At Home with Bobby and Tim
Studio album by
the Windbreakers
Released1989
GenrePower pop, alternative rock
LabelDB[1]
ProducerThe Windbreakers
The Windbreakers chronology
A Different Sort...
(1987)		 At Home with Bobby and Tim
(1989)		 Electric Landlady
(1991)

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]

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.[5] Mitch Easter contributed production work to some songs.[6] The initial CD version of At Home with Bobby and Tim included the pair's critically-praised album Terminal.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Chicago Sun-Times[7]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Orlando Sentinel[9]

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'."[9]

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."[8]

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. ↑ "The Windbreakers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 3 Caro, Mark (12 Apr 1990). "Windbreakers At Home With Bobby and Tim". Chicago Tribune. p. 19C.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Forrest (December 23, 1989). "REVIEWS - RECORDS - Pop". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L25.
  6. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 211.
  7. 1 2 McLeese, Don (February 5, 1990). "NEW RELEASE: The Windbreakers. 'At Home With Bobby & Tim'". Chicago Sun-Times. Features. p. 25.
  8. 1 2 "At Home with Bobby & Tim - The Windbreakers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry. "THE WINDBREAKERS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  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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