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    Alison Krauss & Union Station - So Long So Wrong

    I found this album to be addicting.
    I did not think I would care for Blue Grass but this record has be looking for more.

    Mofi Original Master Recording
    1/2 Speed mastered
    Gain 2 Ultra Analog 180g 2LP Set
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    Available for the very first time on vinyl. This is the best AKUS album to date. (AKUS is the band's own acronym for Alison Krauss & Union Station). The best songs, the best playing, the best singing and the best sound! This must have 2-LP set gets more addictive with every play. Call it bluegrass or call it acoustic pop, either way Alison Krauss and Union Station have created an incredible montage of music. As usual, it is Alison's beautiful vocals that gives it that "high, lonesome sound."

    There are thirteen vocal songs and one instrumental on this two-record set. Krauss is the lead vocalist on eight of the songs and Union Station members share the other lead vocals. The virtuoso musicians comprising the group are Barry Bales (acoustic bass), Ron Block (banjo, guitar), Adam Steffey (mandolin), and Dan Tyminski (guitar). Of course Krauss started her career as a violinist (fiddler to the bluegrass world) and she doesn't leave that instrument out either. Due to the unmatched resolution of the Gain 2 Ultra Analog Cutting System, all the acoustic instruments and voices on the record are reproduced with an exceptional sense of space and clarity.

    The tunes are mostly new material and alternate from bluegrass to acoustic pop. The standouts on the album are Alison's numbers: "It Doesn't Matter," "Looking in the Eyes of Love," and the gospel "There is a Reason." These are all quiet, reflective pieces with the haunting, almost angelic quality of Krauss' voice demonstrated to its fullest. The harmony singing on every cut shows off the vocal prowess of the entire ensemble. The title track in particular stands out for its use of harmony and incredible accurate presentation of acoustic instruments. The male vocalists are superb in their own right and each of the band members has the spotlight somewhere on the album.

    1. So Long So Wrong - 3:22
    2. No Place to Hide - 3:28
    3. Deeper Than Crying - 3:07
    4. I Can Let Go Now - 2:27
    5. The Road Is a Lover - 3:11
    6. Little Liza Jane - 1:43
    7. It Doesn't Matter - 3:52
    8. Find My Way Back to My Heart - 3:33
    9. I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers - 3:02
    10. Looking in the Eyes of Love - 4:19
    11. Pain of a Troubled Life - 2:54
    12. Happiness - 3:55
    13. Blue Trail of Sorrow - 3:19
    14. There Is a Reason - 5:35
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