THE GIBSON BROTHERS
Red Litter Day
Sugar Hill
· Ex-Dairy Farmers reach the top of the Bluegrass world with their seventh release.
Leigh and Eric Gibson are two amazing songwriters who draw upon folk, bluegrass and rock influences. They harmonize like only brothers can and they are talented instrumentalists, but their greatest talent is an almost uncanny ability to write good songs and to choose equally good material from other writers and the public domain.
Still, they aren't infallible. The worst song on this release is a cover version of The Rolling Stones' "It's All Over Now." It isn't a bad version of the song, but it just doesn't suit their style. They are at their best on slow ballads and story songs like Chris Knight's "If I Were You." If there is a hit on this CD, it just has to be Eric's "We Won't Dance Again." This song is as sad and beautiful as the old country classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today." It is the best example of beautiful songwriting on an album packed with emotional, complex and captivating songs.
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