Alison Krauss and Union Station should be declared a national
\ntreasure.<\/p>\n
There we go. Let’s start the review off with a nice strong
\nstatement so you know where I stand. Bluntly, I think that Krauss
\nis one of our greatest living vocalists, that Union Station is a
\ntruly great band, and that they’ve recorded very little if anything
\nat all that’s bad. More than just a bluegrass band or a country
\nband, Union Station is a sound all its own, a rich tapestry of
\nAmerican musical heritage that should be savored, enjoyed,
\nexperienced. Their latest CD,
\nNew Favorite<\/i>, is no exception.<\/p>\n
A strong contender for the year’s top ten,
\nNew Favorite<\/i> shows the continued maturation of vocalist and
\nfiddler Alison Krauss, as well as Union Station’s second voice, Dan
\nTyminski. Tyminski has suddenly received a bit of mainstream
\nnotice, as he provided George Clooney’s vocals in the recent movie
\nO Brother, Where Art Thou?<\/i> His voice is clear, strong, and
\npowerful with talent all its own, and the one-two punch of Krauss
\nand Tyminski make Union Station as good as they are. The masterful
\nplaying of guitar and dobro maven Jerry Douglas and the additional
\nstrings of Ron Block and Barry Bales make Union Station perhaps the
\nbest bluegrass band out there.<\/p>\n
There are no bad tracks on
\nNew Favorite<\/i>. From the sensual swing of “Let Me Touch You
\nFor A While” to Tyminski’s ominous vocals on “The Boy Who Wouldn’t
\nHoe Corn” to “Stars”, this album is solid all the way through.
\nSpecial note, though, has to go to “Crazy Faith” and “I’m Gone”,
\nboth of which showcase Krauss flirting with an almost torch sound,
\nreminiscent of some of k.d. lang’s work. “Crazy Faith” is one of
\nthe best female vocal performances I’ve heard this year. If there
\nwas any justice, some large award ceremony would notice. Of course,
\nthey won’t\u2026<\/p>\n
\nNew Favorite<\/i> isn’t just for bluegrass fans. It’s for anyone
\nwho appreciates superior acoustic musicianship, great songwriting,
\nand brilliant vocals. This album is a can’t-miss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":25996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6650],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-37204","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-alison-krauss-and-union-station","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37204"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=37204"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=37204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}