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Like consummate musicians, for their first album together Norman Blake and Tony Rice largely ignored flash and speed in favor of songs and mood. There is some exceptional flatpicking here, but even the more manic passages are tempered by a softness that is striking, and perhaps even a little disappointing, in its modesty. Once the listener gets past the desire to hear hardcore chops, though, the album reveals its full beauty, especially in Blake's gorgeous "Last Train From Poor Valley" and Rice's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Sayin'." Perky fiddle tune medleys and bluegrass standards provide some balance, but this is gentle listening throughout.
© Jim Smith /TiVo
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Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Gordon Lightfoot, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Blake, Producer, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Wolf, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Rounder Records Corp.
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records
Tony Rice, Producer, MainArtist - Norman Blake, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records
Album review
Like consummate musicians, for their first album together Norman Blake and Tony Rice largely ignored flash and speed in favor of songs and mood. There is some exceptional flatpicking here, but even the more manic passages are tempered by a softness that is striking, and perhaps even a little disappointing, in its modesty. Once the listener gets past the desire to hear hardcore chops, though, the album reveals its full beauty, especially in Blake's gorgeous "Last Train From Poor Valley" and Rice's cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Sayin'." Perky fiddle tune medleys and bluegrass standards provide some balance, but this is gentle listening throughout.
© Jim Smith /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:10
- Main artists: Norman Blake Tony Rice
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Country
© 1987 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1987 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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