I stand by my original criticism that the biggest problem with Steve Suffet's CD is that on the whole it isn't really sure of itself. In other words it lacks any unifying theme or concept, other than here are 18 songs that Steve sings.

That doesn't mean that this is a bad CD. On the contrary it is a really worthy debut album, and I was very pleasantly surprised that Steve was able to pull it off so well, given the fact that his strength has always been as a live performer. And even though there are few problems, such as the one I pointed out with "Babe Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie," this CD is chock full of gems. Many of the gems are Steve's own compositions such as "Okie Moon" and "Emily", and some are covers such as "Please See That My Grave is Kept Clean" and "San Francisco Bay." But what really makes the CD shine is the way Steve has been able to weave together all his friends to create the feeling of an old time hootenanny. As I said before, the best word to describe it is charming. That's something you cannot honestly say about many other CDs these days.