Search - David Grisman :: The David Grisman Quintet

So you don't have this album...? Please stop joking around.

Scott Anderson | Music City | 03/06/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Call it Dawg Music, Newgrass, or New Acoustic, but this is the stuff man. This was the first of its kind, nobody had ever put together music this unique and unbelievably cool before Grisman and his all star cast of players cut this album. It is sublime. It was the groundbreaking album that gave birth to a whole new genre, and inspired youngsters such as Bela and Mike Marshall as well as the other acoustic virtuosos (if you're reading this you know the guys I'm referring to)to branch off of straight up Bluegrass and mix other styles to create some of the best acoustic music ears can have the pleasure of listening to. This DGQ debut album is addicting. I listen to it over and over and never tire of it. If you want to have some incredible music and know that you are listening to an album that broke all the conventional rules of traditional acoustic music when it came out in 1977, DO NOT HESITATE TO GET THIS. Then explore the many different formations of the David Grisman Quintet that would exist as time went by. Also, if you ever get the chance to see Grisman live, go for it."

Listen with your ears, your brain and your heart...

Mark J. Fowler | Okinawa, Japan | 12/08/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The excitement of this music is palpable. You can FEEL the gusto that Tony Rice, David Grisman, Darol Anger, Todd Phillips and Bill Amatneek pour into these vigorous arrangements of mainly original tunes. The playing is breath-taking. The compositions are stunning. The arrangements are both meticulous where they need to be and loose and fiery where they need to be. Tony Rice, a master of MANY musical genres, listened to David Grisman's tunes and told him it was the best music he had ever heard. Titles like "the best", "the greatest" have little meaning in music.... but this project is ground-breaking. Those who want to "see" where current acoustic masters like Mark O'Connor, Bela Fleck, Chris Thile got their inspiration - THIS album would be "the first". All of THESE musicians REMAIN among the "masters"."

"The weird tunes that were no longer bluegrass"

Pharoah S. Wail | Inner Space | 01/14/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Maybe I'm impartial because I love David and the DGQ so much, but I think this is a great album. If you're reading this and you're looking for your first DAVID GRISMAN/ DAVID GRISMAN QUINTET album, I would purchase this one if I were you.



Every song on this album is creatively composed, well played, and just out-and-out great to listen to! While 16-16 is one of my least favorite Grisman compositions, this is my very favorite version of it of all the versions that have been released through the years. E.M.D., BLUE MIDNITE, PNEUMONIA, FISH SCALE, and DAWG'S RAG are some of the best music the men on this album have ever played, whether collectively or out on their own.



This is one of my favorite debut albums for any band, and it's one of the best DGQ albums thus far."