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Broken Things
Julie Miller
Broken Things
Genres: Pop, Rock
 
Julie Miller's Hightone debut, Blue Pony, was a critical success based on its winning combination of Miller's superior songwriting, plaintive vocals, and husband Buddy's rockin' production. Broken Things is, if anything, a...  more »

     
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All Artists: Julie Miller
Title: Broken Things
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hightone Records
Original Release Date: 8/17/1999
Release Date: 8/17/1999
Genres: Pop, Rock
Styles: Singer-Songwriters, Adult Alternative, Country Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 012928810326, 001292881032

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Julie Miller's Hightone debut, Blue Pony, was a critical success based on its winning combination of Miller's superior songwriting, plaintive vocals, and husband Buddy's rockin' production. Broken Things is, if anything, a step up, with nary a weak song in the bunch and guest appearances by Patty Griffin, Victoria Williams, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Earle. Many of its charms are encapsulated in the opener, "Ride the Wind to Me": swinging, solid grooves; twangy harmonies (courtesy of hubby); and a chorus that lifts the heart while it captures the ear. Miller's voice is a study in contrasts: an unforced "little-girl" breathiness combined with a bluesy roughness around the edges. Her obvious foundation in country and mountain music and her ability to add slight twists to her lyrics make ballads like "I Still Cry" and the title song into new classics rather than exercises in "retro." Buddy's time in Harris's Spyboy band has helped him add some of the "ambient-roots" sound of Wrecking Ball to the proceedings. It is all to the good, further enhancing an emotionally resonant record. --Michael Ross

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FLAWLESS
dan | Napa, Ca. | 05/24/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I met Julie miller several years ago. She had just put out her first album. She told me in a phone coversation that she didn't drive. In jest she said she had trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time, let alone try to navigate traffic. Well, fortunaltely for all of us driving isn't required to be a genius. I knew when we spoke that there was something special about her. She had an innocence about her like Amy Grant had when she first started out. Unlike Amy since her first album, Julie Miller continues to top herself with each release. There is something about how she delivers a lyric that reaches the depths of human sensitivity. My favorite song on the album is I KNOW WHY THE RIVER RUNS. Don't feel bad Julie, Einstein had problems with shoelaces. Stay off the road but definately stay in the studio. The theory of relativity has been covered. All you have to do is keep singing and people will be talking about you for years to come too."