For the die-hard fan, the improved audio fidelity is worth the price of admission alone. For the casual listener, it serves as an invitation to look past the hits and discover an album that bridges the gap between the radio-friendly 80s and the genre-bending future that Bruce Hornsby would eventually embrace. It is a reminder that good songs age, but great music evolves.
: The album produced the Top 10 hit "The Valley Road" and the radio favorite "Look Out Any Window" . For the die-hard fan, the improved audio fidelity
In the pantheon of 1980s pop-rock, few debut albums were as inescapable as Bruce Hornsby and the Range’s The Way It Is . Powered by its title track—a bona fide anthem that fused MTV pop with socially conscious lyrics—the band faced the classic "sophomore slump" hurdle. In 1988, they answered with Scenes from the Southside . : The album produced the Top 10 hit
The album is often described as a "musical equivalent of a book of Southern short stories". The New York Times Regional Setting In 1988, they answered with Scenes from the Southside
: An uplifting opener praised for its grandiose arrangement .