Donna The Buffalo ‎– Silverlined CD

With two primary vocalists in the band these days, founding members Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, the band achieves a wide and interesting range of styles and moods. The strong, rocky, classic sound of Broken Record and the dreamy, hope-filled soul searching of Beauty Within are good examples of the depth and range of Nevins songwriting. The infectious and countrified Meant to Be and the upbeat Garden of Eden showcase Puryears writing and vocals, although the latter suffers slightly from some odd timing choices in the percussion.

On Locket and Key the band is joined by the inimitable Bela Fleck, whose virtuosic banjo playing forms a huge part of the songs foundation, yet his playing never quite gets the chance to shine on its own, which is a damn shame if you havent heard the man play. But hey, this is a Donna the Buffalo record, not a Bela Fleck record, so its certainly a forgivable offense. The other heavy-hitting guest comes in the form of Los Lobos lead singer and guitarist David Hidalgo. He sings background vocals for Nevins on the title track, a very good song overall, despite a relative abundance of lyrical clich

Label: Sugar Hill Records

Country: US

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)