The only major label album this Florida band ever did.I was really surprised at how good this record is.It`s more closer to Blue Rodeo than Uncle Tupelo but the sincerity of the tunes just wins me over."Picture Of Helen","I`m Over You","Take My Country Back",and "Here`s To You" are just some of the highlights.One part of the songwriting team Bob Rupe later joined Cracker and I think played with Sparklehorse as well.Walter Salas-Humara continued on without him.It`s also worth noting that JD Foster plays bass(who would later produce many of Richard Buckner`s albums)and Amy Allison(Mose Allison`s daughter)does some fine backing vocals. For their major-label debut, Walter Salas-Humara and Bob Rupe stick to pretty much exactly the same script as they had on their three previous indie efforts; the powers that be at RCA Records should be commended for resisting the temptation to mess with their new signing. Recorded live on stage at a theater in their hometown of Gainesville, FL (w! ithout an audience), there's a freshness to The Silos that suits the songs beautifully. Horns, strings, and accordion color the songs without drawing too much attention to themselves so that all the focus remains on Salas-Humara and Rupe's typically solid tunes. The highlights are many, but the odd character study "Commodore Peter" and the heartbreaking "Picture of Helen" are the two most immediately fascinating tunes. Bob Rupe left the Silos after this album to focus on other projects and the group ...
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