Alison Krauss, Union Station - New Favorite
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Free Music Notes for New Favorite
Free Music Review: If you like O, Brother . . .
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a novice when it comes to Bluegrass, but after being mesmerized by the beautiful music in the film "O Brother Where Art Thou" I decided to explore this musical style. While New Favorite is not of the same classical bluegrass style of O Brother, the music on this album was every bit as entrancing. It may be cliche to say that Alison's voice is angelic, but I can come up with no better word. From the first track, "Let Me Touch You For Awhile" through to the final track, "New Favorite", Alison's voice emotes a sense of longing and inspiration that haunts me each time I listen. The ethereal quality of the production work seems to bring out the absolute best in Alison.
Dan Tyminski and the other members from Union Station sound fantastic. I particularly enjoyed "The Boy Who Couldn't Hoe Corn" and "Momma Cried" The lyrics and Dan's performance seem to fully capture my naive notions of what bluegrass is about.
As a newcomer to bluegrass/newgrass, New Favorite, will lay a sound foundation to what will become a new dimension to my music collection.
Free Music Review: A real gem
Hit: 5 Stars
Anyone who claims that "New Favorite," the latest album from Alison Krauss & Union Station, sounds like an attempt to get onto commercial country radio obviously has not spent a lot of time listening to much of either. Every song here may not be 100% pure bluegrass (then again AKUS has NEVER claimed to be a 100% pure bluegrass band) but they are all eons beyond the dismal place where commercial country radio is today (Tim McGraw? Faith Hill? No thank you) for that to bother anybody who isn't convinced that EVERYTHING has to be bluegrass.What we have here is a set of 13 songs, most of which are excellent, all accompanied by ace musicianship and superlative vocals. Even when the material is less than excellent ("I'm Gone," and "Stars") he music is there to glide things along. Fans of great singing, flawless musicianship, and solid song writing will find little to argue with here. While I'd love to here AKUS record an all bluegrass album, this one will do just fine until it comes along.
Free Music Review: No expectations
Hit: 5 Stars
It seems that most of the negative or lukewarm reviews here are written by those who approached this record with expectations of what bluegrass should be, or what Krauss & Union Station should be, or what country should be.I came in with none of those. I know almost nothing about bluegrass or AKUS...I'm not even sure what a dobro is.
I heard "Lucky One" on an "adult alternative" radio station, of all places, and had heard about Krauss' talent, so I took a chance on this CD. I'm not a country fan nor a bluegrass fan by any means, I just thought it was a pretty song.
It turns out that the whole CD is very strong, filled with beautifully written and performed songs. There's definitely a pop feel to a few of the tunes, such as Fogelberg's "Stars", but every one is played and sung with feeling and musicianship. The production values are excellent too -- no studio gimmicks, just pure sounds crystal clear.
It's hard to imagine anyone who appreciates music being let down by this set.
Free Music Review: all around music fan
Hit: 5 Stars
I recently picked up this cd and the new live from Louisville as well. I have her first album and I liked it very much but, these two new cds are in a class by themselves. Alison's voice is haunting in her song "New Favorite". I listened to this song 7 times in a row before I decided to move on....it really takes your breath away. She puts such feeling into her music and this song indicates this better than any of her earlier songs in my opinion. Other songs on the cd compliment the title song very well...there are really no less than par songs on the entire album...they are all excellent. Her band shines in this cd. The instrumentation is incredible.I recently purchased a new stereo and wanted some new music to put it through it's paces. This cd did the job with bells on!
Every breath Alison takes and every string that is picked was
tingling. I highly recomend this cd especially if you are new to Ms. Krauss and Union Station. Buy it! It's money well spent....trust me!
Free Music Review: Bluegrass Heaven
Hit: 5 Stars
The new album by Alison Krauss and Union Station is a treat, it is simply wonderful to listen to. The album lends its influences from the OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU soundtrack, in songs like "The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn", "Choctaw Hayride", "Momma Cried", "Bright Sunny South", "It All Comes Down To You", and "Take Me For Longing" to name a few. Not only Alison on lead vocals, but fellow band mate Dan takes his turns on many tracks, adding his beautiful bluegrass style to the mix. Plus there are the classic songs fans have grown to love, reminiscent of her FORGET ABOUT IT album such as "New Favorite", "Let Me Touch You For Awhile", "The Lucky One", to name a few. This is the perfect album for fans of Krauss and Union Station, as well as fans of bluegrass. If you haven't listened to it, see what the fuss is about, this is some great music.