Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I don't like bluegrass enough to give this a 5, but this was exactly what I needed this time of year. I usually like to work in some bluegrass in the fall, but get stuck with either super old stuff like flatt & scruggs or super modern jam band adjacent stuff like yonder mountain. This not only scratched that itch, but worked its way into semi regular rotation.

Great stuff, but too much for listening to as an album. Good to keep in my back pocket when the mood strikes.

Some damn fine music here, though I must admit I didn't get to the end - it lapsed into more pure instrumentals after a while and I lost some interest (will finish it off at work today). The mark lost is for the overly American Christian nature of some of the songs, which rankle due to the crap that the Christian right wing are perpetrating in the US today.

Living in the south now I learned a bit about modern bluegrass and country and this is pretty cool. I didn't listen to all of it but I don't see the length as an issue because it's more of an anthology/playlist than an album. In that way if I'm ever in the mood for some southern folk I will definitely put this on. My favorite track so far is the Tennessee stud.

I don't know how much I enjoyed this album, but gosh do I respect it. 2 hours of bluegrass was never going to be something I actively sought out, but having listened to this in It's entirety I'm taken aback at just how versatile and dynamic it is. There are points where you're whiplashed from a crooning ballad straight into dueling banjos. I was sure I'd hate this and I'm chuffed to have been proven wrong.

Most excellent pickin'

The Muppets jug band has some serious chops

Insane to have a 40-track triple (quadruple?) album with like eight instrumental fiddle tracks in the middle. But even though this is really bloated it honestly feels like a staggering achievement, it's a piece of genuine history.

This makes me think of my dad. He really enjoyed American roots music, including spirituals, and I think this would have been right up his alley. Hell, it's possible we had a copy when I was growing up, I certainly recognize many of the tunes... that said, these are American songbook sort of tunes, the kind of songs that anyone who grew up in a certain time would know. Some of the performances of some of these tunes on the live Johnny Cash records are all time great!

Love it. Legends. But too much album for a 1001 album list 😄

I really enjoyed listening to this, it's a piece of history

Never heard of this collab and it was so much fun. Not a country fan by any means, but this is way better than your classic country......because it's real country. Banjo, strings, harmonica, definitely your local barn hootenanny. This album is such a great idea, bringing together the old gen and the new gen to jam out, collab and bond for music. Kind of like the We Are The World collab. I really enjoyed hearing the bits before the tracks of how they approach the song as a way to connect the listener, because this album is about connecting the generations through music. I was scared of the 2 hour duration of both CD's, but this isn't an album you have to really analyze, it's importance is the collaboration of these great artists playing together and nailing all the songs in 1 or 2 takes.

Not a regular country listener but really enjoyed this. Not everything was memorable but the vibe is lovely for a Sunday afternoon. Enjoyed the mix of tunes, instrumental bits and recording session chatter. It is an chunky listen at 2 hours so buckle in!

I should be on a porch rocking in a chair with a beer

Southern, good surprising

Love it. Bluegrass at its finest. 4/5

I loved this album. Will definitely listen to again. Upbeat and fun!

I liked it a lot more than i thought i would

Skills!

Not my usual bag but I do appreciate me some Country Bluegrass. Classic.

5 stars for the excellent musicianship; 3 stars for listening to so many country songs.

vier plus

Not too bad, some great songs. But the album was too long!!

Great album. Gotta say, it was a lot to be suggested a three LP record for my first listen 😅

I enjoyed this and listened to the entire album. I love this kind of music, and I liked hearing the musicians making small-talk between recording. A pleasant way to pass a couple of hours.

#650. I cannot explain to you why I liked this, but I did. 4/5: yes

my thesis is about western movies so this slapped while writing. but it's soooo long

That was a whole lot of guitar pickin and fiddlin. It was definitely something different in this sea of Brit pop & rock. It was pretty dang long though.

I’m glad I found this album. Will listen again.

I liked this one more than I anticipated. This was a long album, took 2 days to listen to. Definitely enjoyed disc 1 more than disc 2.

I can't believe how much I enjoyed this. Could be 8 hours long for all I care. Good ol' boy music.

Nice

Loved it, especially the first disc with all the singers on it.

I did not know what to expect hear, but I gotta say I really dug it. I would definitely like to add it to the collection.

Not my usual style, but I have to say, as far as Bluegrass goes, I like this a lot! A really long album but it does not bore thanks to the diversity of songs and musicians (many of them legends). I read this is recorded live in the studio with only one or two takes per song on a basic recorder, maybe that helps explain the authentic feel. Not music I will often play, but for a folk/bluegrass album there's nothing to fault. Reminds me of the fantastic film 'The Broken Circle Breakdown' (watch it if you can find it, you may like the genre a bit more afterwards).

A nice eclectic mix of country and bluegrass tunes. I wasn't fussed on all the dialogue between tracks, and for that reason I'm not going to give it five stars, but anything less than four would be unfair, given the high standard of artistry on display.

This is so awesome. I wasn’t intending on listening to the full two hours but it’s so compelling. Really skillful playing but also just hearing the joy and the banter between musicians and talks about what inspired them was really special. I loved it.

on the one hand, this is a lot of fun. eating beans from a tin can music. getting a hay ride at a fall festival music. fallout music. on the other hand it's TWO HOURS AND NINE MINUTES LONG. it took me all weekend to chip my way through this. that's too much music. that's three heaping plates of music. i'm stuffed!! and yet... can i really say i didn't enjoy myself for most of it? it was a kooky little time. no idea if this is a culturally significant contribution to the list but it was a fun contribution to my weekend. 🪕

Excellent bluegrass and country-western album. This is one of the better country albums on the list so far. The performances are so good. You can tell that they got the very best people in the room for these sessions. I love all the talkback and studio chatter too. It starts to feel like you’re hanging out with friends. Hearing them talk about what key to sing a song in, or who gets a solo, gave me an appreciation for the craft. It’s cool to hear them in the midst of creating. They sound like professionals, but they also sound like they’re having a ton of fun. “Sunny Side of the Mountain” was a highlight. I love how the singer drags out certain words: “Don’t forget aaaaaaaaaall the promises you gave me.” Jimmy Martin is the lead singer on that one, and I kept noticing his vocals after that. He’s fantastic.

4.5, only issue is that it's a little too long

We enjoyed this a lot, especially given we initially had misjudged this one from the album name and cover art. Doc Watson's contribution is recognisable here and overall the album is satisfying on the ear.

I do enjoy bluegrass. But seriously, this album is over two hours? This music is cheerful and jaunty, I like that, but I get the feeling that it wants to convert me. Old men crooning about their dead 16 year old brides is creepy. In the end, the album went by faster than I had anticipated, but the inclusion of an instrumental version of Both Sides Now was a little jarring and out of place. Overall, I liked the album well enough. My favorite tracks were the ones without vocals.

