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Roses in the Snow [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
~Emmylou Harris (Artist)
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Rhino (Audio CD) - August 12, 2002 |
Peter
D Harris, United Kingdom, June 2, 2004
Brilliant bluegrass from Emmylou
This album, in its original vinyl form, was my first full bluegrass
album. It starts impressively with the up-tempo title track and
maintains a high standard throughout the original album. I replaced my
vinyl with CD, since when Rhino have re-mastered it and added two bonus
tracks (You're gonna... |
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The Very Best of Loretta Lynn
~Loretta Lynn (Artist)
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Half Moon (Audio CD) - November 3, 1997 |
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Two Highways
~Alison Krauss and Union
Station (Artist) |
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Rounder (Audio CD) - September 25, 1995 |
Dan
Craggs, South Wales, United Kingdom, July 4, 2005
Start Off With A Bang!
Since this was AKUS' first album together, you'd expect a certain level
of the band having to find their feet, or however you'd like to put it.
But the complete opposite happened. Having been in the industry for
considerable time, these four experienced musicians and singers threw
everything they... |
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Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs/More Gunfighter
Ballads
~Marty Robbins (Artist)
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Sony (Audio CD) - June 10, 1996 |
A
music fan, Arlington,Texas U.S.A., March 27, 2005
This album is Marty Robbins
This is not to say that Marty Robbins did not perform many more and just
as great songs. However when you think of ether Marty Robbins or the
songs on this album [Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs]. As with many I
grew up with this album and as one reviewer protests, it is a little
unnerving to have... |
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The Best of the Mavericks
~The Mavericks (Artist)
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Mercury (Audio CD) - November 22, 1999 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
It's not encouraging that only one of the four new songs on this 1999
greatest-hits package, arriving after a layoff of more than a year, was
co-written by Raul Malo. However, we come not to bury the Mavericks'
future but to praise their past. They're the strongest argument that the
change in... |
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Stones in the Road
~Mary Chapin Carpenter
(Artist) |
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Columbia (Audio CD) - July 13, 1998 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
The 1994 sequel to her mainstream country breakthrough on Come on
Come On further underscores Mary Chapin Carpenter's true identity,
more Ivy League folk rocker than new country cowgirl. Her coolly
delivered, deeply felt songs include meditations on family, community
and social injustice without... |
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Wrecking Ball [Us Import]
~Emmylou Harris (Artist)
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Asylum (Audio CD) - September 26, 1995 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Emmylou Harris's formula has been to match a crack crew of
left-of-centre country players with an assortment of tasteful tunes and
head into the studio with a non-intrusive producer. Now and then (most
notably the 1980 bluegrass collection Roses in the Snow), she
tampers with her basic blueprint and... |
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The Best Of
~Brenda Lee (Artist)
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Spectrum (Audio CD) - April 4, 1995 |
Peter
D Harris, United Kingdom, February 21, 2005
Good introduction to Brenda's music
Brenda Lee began her career, aged just eleven, in 1956, but did not have
a British hit until 1960. In total, she had twenty-two UK hits between
1960 and 1965 but she had many more than that in America. Generally, the
British public seem to prefer her up-tempo rockers while the American
public seem... |
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The Best of Marty Robbins
~Marty Robbins (Artist)
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Collectors Choice (Audio CD) - August 12, 1996 |
Peter
D Harris, United Kingdom, February 4, 2005
A good introduction to his music
Whether this collection really is the best of Marty's music is doubtful
but it does showcase the diversity of his music and everything here is
of a high quality. Marty recorded several different types of music
including rock'n'roll, cowboy music, classic pop ballads, mainstream
country and Hawaiian... |
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40 Greatest Hits
~Hank Williams (Artist)
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Polydor (Audio CD) - April 4, 1989 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
With a legend like Hank, than man who largely dragged country music into
the modern age, the question is how do you pick just 40 of his songs?
