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If I finished listening to this album, I wouldn't have time to finish the others before dying
TOO LONG
Dreadful.
I mean if you call yourself the nitty gritty dirt band and make a 100 minute long country album you’re bound to not be that good… The album opens with Grand ole orpy song it’s a very American country song and I hate this kinda thing but I guess its nice how the lyrics are kinda introducing them as a band. Keep on the sunny side starts off strange with just lots of talking the main song is again just boring creepy old American country. Nashville blues is a short little instrumental it’s good in the sense that I liked the picking on the track but I still wasn’t a fan. You are my flower was very bland. The precious jewel has this really dreary sound to it the best bit about this song was the talking at the start. Dark as a dungeon is easily forgettable to be honest. Tennessee stud is dreadful but if I were to choose one that was passable than this may be the one. Black mountain rag is just a dumb little instrumental piece nothing special here. Wreck on the highway wasn’t brilliant I especially didn’t like the singing here. For a song called the end of the world I thought it would be cool but no it’s just an instrumental. I actually don’t tend to dislike music with religious themes but I saw the light wasn’t good. The sunny side of the mountain wasn’t all too special but I guess it wasn’t that despicable of a song. Nine pound hammer is just bland and non can’t say much here. Losing you ( might be the best thing yet) might be the best thing yet the lyrics aren’t that bad just get rid of the country instrumentals. Honky tonkin is dumb but inoffensive. You don’t mind wasn’t that good just forgettable country music same with my walking shoes. Disk 1 done I didn’t like this at all currently 1/5 and unless if disk 2 is like the best thing ever this will not change. Lonesome fiddle blues starts off disk 2 it’s a decent instrumental track the fiddle playing is perfectly fine and there’s no creepy wooden country singing so that’s a bonus. Cannonball rag is also not dreadful just a bunch of guitar picking. Avalanche is ANOTHER instrumental and still not horrible ( sounds like they’re desperately wanting me to boost their album rating) ( and you’re not gonna do that with instrumentals). Oh my god not again 🙄 ANOTHER FUCKING INSTRUMENTAL flint hill special wasn’t dreadful though. Okay so until there is some singing i’am just going to make a list of the numerous instrumentals that don’t help an already boring album: Togary mountain Earl’s breakdown Orange blossom special Wabash cannonball Oh okay lost highway has vocals well done you learned to sing again, but wait you can’t sing so please shut up and try to end this dam album! Nope seems to be the answer to that request and now we have doc watson and merle travis: first meeting which was a wired little interlude about a coal mines album or something? Way downtown was an alright country tune but I don’t like it. Down yonder has some nice enough clicking noises but still I don’t like it. Pins and needles ( in my heart), well I kinda wish I had pins and needles instead of enduring your song but here we are. Honky tonk blues was just dumb like the other honky tonky song earlier. Sailing on to Hawaii was a nice enough relaxed little instrumental that ( unlike the ones) earlier did serve a purpose. I’m thinking of my blue eyes wasn’t good I especially didn’t like the backing singing where they all sound bored with this album. I am a pilgrim was just dull ( I know I said that for another song but this really is). Wildwood flower wasn’t brilliant and honestly really forgettable. Soliders Joy was an instrumental that started with talking ( not like I’ve herd stuff like that 100 times in this album). We’re FINALLY at the penultimate track wll the circle be broken and that creepy “ mother” carter woman just sounds bored and the backing singers make it even more boring and creepy. Both sides now ends the album on a dull instrumental. Country music to me is the musical equivalent of biting into a large chunk of wood (horrible even after you’ve bitten into it) and I’ve always found oldie groups like the Carter family really creepy so to have the “ mother” woman as a frequent collaborator wasn’t my cup of tea. Also when your favourite track on an album is one of numerous short instrumental tracks you know that it’s not a good album . I guess it was fun to make fun of but I would still rather burn to death than hear this or anything by the nitty gritty dirt band again.
42 songs??? couldn't get through this one, just too much twang. One or two songs might be tolerable but not a whole album.
Like listening to the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack, but it’s 12 songs too long.
Jingley jangles!
I don't think I've ever heard of this band 2+ hours of bluegrass and I'm struggling in under 2 minutes. I managed the first half and feel I deserve some kind of medal to be honest.
That's a lot of fiddle.
Tres bon mais tellement long ahah il faut aime le banjo country etc. Ca sonne bien et les chansons sont belle mais 2h00 lol c’est un peu too muchpour moi. Tout de meme le facteur eeeute est tres frter je geux m’en souvenir lorsque j’aurai envie de country. 4.95
I couldn’t get through this but respect the musicianship.
