Raising Sand

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited October 2007 in Music & Movies
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. UPS just delivered and listening to it.

No veredict on the music yet, but this CD must have some of the widest soundstage I've ever heard. There's a guitar passage on track 1 that came from a couple feet beyond the right speaker. I can just imagine how this would sound with SDA's.

have heard some low/tight bass also.

Will report later on the music....so far so good.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited October 2007
    I have been eyeing this one...Look forward to your complete review.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited October 2007
    Just finished; strange mix between rock & country. Country is not my cup of tea....I think I liked four or five out of the 13 songs on first listen. You know sometimes songs grow on you, so that could happen with some....though for sure not all of them.

    As I said, awesome soundstage in some of the songs. Decent recording.

    Obviously I'm not very excited about this CD ;)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2007
    AK gets me going anytime she so much as whispers into a mic, I will pick this one up.

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  • bluzrip
    bluzrip Posts: 93
    edited October 2007
    I like it more than Ricardo. "Country" don't scare me. I think T Bone Burnette should get some major props for what he's done. And I hope Rounder makes a fortune on this release. It musta taken some serious nerves to even consider releasing a Robert Plant/ Alison Krauss recording!
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited October 2007
    I picked it up also. Listened to it 2 or 3 times, it's just a weird mix.:confused:
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    edited October 2007
    schwarcw wrote: »
    I picked it up also. Listened to it 2 or 3 times, it's just a weird mix.:confused:



    I just hope they don’t do a Dion-Angélil and get hitched. You guys know that Carl rejected Krall’s advances and that is how she ended up with Costello?:D
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited October 2007
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    You guys know that Carl rejected Krall’s advances and that is how she ended up with Costello?:D

    Shhhhhhh! LOL!

    His glasses are a little thicker, but my . . . . . nevermind.:eek::D;)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2007
    If AK released a disc called Raising Wood, now that would be something..........

    Krall is hot and super sexy no doubt, but AK just has sweeet thing going on all over.

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited October 2007
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    If AK released a disc called Raising Wood, now that would be something..........

    RT1


    LOL! That's funny!
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited October 2007
    Just got this album yesterday and I have to agree that its different but I thouroughly enjoyed it while driving home from work. I 'm not what I would consider a country music fan but this really isnt "country" so to speak. Plant and Krause are a good match and a pleasure to listen to when i want to relax and reflect upon the day with a cold drink in hand. For those that like something a bit bluesy, country, folksy with a pinch of rock give it a try! I'm glad I own it!
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited October 2007
    I've given it one quick listen there are a lot of middle eastern accents, some odd time signatures and interesting drums (tabla -type?). Not so much country, the one tune on the radio is unlike most of the rest of the album which is generally subdued. After a couple more listens I'll post more.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2007
    Beekyman wrote: »
    Just got this album yesterday and ... I (thoroughly) enjoyed it while driving home from work.
    You have a turntable in your car???

    XM's Deep Tracks has been playing tracks off of this recently... BMG has it... I'm getting it. Very interesting vocal blend to say the least. On the duets Plant sounds so unlike himself you'd likely never guess it was him.

    Instrumentally what I've heard has been very simple, but interestingly different.
    More later,
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited October 2007
    Smooth shocks on the 07 Dodge Ram 2500... ;) Hey...Ya got me! I meant CD...sheesh!! BTW...isnt any collection of music organized by the artist or producer considered an album regardless of the medium/format that it is put on? LP,tape(8 track/cassette/reel to reel) CD,DVD,MP3,etc....?
    Not trying to be a wise-acre but really...an album of music, an album of photos, a digital photo album, you see where I might be misguided here?
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited October 2007
    I "thouroughly" screwed up that spelling too! :)
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited October 2007
    I like that song gone, gone, gone but only bought one song.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2007
    I would say you correct on the album thing their Beekyman, although there is something about the vinyl albums, did you catch Adam Sandler in Reign On Me, some cool album stuff in that one.........

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