There were the immediately obvious biggies like "Hey Good Lookin'",
"Jambalaya", and "Move It On Over", but almost everything was a gem in
one way or... |
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I've Got That Old Feeling
~Alison Krauss (Artist)
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Rounder (Audio CD) - September 25, 1995 |
Dan
Craggs, South Wales, United Kingdom, December 28, 2004
Absolutely Stunning!
I've only listened to the album right through maybe three times since I
got it a few days ago, but already each and every song on this
remarkable CD is lodged in my mind. The range of songs here is
outstanding, and will keep anyone from the most hardcore of bluegrass
fans (with songs like 'Will You.. |
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The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982
~Marty Robbins (Artist)
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Columbia (Audio CD) - June 10, 1996 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Country's jack-of-all-trades, Marty Robbins handled so many musical
styles so well. The common threads were his shivering, fragile tenor; an
ability to tastefully emote; and of course, an uncanny knack for
appealing to popular tastes. From his earliest heart-rending ballads to
his Western sagas,... |
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Bitter Tears
~Johnny Cash (Artist)
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Columbia (Audio CD) - February 21, 1995 |
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I'm A Survivor: Greatest Hits Vol. 3
~Reba Mcentire (Artist)
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Universal (Audio CD) - October 22, 2001 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Reba specialises in encouraging ordinary women to face their trials with
courage, perseverance and hope. Consisting mostly of 1990s hits, I'm
a Survivor deviates from this mission just twice: "The Night the
Lights Went Out in Georgia", which is either a slice of Southern Gothic
or pure kitsch, take... |
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The Best of Roger Miller
~Roger Miller (Artist)
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Spectrum (Audio CD) - April 6, 1998 |
Peter
D Harris, United Kingdom, March 18, 2005
England swings with the king of the road
Roger Miller first made his mark as a songwriter when Andy Williams
recorded his song, In the summertime. As a singer, his earliest
successes were with novelty songs like Dang me.
When Roger started writing more serious songs, he really hit the
jackpot. The song he is best remembered for, King of the... |
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Trio Vol.2
~Dolly Parton (Artist),
et al |
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Warner (Audio CD) - March 8, 1999 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
This long-awaited, highly anticipated follow-up to 1987's much-loved
initial Trio offering doesn't disappoint. On Trio II,
Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton weave a spell that is
equal parts traditional and contemporary, country and folk, vision and
voice. It's their seamless musical... |
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Very best of Patsy Cline
~Patsy Cline |
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Pulse (Audio CD) - April 14, 2003 |
A
music fan, Salford, Lancashire United Kingdom, March 2, 2004
It's Patsy what more do you need.
You all should know what she sounds like, and if you don't she sounds
like a country singer but better, no offence cos I like my country
music. If you like country music then you know what to expect, and I am
sure you have seen hundreds of Patsy compilations already though this
one is better than.. |
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50th Anniversary Collection
~Slim Whitman (Artist)
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Emi (Audio CD) - September 15, 1997 |
A
music fan, Oro Valley, AZ USA, July 22, 2001
Beautiful Renditions by the one and only Slim Whitman.
Slim to date has released 168 LP's/CD's. This one honoring 50 years in
the business is a magnificent compilation CD featuring 20 tracks. Many
of which will take your breath away. "Unchained Melody" for one with
Slim's incredible slide into that beautiful falsetto. "More Than... |
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The Woman in Me [ENHANCED]
~Shania Twain (Artist)
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Mercury (Audio CD) - March 6, 2000 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Shania Twain comes full circle on The Woman In Me, co-writing 11
out of 12 songs [the others are remixes and a CD-ROM video] and proving
that she can do more than sing. Once again she crosses over into
pop/rock territory with this multi-platinum affair, bringing legions of
new fans into the country... |
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High Mileage
~Alan Jackson (Artist)
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Arista (Audio CD) - August 31, 1998 |
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Peter
D Harris, United Kingdom, September 7, 2003
The Don Williams influence shines through
On Alan's album of covers, Under the influence, Alan made clear that one
of his influences was Don Williams. This mellow album is devoid of all
the good-time rocking songs like Chattahoochee and Don't rock the
jukebox, while it also lacks any real tear-jerkers like Here in the real
world. That said,... |