Search - Head Hands & Feet :: Home From Home

Shows the seeds of promise

loce_the_wizard | Lilburn, GA USA | 03/26/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

""Home from Home" does not stand the test of time and is in no way a classic. If you are a Heads, Hands, and Feet collector, then you have, or will want to have, this recording. Do not expect the energy of their other works, for the balance on this early work in more ballads, more Tony Coulton. Now that is not necessarily all bad, for Coulton is a great vocalist. But tracks like Friend of a Friend and Windy & Warm, for instance, are not going make anyone's compilation CD. On the other hand, Bringing It All on My Own Head showcase the band's vintage harmony and energy. Achmed is a curious little gem. Home from Home ranks up there with Simon and Garfunkle's My Little Town as one of the bleakest depictions of a town on record. Make Me Feel Much Better is trite, and the rest of the tracks may or may not prove engaging. Still, these early songs show that HH&F were clearly on to something fresh and worthwhile, and this early promise does blossom more in their subsequent efforts."

This should have been their second release!

akoenig@micronet.net | Anchorage, Alaska | 10/14/1998

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Although Home From Home is touted in the liner notes as what should have been HH&F's first release on Capitol, the quality is not as mind-blowing as their actual self-titled first Capitol release. It is always great to hear Lee and Colton together, but this album has less of what became the HH&F sound. "Can You See Me?" would have fit on either HH&F or Tracks without a doubt. This is not to say that the album is not a great album, it is! It has some real surprises on it, in particular, "Hey Achmed".You'll not be sorry to have this one in your collection."

Lots of Colton... Very Little Albert Lee

Johnny Cieta | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 11/12/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"If you're a big fan of guitarest Albert Lee, and if that your primary reason for knowing about and liking Heads Hands and Feet, you will be VERY disappointed in the "Home From Home" album. If, on the other hand, your a fan of Tony Colton or with Heads Hands and Feet aside from all of Albert Lee's talents, then this is a "must-have" album. The point is that on this album, Albert Lee's guitar can only be heard on a couple of tracks. I think that I've only identified one song where he has a lead of any significance ("Can You See Me"). Each of the three "known" Heads Hands and Feet albums are FULL of Albert."