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To głos anioła!!! – napisał jeden z krytyków muzycznych po wysłuchaniu tej tak oczekiwanej płyty. Alison Krauss, odkrycie ostatnich lat, pierwsza dama brzmienia bluegrass zaskakuje niebywałą melodyjnością, spokojem, tak potrzebną nutą refleksji i poezji w skomercjalizowanym świecie. W swoich piosenkach przypomina, że świat jest piękny! Pozwala nam znów odkrywać i cieszyć się jego cudami, z których najmniej okazałym jest zachłanny człowiek. Alison Krauss niemal zawładnęła rynkiem muzyki pop. Niezaprzeczalnym atutem tej płyty jest fakt, iż składa się ona z dwóch krążków!
Review by Rick Anderson
Given Alison Krauss' tremendous popularity and her status as the first female bluegrass singer to cross over into genuine pop marketability, and given the fact that her guitarist, Dan Tyminski, is the voice behind "Man of Constant Sorrow" (or at least the version that served as an idée fixe in the blockbuster movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?), a live album was inevitable. That it should be a two-disc set can simply be chalked up to good luck. Unless you're a bluegrass purist, that is, looking for music that preserves the traditional Appalachian sounds of Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe. Listeners of that mindset will be bitterly disappointed by the presence of modern singer/songwriter fare ("Lucky One," "Let Me Touch You for a While"), by the drums on "Oh, Atlanta," and, most of all, by those dreadful call-and-response vocals on the chorus of "Man of Constant Sorrow" (which, you can hear them sniff, Tyminski takes at about twice the appropriate speed). All of this would explain why bluegrass purists are no fun to be around and, one suspects, don't have very much fun in private either. The simple fact is that every time Krauss opens her mouth to sing, angels stop what they're doing and take notes. There may be no musical pleasure quite as pure and sweet as listening to Krauss sing "Baby, Now That I've Found You" or "When You Say Nothing at All." And when she starts in on the impossibly beautiful gospel tune "Down to the River to Pray," the effect is almost disturbingly moving. Which brings listeners to the problem with this album, which is the amount of time it spends on stuff other than Alison Krauss singing great songs. The instrumental bits, the Jerry Douglas showcases, and Tyminski's requisite rendition of "Man of Constant Sorrow" are all fine, but they end up feeling like filler. Still, this album can be solidly recommended to modern bluegrass fans in general and to Krauss' many fans in particular.
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1 Let Me Touch You for a While Castleman 3:44 Composed by: Castleman
2 Choctaw Hayride Douglas 3:27 Composed by: Douglas >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
3 The Lucky One Castleman 3:39 Composed by: Castleman >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
4 Baby, Now That I've Found You Macaulay, MacLeod 5:02 Composed by: Macaulay, MacLeod >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
5 Bright Sunny South Traditional 3:07 Composed by: Traditional >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
6 Every Time You Say Goodbye Pennell 3:04 Composed by: Pennell >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
7 Tiny Broken Heart Hill, Louvin, Louvin 3:08 Composed by: Hill, Louvin, Louvin
8 Cluck Old Hen Traditional 2:47 Composed by: Traditional
9 Stay Byrom, Taylor 3:16 Composed by: Byrom, Taylor
10 Broadway Cox, Cox 3:57 Composed by: Cox, Cox
11 Ghost in This House Prestwood 4:29 Composed by: Prestwood
12 Forget About It Castleman 3:18 Composed by: Castleman
13 Faraway Land Block 3:18 Composed by: Block
14 A Tribute to Peador O''donnell/Monkey Let the Hogs Out Douglas, Lunny 4:56 Composed by: Douglas, Lunny
15 The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn Traditional 5:58 Composed by: Traditional
16 Take Me for Longing Simos 2:48 Composed by: Simos
17 I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow Traditional 4:11
18 Maybe Kennedy, Madeira 4:25 Composed by: Kennedy, Madeira
19 We Hide and Seek Douglas 5:41 Composed by: Douglas
20 But You Know I Love You Settle 3:39 Composed by: Settle
21 When You Say Nothing at All Overstreet, Schlitz 4:21 Composed by: Overstreet, Schlitz
22 New Favorite Rawlings, Welch 4:00 Composed by: Rawlings, Welch
23 Oh, Atlanta Ralphs 6:46 Composed by: Ralphs
24 Down to the River to Pray Traditional 2:09 Composed by: Traditional
25 There Is a Reason Block 5:11 Composed by: Block
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