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Raising Sand
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| | Publisher: | Rounder | | Release Date: | Oct 23, 2007 | | |
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| Disk 1 | | 1 Rich Woman | | 2 Killing the Blues | | 3 Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us | | 4 Polly Come Home | | 5 Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) | | 6 Through the Morning, Through the Night | | 7 Please Read the Letter | | 8 Trampled Rose | | 9 Fortune Teller | | 10 Stick with Me Baby | | 11 Nothin' | | 12 Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson | | 13 Your Long Journey |
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Editorial Reviews:
The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. Despite hailing from distinctly different backgrounds, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant share a maverick spirit and willingness to extend the boundaries of their respective genres. This spirit, expertly honed by producer T Bone Burnett, has resulted in an album pitched three steps beyond some cosmic collision of early urban blues, spacious West Texas country, and the untapped potential of the folk-rock revolution.
Supported by the unparalleled musicianship of Marc Ribot, Dennis Crouch, Mike Seeger, Jay Bellerose, Norman Blake, Greg Leisz, Patrick Warren, and Riley Baugus, Plant and Krauss -- as both solo and harmony vocalists -- tackle an intriguing selection of songs from such tunesmiths as Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Sam Phillips, Townes Van Zandt, The Everly Broth! ers, and Mel Tillis. Raising Sand finds Robert Plant and Alison Krauss exploring popular music's elemental roots while still sounding effortlessly, breath-takingly contemporary.
The song "Killing the Blues" is featured in the new JC Penney American Living Campaign.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: AN UNLIKELY COUPLE, LIKE SUSAN ANTON AND DUDLEY MOORE . . .
Comment: I haven't read enough about this album to know why these two ended up together (surely it's written up somewhere), but it is surprisingly an amazing collaboration. Someone gave the CD to me as a gift. I put it on and started cleaning the house, listening with half an ear. And somewhere on the album, I don't remember exactly where, I simply sat down and listened. And I didn't get up again for a while. It's like that. It stills you. It quiets you. It forces you to be aware.
Gone, Gone, Gone is my favorite song on the album, by the way. It's the song you'll play over and over in the car until you've reached your destination. And then, when you get to where you were going, you'll click it back again so that when you get in the car next time, the song will just be starting and you'll be able to enjoy it from start to finish.
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Summary: A pleasant surprise
Comment: Good easy listening. A nice combination of genres. The style is not that different from Krauss' usual work but is a major departure from Plant's Zeppelin days and much of his solo career. I'd highly recommend this for a fan of either artist or people who like blues and bluegrass inspired music.
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Summary: Raising Sand - Awesome
Comment: I loved Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's collaberation. It is terrific. I especially loved the upbeat tempo songs. They have a wonderful sound together.
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Summary: Surprising but exciting combination.
Comment: Excellent CD, made me appreciate the ART of music again. Couldn't wait to see them in concert, and not only did that back up the quality of the CD, but made me love it even more. What a team!
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Summary: So disappointed....
Comment: This disc committs a crime far worse than being terribly written, produced, played, or sung.
Its bland and boring. Its lifeless.
What makes it almost unbearable is that this is the once towering, ultra-edgy, pitch dark mystical shaman-conjurer ROBERT PLANT.
Have mercy, is this what happens when you get old? Its like wallpaper paste- mushy and flavorless. The more you consume, the worse your tum tum feels. Get led zepplin 1, 2, 3, 4. You'll see what I mean.
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