The first 10 songs on this CD are really good. The Silos have yet to recapture whatever magic they had when they wrote & recorded "Cuba." I haven't checked out the additional songs and the video clip, but it is worth owning this CD just for the original 10 songs. It may not be an A-plus great album, but it's a really excellent, heartfelt A-minus gem. A slight countryish flavor, but basically The Silos are rock oriented.

Truly, I love this album. I bought the tape in 1989 and finally replaced it with this CD. It's been on near constant rotation in my car's CD player ever since.

So many of the songs are stand-outs and each is beautiful in its own way. I won't bore you with a summary of their merits because, well, I couldn't begin to list them all. I will say that it includes a couple new tracks and a live (although poor quality) version of Tennessee Fire.

If you only buy one Silos album, this is the one it should be.

if you love uncle tupelo or whiskeytown and you don't own this, you are a lost soul. this is the real deal, the unheard genius of walter salas-humera, the man who brought it all back home, country rhythms, folky lyrics and rock's inspired transcendence. get this now or lay down any claim to truly believe in the power of music.

MY TITLE SAYS IT ALL:

AHEAD - OF UNCLE TUPELO, JAYHAWKS, ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, LOS LOBOS, SON VOLT, WILCO, VULGAR BOATMEN -- AND THOSE ARE JUST THE DIRECT INFLUENCES. TIME DOES NOT PERMIT THE INDIRECT INFLUENCES.

BEHIND - EAGLES, SKYNYRD, GRAM PARSONS, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (SORRY, BUT IT IS TRUE), JOHN HIATT, T-BONE BURNETT, AND MANY OTHERS - I AM JUST RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE.

THE KEY IS - THEY WERE FAR AHEAD OF THE BANDS THEY CAME BEFORE AND EVEN FARTHER AHEAD OF THE BANDS THEY PROCEEDED.

THIS IS A BEAUTFUL ALBUM THAT (IN MY OPINION) IS THE BEST "ROAD ALBUM" EVER MADE. THOUGHTFUL, INSPIRING LYRICS THAT BOTH A CEO AND A $ 15.00 AN HOUR UNION MAN CAN RELATE TO. WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN LOVE AND BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR!

INCREDIBLE RANGE FROM ROCKER'S LIKE THE CLASSIC "TENNESSEE FIRE" AND "JUST THIS MORNING" TO BEAUTIFUL MELODY'S LIKE THE SARCASTIC "MARGARET" TO HEART-ACHING SONGS THAT TAKE US BACK TO CHILDHOOD LIKE "ALL FALL'S AWAY" AND "MARY'S GETTING MARRIED".

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION (ALTHOUGH I HATE RANKING ALBUMS) - THIS IS ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT ALBUMS OF THE LAST 35 YEARS, IT STILL HS A PLACE ON MY TURNTABLE (OOPS! - MY CD PLAYER) AFTER 14 YEARS.

P.S ISN'T IT A SHAME THAT DAVID LOWERY DOES NOT LET BOB RUPE UNLEASH ONE OF THE GREAT BARITONE VOICES IN ROCK N' ROLL --- EVER! I MISS THE WALTER/BOB DUO.

cuba is another classic work by the most underappreciated artists of the last 20 years. the writing and the executio of the material is tremendous. i happened to listen to walter and bob in their early, early days in ft. lauderdale, and these guys never missed a beat. years before bands like uncle tupelo, these guys turned out country/folk/punk tunes way ahead of their time. attending a live show of the silos was an incredible experience as well. i had the pleasure to watch them in the early 90's in chapel hill and these guys were electrocharged. rupe most have busted a half dozen strings during tenn. fire. an incredible performance. if you are ever in s. fla, look for albums/ep's by the bobs (an early incarnation) or a comp. lp, called the land that time forgot.walter certainly was as esteemed in fla. as mitch easter here in nc.

A truly great album--not a bad song here. "Tennessee Fire" is a real-crowd pleaser and "Margaret" shows a wry sense of humor.

Not many people have heard of this album but it is a true masterpiece. The songs here have a kind of "best friend" intimacy about them without backing down from their unique points-of-view. And "It's Alright" is one of my all-time favorite tunes.

I first heard this band and their song "All falls away" on a University of Alabama College Radio Station in 1988. If it makes any difference, that song has not left my mind and through research I've found it and am ordering it on Amazon ten years later. The song left a wonderful impression on me and if you like violin trenched folk guitar with a grass root non commercialized feel, you will surely like it too!