Post by fogcitygal on Nov 14, 2004 4:39:49 GMT -5
Review from 11-22-04 U.S. News & World Reports:
MUSIC: A MIGHTY BLEND
Fiddler-vocalist Alison Krauss is best known for her bluegrass licks. But Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder, $18), the first studio album in three years from Krauss and her band, Union Station, mixes progressive and old-time bluegrass, honky-tonk and traditional country, and a dash of folk--a blend that defies pigeonholing. "This Sad Song," which Krauss cowrote, showcases her driving, precise fiddling; on the quiet lament "Gravity," she plays viola. Band-mate Jerry Douglas's classy work on resonator guitar, which bluegrass fans know as a dobro, recalls Mike Auldridge, who helped define the new-grass group Seldom Scene in the '70s. Krauss has won 17 Grammys, the most of any female artist; this CD says she isn't about to play it safe. -Avery Comarow
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MUSIC: A MIGHTY BLEND
Fiddler-vocalist Alison Krauss is best known for her bluegrass licks. But Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder, $18), the first studio album in three years from Krauss and her band, Union Station, mixes progressive and old-time bluegrass, honky-tonk and traditional country, and a dash of folk--a blend that defies pigeonholing. "This Sad Song," which Krauss cowrote, showcases her driving, precise fiddling; on the quiet lament "Gravity," she plays viola. Band-mate Jerry Douglas's classy work on resonator guitar, which bluegrass fans know as a dobro, recalls Mike Auldridge, who helped define the new-grass group Seldom Scene in the '70s. Krauss has won 17 Grammys, the most of any female artist; this CD says she isn't about to play it safe. -Avery Comarow
GO AKUS!
