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All Be Gone 3:28 02. Overtime 2:28 03. Roman Cars 3:16 04. Freckles 6:01 05. Catvmouse 3:01 06. Lonely Fast And Deep 3:10 07. See High The Hemlock Grows 3:04 08. In The Ice 2:58 09. Least We Can Do 4:20 10. Slow Down 3:15 11. The Only Living Boy In New York 5:19 ┌────────┐ ────┤ Notes ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └────────┘ When they released their first album in 1989, the Boston-based trio Buffalo Tom were written off as Dinosaur Jr. junior. Admittedly, their debut was in debt to J Mascis' thundering guitar and folk-tinged songs and it didn't help that Mascis produced the record, either. Over time, Buffalo Tom stripped away their grungier influences and developed into a straight-ahead rock group of the early 90's, capable of throttling rockers and beautiful ballads. Comprising guitarist/vocalist Bill Janovitz, bassist/vocalist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis, Buffalo Tom began to develop their own style with their second album, 1990's "Birdbrain", which featured a noticeable improvement in songwriting. Twenty-nine years down the road from their debut album, and seven years since they last released a recording, Buffalo Tom sound very much like grownups on 2018's "Quiet And Peace". The opening track, "All Be Gone," shows these guys can still rock when they want to, and "Lonely Fast And Deep" confirms it. But most of the time, Buffalo Tom sound a bit quieter, more thoughtful, and more measured than they did in their 90's heyday. This was a band that was often given to a certain amount of navel-gazing, and that hasn't changed on "Quiet And Peace", where the music often matches the contemplative mood of the lyrics. None of that is a criticism - it's genuine and well-deserved praise. "Quiet And Peace" is a set of songs that show Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn, and Tom Maginnis refuse to live in the past, and it's the work of three mature men who have plenty to say about their lives and the world around them in the here and now. "Quiet And Peace" is not built around walls of guitar in the manner of Buffalo Tom's best-known work - keyboards take up as much room as the six-strings on "Freckles" and the evocative cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy In New York". But it's also no less passionate, committed, or intelligent when they were routinely acknowledged as one of America's best bands, and this trio's gift for writing strong but melodic tunes and smart, emotionally incisive lyrics hasn't changed a bit. Buffalo Tom are still looking for answers on "Quiet And Peace", even if the questions aren't quite the same as they once were, and they clearly believe that rock & roll still means something important. Buffalo Tom are still firmly in control of what was best and most important in their music, and "Quiet And Peace" is a fine reminder of why they mattered then, and why they matter now. ┌────────┐ ────┤ Salute ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └────────┘ BERC r35 GCP FWYH NuHS GRAVEWISH JCE KLV