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Posted By Parrothead Jim
Submit your review of the album !!!

Posted By Blake Tonn
My favorite CD is Barometer Soup. I think almost every song is a hit (to me anyways) I like the fact that alot of Steel Drums were used on this CD. When I am driving down the road in Wisconsin, and it is winter, I put in this CD and suddenly I am in Florida, driving down A1A with Palm trees, the sun, and that great coastal air. Then WHOA. I serve to miss a deer. So much for reality.

Posted By Son of a beach
Barometer soup and Banana Wind sound a lot alike to me musically, which is great.They are two of my favorites.Right now I am reading Following The Equator by Mark Twain so I especially like "Remittance Man"~~~^^~^^FINZ ^^UP!!!!^^

Posted By Wild Meridian
This album took a few times to really grow on me. IN fact I originally answered Fruitcakes o the poll question "BEst album of the '90s.

I remember hearing "The Night I painted the Sky" in Pittsburgh in 1995, and I thought it positively beautiful. I really enjoy most of the songs and I like the literary references: "Lage Nom Ai" and "REmittance Man"

I am a sixth grade social studies teacher, and I play music in my classroom! I have turned many of my kids on to Buffett. This became their favoirte album. My best class used to sing along with this one. Their favorites were "Barefoot Children" and "Mexico." By the end of the year we had a full production going on with Mexico: I had kids mimicing the horn parts and doing counter melodies and back up harmonies!

Posted By almost40pirate
This is a great album. It's very difficult for me to say it's my favorite....tough to choose among sooooo much greatness...but I'd definitely say that, for me, it's right up there with "Changes in Latitudes..." and "A-1-A". I love all of Jimmy's music....but this album has cast some kind of a spell over me which forces me to reach for it again and again. One thing that I have often thought about is, if I were in charge of selecting a concert setlist for Jimmy, I think there would be no better way to open the show than with "Barometer Soup".....and no better final encore than "The Night I painted the Sky".
In fact...how can you NOT open a Buffett show with a song that says "come along let's have some fun...the hard work has been done....." Isn't that what it's all about?

Posted By Caribbean Soul
Wild Meridian...
My son used "The Night I Painted The Sky" for an assignment by HIS grade 6 English teacher to find poetic devices (alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, ect) in modern song lyrics. His teacher loved it!
-CS

Posted By ClemsonCuervo
I have to admit I'm usually a bit skeptical when a new album comes out, because whether you try or not you can't help but compare it to classic Buffett. This said, there is just something about Barometer Soup that makes me play it again and again; the variety itself (think Barefoot Children...Remmitance Man... Diamond As Big As the Ritz, Blue Heaven...) is impressive, but I find the lyrics to be just as insightful as ever. I find myself sing along to every single song on the album. I won't put any of these songs on my Buffett mixed-tapes because I just get this feeling that they're meant to be listened to as a group. As much as I used to try to tell myself otherwise, this is definitely my favorite album.

Posted By govols
I think this was his best album in some time!! I love the "Ballad of Skip Wiley", and all Parrotheads out to read "Tourist Season" by Carl Hiassen to discover the inspiration of this song.

Posted By Alex Amundo
This album gets better with each listen! I was a bit disappointed with the preceding Fruitcakes, but this album is more consistent, less gimmicky, and all-out more listenable.

There are no songs here to have the CD player skip over. From the high energy "Lage Nom Ai" to the quiet "Remittance Man" to all those in between (such as the title track and "Barefoot Children"), this album covers the spectrum and shows that Jimmy still "has it".

The creativity that went into this album is very strong. Going back to Key West and immersing themselves in books, the band members produced some wonderfully rich songwriting. The CD artwork is top-notch too.

Good job guys.

Posted By Paul Osen
Love this CD so much I've got several skips and scratches. As a former history teacher, I love Remittance Man, Barefoot Children, and others. The cover of Mexico is phenominal--the 45 second
acoustic guitar intro is still spellbinding after hundreds of plays!

Really a great, great CD.

Posted By Chris Bartlett
It really is strange how things coincide.I am an 18 year old from New Zealand and I bought Barometer Soup a few days ago.I was in the middle of reading Tourist Season and I thought Jimmy got Skip down to a T with his ballad.I think this album is definately a departure from old school Buffett but it is impressive because it doesn't try to change the way Jimmy is percieved but it certainly adds another dimension to his music.
One of the best covers as far as art goes as well.

Posted By ohio
ChrisB: Wasn't that a great book (or should I ask it...isn't that a great book?)? You do have other Buffett music, right?

Posted By VOLcano
ohio: Nice to see you over here. I have read several of Hiassen's books. Even my wife loved "Strip Tease"!

Hey, since you are not having to tend bar over here, let me buy you a drink!!

Posted By ohio
VOLcano: Thanks pal, I appreciate it! I've only read Tourist Season so far, but I enjoyed it very much and will get more of his work. Which one do you recommend I read next?

Posted By VOLcano
I would recommend "Double Whammy". This is where the character "Skink" gets introduced. (Skink is also mentioned in the Ballad of Skip wiley)

Posted By Caribbean Soul
VOL-
Good choice! Gotta love that "Skink" character!
-CS

Awesome CD every song is great especially Remittance Man and Diamond as big as the Ritz

Fantastic album. The songs flow together with ease. I truly believe that there is not one bad cut on this cd. Classic piece of work from a classic artist.
I would have to say that this is one of JBs best ever.
I highly recomend this to any person who loves boat and beach music.

I have to say that of all the JB music I have this CD keeps coming back to the player more often than most. The overall "theme" is light-hearted yet often introspective, and so many of the tracks have lyrics that have meaning, at least for me. I know, one man's opinion, but this one "does it" for me.

I RELLY LIKE THIS ONE...REALLY,REALLY GOOD