The Voice Is There
Bradley Jacobson | 08/18/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The second of the 3 album Juice Newton recorded with her band as "Juice Newton & Silver Spur" this one didn't launch any hit (or even near hit) singles but the elements of the first album and the hits to follow are there.
Unlike the debut album, the rock and roll is notched up a tad more on After the Dust Settles and the result is more in the vein of the California Rock of the mid 70's but that's not a bad thing at all and comes across with a full on bar band vibe.
Some of the highlights include the kiss off of "Bye Bye Baby" and "If I Ever" which show off Juice's pipes. Though truth be told you can tell by the end of the album that her voice is in great shape and the album has a great fun filled feel to it, even with the ballads. But alas it's still not as good as the things that were still yet to come from Juice Newton.
And at least we all now have a chance to hear these "lost" albums on CD - so a big kudos to Wounded Bird Records."