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Raising Sand

~ Alison Krauss, Robert Plant
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (135 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (29 Oct 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B000Y932GQ
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (135 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 370 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #1 in  Music > Country > Alt. Country
    #2 in  Music > World & Folk > Contemporary Folk
    #3 in  Music > Blues > Delta & Country Blues

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1. Rich Woman (Dorothy LaBostrie-McKinley Millet)
2. Killing the Blues (Rowland Salley)
3. Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us (Sam Phillips)
4. Polly Come Home (Gene Clark)
5. Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) (Phil and Don Everly)
6. Through the Morning, Through the Night (Gene Clark)
7. Please Read The Letter (Robert Plant-Michael Lee-Jimmy Page-Charlie Jones)
8. Trampled Rose (Tom Waits-Kathleen Brennan)
9. Fortune Teller (Naomi Neville)
10. Stick With Me Baby (Mel Tillis)
11. Nothin' (Townes Van Zandt)
12. Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson (Milt Campbell)
13. Your Long Journey (A.D. Watson and Rosa Lee Watson)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and bluegrass crooner Alison Krauss may not be the likeliest of musical combinations. But on this welcome collaboration album, they work beautifully together, wringing a kind of magic from other people’s songs. The key to the album is its versatility. Between them, Krauss and Plant can handle a vast repertoire on their own, and here they take on the lot, from folk laments and country soul to searing blues and upbeat rock & roll. Overseen by Elvis Costello producer T Bone Burnett and backed by high caliber musicians like guitarist Marc Ribot and multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger, Raising Sand sees the duo create stellar covers of songs by Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, Mel Tillis and The Everly Brothers, among others. Highlights include a killer version of Roly Salley's "Killing the Blues", and a cover of the Plant-Page collaboration "Please Read the Letter," though in truth, it’s difficult to find a weak spot on the whole album. --Danny McKenna


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American bluegrass star Alison Krauss and Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant team up for one of contemporary music's most unlikely partnerships, and in doing so create a memorableand diverse collection of lovingly crafted songs. Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville and produced by T-Bone Burnett (Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello), the album features a stellar supporting cast of musicians and includes interpretations ofclassics as well as lesser known gems by songwriters such as Gene Clark and Tom Waits.

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86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Country, Blues And A Lot More, 29 Oct 2007
By Angel Delta (Southsea Hants) - See all my reviews
  
This review is from: Raising Sand (Digi Pack) (Audio CD)
It seems an unlikely pairing, the Black Country Plant and the Queen of Bluegrass, but hey, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn and Jack White, so what's new? Throughout his almost 40 year career, Plant has been a restless spirit and this album is a celebration of his diversity.

It is difficult to categorise this album which is an eclectic mix of delta blues, acoustic blues, alternative country and even folk rock, but somehow producer T Bone Burnett makes it work. He has taken the pair through a selection of thirteen well chosen songs and there isn't an ounce of filler on the album. Burnett has given it a warm, appealing sound and the voices of Plant and Krauss blend effortlessly together on such tracks as Killing The Blues and Stick With Me Baby. The latter sounds almost like the Everly Brothers with a chiming guitar propelling the melody.

There are two Gene Clark songs, Polly Come Home and Through The Morning, Through The Night and are given fine, haunting, interpretations that Clark himself would have been proud of. Plant gets to rock a little on his driving take of the Everly's Gone, Gone, Gone, which sounds nothing like the original!

The Plant/Page collaboration Please Read The Letter translates readily into a country styling whilst Nothin', sounds like late Zeppelin with Krauss's fiddle soaring above the electric distortion. But, for me, the finest moment on the album is Sister Rosetta with Krauss's gypsy fiddle and haunting vocal making this song a restrained, but compelling masterpiece.

If you are a fan of Krauss's fiddle, you might be disappointed to find that she only gets to play it on two tracks, but there is much to compensate with her mature and intelligent interpretations. Plant fans too, will not be disappointed in this latest chapter of his voyage of discovery.
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Collaboration - A Must Buy!, 27 Oct 2007
By David Lusher (London England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raising Sand (Digi Pack) (Audio CD)
First of all, this is a truly great collection of songs. The arrangements are all superb, delivering an irresistible blend of country and rock. I love the musicianship on this album and the combination of these stellar voices works really well. Alison Krauss is a remarkable talent and Robert Plant shows that he still has the quality and dexterity to deliver magical vocal performances. We know we are in for something special from the very first track ('Rich Woman') which is a swampy stomp with a lovely reverb guitar reminiscent of Roy Orbison or Chris Isaak. The next track ('Killing the Blues') is a great country song and the vocal harmony is just to die for - superb! And it just keeps getting better. There is a lot to enjoy here and even if you're not really a fan of either artist, or are unsure about the collaboration, this album is definitely worth taking a chance on - it is unlikely to disappoint. This is quality country rock along the lines of some of the modern country music around today from the likes of Howe Gelb, Calexico or Iron & Wine.
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70 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb. Is this the way forward?, 21 Nov 2007
By Ben Bottle (Gloucestershire) - See all my reviews
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I was initially quite hesitant about this album and ended up buying it out of curiosity. My curiosity is satisfied.
This may well be the future for Robert?
As much as I am - and always have been - a great Zep fan, I cannot see any future there. I do believe this may be the way forward for "old Planty".
His voice sits so well here; no screeching or wailing, no gutural roars, no real demands on his able but none-the-less ageing voice. Mostly gentle and/or easy-going with a few skippy numbers picking up the pace here and there.
BUT - this is also Ms Krauss who is surely a BIG influence on our hero. Her voice is silky and melifluous but doesn't lack strength.
This album surprised and pleased me. A meld of blues, bluegrass, country-rock and folk sauced with a bit of rockabilly.
This is Robert Plant - NOT Led Zeppelin and it is Ms Alison Krauss who will now (if there is any justice), get the credit she richly deserves.
Put it on, sit back and enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars simply beautiful
So there I was lying in bed a dying duck nursing a virus.... when suddenly through my letter box drops Raising Sands.... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ageing rocker and young songbird!!
This album is one of the best duets I have heard and one for any collection - only bettered by Mark Knopfler and Emilou Harris. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Hiss, hiss and more hiss
First of all, let me say that this would have been a great 5 star album except for one little detail - the recording quality of the CD is diabolical. Read more
Published 2 months ago by I. Domville

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music
I cannot believe the negative comments regarding this collaboration by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lynn M. Briggs

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
I cannot wait for Plant and Kraus to get together and make another album like this....it is brilliant!
Published 3 months ago by John Richardson

1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly poor
I bought this album on the basis of its award winning and two great artists.
I placed the album in my musical fidelity sound system and thought that my amps were caput... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Allan Donnelly

4.0 out of 5 stars Raising Sand is a beautiful moving album.
I never thought I would hear Robert Plant doing country music. Plant's and Alison Krauss voices are a perfect marriage. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dragonlord

1.0 out of 5 stars The emperor's new clothes
Alison Krauss has a voice that seems to be able to go anywhere, do anything--but this is a sorry, indulgent hybrid that doesn't do justice to her or Robert Plant.
Published 6 months ago by J. Yacoub

1.0 out of 5 stars CD Raising Sand
This recording of Raising Sand was not very good, it seemed to have been well used... It is the first time I have ever had anything as bad as this sent from Amazon, always been... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jacqueline Amer

5.0 out of 5 stars Unlikely Partnership
Who would have guessed that two such different artists, with no obvious common style, could have produced such excellent music together? Read more
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