The most intelligent and inspired music I’ve ever heard! Eric Stuart is a songwriting genius and vocal virtuoso! His lyrics display clever rhetoric in each carefully chosen word, and his voice is specifically adapted to capture the mood of each powerfully emotional song. Though his musical style has as many different shades as a full spectrum rainbow, there is always pure country for true heart and rock roots for footloose fun! A devotion to quality and gift for music like there has never been!

このアルバムは聴き進むと同時に、美しい田園風景の中を旅しているような感覚に陥ってくる。エリック・ステュアートの温かく力強い声で語られる物語は、その情景を生き生きと想起させる。思わず踊り出したくなるような明るい歌から、ダークなユーモアに溢れた歌、壊れてしまった男女の関係を歌ったものまで様々あるが、底を流れる優しさは一貫している。このCDはカントリー音楽として位置付けされているようではあるが、彼の音楽はジャンルに縛られることなく自由なものであり、カントリー音楽のファンでなくとも充分楽しめるものだと思う。

Listening through this album is like travelling through a beautiful landscape. As stories are told by Eric Stuart’s warm, convincing voice, I can easily envision them in vivid colors, and I love the overall gentleness that binds the whole album together. Of all his CDs I have heard, I think this CD is the best in terms of its integrity. The whole thing, including the cover, is a beautifully crafted piece of art. You don’t have to be a fan of country music in order to enjoy this album, because his music