On the Timeline

On the Timeline Artist: Barton & Sweeney
Label: The Orchard
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 669910468722
EAN: 0669910468722
ASIN: B00004RJW7


Release Date: 2000-04-28

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Tracks:

  1. Safer Haven
  2. Burn Tonight
  3. Ice Cold Lonely
  4. Take a Little Less
  5. She's the One
  6. Free (intro)
  7. Free
  8. Lies on the Fire
  9. Anybar USA
  10. The Given
  11. Black to be Blue
  12. Losing You the Last Time
  13. Before You
  14. We're an American Band
  15. Free (reprise)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars More Soul from Tahlequah, OK.......2000-06-23

I had owned Barton & Sweeney's debut album (See my review for "River Red") for several years before I bought "On the Timeline". I adored their first disc and rushed to this disc with great anticipation. My first listen set me back, these were the same voices I had heard but this was definitely a new look. The first disc was a car driving favorite, singing at the top of my voice to the tight harmonies and soulful lyrics I had come to appreciate. This outing was less "catchy" but much more "reflective". A combination of Folk/Blues/Country/and Pop drives this disc in a rather unique direction. Song subject matter varies from paranoid behavior (Safer Haven), nocturnal dating behaviors (Anybar, USA), racial identity issues (Black to be Blue),the horrors of slavery (Free) and financial pains of a musician (We're an Americana Band). After multiple listening I realized these two had spent their time not remaking their first disc (as so many musicians do), but taking their knowledge of their own music stylings, and creating something familiar but more complex. Favorite cuts include "Safer Haven", "Before You," "Free", "Black to be Blue", and my favorite song from the duo "She's the One." Listening is the only way to understand these two singer/songwriters. (And by the way, their also great live.)

4 out of 5 stars Don't let the 'folk' fool you........2000-06-22

"On the Timeline" represents some of the best music going on in Americana today. It does lack the zeal of Barton and Sweeney's great live performances, but the songwriting can't be beat. Barton's incredible skill in guitar playing melds beautifully with Sweeney's vocals and rhythm guitar; the result is a snapshot of what two skilled musicians can accomplish. " She's the One" may be the definitive real life love song; "Safer Haven" is just a heck of a lot of fun. Catch these guys if you get a chance....

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