The Gibson Brothers - Bona Fide
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Album Details: Bona Fide
- Release Date:
- 03/11/2003
- Label:
- Sugarhill [Country]
- UPC:
- 015891396521
User Reviews: Bona Fide
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Top-notch album, full and visceral blueg
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| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Once upon a time, one could be assured that bluegrass bands, wherever they happened to be playing to make a buck or two, originated from the South. It was Southern music, after all, but thanks to radio and records, this regional music traveled to such odd places as upstate New York. Eric and Leigh Gibson grew up listening to first and second-generation bluegrass, so it only made sense that when they formed a band, they'd emulate their heroes. Together with mandolinist Marc MacGlashan and bassist Mike Barber, The Gibson Brothers have cut a disc of original material informed by tradition. In fact, when listening to a cut like Where Nobody Knows My Name" it's easy to imagine that this band is from the South. First, their brother harmony reaches back to the Delmores and Monroes, and next, both singers fill their lead vocals with country accents. A down-home bluegrass quality also pervades pieces like Ragged Man" and Open Road," giving these songs lots of bounce and pizzazz. The arrangements of guitar, banjo, fiddle, and bass are fairly straightforward and the instrumental interplay lively. Most of these pieces only last two or three minutes, though, so the emphasis is placed on the vocals and the songs themselves, which is just fine. The album ends with a nicely handled guest vocal by sister Erin Gibson on The Lighthouse," and she is superbly supported by her big brothers. Bona Fide will please old fans, bluegrass fanatics, and anyone who enjoys good singing. - Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide |
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The upstate New York bluegrass group known as the Gibson Brothers is really two talented brothers and a father and son team that can deliver a close-knit harmony without a hitch. The brothers are writer, banjoist, and vocalist Eric Gibson and writer,...Full The Gibson Brothers Biography
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-- ©2008 All Media Guide, LLC
The Gibsons still emphasize two-part brother harmony, and it might be nice on future releases to hear more trios from the band, with little sis singing lead or harmony. The brothers' repertoire has always been characterized by strong original material, and this project offers nine songs written or co-written by one or both of the Gibsons. Standouts include those that tell hard-hitting stories (Railroad Line, Vern's Guitar, Where Nobody Knows My Name) or paint vivid portraits of people (Arleigh, Ragged Man, Norma). Also, their newgrassy "That Bluegrass Music" is a testament to their love for the genre. This album screams when "Shucking the Corn" spins, and Tom T. Hall's "Don't Forget the Coffee, Billy Joe" (complete with Tom T.'s cameo line "now pay attention, son") seems a tongue-in-cheek statement regarding misplaced priorities in a troubled world. The Gibson Brothers now offer a fuller and more visceral brand of bluegrass than they did a decade ago. Bona Fide, is a top-notch album, and as the title claims, the Gibson Brothers' bluegrass is sincere, authentic and genuine. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now) ...