently to show that fundamentalist Christianity has a heart -- and a lot of soul. That effort succeeds and most of the songs on this CD are good or really good.

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