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Two of the most distinctive vocalists in modern music have finally put the finishing touches on their new collaborative album, which has a whole new sound due to their entirely different traditions.
Alternate Title:
Stick with me baby; Your long journey; Killing the blues; Fortune teller; Polly come home; Nothin'; Rich woman; Please read the letter; Trampled rose; Through the morning, through the night; Sister Rosetta goes before us
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Imprint:
Burlington, MA - Rounder
Language:
English
Credits:
Produced by T-Bone Burnett.
Performers:
Alison Krauss, vocals, fiddle ; Robert Plant, vocals ; with, variously: Jay Bellerose, drums ; Dennis Crouch, bass ; T-Bone Burnett, guitar, bass ; Marc Ribot, guitar, dobro ; Gregory Leisz, pedal steel guitar ; Patrick Warren, keyboards ; Norman Blake, guitar ; Mike Seeger, autoharp ; Riley Bangus, banjo.
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Compact disc
Popular acoustic music
Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tenn.; Electro Magnetic Studios and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Sage & Sound, Hollywood, Calif
Lyrics and credits ([10] p. : port.) in container
Rich woman (4:04) -- Killing the blues (4:16) -- Sister Rosetta goes before us (3:26) -- Polly come home (5:36) -- Gone gone gone (done moved on) (3:33) -- Through the morning, through the night (4:01) -- Please read the letter (5:53) -- Trampled rose (5:34) -- Fortune teller (4:30) -- Stick with me baby (2:50) -- Nothin' (5:33) -- Let your loss be your lesson (4:02) -- Your long journey (3:55)
Popular acoustic music
Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tenn.; Electro Magnetic Studios and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Sage & Sound, Hollywood, Calif
Lyrics and credits ([10] p. : port.) in container
Rich woman (4:04) -- Killing the blues (4:16) -- Sister Rosetta goes before us (3:26) -- Polly come home (5:36) -- Gone gone gone (done moved on) (3:33) -- Through the morning, through the night (4:01) -- Please read the letter (5:53) -- Trampled rose (5:34) -- Fortune teller (4:30) -- Stick with me baby (2:50) -- Nothin' (5:33) -- Let your loss be your lesson (4:02) -- Your long journey (3:55)
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Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Characteristics:
1 sound disc :,digital ;,4 3/4 in.
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Add a CommentTwo of the greatest vocalists of our time power-teaming to create a collection of 13 amazing songs. The whole album is mellowed out and downtempo, so if you like that sort of thing you'll probably love this. I'm a fan of Portishead, and although this album is totally different, I find myself liking it for the same reasons.
Agree it's not everyone's cup o' tea, part of the problem being a the presence of perhaps two too many sombre, extremely slow-tempo tunes. Nevertheless, the musicianship and production values are top-notch and Alison Kraus has a wonderful voice -- she's the real deal. My favourites would be "Let Your Love Be Your Loss", an up-tempo rocker with great vocals by Krauss and a hard-driving, propulsive guitar break; and Killing the Blues, a simple tune that could have been made maudlin by a lesser singer, but rendered achingly beautiful and sad by Krauss (her voice is angelic on this tune) and Plant.
It may not be for everyone. Some people's definition of boring are the same as other's definition of mellow. I thought it was very haunting, in a good way. Especially Trampled Rose. Worth a try, if you're curious.
I love the songs fortune teller and please read the letter. the others i could live without
This CD/Album is way over-rated... If you're in a sombre mood already - don't go here... This is guaranteed to put you in even deeper! It does have the 2009 Song of the Year Grammy Award Winner: "Please Read the Letter". But if you want to hear it sung - real Delta Blues-style... check out the original song written and performed by Robert Plant and his Led Zeppelin partner, Jimmy Page, for their collaborative album: "Walking into Clarksdale" (1998)! Not-with-standing what Grammy thinks: I found the Plant/Alison Krauss version tedious - and the rest of this album - tame, lame, and boring!
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