Good

Old-timey country vibe

This is long. Start by cutting the random conversations. This is good bluegrass, to be fair. Loving the banjo and fiddle.

4/5 This album is like someone set up microphones in heaven’s front porch during a Sunday jam session. “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” is the musical equivalent of a weathered quilt: handmade, deeply American, passed down generations. A time capsule of country, bluegrass, and old-time gospel, stitched together by legends who knew how to make a banjo cry. It’s humble, wise, and sounds like dirt roads and cold sweet tea. Keep on the Sunny Side Because sometimes the corniest truths are the ones that keep you alive.

In Parks and Recreation, Leslie and Ann burn an "anti-seduction" CD to try to stop Leslie from getting with Ben on a road trip. One of the songs is "something called Bango Boogie Bonanza." At times, this album reminded me of that. Except I'm Chris Traeger joyfully playing the air banjo in the backseat. This album isn't something I would have listened to without this project, but I really enjoyed it. I definitely wouldn't listen to all 2 hours of it back to back again, but I had a great time and I will come back to some of the songs. I love how collaborative the album is and I think that manages to keep it varied despite how long it is. Fav song: Dark as a Dungeon Least fav: Soldier's Joy

This super-important album brings together generations of country & bluegrass artists. It’s the foundation of modern bluegrass, americana, and what remains of good country music in the modern day. For this, i give it credit. This is a double album and it’s long. The music is great, but in a way, it feels more like an encyclopedia than a great work of fiction — a resource, rather than a single work of art. Some of the songs are fantastic though. As a “sit down and listen to this double album all the way through” experience, this is a 3. As a resource and historically influential giant, it’s a five. On the whole (and because it really is a compilation of different independent artists, not a cohesive band), it’s a 4.

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I grew up listening to bluegrass as a kid it was a great album

It cost me three attempts at this album, mostly because you have to go through 42 songs. I think it was worth it - this might be one of the best country/blues/americana record on. This album is just too fun andpositive, hard to stay in one place while listening to it. Next time I'm camping in USA I'm listening solely to Nitty Gritty.

I love how vocals sound so raw in country music. It really makes you believe the words being said. Overall this was a great album. The only thing I'd change is the length. I liked that the 2nd part was mostly instrumentals but again, it could've been shorter. It's impressive that the songs were all recorded in 1 or 2 takes

A revelation. Docked a point for being a bit rambly, but that is also part of its charm.

Unashamedly loved most of this. It's VERY long though

Classic bluegrass

Very cute, fun, old country music.

Great Colorado band. Great sound. Great music. Some nice hit music.

A trip down an old country road.

Classic bluegrass example, with so many big names. Music for a lazy day. Not every song is a hit though, and it's awfully long.

Too long but I liked every song that I did listen too!

More than 2 hours of this is probably too much, but like I was saying to Alex, this sounds a lot like a lot of the stuff we’ve been learning about in roots of rock and roll. I think understanding the significance of a lot of the artists on here and the music that this album is imitating and covering definitely helps me like it more

That is as far from me as any West Coast or Gangsta would be. I can understand the musical powerhouse of this and enjoy it to a certain degree, but overall two hours is just too long a yeehaw feeling. Although I prefer the rootsiness of this over ANY Nashville style.

saw the confederate flags and panicked but this album is actually great - a nice education for me 4/5 #musicsky #albumsky

****A very good bluegrass album

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Rootin tootin

This was a great listen— very long and I won’t be listening to it through again (I did it in parts the first time anyway) but I really enjoyed the musicianship and folk while driving on a sunny day

Saatanan kovaa paahtamista! 4/5

Toen ik dit de eerste keer draaide, was ik ervan overtuigd dat dit een vrij recent album was. Qua opzet kennen we dit soort albums toch, dacht ik. Met wat ouwe knarren wat Amerikaanse folkklassiekers eruit knallen in een boerenschuursfeertje, dat hebben we toch vaker gehoord. Zie bijvoorbeeld een topplaat als 'We shall overcome: the Seegers seessions' (2006) van Bruce Springsteen en zijn vrienden. Maar het blijkt dus dat dit zo'n beetje het eerste album in z'n genre was, zes plaatkanten lang. Wat dat betreft is het soms eerder een historisch document dan een muziekalbum. Dat haalt wel een beetje het tempo eruit, want waar bij Bruce het dak eraf ging, blijft dit toch een beetje een onderonsje tussen de hooibalen.

This was a 3 for a while, but with the help of a grassroots folk faze that I'm going through as well as my jean overalls, straw hat, jug of moonshine, and lip full of chewing tabacci this was elevated to a 4.

This was a hootin' rootin' jolly good time. Not sure I needed 2+ hours of the hoe down, but the time breezed by pretty quickly.

That was fun - it really just felt like being part of a good old fashioned jam session where the band is just trying stuff and having drinks. The downside to that is that they don't always hit the spot

Way too long

Good

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I had no idea what to expect from this. I ended up enjoying it a decent amount. It's not amazing, but it's been better than a lot of the country music I've heard so far.

Yeah I had a lot of fun! Loved the instruments, loved the singers, loved the grove! But 2 hours?????? Agahaah

Really fun Bluegrass album.

I'm a newbie when it comes to bluegrass but this seems like a great starting place. I thought it was really fun.

Making a two-hour album consistently engaging is pretty tough work, let alone for a country album, a genre not exactly shy of formulaic and interchangeable sounds and song structures. That just goes to show how good this music is, making you want to go "Yee Haw!!!" at its lively banjoes, fiddles and harmonicas for pretty much its entire runtime.

This is old school with some of the originals of country music. Doc Watson, Maybelle Carter-Cash’s mother in law), Autry. Yea it should have been 2 albums.

C'est cool mais c'est très long. De la country chimiquement pure, une somme, mais à quel prix. Trop long, donnant un résultat assez répétitif et lassant dont il est difficile de discerner des titres. Gardons "I saw the Light", ou les titres connus autrement par leurs reprises ("Dark as a Dungeon", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"). Très sympathique à picorer.

This was so much fun to listen to! I think people who "hate" country music are small-minded. I'm a fan now.

17/1089 - Skits/intro "shop-talk" were unnecessary. Background improvisations/comping sounded great. Seems like a good reference for writing country and bluegrass music. It's on the longer side but I'm primarily a Classical music guy so that isn't a problem for me.

