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So Long, So Wrong
from: Rounder Records
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0011671803920
Label: Rounder Records
Manufacturer: Rounder Records
Number Of Tracks: 11
Publisher: Rounder Records
Release Date: March 25, 1997
Studio: Rounder Records
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Editorial Review:
Many bluegrass musicians have incorporated contemporary elements into their work, Jim & Jesse, the Osborne Brothers, and Mac Wiseman among them., but Krauss's contemporary bluegrass contains particularly heavy doses of pop, folk, and modern country. Whatever style she chooses, her flawless voice and her crack Union Station cohorts usually maintain a high standard. The instrumental "Little Liza Jane" and the traditional "I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers" prove their instrumental chops, and songs like "No Place to Hide," with an impressive fiddle turn from Krauss herself, effectively mold modern elements into the bluegrass idiom. However, others such as "It Doesn't Matter" and "Deeper Than Crying" have very little to do with bluegrass at all. A mostly solid contemporary-bluegrass album, except when the contemporary drowns out the bluegrass. --Marc Greilsamer
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - ALISONS ANTIDEPRESSASNTS PART2
Please see my review about the 3LP box set of the live concert for my very positive feedback about the Mobile Fidelity Gain2 system and how it brings out new dimensions in Alison's voice. The same feelings apply here but I also have a couple of criticisms which need mentioning. First I have to fault Mobile Fidelity for choosing this album to bring out along side the live recording. While I agree that this is one of AKUS best albums musically, the fidelity of the original studio recording is ... Read More
Rating:  - Just Hits Me Wrong
Alison Krause has the voice of an angel but for some reason this CD has not rang true since I first received it over 8 years ago. I can not put a finger on it but outside of the title track I continually skip through the songs. I got it out last week after listening to New Favorite to give it another try and same results. Most people seem to love it but I just do not care for the album and would never recommend it. I rated it 3 stars and not lower because it is Alison Krause and Union Station otherwise ... Read More
Rating: - One of the greatest albums
I am a longstanding fan of Irish Traditional Music and so, when I was standing in a Birmingham record store quite a few years back and my ear caught the sound of "Happiness", I immediately asked the assistant the name of the band. I couldn't believe my ears at the clear and clean perfection of the sound. I've known this CD for a number of years and yet it always sounds virtually as fresh as the first time I heard it, very unusual for music which can be easily remembered - at least for me!
One of ... Read More
Rating: - Two Sides
Generally speaking, you could say that there two sides to Alison Krauss and Union Station. The softer melodic side is usually with Alison vocally in front, and the faster bluegrass/country side which often has one of the band members on lead vocals.
Though I usually prefer the Alison songs, this two-sides concept gives a fine variation and the fast bluegrass tracks demonstrate what great musicians the Union Station are.
Among Alison's songs, which are all great, for me the beautiful ... Read More
Rating: - Sorrow and the mandolin
Before Jerry Douglas and the Dobro, there Adam Steffey was and his mandolin. I don't know why the band changed the lineup in this way, but it changed the style. With the mandolin, I noticed a lot more traditional sounding tunes, like Little Liza Jane and The Road is a Lover. With the mandolin, the album seems to have a bit more of the banjo.
Alison Krauss's singing is still as ethereal as ever. You can't help but sit and listen. The lead vocal chores are shared throughout the album as Adam, ... Read More
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