If you are new to the Indigo Girls this would be the place to start. If you have any of their other albums you are missing out if you don't own this one. I started listening to this in college and am constantly rediscovering it. It plays road-trip well. It has sincerity in spades. It's a damn fine listen.

There are many standouts here with few skippers. "Love's Recovery," gets a little bogged down in weepiness, but the others are sing along folk coffee house with a twist of butch, folky medley of melodious melody. Perhaps the finest moment in the album is when Michael Stipe from R.E.M. breaks in oh so subtly in "Kid Fears." The interplay between the three voice is one of the finest things that have been laid down on vinyl or whatever CD's are made of.

Don't miss out on this wonderful listen. You'll be wearing Levi's with the pocket chain wallet attachment and singing to your hears content. Peace out brethren and sistren.

As someone raised on bands like The Beatles and The Who, my exposure to the music of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers was extremely limited to what I heard on FM radio. A few years ago, I took a risk on the Indigo Girls' mainstream debut. What a reward!

Half of "INDIGO GIRLS" is generously loaded with songs familiar to casual fans such as "Kid Fears," "Tried To Be True," "Love's Recovery," "Land of Canaan" and the anthemic "Closer To Fine." But, the other cuts are just as impressive. One facet of the Indigo Girls' charm is the contrast between Ray and Saliers' voices. This is magically captured in "Secure Yourself" and "Prince of Darkness." In "Blood and Fire," Ray reminds us that you don't need a loud electric guitar to produce tone and intensity.

Bottom line: "INDIGO GIRLS" is a treasure chest and each song is a jewel.

In this era where attaining fame is more important than creating art, the Indigo Girls keep it real. They seldom appear on television. And, despite producing great music for the past two decades, they've never appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone." Ray and Saliers simply refuse to bow to a shallow music establishment. I hope they never change. Oh, yeah...check out the album!

When I was 13 this was my favorite cd. Now, many years later, it moves me in ways I only thought I understood then. Since I've learned about death, heartache and all the crap that happens to us little people on this bizarre journey, I realize that this is perhaps on of the greatest albums by anyone ever. With lyrics that are unimaginably cutting and harmonies that are hard to imagine being created by just two voices -- Perfection.

This album is a testamet to what one can do with 6 strings, a few chords, a big imagination- and a capo. Along with REM, who was also on the album, IG reminded music listeners that it was okay to go unplugged and it sounded more than alright. Until then, acoustic tunes were a 70's thing and nobody was listening.
Every song on this is good- my favorites are "Kid Fears", "The History of US", "Secure Yourself", "Blood and Fire" and of course, "Closer to Fine" and there is no better road trip disc.

I was first introduced to the Indigo Girls at a time in my life when all was not well with the world, and they struck a resonant chord in me. The Indigo Girls' early work spoke to me in a way I have only experienced with one other group, Simon and Garfunkel. While I find their newest work (since Swamp Ophelia) enjoyable, I can't say that it evokes as much feeling in me. If soulful folk rock is your thing, then their self-titled debut and their second album Strange Fire are for you.