Quite enjoyed a lot of this, and can see myself returning to it if I ever want to listen to some bluegrass. I found it especially interesting how some of these sound like Irish trad music. But it took two sittings to get through...lawd that is a lot of bluegrass! 7/10

On the whole this was pretty good. It seemed to last forever, 42 tracks is a bit excessive. I love bluegrass style banjo, I've been playing on and off for a few years but I am fucking hopeless. Earl Scruggs is a legend, and the tracks where he was to the fore were exceptional. Some of the other tracks weren't so good but it's still a strong 4 stars for me.

Nice

Steeped in old-timey material!

Pretty interesting concept for an album, meeting of old and young players on old songs. Good album. Awesome musicianship. Terrible cover art 1001 album worthy: Yes - 32/57

Not a big bluegrass fan but this one is a true classic.

Nothing not to like here. Couldn’t make time to listen to the entire album, but really liked the first disc that I was able to get to.

Yiiiieee haaaaaa! Lekker vrolijke banjo!! ****

At first, the prospect of this album was daunting to even consider. Almost two hours of bluegrass?! However, the more I listened to it, the more I was engrossed by the songs, the performances, and the overall feel of it all. It really does transport you into the deep redneck south of the United States, but does it in an endearing way, a depiction of that culture that is not ususal seen in American media. Key tracks: I Saw the Light Lonesome Fiddle Blues I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Solid bluegrass collection. 4.5 that I can't quite round up.

Ok. So this is obviously way way way too long to get a 5. I think with some editing though it could've been. I feel similarly about this the way I felt about Ella Fitzgerald's massive record, I thoroughly enjoyed feeling like a cowboy for a morning but equally I will never play this again

Over 2 hours and sound was repetitive after a while. But I really enjoyed it overall, especially the songs with Mama Maybell Carter and Roy Acuff.

A significant sample of America’s songbook

This album contains actually important music. It’s a repository of music that mattered, and that should be retained. It’s also a standing rebuke to “country” music made by bros who couldn’t even get into the least impressive SEC schools. But it’s less than the sum of its parts because it is overly indulgent and massively bloated. Nothing is 2 hours good.

At first glance, a two hour long country album? This is going to be a slog. But when that first banjo twang started, I was hooked. The album is still way too long, cutting out a bunch of the instrumental tracks and the talking would have streamlined this into an easy 5. But it did drag at times, dropping it to a good 4. Best song: Grand Ole Opry Song

Dnf

Album 603 of 1001 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -Will The Circle Be Unbroken (1972) Rating : 3.75 / 5 Country isn't my favorite genre but a little bluegrass may get my attention. While this isn't something I'd normally put on, it is pretty much a masterpiece that not only showcases the talents of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but also honors the legacy of traditional American music.

Totally outside of my usual usual playlist and it's hard to see beyond my own prejudice but this shines through as an amazing album. The level of musicality is set to Maximum and many of the tracks are outstanding. This is very very good.

This is just good country/folk music. Super pleasant to listen to.

A classic look at traditional bluegrass and old school country. While not my cup of tea, the dedication and desire to document these songs, and the performers who sang them is commendable.

Favorite Track: Will The Circle Be Unbroken

A triple album with a historical, archival intent, many of the songs are from the 19th century. The best parts (most accessible?) are side 1 of disc 1 and side 2 of disc 3. Disc 2 is crazily frenetic, it’s really exhausting to listen to, but I suspect this is the ‘real stuff’ and the main purpose of the album is to get us to like it, or at least occasionally listen to it. A difficult album to rate, because I’m not sure it’s meant to be listened to beginning to end, but I’m going with 4/5. I’d like to own a vinyl copy.

Loved it

I like country and bluegrass so I enjoyed this. It was a cool concept which resulted in a wonderful recording documenting important artists in the genre. It was a lot to take in for one sitting so I had to break this one up a bit.

A great album to celebrate the end of justice and possibly democracy as we know it in America!

Well I loved this, but then I was always going to. Bit of Dolly Parton, bit of Oh Brother Where Art Thou, fabulous.

I never thought of myself as a country fan, but it turns out I don't like MOST country, whereas this old timey, bluegrass stuff is right up my alley! This was a lovely collection of old school country and fiddle-and-banjo instrumentation, and the only reason it's not getting five stars is that I still find US country far too preachy about God to be fully enjoyable. Faves: Dark as a Dungeon, Black Mountain Rag, Earl's Breakdown

Folk and Country Classics compiled into one spot. Excellent musicians, not my style but relevant for the era.

Thoughts before listening: Traditional bluegrass meets 70s country rock. I feel like on past listens this isn't as good as I want it to be. Review: So I think my disappointment on earlier listens may be related to wanting this to be some sort of jamgrass album. It's not that at all. This is just old timey traditional bluegrass that was played by a younger generation in the 70s. There are some older musicians on here as well and sometimes their stories are a bit distracting, but overall this is a very nice listen. Lots of timeless songs that I am glad to have an excuse to add to the playlist I'm building from this project. 4-stars

Really a unique listening experience

Just a great bluegrass album, it gets a little long and repetetive but the talent and music speaks for itself, Tennessee Stud and Will The Circle Be Unbroken are fantastic and this album brings back a lot of fond memories.

Loved the first disc of this! Would have been a 5 except the second disc is very repetitive. But everyone involved is phenomenally talented and how can you not love this bluegrass sound! Tennessee Stud is a great song!!

I enjoy bluegrass probably more than most, and this is fantastic, but also didn’t need to be over 2 hours.

probably not for everyone, but i live in Colorado where there is just... so much bluegrass stuff. like, an inordinately large amount of people who love bluegrass, to the point where the only music festival in the state is a bluegrass festival. i'm used to hillbilly bullshit; hell, i welcome it. i think, personally, Will The Circle Be Unbroken is most useful as two things: 1. background music for cleaning the house/cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and 2. a historical document of a bunch of hippies fanboying out over legends in Appalachian folk music. did i feel an emotional journey by listening to 110 minutes of bluegrass classics? not really. instead, i felt this weird, sort of patchwork comfort from the affair. it reminds me of reading about the Great Depression for fun as a kid, or imagining myself as a cowboy wandering the plains with his gun and his horse, living off a diet of stogies and beans. maybe this feeling is anachronistic and built on ignored histories, but for a brief moment, this storybook fantasy would be nice to put myself in. hearing Randy Scruggs play Both Sides Now at the end does make me cry a bit, though. he's passing the torch.

I just love this style of music. 4 star. No notes

Not really my favorite style of music but I can't deny thee talent here!

Never heard the album before. There's a lot of great folk/country/bluegrass guest star musicians here. I enjoyed the music, but there is so much of it...it goes on and on. 3-star rating for the music as is, 4-star for what the album represents (an important connection between (1970s) modern country and the foundational artists that came before.

