Yeah, baby!
This is the stuff. These guys went into the studio (or farm house, rather) and came out with a collection of wonderful, finely-crafted tunes. I love RRE's live shows but I also love this CD which further explores the band's songwriting and arranging. If you like rock and bluegrass (not even that, necessarily), you will love Railroad Earth and "Amen Corner". Todd Sheaffer is becoming remindful of Jerry Garcia in his melodies and soulful singing, as on "Little Bit O' Me" and "All Alone", and that is about the highest compliment I can give. Get the "Elko" CD, too, for the live sound.

Decades Down The Road You'll Still Love This
This is a wonderful recording. There's less glitz and more craft on the familiar Railroad Earth styles, with a beautiful layering of instruments, like multi-layered fabric across Todd Sheaffer's simple-yet-elegant lyrics. And there are some brash new sounds added to ever widening definition of the Railroad Earth "sound". The themes that run through Amen Corner are love (of course), birth and hope/fears for the future (The future becomes very much in your forethought for new parents!).

There are many changes of pace both in musical styles, and a diversity of moods on this CD. After starting with a folksy Been Down This Road, an almost hip-hoppy Hard Livin' comes crashin' in with it's multiple sax chorus, and electric guitar added to the normal RRE complement. As the album continues to zig and zag through different styles, I find that the remarkable thing is that the quality remains equally high from cut to cut. It might leave one with the feeling that there is no "star" cut. In truth, they are ALL shining stars that will grow inside you and pop into your mind at almost any given time.

This CD harkens me back to GD's American Beauty in its' consistency from piece to piece. And like American Beauty, decades down the road you will be listening to and enjoying Amen Corner on some marvelous, unimagined new playback device. Through those decades, you (and your children) will still be able to relate to the musical messages that this band left for us here in 2008.

Do yourself a Favor
Railroad Earth goes down smoothly. They wrap their words and instrumentation around every inch of my soul and squeeze it until it tingles all over. This album, aside from being long waited, has become a favorite of mine. I was hesitant, at first, to buy Amen Corner. The reason behind this was that it is a studio recorded CD....and no offense to studio works, but a lot of the time(largely a band with the live rep that RRE has)studio CD's are not up to the standards fans hold them to. This is not the case for Railroad Earth's Amen Corner. Every single song could be played on repeat for eons to come, and I wouldn't complain. Knockout album. Buy it and you WILL be calling me in the morning!

Really Really dig it....but....
there's nothing like seeing a live RRE show. the vibes just pour out of everyone. these guys make me dance holes through my shoes! I dig the new album....I love the lyrics as usual but....it's feels like they didnt "let it all go". It definantly doesnt sound like a real show cause its not! Just like the Dead...i'm not gonna pull out a studio album and jam it...at least not very often...it just doesnt sound anywhere near as good as a live show. U guys can feel me on that. Keep up the good work though, you're my favorite band out there right now! KEEP IT COMIN!

the Gothic show last yr was nothing short of a miracle! thanks for rockin ROTHbury, see you at YARMONY GRASS!!!!!!

You can't really go wrong here...
Another great album from these guys, showing off their songwriting ability and instrumental skills. This IS a studio album, so there is less down and dirty picking than live shows, and it is a bit of a creative departure from Elko. Go in without any preconceptions however, and let this album grow on you a bit...you will not be dissapointed!