Alison Krauss & Union Station - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
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Free Music Review: Alison Krauss & Union Station Review
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a very good Artist and band. The engineering is very well done for SACD use as well. The music is refreshing and differant, Alison and the Union Station band play like a fiddle and bow together. The multi-channel mixing are equalized and balanced beautifully for an enjoyable surround event your will appreciate. Free Music Review: A must have
Hit: 5 Stars
For any country-music-lover out there this is a must have album. Full-packed with great songs, and they play them so well live so you barely notice any difference with the studio tracks on other cds. Hard to say any particular best song on this there are many great songs.Free Music Review: I LOVE IT!
Hit: 5 Stars
I never got into bluegrass, untill I bought this for my wife as a gift. I figured she would be the only one to watch it. WRONG this DVD is awesome we are both hooked and have been buying AKUS stuff every chance we get.Free Music Review: The best introduction to bluegrass.
Hit: 5 Stars
Bluegrass music has a great heritage, drawing from the same sources as blues and jazz. In fact, bluegrass is more like those improvisational styles than to country, a fact unrecognized by many.
Still, the image bluegrass evokes in most folks is twangy, out of tune and "jingly" music. That is unfortunate.
Allison Krauss and Union Station have more Grammy awards than any other female artist or bluegrass artist in history. Their musicianship is unparalleled, their intonation flawless, their arrangements are mature.
But they do play dobro, fiddle, banjo, upright bass, mandolin and guitar. And they do pay homage to the fathers of bluegrass, Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley.
This album and DVD won Grammys, including one for Best Bluegrass instrumental recording: "Cluck Old Hen." But the songs and delivery are the reason to buy this recording.
Of course, the album is sprinkled with hits by AKUS, but it's the other songs that break my heart. I especially like "Ghost in this House" and "Tiny Broken Heart."
Technically, the album is a beautiful document of a live performance. The sound quality is pristine and the mix is pure. With AKUS, there is no need to process the intonation in the studio; their intonation is spot on.
This recording was made and released after "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" which featured AKUS on the soundtrack. Of course, their version of "Man of Constant Sorrow" sung by Dan Tyminski is included on this recording.
People who didn't think they would enjoy bluegrass changed their mind after listening to this record. I have purchased many copies to give away as gifts; in fact, I give this away more than any other CD I enjoy.
Give it a shot.
Free Music Review: Superb Live Performance
Hit: 4 Stars
As a general rule, I don't care for recordings of live performances as much as studio recordings. This is usually because the crowd noise interferes with my enjoyment of the music. That is not the case here. In fact, it is one of the best live performances I have ever heard recorded.
I was also not too familiar with Alison Kraus and Union Station beyond being names I have heard. This was my first recording of theirs. It was wonderful.
Some of the music is old fashioned bluegrass and some is more in the country line of things. Both are done with superb skill in terms of singing and instrumentals. In fact, the band seems to be one of the most competent group of professional musicians working together today. Each comes to the fore at various times and each does a wonderful job.