Bridget S's Reviews

AMAZING! I haven't listened to much of Larry Stephenson's music, but I'm sure glad I got this one. Every tune on it is perfect. The fiddle plays the breaks just right, the banjos fill-ins and backup is flawless, and the guitar is super hot! The best tune on it is by far Muleskinner Blues, which is a killer! The last tune, Larry teams up with Marty Stuart for an all out country song. He also teams up with other singers including Del McCoury.
Review Date: 6/22/2010

GET THIS CD! All the tracks are great, but a few really stand out. Freedom Walkabout is one of them. I listened to this song 4 times through before going to the next one-it was that good! The title track is also great, and so is Midnight Highway. Those are the top 3 songs on the cd. Give it a listen!
Review Date: 12/15/2010

I loved this cd! This is traditional bluegrass at its best! Anyone who lives in northern Indiana, will recognize the Notre Dame march. Great cd, but it does not say who any of the musicians are.
Review Date: 6/10/2009

The songs on here were taken from:

The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience
More Than Meets the Ear
Electric connection
King Kong
Review Date: 6/10/2009

good tunes. electric bass stood out though.
Review Date: 1/2/2010

Has an Island sound to it.
Review Date: 7/6/2009

This is a GREAT cd. A wonderful example of pure bluegrass. This is one of Alison's few real bluegrass releases, and it is great. There isn't one song that I wont listen to over and over. Best tunes in my opinion on it are # 2, 5, 6, 7. Check it out!
Review Date: 7/28/2009

Peter plays with a group of bluegrass boys, and they do some of Monroe's tunes. They do such a good job at them, you can't tell a diference.
Review Date: 7/1/2009

THIS IS NOT BLUEGRASS. Whoever first said that it was must be clueless on music. For those who like the Longview BG band with James King, others, DON'T GET THIS!

Second if you wish for this cd, wish for only cd and front inserts, for this cd was desgined and packaged in a slim case with no back insert
Review Date: 12/4/2009

very funny!
Review Date: 7/27/2009

As John Hartford says on the introduction track this album is an album of memories for him. Through each tune after one break on the fiddle he tells a story about the song or about some of his pickin' friends such as the Goforths and Doug Dillard. These are all old time fiddle tunes, and for someone who likes old time music, they will just love this cd! A few of the tunes, you get to hear how they were originally played such as Dusty Miller, which sounds different than the way people play it today. This cd is like a sequel to Speed of the Old Long Bow.
Review Date: 3/28/2009

I am sorry I wasted even 49 cents on this awful cd. It was BAD!
Review Date: 10/12/2010

Ah, an album full of old jazz standards. Anyone even remotely familiar with jazz will most likely know all of these selections. I highly recommend this album for someone just entering jazz. I was in that place...the tunes on here are great repertoire additions and are worth learning. One thing that is very helpful is that each tune is played "straight" the first time closely following a version you'd find in a fakebook. Besides the learning aspect though, this is great listening too! Everything is real laid back-all acoustic instruments, light drums & bass, and laid back tempos. The improvisation is superb!
Review Date: 11/14/2012

Worth getting just for two songs: Evolution and Old Danger Field. (The rest are good too)
The bowed bass and flute give this bluegrass group a unique sound.
Review Date: 9/26/2010

Really good-definately Progressive Bluegrass, though. It sound very weird when Tony plays the bowed banjo. If you didn't know that it was a banjo, you never would figure it out! Best tune on the whole album in my opinion-Jeremy Reel.
Review Date: 4/23/2009

For all those Ralph Stanley fans out there, you sure wont be dissapointed by this recording. The tunes are for the most part Stanley originals, with the original Ralph helping II with the vocals. Great hard-driving bluegrass.
Review Date: 11/12/2009

Stephane Grappelli is at his absolute BEST on this album. All 8 tunes are wonderful examples of the group's talent. From David's mandolin picking to Stephane & Mark's twin fiddling. LOVED THIS!
Review Date: 5/31/2009

This album is cool! Literally! Cool jazz master Lee Konitz is still blowing people's minds away with his massive vocabulary of jazz expressions, all of which are never intrusive in any way. This time he's with some immaculate company too. 4 geniuses on one stage. This album is an example of what happens to standards when masters only of this level get a hold of them. Lee often starts the tune out with a couple hints of the melody while playing around with it for a while, adding new ideas and expressions before finishing it and heading off into blissful solos. Brad's solos are crazy good too. Throughout the album it at times sounds as if he's a guitarist. Charlie hits some really good counterpoint to what's being established by Lee or Brad and when it's solo time, look out! And as for Paul, I don't think I've ever heard him better! Check this out! It may take a few listens to grasp, but you'll enjoy it!
Review Date: 4/27/2014

Another great cd from Ponty. This is also a great first cd for first-time Ponty listeners.
Review Date: 3/17/2009

This cd was GREAT!! Personally, I think it is one of Ponty's best. I always liked his live stuff better than studio. This is a great first choice for someone who has never heard his music, and wants to give it a listen. Live at Chene Park is another good one.
Review Date: 3/17/2009

Have tha album for this, and loved it.
Best tunes on it:
Mar West
Neon Tetra
Mar East
Review Date: 5/31/2009

WOW
This is a really good recording. Too bad this is the only guitar-only album Mark made. On here, he easily gives Rice, Crary, others a run for their money. If you only listen to one song, let it be the first-about one and a half minutes of amazing picking, as O'Connor goes into his own variation of Dixie Breakdown.
Review Date: 3/20/2010

I really enjoyed this Mark O'Connor album. This is not for people who only enjoy Mark's traditional fiddle music. All of the songs on here are a mixture of folk, jazz, new age, and rock. Mark adds an electric guitar and a synthasizer to a few tunes which gives it the rock/new age feel. He also plays the mandolin, hammered dulcimer, and bass on here besides guitar and fiddle.
Review Date: 3/27/2009

