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When you possess a great pop voice, it's inevitable that you'll someday make a pop album, and Alison Krauss has finally made hers. Instead of bidding for radio airplay with the extravagant, extroverted pop of Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, or Celine Dion, Krauss has crafted an intimate, understated chamber-pop album reminiscent of Joni Mitchell's Blue or Rosanne Cash's Interiors. The material comes from such mainstream-pop writers as Michael McDonald, Todd Rundgren, Allen Reynolds, and Danny O'Keefe, but Krauss the producer gives the songs a distinctive spin. She layers the harmonies of her regular Union Station band, the Cox Family singers, pianist Matt Rollings, drummer Jim Keltner, and mandolinist Sam Bush to create a lush, hushed sound that's neither traditional bluegrass nor electric country-pop. Krauss multi-tracks her own fiddle parts and blends them with Jerry Douglas's Dobro to create an unorthodox string-quartet sound. In this setting her tender, translucent vocals capture that moment when a relationship is unravelling before the lovers are ready to let it go. --Geoffrey Himes
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Building upon her bluegrass roots, and using her unerring knack for identifying great songs, Alison Krauss has created a branch of popular music all her own. On this album, the pure emotion of her voice and her exquisite acoustic arrangements reach new heights.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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There is simply no other word to describe Alison Krauss, her voice is unqiue and undoubtably one of the most beautiful you could ever wish to hear. This CD includes 11 brilliant tracks to suit any die hard blue grass fan. Track 3 'It wouldn't have made an difference', and Track 7' Ghost in this House' are undeniably the two most awesome recordings on this CD, Alison sings in a way which will sweep the listerner along, and the best way to listen to any Alison Krauss CD is to sit back, close your eyes and just listen, the listener will never find anything close to this kind of perfection no matter how hard they try. The final track 'Dreaming my dreams with you', sung with backup by Doll Parton, a country queen herself, this track is a superb ending to a superb CD and will leave the listener wanting more. All in all 'Forget about It', holds 11 amazing tracks, each one as good as the next, it simply just gets better, if your thinking of buying a CD, make it this one, the listener will not be dissapointed in any way.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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You know when you read or hear those reviews that go on and on about how wonderful this is or how amazing that is ?
Well, this album by Alison Krauss IS one of the most beautifully sung and played albums EVER and does warrant a glowing, wordy review !
Her voice is second to none and her playing (fiddle) is every bit as soulful and heartwrenching as her singing...and that's saying a MOUTHFUL !
BUT...I won't go on. You should be listening to this album. Buy it NOW !
Well, this album by Alison Krauss IS one of the most beautifully sung and played albums EVER and does warrant a glowing, wordy review !
Her voice is second to none and her playing (fiddle) is every bit as soulful and heartwrenching as her singing...and that's saying a MOUTHFUL !
BUT...I won't go on. You should be listening to this album. Buy it NOW !
WARNING: If you have recently (or ever) gone thru a sorrowful breakup with someone, this album will either help heal your soul or drive you out onto the ledge.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Alison made her reputation as a bluegrass singer and musician but this album, excellent as it is, doesn't contain any bluegrass music. Instead, Alison (who also produced the album) has gone for a contemporary country sound, albeit one that includes mandolin and dobro among the instruments used. Some of Alison's albums are credited to Alison Krauss and Union Station. This is billed as a solo album, yet all the members of Union Station (Barry Bales, Ron Block, Jerry Douglas and Dan Tyminski) feature heavily in the musician credits.
As we've come to expect from Alison, the album is dominated by ballads that suit her voice ideally - if you want up-tempo songs, forget about Alison Krauss. Among the songs, Michael McDonald wrote or co-wrote three (Empty hearts, It don't matter now, That kind of love) while Todd Rundgren wrote It wouldn't have made any difference. Country music fans may recognize Dreaming my dreams with you (recorded in the seventies first by Crystal Gayle, then by Waylon Jennings) and Ghost in this house (one of Shenandoah's big hits of the late eighties). These two country oldies are my favorite tracks here. Alison performs them as well as the other versions I've mentioned. Dolly Parton and Lyle Lovett provide harmony vocals on Dreaming my dreams with you.
While I generally prefer Alison's early music, this album provides proof that Alison can match the best contemporary country singers.
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One of Ak's finest moments
Simply superb! one of AK's finest works. superb music and inimitable singing. I bought this when it first came out and I often play it in the car. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Eaton
Alison Krauss
Another great CD from the wonderful Alison Krauss and a must for any of her fans. Good quality, received well within time scale
Published 10 months ago by stuart hill
The same cliché... not the same music quality
First of all a mention for Round Records, I'm not that expert but maybe
their recordings are among the best available on the market. Read more
their recordings are among the best available on the market. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lucazest
No need for this CD if you plan to bye the album Forget about it
I like Alison Krauss and the two songs are nice but I wont be buying the Forget About It album.
Published 14 months ago by B. Ramsay
Alison Tries Something Different
Renowned for her Bluegrass music and the support of her band Union Station Alison Krauss followed up her amazing album So Long So Wrong with something a little different. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2007 by Michael Jones
The tip of the iceberg...
I have only recently picked up this album and frankly it is a little disappointing. It is by no means a poor album but it does not scale the heady heights of either her earlier... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2006 by kingrizla2000
Terry's Eurovision!
Recently I started listening to Radio 2 on the drive to work - great show with a perfect mix of chat & music. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2006 by T. Thomas
The greatest album of all time
Well, what can i say? I first heard Alison's beautiful vocals on the track 'sitting in the window of my room' on the ya ya sisterhood DVD. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004 by Stephan Parker
Great introduction to real country music.
With the sweetest voice, great production and fantastic guitar talent, Alison Krauss impresses with this downbeat, love songs album. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2001 by thomas@bengaltiger.fsnet.co.uk
Sweet singing, pretty songs, bland album
This album disappointed me, like many of Krauss' bluegrass fans because she turns away from her musical roots completely. That's OK - so she's moving in a new direction. Read more
Published on 2 May 2001 by Huck Flynn
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