1 And the Rain Crashed Down - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
2 This Is Me - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
3 Baltimore - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
4 Stay - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
5 Lady Freedom - Eddie from Ohio, Clem
6 Independence, Indiana - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
7 Fly - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
8 Horse - Eddie from Ohio, Clem
9 Clear and Present Danger - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
10 Fifty Pounds - Eddie from Ohio, Clem
11 Alone - Eddie from Ohio, Clem
12 Adiós, Lorena - Eddie from Ohio, Schaefer
13 The Bird - Eddie from Ohio, Clem
14 No Pain, No Problem - Eddie from Ohio, Clem
15 Walk Humbly, Son - Eddie from Ohio, Clem

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My first EFO purchase...and it won't be the last

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Close, complex harmonies are only one of many good things about this album. You also have lyrics that make you think, take you back, and/or make you cry.

EFO creates a refreshing effort in an age of increasingly soulless, pointless, repetitive music...anyone else note that "pop" songs have, at best, two stanzas and a multitude of repeats of the refrain?

Now, if only EFO could come to Indiana!

Eddie, Where Have You Been All of My Life?!

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I am not one to give out 5 stars lightly. But EFO has been my greatest "discovery" in a long time. I'm thinking: 'Donna the Buffalo' (DTB), but much less amplified. Based in solid acoustic settings Eddie can nevertheless plug in on occasion with similar success. Solid playing; solid vocals; great hooks - what's not to like? Now I've got to check out the rest of their repertoire!

Best band you never heard of

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: As great as this and their other CD's are, you can't fully appreciate EFO until you see them in person. Buy this CD and go see them in concert. You'll be an Edhead too.

This is all Lloyd Maines' fault

 Album Rating: (3 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I've been thinking about this review since I bought the CD three months ago, debating internally exactly what's wrong with the newest album from my favorite group. I have been in love with EFO's wit, music, Julie's voice, and the harmonies for the past 6 years, ever since "Looking Out the Fishbowl", and have purchased each album immediately after its release.

This album is a car wreck, thanks to the interference of Lloyd Maines, the "big name" country producer. Somehow he managed to take a band that normally blazes with energy sound bored. Most of the songs make it sound like they're just not having fun with this album, and by extension, neither did I. It's obvious he didn't listen to what made earlier albums special, as there is a dearth of EFO's trademark harmonies. On top of that, Maines "contributed" instrumentation (mostly extraneous steel guitar) on almost all the tracks, all focused on countrifying this album.

EFO's soul briefly comes to life on track 6, "Fly" (coincidentally one of the few tracks where Lloyd is nowhere to be found), which showcases Robbie's wit with lyrics in a poignant, upbeat song, similar to "One Thousand Sarahs" on their last album.

Overall, I'm really disappointed, and pray that EFO will think twice before going all country with a bigshot producer while sacrificing their uniqueness for marketability. I still give them 3 stars because this is EFO, after all, and their worst effort is better than most of what's on the market today.

The Best Band You've Never Heard of...

 Album Rating: (4 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: These guys should be household names. They call themselves a Folk band, but that's not a real accurate description of their music. It's likely just the musical label that has payed them enough to sustain themselves as a band.

They are amazing performers and I would recomend seeing them LIVE to everyone. They will make you a fan.

They are extremely witty, ala Barenaked Ladies and passionate and soulful. The songs on this album are solid and even beautiful. "Baltimore" is a signature song for Julie Murphy Wells and could be a hit on either Country or Adult contemporary radio. Clear and Present Danger is a Country Hit...if it could ever get on radio. "Fly" is my favorite song on this album and takes me back to when I was a grade school super hero with super powers.

Perhaps the biggest thing holding these guys back from monster success is the fact that Radio and the music biz can not figure out how to pigeon-hole them into a genre. They defy categorization...just call it "good".

I have heard all of their albums and they progressively keep getting better. There is no risk of being disapointed with buying "This Is Me." It will be hard to remove it from your CD player.