At Home with Bobby and Tim

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At Home with Bobby and Tim
Studio album by
The Windbreakers
Released1989
GenrePower pop, alternative rock
LabelDB Records[1]
ProducerThe Windbreakers
The Windbreakers chronology
A Different Sort...
(1987) 		At Home with Bobby and Tim
(1989) 		Electric Landlady
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Sun-Times[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Orlando Sentinel[5]

At Home with Bobby and Tim is an album by the American power pop duo the Windbreakers, released in 1989.[6][7] The album marked a reunion for Tim Lee and Bobby Sutliff, who had spent a few years working on solo projects.[4]

Production[]

Although a reunion album of sorts, Lee and Sutliff often worked separately, even listing in the liner notes which member played which guitar solo.[8] Mitch Easter contributed production work to some songs.[9] The initial CD version of At Home with Bobby and Tim included the pair's critically-praised album Terminal.[3]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press called the album "confident-sounding [and] smoothly crafted," writing that "the pair sounds as strong as ever on bittersweet originals like Lee’s 'Just Fine', Sutliff’s 'On the Wire' and a cover of Russ Tolman’s 'Portrait of Blue'."[10] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that there is "an occasional touch of Tom Petty in the vocals and Alex Chilton in the no-frills execution, but the band has a low-key charm of its own on songs such as 'Just Fine' and 'On the Wire'."[5] The Chicago Tribune opined that "Lee gives Sutliff's love-lost tunes a kick in the pants, and Sutliff's melodicism and concision have rubbed off on the ragged-voiced Lee."[4] The Washington Post called At Home with Bobby and Tim the band's best album, writing that "every song boasts an attention- grabbing pop melody sustained by ringing guitar harmonies, yet the vocals are driven by the urgent sense of a personal crisis."[11]

AllMusic wrote that "the pair turn out a brace of capable songs, some of which refine old styles and others of which explore new ground."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Just Fine" 
2."I Thought You Knew" 
3."On the Wire" 
4."Down to It" 
5."Ill at Ease" 
6."Cold, Cold Rain" 
7."Our Little War" 
8."Portrait of Blue" 
9."Saw You Again" 
10."Give Me a Reason" 
11."Closer to Home" 

Personnel[]

  • Tim Lee - vocals, guitars
  • Bobby Sutliff - vocals, guitars

References[]

  1. ^ Blackstock, Peter (16 Mar 1990). "There's music in the air with diverse SXSW showcases". Austin American-Statesman. p. G5.
  2. ^ a b "At Home with Bobby & Tim - The Windbreakers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b McLeese, Don (February 5, 1990). "NEW RELEASE: The Windbreakers. 'At Home With Bobby & Tim'". Chicago Sun-Times. Features. p. 25.
  4. ^ a b c Caro, Mark (12 Apr 1990). "Windbreakers At Home With Bobby and Tim". Chicago Tribune. p. 19C.
  5. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry. "THE WINDBREAKERS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  6. ^ "The Windbreakers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (January 23, 2019). Americana Music: Voices, Visionaries, and Pioneers of an Honest Sound. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623497019 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Rogers, Forrest (December 23, 1989). "REVIEWS - RECORDS - Pop". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L25.
  9. ^ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 211.
  10. ^ "Windbreakers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "POST-PUNK PARADOX AND BEATLES GO ON". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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