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Customer Reviews
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If anything, the live show will win you over
The first couple of days after purchasing this I was ready to put it into the "snoozer" category myself. I figured I might dust it off a couple of times a year and give it a spin and that would basically be it. I've collected a lot of albums over the years that I got tired of or that never grew on me, and this would be the latest to grace the top of that stack. At least I gave it a try right? I tried to broaden my musical horizons and came up empty on this one. Maybe someday I'd grow to appreciate it, or perhaps it might be collectable in the future. On to the next album please!
Man am I glad I gave this one a little more time, because it's actually an extremely rewarding album! I'd been listening on the train to and from work and could only pick out a few songs I liked. Then one night before bed I put my headphones on and listened to the entire album from start to finish, lying there in the dark, with undivided attention. What an epiphany! This album is just so fluid, so dynamic in it's themes yet cohesive in concept, it really was as good as everyone had been saying. There's a vibe, a certain "sound" that these compositions share that really surprised me that night, it hadn't grabbed me until I found it staring me right in the face you know? The mood is overwhelming. I'm really glad I gave it a few days of "study".
This is now my favorite release of 2007. There's practically no chance this thing will ever sound stale or dated. It will seem as timeless as most truly great recordings are, and I have no doubt it'll win more and more admirers in the coming years. IF ANYTHING, go see the live performance this summer. I guarantee it will win you over! Definitely among the top ten shows I've ever seen at Red Rocks, and I have a stack of old ticket stubs three inches thick.
Give this album a chance. Sometimes it just takes the right setting to open your eyes (ears). The tunes are now stuck in my head fairly permanently. A darkened room is no longer necessary, it's amazing everywhere.
PS - Please keep touring Robert an Alison!
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Big stars, huge disappointment!
I remember when Led Zeppelin III came out; I was more excited than if it had been my birthday. And when a friend turned me on to Allison Krauss, I felt like I was listening to the voice of an angel and found a new interest in bluegrass. The collaboration of Mark Knopler and Emmy Lou Harris was so good that when I heard of the release of "Raising Sand", I bought it without knowing anything about it other than who the stars were. What a disappointment! Even the songs that try to rock on this album lack spirit. And the quieter ballads just plod along. "Killing the Blues" as done by John Prine hits the right bluesy note; Plant and Krauss just kill this song. One other reviewer said this album is a snore and I completely agree. I feel that the musical production doesn't help this album, but that's only part of it. After listening to this once and suffering through it, I decided to give it another chance - then I gave the CD to a friend, saying I hoped she got more out of it than I did. Apparently, she didn't.
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great surprise
i just got a copy of this album. i am very impressed. the arrangements, instrumentation and production reminds me of some of bob dylan or tom waits' recent work. some albums take a few listens to grab you. this is interesting at first listen (or at least it was to me). good to see mr plant continues to do original groundbreaking work and continues to take chances when a lot of his contemporaries no longer do. the last plant albums i bought were in the late eighties and early nineties (now and zen and manic nirvana). this album sounds a lot cooler than those, which now sound a little dated. alison krause did a great job singing on this as well
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An Unusual Pairing
When I first heard about this pairing, I was skeptical to say the least. I just thought it was very odd. I have been a Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin fan for almost forty years. So naturally when I heard that 70s Rock God was recording an album with a bluegrass princess, I was intrigued. Alison Krauss has a beautiful, angelic voice. It doesn't hurt any that she is beautiful on the outside either. The first track I heard was Gone, Gone, Gone. I really like this one. I always liked the Everly Bros. but did not know this song. The Everly Bros. were a bit before my time. This is a collection of great songs I had never heard except for "Please Read The Letter." This one appeared on The Jimmy Page/Robert Plant album "Walking Into Clarksdale," and reworked here. The tracks that stand out for me include: Fortune Teller, Killing The Blues, Polly Come Home, the eerie "Trampled Rose and Let Your Loss, Be Your Lesson. This is a fantastic record. I would say any Robert Plant or Alison Krauss fan would really enjoy this one. I hope they record another one.
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A nice combination
I've been a Robert Plant fan for almost 40 years so I automatically buy anything that he records. I had never heard of Alison Krauss before I bought this and I really loved what I heard. All of the different genres that this CD covers is most impressive. A must buy if you are a Plant fan and/or a Krauss fan (which I now am).
