Track Listing
1. Big Ones Get Away
2. Fallen Angels
3. Bad End
4. Emma Lee
5. Starwalker
6. Priests of the Golden Bull, The
7. Disinformation
8. Getting Started
9. I'm Going Home
10. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
11. Goodnight
| Details | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
While Buffy Sainte-Marie was never much of a commercial juggernaut in the United States (even at the height of the Folk Revival), this comeback album--her first record in 15 years--undeservedly disappeared from the market on arrival in 1992. Comparable to another singer-songwriter comeback of 1992, Leonard Cohen's THE FUTURE, COINCIDENCE & LIKELY STORIES finds another ex-folkie in step with the digitalia of the modern age. Draped by synth swells and some electronic beats (and only the occasional acoustic guitar), Buffy Sainte-Marie delivers a strong cycle with a defiant message of Native American injustice. Standout track "Starwalker" echoes her '60s classic "He's A Keeper of the Fire," while "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" rips corporate pollution and defends Leonard Peltier over rifling guitar riffs. Her tremoloing voice--one of the most under-appreciated instruments in '60s folkdom--sounds in peak form here expressing tenderness, vivacity, and outrage with equal, resonating power.
Editorial Reviews
3 Stars - Good - ..fans won't be disappointed..
Q (05/01/1992)
Highly Recommended - ..[this release] marks the welcome return of an authentic angry voice...her righteous fury delivers the big thrills..
Spin (05/01/1992)
..not since Tina Turner has a nearly forgotten veteran reinvented herself to such stunning effect...Saint-Marie has somehow discovered a sound that's leaner, scarier and more spontaneous than anything to which she's previously put her name..
Musician (08/01/1925)
..a devastating litany of continuing corporate and governmental injury to indians. The outrage is bolstered by lean, catchy folk-pop melodies..
New York Times (09/11/1992)
3 Stars - Good - ..a winning comeback...11 songs that have deep thematic resonance and that are among her most appealing work..
Rolling Stone (11/26/1992)
3 Stars - Good - ..fans won't be disappointed.. Spin (5/92, p.76) - Highly Recommended - ..[this release] marks the welcome return of an authentic angry voice...her righteous fury delivers the big thrills..
Q (05/01/1992)
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