At Home with Bobby and Tim
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| At Home with Bobby and Tim | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Terminal Records | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Label | DB[1] | |||
| Producer | The Windbreakers | |||
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At Home with Bobby and Tim is an album by the American power pop duo the Windbreakers, released in 1989.[2][3] The album marked a reunion for Tim Lee and Bobby Sutliff, who had spent a few years working on solo projects.[4] The band supported the album with North American tour.[5]
At Home with Bobby and Tim was recorded at Terminal Records, in Pearl, Mississippi.[6] Although a reunion album of sorts, Lee and Sutliff often worked separately, even listing in the liner notes which member played which guitar solo.[7] Mitch Easter contributed production work to some songs.[8] The initial CD version of At Home with Bobby and Tim included the pair's critically-praised album Terminal.[9]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Chicago Sun-Times |  [9] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [11] |
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'."[12] 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'."[11] The Rocket considered it "a near-perfect pop album."[13]
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."[14]
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."[10]
