This is some of the best music this Man has produced .
It will leave you with a desire to hear more.
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Ten seconds into "Keep On Movin'" with its gruff guitars, slight world vibe and serene floating flute you know this is no adolescent nu-punk rock album.  This first song sets the tone for the rest of the album...a kind of metaphysical journey.

Duane encourages the listener to "Have Hope" in a world where "living here today is so complex / we sometimes want to end it all".  With great music that is half acoustic Zeppelin and half pop-rock, it's easy to want to stick around.  On any other album a sitar would seem out of place but here on "...and We Run" it leads a rollicking rock song that culminates in running toward a hopeful future while searing guitars bring the album to a close.

The mature songwriting and intense lyrics easily reveal that Duane Eby alone has more musical experience than the sum of many entire bands.  With a synthesis of styles that spans generations, it's easy to find something you love on "It's What's Inside That Counts".  Treat yourself to this magical expedition of self-discovery and musical mastery by buying a copy now.
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It took a dozen listenings to this compilation to realize it's a single song, albeit in the manner that Odysseus's trip was one voyage: ten years fraught with peril, wizardry, enchantment, revelation, and ultimately, enlightenment. The musical styles here are uncannily diverse, at times spare, at times symphonic, at times pyrotechnic. Every note, beat, and word has a place, nothing is extraneous.

This is a dramatic and serious work that nonetheless explains why one "plays" music as opposed to "working" it (the delightful Bend Down a perfect example). There are tracks that seem beautifully haunted, like Step into the Light, and tracks like Hard Question, that pose, well, hard questions.

Though often attempted, it's a rare compilation of tracks that coalesces into a single unified entity--think Sgt. Pepper's or Nebraska--but when it happens the effect is glorious. It's What's Inside that Counts is a magical voyage, a transcendant song in the key of Enlightenment, and I commend it without reservation to anyone with a restless and joyful spirit.
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Great folksy, pop originals with just a touch of effervescence, Duane Eby once again dazzles his audience with his guitar and his voice.  Many of us who are fortunate enough to be in Fort Wayne, Indiana, can routinely get a treat from Duane's live performances, but if you are not, then this is your ticket to some great entertainment.  Duane's many friends have been enlisted to add some additional spark through their own instrumental performances.  An excellent Christmas gift!
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