FROM: Joe Bolinger
RATING: HIS BEST BY MY EARS
REVIEW: This is absolutely one of the greatest albums ever made by one of the most creative and evocative songwriters of our time, (second only to Dylan.) If you don't weep like a baby when you hear Hello in There, then you've got a hard, hard heart. A true Christian, Prine reaches to his religious roots to help expose the irony and tragedy of war. He also sings those blues about women, using Seinfeld-esque phrases that sum up the situation. "You know that she still laughs with me, but she waits just a second too long." This is a great album, a must have for any folky.

FROM: joseph wheeler
RATING: HIS BEST BY MY EARS
Sam Stone-epic- Illegal Smile- hilarious- This album is all encompassing: "when I woke up this mornin', I was feelin' bad,"--until I listened to this album.

FROM: Phil Chamney
RATING: ALL TIME FAVORITES
Whadda ya mean.........it's classic!

FROM: webmistress of the shrine
RATING: HIS BEST BY MY EARS
This is the album that I grew up with while I was a troubled 15 year old. I remember listening to Sam Stone over and over again, singing Flag Decal when I was in a particularly good mood. Illegal Smile had a special meaning for me since it was an "an illegal smile" that got me into trouble in the first place. Hello in there makes me think of people everywhere who are alone, or my grandparents.  I think that any fan new or old should have this album, If you are just starting out then this is the one you should start out with because it is the one that introduced all of us long time fans to his style, his thoughts, is irony and we all made those song ours. By far I think that this one will have special memories, each and every song will touch some place in my heart and if you haven't heard it........then my god, why not?