A very cool atmosphere on this record - it's as if they're just sat around, shooting the breeze until someone starts strumming. The casual, yet reverent, tone taken towards the country music elders who guest on this album adds to the proceedings. It's probably all a spoof, but man, this feels like what integrity sounds like.

From now on I'm going to ask my wife to call me the Tennessee Stud. I mean, I don't know how you rate an album like this negatively. It's a collection of timeless classics that defined the Country music genre. And it's proof that Nashville was, at least once upon a time, a great city for music. Y'all ever watch The Righteous Gemstones? That's a good show.

7.5/10 Some great old school (early 70s) country & western music. 2 hours is far too long for an album though so I only listened to half of it

Obviously too long, but you can’t really blame them. You’ve got like a dozen country legends in a room and I imagine it was tough to cull the output/say no to anyone. Still, this is a lot of fun and seems ti be a great showcase of the genre. That most of these were done in 1 or 2 takes is crazy. Lived the background chatter too.

Yes it's too long and there is a Confederate Flag on the cover which is gross, but the music is great. I loved the vocal harmonies and found the banjo playing especially well done. I like the concept behind this album too and how it highlights many classic country stars years after their hits stopped.

Yes finally some bluegrass!!!

Overstuffed but good

A Smithsonian folkways style anthology of American folk music that's an effort to consolidate a cannon and reproduce the tradition over generations. So you get what today feels like fairly conservative curation and arrangements but performances for the ages. But that said, it did mark a break with the schmaltzy overblown Nashville country production of the 60s and a return to the stripped back & acoustic roostier roots of country (bluegrass & mountain music especially) that 70s artists like the Dead, CSNY, Gram Parsons were popularizing via their interest in the Lomax recordings project and folk songs, sounds, and instruments. Way too long, but it's more of an archival document than an album really.

If you can never go to the Grand Ole Opry, just shut your eyes and listen to this album. It wasn’t what I expected and I feel fortunate that this album exists. It is a slice of life that I am not familiar with and it is something that I will listen to again. It’s the roots of all the country music we listen to today.

Fun band. I appreciate the full glimpse into the album making but it also makes for a very long listen if you are not in the mood for it.

Why is this so long? I would have loved it if it would have been an hour long but this is too much. Very sad because I actually liked it.

I grew up in the south and my dad played in a local bluegrass band, but nonetheless, I'm never going to love old timey country music. I try to keep my musical tastes out of my ratings, but I just don't like this enough to give it 5 stars. Good songs, great musicians, and musical influence, but I can't do it. 4 stars.

Old timey gold. A valid entry on this list. But clearly more bluegrass than any sane person needs in one go.

A great gathering of country stars celebrating the roots and deep tales of their music. There are a few too many tracks of chatter, which would not bear repeated listening, but the high points are wonderful

Really enjoyed this, love me some bluegrass fiddle, banjo and harmonica. Nice arrangements and collaborations. I like the jam session feel as well. Rounding down due to the length. But this is quality stuff. 4.5/5

Well this was just great. I wonder how much of a rarity this was in 1971? Because it doesn’t feel like it fits the era. Nowadays there’s a ton of posers trying to recreate stuff like this with no authenticity whatsoever. But I bet this was a welcome change of pace for some back then.

I'm all about country blue grass in certain moods/settings. I liked this quite a bit but simply way too long to listen front to back. If I'm going on vibes alone I'm inclined to give this a weak 4*. 3.5/5

This was some good bootscootin’ hillbilly bluegrass. I enjoyed this album, it’s right on the cusp of 4 stars. They did justice to those old folk standards. I was quite moved by Randy Scruggs’ short acoustic cover of Both Sides Now. I’m inspired to check out volume 2 and 3 in this series.

an absolutely delightful Encyclopedic Tome of bluegrass/country/appalachian standards and contemporary performers of such. certainly far more of this kind of music then most ppl will be willing to take at once but taking the first hour while playing animal crossing and the second while just lazing around was entirely pleasurable for me! rly starting to think i have a big proclivity towards bluegrass in general...wish it was more of an Albums Genre lol, but thats Authentic Folk Music for u ig. just nonstop great playing and time-tested material, and some rly wonderful silly/kindhearted/Old And Experienced studio banter on occasion that just make the whole thing feel even more living and titanic in scope

Very pleasant. It is very long, but it's easy listening.

fire but not my kinda music

Now this album is really great. The musicianship is incredible. But it is way too long and loses a star because of that.

Lovely bit of country.

Great encore cast and banjo.

07/15/24 S Tier—————————5 Keep On The Sunny Side Down Yonder A Tier—————————4 Grand Ole Opry Song You Are My Flower Precious Jewel Wreck on The Highway The End Of The World Losin You My Walkin Shoes Way Downtown B Tier—————————3 Black Mountain Rag Dark As A Dungeon Nashville Blues Tennessee Stud C Tier—————————2 D Tier—————————1

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Tuesday 7/16/24 9:04 S Tier————————— Grand Ole Opry Song I Saw The Light Lonesome Fiddle Blues Flint Hill Special Will The Circle Be Unbroken A Tier————————— Nashville Blues The Precious Jewel Tennessee Stud Black Mountain Rag Sunny Side Of The Mountain Nine Pound Hammer You Don’t Know My Mind My Walkin Shoes Avalanche Way Downtown Pins And Needles Sailin On To Hawaii B Tier————————— Keep On The Sunny Side You Are My Flower Dark As A Dungeon Wreck On The Highway In The End of The World Losing You Honky Tonkin Cannonball Rag Togary Mountain Earls Breakdown Orange Blossom Special Wabash Cannonball Lost Highway Down Yonder Honky Tonk Blues I Am A Pilgrim Wildwood Flower Soldiers Joy Both Sides Now Foggy Mountain Breakdown C Tier————————— Doc Watson and Merle Travis

I don't know much about Bluegrass, but enjoy the sound. I'm the type of person who likes to have one or two albums of it in their collection, just to scratch that itch for time to time. This would fit that roll excellently.

I was one of those people who didn't even understand what bluegrass was until 'O Brother Where Art Thou,' and I was *all* in at the time - and continued to listen intermittently to artists from the genre over the years. So this was a fun listen. Made me want to start a jug band.

(This is a repeat listening of this album for me, as I got this album early on out of the collection hat before I joined a group on this site, and I'll admit that it's not my first choice to listen to again (in part just because it's so damned long).) Caveats aside, this very rightfully belongs in the collection as a great selection and album, but at the same time I'm only sometimes in the right mood/frame of mind to really appreciate the old-time country style on this (incredibly long) album set, and almost never in a frame of mind to listen to it *again*, so it's a bit hard to list out my favorites. Nonetheless, it's hard to imagine what an experience this must have been, getting so many incredibly talented musicians to play and sing with them. And an unexpected treat to get a Joni Mitchell song/instrumental at the end. I'm a bit disappointed, though, that this is the only album in the collection by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, as I'm pretty sure it's not really representative of their not-olde-timey style. C'est la vie, I suppose.