So long, but I guess it serves as a good sampling of older country and bluegrass.
I somehow finished this. Cannot recommend at all but respect the artists
Only listened to the first 5 songs but decided I didn't need to do this to myself any longer. Favorite: i cant
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
first listen I don't think there's a bad song on this record
It has taken me some time to find a day where I could commit to a 42 song album. They certainly were generous with. music length and I think a price should be given for that alone! This is, of course, a classic bluegrass album that came closer to any other to making bluegrass standards mainstream than any other effort I am aware of. NGDB was certainly a part of the soundtrack of my childhood and these songs, many of them old, have been played throughout Appalachia for time immemorial. I am a fan, but can't say I will often seek this one out in the future. Good to hear.
An excellent two hour album
quote boring
I usually quite enjoy bluegrass and some country but it was out of context listening in my kitchen. It would have been better in an American bar. It got a bit “plinky plinky” and samey. Pleasant enough, not momentous. Low 3* ?
Not a big fan.
Good in its way, definitely not my lane
Long but a good listen and was interesting to read how and why the band was formed. The album recorded in 1 or 2 takes
Folk country > pop country. There were a lot of moments I liked, especially the instrumentals. There are some quite talented musicians here. A loooot of the songs sounded almost the same. They tend to use very, very similar chord progressions and song structures. I was disappointed by how repetitive the album was. I did find it pretty charming but I never want to hear it again, except for a few tracks. Except it's hard to know WHICH tracks I'd want to hear again, since they're so similar. I think I'm just barely gonna give it a 3 because I enjoyed the vibes and fun banjo/fiddle parts. I liked the instrumental tracks I did find it fascinating how old some of the collaborators on this album were. This album is like a historical artifact
Good stuff.
E ovo nikad nisam sluša 😊
Well that was a bit of gosh darn fun. Some banjo, some fiddle, some auto harp. Cute.
Some awesome tunes on this album, but not the kinda thing I'd revisit often (if at all). Bonus point for expert musicians though.
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.
If you watch Ken Burns' documentary series on country music (I highly recommend it), you know that the song "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" is used as a trope for the bonds of tradition and musical heritage that get passed from generation to generation. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band gets featured notably in that documentary because of their efforts to keep that bond going, through their collaborations with other artists. This album is a document of that bond, the partnership between the living legends of country/bluegrass with the next generation. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were viewed somewhat as a group of long-haired interlopers at a time when traditional country music was out of fashion. In playing this music, they were essentially what we might consider to be hipsters today. But the band's musical chops were for real, and their love of roots country and bluegrass was indisputable. Bringing together this group of musicians was an impressive feat and the resulting recordings are a delight to hear. I imagine it's not to everyone's taste, and 2 hours is a lot for any album. But it's as important an album as you will ever hear in roots music. It's also just a lot of fun. I suggest listening to disc 1 and disc 2 separately with a break in between. My goodness, musically this album is so tight. Across the board, everything is effortlessly perfect, from guitars to banjo to fiddle. Some of the best and most revered artists in early country music participated in this effort, including Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and Mother Maybelle Carter. Many of the songs are considered to be standards in the genre today. This music is earthy and joyful, equal parts plucky and heartfelt. The little bits of chatter between songs add a live vibe and sense of community that is foundational to country music. If there was ever an album that belonged on 1001 Albums, it's this one. Fave Songs: Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Nashville Blues, Sunny Side of the Mountain, Wabash Cannonball, Both Sides Now, You Are My Flower, I Saw the Light, Lonesome Fiddle Blues, The End of the World, Black Mountain Rag, Flint Hill Special, Soldier's Joy, Orange Blossom Special, Cannonball Rag, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Lost Highway
I remember seeing the name of this band growing up and assumed it was some kind of country supergroup. And I suppose it is, but as far as this outing is concerned I can attach no negative connotation. Circle is a recording which earns its length in context: We got at least this much on tape, and these LPs are what you get. This is an album that lets me fully lean into my string-weakness. But the instrumentation switches up subtly throughout the runtime as the vocals occasionally drop out. To my ear, top-notch bluegrass playing.
Cool, aber nichts was ich im Alltag hören würde
Viele tolle Sachen aber manchmal krasser hillbilly
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.
This album is a less a coherent musical statement and more of a document. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band reached across generational lines to unite some of the greatest bluegrass and country players and singers. This album is a celebration of an unbroken chain of American folk music and introduced a new generation to this music stewarded by the then contemporary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album is joyous, and just by the sheer amount of legends included (Doc Watson, Mother Maybelle Carter, and Earl Scruggs to name a few) contains so many incredible moments that it is impossible gauge the significance of this album.
