[.ca] Hot Water

Treading Water:
Hot Water is an up and down affair from Jimmy Buffett. The ups on the album are quite high. "Homemade Music" is a truly inspired and great song, "Pre-You" is a simple and sweet ballad and "King Of Somewhere Hot" is a salsafied burner. After hitting rock bottom with Floridays, Hot Water is a nice rebound.

Great sample of Buffett songs:
First off, I'll just state that I love Buffett. I'm 18 and grew up listening to cassettes of his music in car rides with my dad, it seems to have agreed with me. This cd is intersting because there are some sentimental tracks, which I believe to be a few of Jimmy's best: "Great Heart," and the quoteworthy lyrics of "That's What Livin' is to me." "Smart Woman" is an example of a characteristic Buffett song: lighthearted and fun.

Sizzling With Style:
Its a shame that all the people who put down this recording offer very little in substance as to why they do not like this CD. Personally the lyrics are extremely touching and the styles varying greatly. Each of the rock n roll numbers stand out because of differing inflections in tone. L'Affaire D'Louisiana(excuse me if I misspelled) is a romantic ballad which offers some delicate guitar and accordion sounds. Great Heart, King Of Somewhere Hot, and Smart Woman have some heavy tropical influences due to some pleasant steel drum sounds. Thats What Living Means To Me is a well written song that would fit in well in any coffee house setting. Overall, this is one of Jimmy's most overlooked recordings.

Not The Best Buffett:
If you're a Buffett fan, it's worth buying the album for the last three songs. Unfortunately, the rest of the album is extremely flat. It's almost as if Buffett were being pushed to put out an album, but his heart wasn't in it. I'm not certain, but I think the album might have been put together while he and his wife were separated. Not only is there no "spring in his step" from a vocal perspective, but he even seems to get down on himself somewhat.

I enjoy this CD every time I play it...:
Ok, so it's not full of the usual suspects at a JB concert. I think anyone reading the reviews can gather that! So, is it worth your money? Absolutely! At my house, we like to listen to music when we sit down to dinner. This disc gets played often. And there's no reaching for the remote to skip the stinkers...there are none! I can honestly say that I enjoy this CD from beginning to end. What more could you expect from a single CD...from any artist? Definitely recommended.

• Homemade Music
• Baby's Gone Shoppin'
• Bring Back the Magic
• My Barracuda
• Air de la Louisiane
• Prince of Tides
• Pre-You
• King of Somewhere Hot
• Great Heart
• Smart Woman (In a Real Short Skirt)
• That's What Living Is to Me