Good album, but man that’s a lot longer than expected. Really liked how it was a big summary of classic country and American folk. Sometimes their interpretations felt a bit corny however.

Definitely a unique listening experience. Cool idea to invite all of these legends that inspired you and keeping some of the natural conversations before songs began. I forgive them a bit for the bloat when you wanna document all these different people but it still is tough to listen to it all in one sitting. I think it is a much better experience to listen to each disc separately. This would be a standard 3 based on the music alone. A few I’ll come back to but most I won’t. The unique structure of the album pushes it to a low 4 star. Rating: 3.6

Wild recording and playing on this

Good job this came up on a nice sunny day, its perfect for a long afternoon, but it really will be a long afternoon.

3.75 stars. I was really apprehensive when I saw that it was some old timey looking record from the 70s, and it's 2 hours long. However there's not a bad song on the album. It's a pleasant collection of honky tonk bluegrassy songs. Included are charming spoken introductions to some songs, a few of which are simply the band preparing to perform. There are also instrumental tracks that are just as enjoyable as the ones with vocals. "I Saw The Light" is probably my favorite song out of all 40ish on here. The album serves well as a piece to keep me company as it gently underscores whatever is going on. It is not a piece that really commands attention, because once I did, I remembered that the whole thing is TWO HOURS. Nice songs, but had many moments of "how many more songs are there??"

Way better than I imagined it would be. Musically talented and interesting blend of great bluegrass. 2 hours is too long though

just fun classic stuff

I did not expect a bluegrass album, which was a pleasant surprise. This double album was more fiddle than I needed in a sitting, but I just really appreciate a fiddle and banjo. The songs are your standard country fair, but performed well. I liked Tennessee Stud, The End of the World, and the Lonesome Fiddle Blues. Second album on the list to cover Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which was cool.

Bluegrass and country are genres I've only recently come to appreciate. It's interesting, then, to consider that this album's credit is first given to the "second wave" of artists, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, collaborating with the "first wave" of Bluegrass/Country/Americana artists. I loved listening to this, in spite of the banter between songs, which would surely get on my nerves in future listens.

NICE

Nothing wrong with an occasional dash of bluegrass

Really enjoyed this - like stepping back in time, early a bluegrass band play outside the still.

Apparently I’m in the right mood for this. I’m really digging this so far. Keep on the sunny side is not resonating with me. Her voice just sounds off. End of the world was great. This version of I saw the light is amazing. This is a great album and a LOT of music.

chill

It was nitty. It was gritty. It was put together by an exceptionally talented group of people.

Just listened to Cowboy Carter with my daughter a few days before listening to this. Funny, this sounds nothing like that. This was a great view of country for a non-country person. I will never be a country fan, but I really enjoyed the time spent listening to this. There was a very real feel to it and the way it all comes together is just right.

Hello? This album is longer than than 'The Silence of the Lambs.' I misread the Spotify description for this so badly that I read "42 songs" as "42 minutes." Imagine my surprise. But I love bluegrass and traditional country music and, you know, all that. So I'll strap in. Usually I can get annoyed with too much studio chatter--it can be indulgent--but hearing the musicians talk through their approach to these songs before they start playing is interesting and engaging to me this time around. I think it's the sincerity, and maybe knowing that these songs were recorded in either one or two takes. The musicianship on display here is astounding. It is a long collection, however, and I can't imagine sitting down to listen to this all again with intent and focus. But I would absolutely put it on in the background on a sunny day at the cabin. Highlights: Keep On The Sunny Side, Nashville Blues, Dark As A Dungeon, Tennessee Stud, Black Mountain Rag (😵‍💫), Nine Pound Hammer, My Walkin' Shoes, Cannonball Rag, Earl's Breakdown, I Am A Pilgrim, Will The Circle Be Unbroken (an all-timer)

I still have this album. It was my first intro to bluegrass and I love it still.

Favourite tracks: grand ole opry song; Nashville blues; losing you might be the best thing yet; honky tonkin; I am a pilgrim

The music is good, the production is warm, and the instrumentation is excellent… but it’s over 2 hours long! By the time you reach the last quarter it has totally worn out its welcome.

Liked this one a lot more than I imaged I would. Can definitely see spinning this on a hot summer day, drinking a couple cold beers in the back yard. That said, it does over stay its welcome a tad being over two hours in length.

A lot of Americana-Bluegrass-Country music going on but surprisingly it was pleasant and fun and the 2 hrs went by faster than I thought it would. Favorite Tracks: I am a Pilgrim, Wildwood Flower, Honky Tonkin.

4 stars

This is another absolute first. It's probably my first bluegrass record period. So when I saw that this thing was around 2 hours in length, I was a bit taken aback but still intrigued. "Grand Ole Opry Song" was a very enjoyable start to this album. I love the little chatter at the beginning of many of these songs. It's quite a funny-sounding song, it almost sounds like the manifestation of the stereotypes surrounding this type of music; with the yelped and twangy vocals and that finger-picked banjo. It's still quite enjoyable, I also enjoy the more mellow acoustic-driven follow-up "Keep On the Sunny Side" featuring Maybelle Carter. With an album this long, it's difficult to dissect it in its entirety but below I'll jot down some of my other favorite moments. - I love the instrumental track "Nashville Blues". There's something so relentlessly fiery about the performances here. Earl Scruggs' banjo playing is great here. It also made me realize how cool of an instrument the washboard is. This is probably my favorite song here. - I love Roy Acuff's deeper and almost slurred vocals on "The Precious Jewel". - I enjoy the storytelling on the song "The Tennessee Stud". I can't honestly begin to decipher what this story is even about, it seems to be a story about a cunning Tennessee man that's also being likened to a horse or something. No idea but it's certainly standout. - A song called "The End of the World" having such a bright instrumental is pretty funny but also unsettling. - After a series of slower tracks, the more upbeat, catchy, and immediate nature of "My Walkin' Shoes" is a nice change-up, nicely closing out the first disc. - It leads nicely to the first track of the second disc, "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" which is a highly enjoyable guitar and violin-backed instrumental track. "Cannonball Rag" is another short and sweet acoustic cut that sounds familiar, probably because it's a standard in this genre. In general, I liked the series of shorter instrumental cuts here. - "Honky Tonk Blues" is another one of the more immediate tracks, likely due to its shorter nature and simple yet prominent drum beat. - I love the main instrumental melody on "Wildwood Flower" at the beginning that gives off a tiny music box feel. This entire song is one of my favorites overall, there's something so hypnotic about the acoustic guitar here. Maybelle's vocals here are so subdued and a much-needed breather nearing the end of this album. I know this song is a cover of another song but it's still a really good cover. - The mournful title track (which is another cover) is another favorite of mine with the exchange between two vocalists detailing the passing of the protagonist's mother and how it's affected them. I love the mantra on the chorus and they bid their loved one farewell. - I love the soothing acoustic-driven closing instrumental track, fits nicely after the previous somber track. Lengthy records like this always give off this monolithic feeling to me and this album is no exception; it feels almost like a classic country epic. Yet, there is nothing conventionally "epic" about it; it's very laid back. It sounds like sizzling outside on an August afternoon, for better or worse, or maybe taking a walk in a smaller village. It certainly evokes a positive feeling in me and takes me to a happier and more simple place. The slew of guest vocalists and players also contributes to this compilation-esque attitude the album adapts. The diverse set of vocalists makes this feel like a collection of short stories, almost like you're taking a peek into the lives of many different men and women. Can't say every song here was incredible or anything and on the surface, a lot of the songs sound very similar. But I think that's fine and this is an album to be enjoyed in its entirety by soaking in all these textured instrumentals, anecdotal lyrics, and shiny twangy vocals. As a whole, it's pretty great but I can also see how some people would 100% despise everything about it.