This album is quite the power house of folk and old-timey musicians. Some of my favorites who appear on this album are Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, and of course John McEuen from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) itself. I have listened to this album once or twice before, shortly after seeing McEuen live in concert (great show) and close to the time of his return to the NGDB (~2001 or 2002). At the time, I had heard some of the music from NGDB from the 80s, but not their older work or their music that is more closely tied to old-timey music. In addition to classic musicians, this album is full of some classic standards as well. I favor the instrumental tracks in general, but it's not like I don't like the tracks with vocals. For example, I'm ready to hear Doc Watson sing any time he likes (I've seen him in concert too). "Tennessee Stud", "Cannonball Rag", "Earl's Breakdown", "Orange Blossom Special", "Flint Hill Special", "I am a Pilgrim", "Soldiers Joy" and several others are competing as favorites. (It doesn't help when there are so many tracks on the album.) With such a long album it can be harder to listen to the whole thing at once, but I imagine myself re-visiting this album to soak up some of this cultural experience again.
Disc 2 was actually pretty enjoyable in places, but two whole hours of this was a bit of a slog.
One to play on the road trip from California to Texas, you would probably still be listening to it on the return leg as well! It's long but not unenjoyable.
Right, so the bluegrass on this is about the best collection of bluegrass you can get. The proto-country of this is barely tolerable. The overriding thing to say about this though is that long album is long. Like, really long. After an hour you're thinking to yourself 'holy crap, is this not over yet?' and no, it isn't. There's another whole hour left to go. Jesus H Christ, this is longer than China's famous march. It's longer than John Silver. It's longer than the way to Tipperary. If it was a kitchen appliance, it'd be made by De'Longhi. Ice ages could come and go, and this album will still be playing. It should have been released as three albums, and for that I have to take a star off. The bluegrass is 5 stars, the proto-country takes down to 4, the length makes it 3.
Nah.
Con: It's 2 hours. It's impossible to pick out the good ones and trash. Pro: Lots of replayability. Probably the most accessible way of listening to original bluegrass. Besides, many of them, including the third quarter, are entirely instrumental and can be fun and speedy (but unoriginal). Con: It's country. Pro: It's the type of quality country before it all went to shit. Con: The majority of the songs suck. They're simple, monotonous, and too reliant on the singer (who performs poorly by today's standards). It's as basic as a nobody fiddling with an acoustic instrument singing about their home life as raw as possible, which it is minus the nobody part. If you have a good ear or century-old nostalgia, you might gain something. Pro: There are some oddly recognizable tunes like "Cannonball Rag" you may have heard in random soundtracks throughout your life. Also, there are some wild bluegrass songs that pull of cool instrumental tricks. Otherwise, it's meant for casual listening. Standouts (aka the ones least skippable): Nashville Blues, You Are My Flower (sounds like Grateful Dead), Tennessee Stud, The End of the World, I Saw the Light, Lonesome Fiddle Blues, Orange Blossom Special, Wabash Cannonball, Down Yonder, I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes, Both Sides Now, Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Only 2 of those songs are actually crossovers with the bluegrass legends. Guess I didn't care much at all for them)
when will it end
Honestly better than I expected, while I did skim listen to a few of the songs I wasn't interested in, I did catch myself enjoying some all the way through. The duration of this album is just ridiculous but respectable, I'm sure if I was in love with this kind of music the sheer volume available would probably be a plus, but for someone skeptical it's just overwhelming.
Whyyyy is this so long
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band somehow got a bunch of legends from the previous generation to sit down with them and make an album that bridges the gap. Incredible to listen to. I like the interludes, but they got to be a bit much toward the end. Volume 2 should absolutely be on this list. Best track: Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Best wel heel fijne blues/country muziek
Yeehaaw
Just not my style
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.
It is very country. And very bluegrass and definitely not my normal listen. If you like these genres there’s plenty here to like as there’s 2 hours of music to listen to.
The July aitee aliens had pretty good taste in music; too bad they weren't real. But seriously, the tunes on this album are great, the players are very good at their instruments, and the topics of the lyrics are diverse.
Interesting bluegrass country album
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.
It’s too long & quite inconsistent throughout - quality can be hugely different per song
Pleasant enough, but too long. Thank goodness this wasn't a deluxe edition.
This could have been 4 or 5 star if it wasn't so fucking long.
Not bad but so, so long....
Really enjoyed large parts of this but it just goes on forever
So amazing and expansive but also so long. I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did, for some reason I thought it would be some Dr Hook or Grateful Dead hippy Jams. I was not prepared for nearly two hours of devine bluegrass. I really need to explore this again when I am not trying to also look after a sick 5 year old and meet deadlines. Part of me wonders if it is too long and could have done with losing a few songs. Not quite 4 stars, more lile 3 and a half
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.