This is bluegrass-NOT rock, like the listing says. The tunes on here are traditional bluegrass instrumentals.
Review Date: 6/10/2009

What an amazing disc! I picked this up at a used cd store the other day and actually wasn't familiar with this album of John's. SOOOO darn good. Classic early guitar sounds of John with the massive reverb/echo. Versions of the songs are awesome too; for example Solid Air is completely different! The closing track "One World" might be the most powerful song on the album. Listen to this if you're a Martyn fan! You wont be disappointed!
Review Date: 11/28/2013

This was a great album, but I was surprised that about half of the album was instramentals. Personally, I prefer Hartford's vocal tunes better. The vocal tunes that are on here are great! Also Josephs Dream is not Joseph's Dream.
Review Date: 6/12/2010

I was really impressed by this release from the Chapmans. It is great hard-driving bluegrass. But also a little surprise with some swing on Panhandle Rag. Check it out!
Review Date: 10/29/2010

What an amazing cd! If you like both musicians this cd wont be a disappointment. I am so happy to finally have this one! It is a little bit of classical with a whole lot of improv.
Review Date: 10/20/2010

When this album first came out, and I heard some samples of it, I didn't care for it. But a few months later, I had been watching a lot of live videos of Danny, and as really starting to like him, so I went and bought it. It is a great album! It varies in style as it goes from a kind of traditional sounding bluegrass tune to a country-rock style with an electric and steel guitar. One other thing is evident, and that is he is a John Hartford fan. I already knew this from an interview of him, but it is very evident in the songs, such as singing notes with his banjo as Hartford did, as well as singing the line "preacher man hunting for a two-by-four," which I suspect he took from Hartford's line of "precher man hunting for a two-bit whore." Every song on this album is enjoyable. Check it out!
Review Date: 7/14/2011

This cd is soo funny!! There is plenty of good picking from Tony, David, and Jerry. But, the tree are also very funny. There is plenty of cuss words on this.
Review Date: 6/26/2009

WOW! This cd is very good! I knew the 3 traditional songs on here right off the bat (Old Guitar, Carol Co, and Sugarfoot Rag) Though the rendition of Sugarfoot Rag on here is not quite what I'm used to hearing, this version is superb, and driving as it can be. They take it from the traditional key of A to the bluegrass key of B for their own approach to it. Russell Moore really shines through on Carrol County Blues with his lead guitar work that I don't usually hear much of. These are just some highlights, but of course the entire album is great, from the very start with Old Kentucky Farmers. (which the banjo kickoff sounds surprisingly similar to "Poor Ellen Smith")
Review Date: 7/20/2012

This is the first cd I have ever listened to by Randy, and I LOVED IT! Each tune was great, the breaks were superb, and the pickers are second to none!
Review Date: 1/28/2010

This album was the first time I had ever heard the SteelDrivers, and they are great! The whole album immediatley went to my mp3 player. The vocals are great, the rhythm is right in there, good fiddling and banjo picking. Some of the top tunes in my opinion are Can You Run & Guitars, Whiskey, Guns, and Knives
Review Date: 4/4/2011

The newest album by Chesapeake, this is very similar to Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klien's album 2:10 train. The tunes are very good on here. By the way Tony Rice is on guitar-not Tony Rico
Review Date: 5/31/2009

very good live album!
John tells stories, and plays guitar. mandolin, and banjo on here.
And the song selection is great!
Review Date: 4/3/2010

As you can see from under the credits, Alison's band is basically the David Grisman Quintet, with Alison Krauss and Mike Marshall. The styles on this cd range from tune to tune. The second tune, Leaving Cottondale is a nice traditional-sounding bluegrass banjo tune, while Daytime TV is purely Dawggrass. Overall, I really enjoyed this older Alison Brown cd. Rating:9/10
Review Date: 4/23/2009

This is a great album to check out for the fans of the modern style of music that Thile normally does or ones that prefer the older traditional bluegrass. The duo performs a lot of bluegrass standards in the old fashioned way of just a mandolin and guitar format, but incorporate a touch of modern styles with their solos and flourishes. Highly recommended.
Review Date: 7/14/2012

Must say, I really wasn't impressed by this recording. Bill's banjo playing was enjoyable, but the songs are not well known, and not really any good in my opinion. Dissapointed.
Review Date: 1/27/2010

This is a superb album from these two masters of old time music. The intricacy of their technique is so enjoyable to listen to. You'll find yourself picking out favorite tracks in no time and listening to this album over and over again. The best part of this album is if you see these two live in concert, many tunes in their set list come from this album!
Review Date: 5/13/2014

Very similar to the album Meanings Of...
Review Date: 4/23/2009

I really enjoyed this cd. Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Mark O' Connor and Edgar Meyer make these songs wonderful!
Review Date: 3/20/2009

Too bad this is the only recording this group ever made, for the songs are very good!
Bluegrass fans that have never heard this group shouldn't hesitate, because this group is very talented!
Review Date: 1/4/2010

This is the first album I have listened to of The Shins, and it simply amazing. Though I'm not sure if it was their intent or not, to my musical tastes, this is feel good music. Listening to this album late in the evening, I can't help but have an instant grin as I listen to the great vocal works, the very tasteful phrasing, and the great tight rhythm. Highly recommended.
Review Date: 8/3/2012

Really loved this album! I listened to Peter & Tony's cd Quartet, liked it so much, that I got this one, and this one was even better. Some of the best tunes were Tin Roof Shack and Wild Mustang. If you listend to Quartet first, I will say that Tony doesn't play as fancy on this one, but none the less, this is one of my favorites!
Rating: 10/10
Review Date: 4/23/2009

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