Holy shit it's long, but good. Didn't expect that Both Sides Now cover, not like the rest, but also great.

A million years long, but worth it.

A time capsule of 80s smooth r&b

Gewoon goede country muziek, heerlijk pure opnames, met blijkbaar een sterrenensemble aan country musici.

Solid and easy to listen to bluegrass. Enjoyed.

- Initially concerned because this album is over two hours of country. - While it is not what I would usually listen to, I have to respect the improvised nature of it all (which was apparently accurate), the craft on display, and the blending of generations. - Personally found "Nashville Blues" and "Tennessee Stud" to be fun, but the best track was probably "Dark As A Dungeon." - Did I mention it is long? Found myself ready to tap out in the second half.

Great banjo and really talented group of musicians.

Big fan of Earl Scruggs. I like this music but not for this long. Really good musicianship but need to be in the mood for it.

I appreciate the collaboration on this old school bluegrass album.

Han halt nöd s ganze gloset aber ha scho sehr gern bluegrass

Ich lieb country. erste song hani mässig spannend gfunde im zweite hemmer harmonies, wichtig. besser. You are my flower fangt schön ah. slide gitarre söön. Dark as a dungeon au huere schön. ich schrib nöd zu jedem song öpis da album isch zwei stund lang. black mountain rag SLAPPT find d konversatione vor de songs mega geil. nine pound hammer au geil. es isch zwor es vieeel z langs album aber d tracklist isch en sehr guet mix us langsame songs, schnelle bluegrass tracks, instrumentale und schöne mehrstimmige gsungene songs. han e sehr gueti ziit. macht bock zum wieder s billy strings album ganz durelose. flint hill special rennt eim fast devo aber sie COOKED. ok s isch scho fuuucking lang. aber wär glaub nöd d idee dasmers uf eimol durelost, hani au nöd gmacht. im thinking tonight of my.. isch huuere schön. both sides now isch worschinli ein vode beste songs ide letste 60 johr. fuck.

A good album, I really enjoyed the country vibe. I liked Keep On The Sunny Side, Nashville Blues. Dark as a Dungeon.

Das war schon heiß, hat Spaß gemacht

4/5. I thought I was going to get annoyed with the length of this album but honestly, the little talks and tuning in between makes the songs feel more real and the live performance nature brings these songs down to earth. It feels like a fun evening outside, on a warmer than normal night, with your friends playing songs together. Yes, it is quite long but that is the only detriment. Upbeat, but also solemn, and fun throughout.

Eerlijk, best wel chille bangers 4

Best Songs: Grand Ol' Opery Song, The Precious Jewel, The End of the World, Foggy Mountain Breakdown Listen Again: Yes

Finally a bluegrass album! I appreciate being immersed in Appalachian culture the years I lived in Tennessee. The food & music are beautiful, and I yearn to return. The banjo is one of my favorite instrument, so this was fun for me. I love the twang & storytelling, too. Great listen.

It's hard to deny how good this is even if you may not care much for this style of music. Most will probably find something worthwhile here. Great recording quality, amazing playing, and high level of professionalism. However, due to the length, I probably won't listen to this in full again for a very long time, opting instead to pick and choose a few songs.

Now this is how you do a bluegrass album. The only complaint is that it's just too long. If they would have stuck with a single album of ten to twelve songs, one could make an argument for the best country album ever. But hey, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band! Who apparently went as just the Dirt Band for a spell. They should make a comeback and just go as Dirt.

Am I likely to listen to the whole thing in one sitting? Not very often, that’s for sure. But I’ll be damned if I don’t love this music, and if I don’t appreciate it acting as quite an important historical document. 3.5/5

Went Down Yonder listening to this.

I’ll listen- the NittyGritty DirtBand is part of it.

Not generally a fan of country music, but this was really good

This was a lot (2 hours). Mostly enjoyable though. Newer country rock blended with old-school Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs bluegrass. Standout is "Tennessee Stud" but I enjoyed their take on the bluegrass classics like "Flint Hill Special" and "Foggy Mountain Breakdown".

Really enjoyed this, especially the chatting between the musicians before each song. These players are extremely skillful

Love it!! puts me in a good mood!! 4 stars

Old-time music done in old-timey fashion. Feels a bit out of place here, but a fine listen all the way around of course.

This is some fantastic bluegrass / country. Very homey, great fiddling and singing all round. This would be an excellent introduction to the genre (maybe not the whole album due to length) but some songs here and there to introduce.

Nobody really needs two hours of old-school bluegrass. But, if you've got to do it, this is the way. These are some of the most legendary performers in the genre creating some legitimately museum-worthy recordings that I'm glad are preserved for future generations. But two hours, man. That's just... that's just a lot.

Surprisingly entertaining. Not a particular country fan but this live feel album was a great listen.

Music forms a new circle

Virkelig et hyggeligt country/folk album med masser af banjo, guitar, mundharmonika, violiner og harmoniserende cowboystemmer. Jeg kunne have svoret på at jeg hørte Johnny Cash på et par af numrene selvom jeg ikke er helt sikker. Jeg var specielt fan af hvordan man mellem hvert nummer kunne høre den snakke med hinanden, hvor det bare lød som om de havde det fedt. Det var ikke alle sangene jeg var lige vild med, men det var stadig et virkelig specielt album.

Classic country but soooo long. Some really friggin awesome instrumentals

Fun album! But you really, really gotta be a bluegrass fan to sit through this. At times it felt like I was listening to the same song. Other than that, musicianship is great and it must have been a blast to see them live! 7 out of 10

country and gospel standards given the bluegrass treatment. recorded live with a bevy of celebrity guest musicians. very well done. highlights: “dark as a dungeon”, “tennessee stud”, “black mountain rag”, “honky tonkin’ “ “lonesome fiddle blues”, “orange blossom special”, “foggy mountain breakdown”.

It's an album of Banjo! Very joyous music! So cool!!

Charming midcentury bluegrass.

I was actually quite impressed. 100 min is too much but in smaller doses this is good. Favorite song: Tennessee Stud.

I very much enjoyed this album. It’s masterful.

Great

If you gather a bunch of old school Country and traditional music legends together tonsing hallowed classics it's not much of a stretch you're going to end up with a great album. Credit due to the Dirt Band for thinking of it and pulling it off of course.

Long, but fun

A delightfully long album that always kept my interest.

I'll be honest to say that I really wasn't looking forward to listening a whole 2 hours to something classed as a 'country' album. There are few things that appeal less to me in this life. Luckily when the bluegrassy Nashville Blues started I was relieved there would be more to this album. 2 hours is still too long, so I listened to the album in steps. In the end, I feel like I've been listening to a great collection of vintage country and bluegrass, where the old school seniors of the genre like Roy Acuff and Doc Watson play together with the bearded hippies of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. And I didn't mind it at all.

This is a great collection of bluegrass and country music featuring some of the biggest names in the genres. I also really enjoyed the inclusion of studio chatter as it felt like I was in the group before they would start playing. Of course, that's all good but oh boy is this album long. I love me some bluegrass but I can't take almost 2 hours of it.

countryzao muito agradável

Yikes, 2 hours of bluegrass. Strap in, I guess. After track 1 I thought I was done, the odd bit of this here and there will usually do me, but it gradually charmed its way into my ears, and the quality is undeniable. Particularly enjoyed some of the instrumentals like Lonesome Fiddle Blues (well its Devil Went Down to Georgia innit) and Avalanche. Big treat of a run of all of these in the middle there. I definitely got fatigued around 1hr 30 minutes and stopped paying attention. And I didn't listen in one go.

Un poco largo

Doesn't get more authentically old-time than this, much of which is excellent and some of which is outright lovely, though the inter-track chatting doesn't add a lot, though no demerits for name-checking the legends of course. It's a long way from this to "Mr. Bojangles" but one's glad to to know the roots of this rootsiest of bands.

Longest album ever but it didn’t get boring. Had me hootin and hollerin 4/5

Now this was some Appalachian fun. Incredibly long but enjoyed it throughout.

good bluegrass feel!

This isn’t usually my type of stuff but I just got super relaxed when I was listening to this. All the features and different “country person” styles were cool to hear all in one project and it sway from a hootin hollerin good time to a rootin tootin good time with everything in between

Epic bluegrass / country album. Hearing the talking before each songs take is really cool. There’s really no songs on here that are a miss, everything blends so well. One of the very few 2+ hour albums I had no problem getting through.

I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would, the melodies grew on me with a few listens, and I loved the 'quaint' conversations with that Southern formality

Categorie album

Even at the length it is, this still works. What a great collection of artists and songs!

I guess I did know some of these songs and didn’t know it; and found some new gems.

I like it when people enjoy making music.

Meer fan van de instrumentale nummers dan die met zang. Maar al bij al vind ik dit wel een tof album

3.5 - Going to assume that I've got a bias against bluegrass and round up. This would be an easy 4 if it wasn't 2h+ long. But I get that this is more of a "piece of history" rather than an album you put on and listen to.

I have to say, the prospect of two hours of country music didn’t seem the most appealing to me but this is definitely a valuable artefact of country music. There’s no getting away from the album’s daunting length, and if you have literally no time for this type of music it’s tantamount to a form of torture. I, however, have a good deal of affection for early country. There are enough standards here to really justify a listen, Maybelle Carter’s version of “Wildwood Flower” is the definitive rendition and “Wabash Cannonball” is fit for any hoedown. Less interesting, perhaps, are the prolonged periods of tuning and chatter which pop up from time to time. But the album length isn’t really a drawback for me - it’s necessary to showcase the array of country talent now immortalised on this record. It’s a vital interaction between mainstream pop music and a genre on the verge of irrelevance and in this sense it’s successful. Apart from anything else though, it’s a rootin’ tootin’ good time.

Such a classic album with some many amazing artists. This is one I can see going back to many times in the years to come.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-haw! It's a never ending bluegrass hoedown! I quite enjoyed the pre and post song chat and love how everyone playing on this record is having a blast. It felt like a bunch of old mates getting together for a sing song. Great fun and it made me happy. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Keep On The Sunny Side Date listened: 14/01/23

Classic

3.5 stars. I like bluegrass music and this is done well, but good lord this album could use some editing. I don't need to hear the musicians chatting.

Sååå chiil dude onggg

Enjoyed ever minute

Will the Urkel be Unkbroken

While this isn't exactly the type of music I really enjoy, I can appreciate the talent of the people that put it together. I really enjoyed learning about why the album was made, and it's truly a remarkable achievement and concept.

Þrælskemmtilegt blúgrass, mæli með að renna þessu í gegn.

A bit long. I hated the chatter between songs. Otherwise very good.

Long album but really fun to listen to. I enjoyed the bluegrass funky vibes and I’ve heard a few covers of their songs that I enjoy. Very tight group!

Really fun

Rento albumi jossa ei ole pelkästään musiikkia, vaan myös Chatteria.

Some shite but basically a history lesson

For some reason I knew the band name but didn't associate it with this sort of music, I assumed they were some sort of Skynyrd type classic rock band. As a result, I expected to turn it off after 1 or 2 songs. Instead, I listened to the whole damned thing. I found the covers and throwbacks to old country and bluegrass endearing, and there was plenty of variety in rhythm, melody, and instrumentation to keep it interesting throughout. Good stuff.

забавное соседство хип хопа и кантри в списке сгенерированных альбомов) сначала мне было очень смешно, но что-то есть в этом альбоме цепляющее, трогающее. он как документальное кино. эти речи вначале почти каждого трека похожи на интервью героев дока. я слушаю каждую песню как чью-то историю. и это заставляет меня не только проникнуться музыкой, но и посмотреть на жанр кантри с точки зрения истории музыки.

4.5

Good stuff.

YEEEEEHAW! Even if you don't like 'country' music, I challenge you not to get toe-tapping and slapping your thigh with a yeehaw, yawl! A great bit of fun for a Friday afternoon.

9th June 2022 Listened upstairs at mum and dads while working on stats for the hub. Big one! Didn’t know about this but it’s clearly a classic country behemoth. The reverence for country and the precision of the playing is astonishing.

Whyyyy is this so long

I'm probably rating this higher because I'm so tired of New Wave, 70s, and seemingly random choices on here. Still, it's a great album to play in the background on any lazy weekend.

This feels like typical bluegrass but the execution is pretty amazing. The album is way too long, but in small doses this is a pretty good time.

Probably belongs in the Smithsonian or something. A collection of traditional bluegrass and country & western songs with many of the "old heads" featured on the record. The Nitty Gritty Dirt band were really just posers from Cali who could fucking wail, somehow they convinced enough of the traditional players who they looked up to and copied from to play with them on this album and it is not only historical, it is great music.

Great bluegrass, really enjoyed it

There were times when I really enjoyed this album, and there were times when I wondered how I was going to make it through the entire thing. A double album seems like a bit much, as usual, though I understand it more in this case. This album was meant to be a union of two generations of country and bluegrass musicians. Overall it works, though I wish there was less banter between the songs. I don't see myself coming back to this album, nor, for that matter, finishing it (I'm currently on track 7 of 42). 4/5

Arquetipo perfecto de lo que se te viene a la cabeza cuando alguien dice la palabra "country" en voz alta. Aquí huele a mecedora con viejo vaquero mordisqueando una pajita y abrazando el rifle sobre sus piernas. Predominan el banjo y el violín y el olor a prado lleno de reses. Lo lastra la duración, lo vuelve algo pesado

It makes me feel like living in a trailer park

Great musicianship with some good classic songs. Too lengthy however.

historical piece of music. glad to get to know mother maybelle and the greats thru this record

Super folky, good banjo fiddle action.

Feel good music for a time when keeping on the sunny side is more and more difficult every day. I needed this.

Surprisingly good, added to my collection.

LONGY

I'm not normally a bluegrass fan but I do love Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Plus this album is mostly instrumental so only a few songs have vocalists. I found myself tapping my toes quite a bit.

I'm not a country music guy but I liked this quite a bit. I can see how it was a breakthrough for traditional country music to a mainstream, non-traditional audience. And the musicianship is amazing. 4 🌟

28. Senhores passageiros, muita atenção à passagem de um comboio sem paragem na linha número vinte e oito com destino a Nashville o comboio interestadual precedente do norte profundo com carvão e contentores de toda a espécie informamos que a circulação neste comboio é proibida nos termos da lei disposta sim estou a falar contigo joe tolerei os primeiros quilómetros mas vamos passar a fronteira para o tennessee e aqui já não te consigo proteger da ira desmedida dos oficiais toca o que quiseres que eles não vão na tua música querem lá saber do que foges voltas recambiado no primeiro vagão da manhã eles já me conhecem posso tentar que não revistem o vagão das hortaliças mas é desse que eles mais gostam o salário de um polícia honrado não dá para o sustento nesta terra estéril vai joe ao pé das beterrabas indigestas eles já aprenderam a lição há coisas que não são feitas para crescer a norte do mississippi como tu joe como o teu corpo franzino para as minas como tu joe como o teu sonho honesto de um dia servir os viajantes à beira da estrada trocar o polegar pela espátula despir a jaqueta pelo avental e virar a cada três minutos porra joe porra porquê nesse vagão senhores passageiros o comboio sete três dois parado na linha vinte e oito com destino a nashville ficará na estação por ordem dos marshalls federais na linha não efetua serviço de passageiros senhora senhora afaste-se do corpo na linha por favor nada para ver aqui se procura os comboios com destino a el paso por favor dirija-se às linhas dez e quinze porra joe porquê resistir a todos lamentamos o incómodo causado MotA: You Are My Flower "Come and listen to my story, if you will, I'm gonna tell / About a gang of fellers from down at Nashville"

What an unexpected pleasure. A real treasure trove of wonderful music, brilliantly played.

Great album.

Kind of just a good time :)

Nitty Gritty are ne of my favourite bands of this time

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Love me some country.

canonical old school country. lovely between-song interludes. mixing is clean, but the songs still have a wistful air to 'em. At 2 hours, this is a bit long though...

A great primer on bluegrass and early country music.

4/5

Un poco largo

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Good blue grass compilation

This is great. It's a bit long, when I usually like my bluegrass and country in smaller doses, but I love this. Love the little snippets of dialog as well, it's a cool added touch. 4 stars.

My kind of country

Not sure if covers or original songs, but feel like an influential country/folk album

Fine country music.

My dad would probably like this album. Probably does. It has "Keep on the Sunny Side" on it. I'm bout to cry, dude. He loves that song. The end of the album had several songs that sounded like they should be on "Banjo Boogie Bonanza" from Parks and Rec and I had to turn it off. But overall I enjoyed the album.

3,5/5

Listened to half the album, surprised by how much I liked the yeehaw. Will Deff finish the other half soon.

I listened to the first disc. It's some good stuff, but ya have to be in the mood for it. Guess I wasn't, cuz I didn't make it to the second one. Brings back memories of SHSU.

здорово классно замечательно бодрит радует успокаивает что-то что важно знать о музыке под определенное настроение переслушаю, мне такое нравится 3.5

I like fiddles.

Good country music. I’ve been waiting for something interesting for a while now. 4 stars, minus one for being over 90 minutes.

I have no knowledge of this album, but seems like it was a massive undertaking with all of the personnel involved. A bit of a country melting pot of sorts, with all sorts of traditional bluegrass and folk featured here. Can't really ignore all of the fluff, though. Some behind the scenes audio during recording sessions can be endearing, but those snippets preceded almost every track here and it kind of became grating at a point. I'm probably not gonna remember a single damn track from this either. This musicianship itself was fine and competent enough, though.

This was a very long album. I think it took me 3 sittings to get through it. I understand what it did, but it would benefit from some editing.

We should get 2 days to listen to a 2 hour album…. Listened to most of it and enjoyed it from a musical history perspective/ novelty point of view. I’ll come back to this review when I finish the album

I enjoy old-time country bluegrass music like this, and was really enjoying this album…until I wasn’t. I got over halfway through the album, but after twenty-some tracks, I found that I wasn’t enjoying it any longer, and it had become work. And too many of the tracks are instrumental jams. Anyway, this may have been a four star album if it were shorter and better curated, but it wore me down to three stars, and I couldn’t finish it. Sometimes less is more.