Little too long by half
Jesus Christ, is this being procedurally generated as I'm listening? It just never ends. Every time I'm like "That was a pretty good song, wonder how much there's left" and I'm not even halfway there. This is just way too long for what it is - a generic hillbilly country album. Nothing wrong with the songs, some are good, some are pretty boring but as an album experience, this is a 2/5. Also what's up with the confederate flags on the cover.
couldn't finish
Du bon bluegrass, il n'y a pas vraiment de mauvaises chansons, mais l'album est vraiment très long pour rien, il y aurait eu moyen de faire 3-4 albums avec tout le matériel. Ça devient tannant à la longue
Really not my thing.
Ble
The first few tracks are fine, but it just goes on and on and on. There are excessively long intros to almost every song, as though they couldn't be bothered to cut it like a normal album.
Fun, big band country sound. I’d do this live, but found a >2h album a little tiring
When I saw that I would be listening to a two hour long country bluegrass record today, admittedly I dreaded for the worst. However, to my surprise, I enjoyed this listen quite a bit, at least with an intermission break included midway. I had forgotten how fun bluegrass music can be, and this album proved that by a mile and a half. Not all of the tracks stick, but I enjoyed the vibe of this album enough to stick the whole way through. Favorites: "Nashville Blues", "Tenessee Stud", "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
WHY IS THIS ALBUM OVER TWO HOURS LONG??
Not the best. Not my kind of thing
Great bluegrass, really enjoyed it
6/10
6/10. Nice and bluegrassy, but so goddamn long. I could see it being nice ambience.
I wouldn’t mind listening to a couple of these songs in one sitting, but the fact that the album is like 2 hours of music that all sounds about the same to me made my experience pretty negative. It’s frustrating too because there was some damn fine banjo and fiddle work on here. 3/10
Enjoyed this one
I thought this was a joke but its real. I love Fishin in the Dark but that song isn't even on this incredibly long and bloated album. I barely got through the first half because these songs felt so unlike this band. At least my perception of them. Not a huge fan of blue grass slow songs when it comes to country.
Country music, but really it's American Heritage country music. Lots of covers of standards and staples for the genre, including a very beautiful instrumental rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now." The album is absurdly long though, and for that reason I can't rate it too highly. As an archive of music it's great, but as a sit-down album experience I found it hard to stay engaged. But the music is nice, and certainly a change of pace from our usual picks. Favorite tracks: Both Sides Now, Dark as a Dungeon, Grand Ole Opry Song, Cannonball Rag. Album art: Lends itself well to the American Heritage music concept. Nothing much to say, but the cursive font is nice, reminds me of signatures on the Declaration of Independence or something. 3/5
There's 42 tracks and nearly 3 hours is enough to make you hate Country & Western and convince yourself it all sounds the same
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
Amazingly recorded album. It puts the listener right amongst the session. Country and bluegrass aren't genres I would go out of my way to listen to. I'm not familiar with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band or the list of collaborators on this album. Maybelle Carter was Johnny Cash's mother in law and pioneer of the "Carter Scratch" guitar fingerpick and strum technique. It would be an enjoyable listen if you have a spare 2 hours and the urge to listen to some country and bluegrass. I couldn't listen to the whole album from start to finish. ✰✰
Long. Triple album long. Not bad but samey...
Where has this been my entire life? I don't listen to bluegrass often, but now I know where to find (a lot of) it when I want it. I liked the mix of sung and instrumental songs and the included conversations. It's amazing how tight the takes are, considering the complexity of the music and the number of contributors, but these are talented people after all.
"Every time you do it again you lose something" - said of retakes in the studio Pure wisdom. Pure gold in music form.
uhhhh… yeha no. sorry. this is just not my thing in any sort of way and it was wayyy too long.
Wow this is a long album. I feel completely inadequate in giving any review to this album - I'm just not a fan of this kind of country music at all, even though I could appreciate the musicianship. It's really the singing (e.g. "The Precious Jewel" - sorry Roy Acuff, we'll just have to part ways here....) that I cannot enjoy. On a positive note, I actually really like the conversations between songs though; I like hearing how creative processes come together. 2 stars - I know it's probably good but I just can't. Also the confederate flags on the cover ... yeah nope.
It was as if I was in a super rural area
Songs are good but the album is long
This was quite fun for a while, but it just.doesn't.stop..
Look, I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would (considering my feelings about the genre), but I'm not about to listen to 2 hours of country music. It's honestly astonishing how much of this I did listen to, so props to the artists I guess for keeping me somewhat entertained. I actually enjoyed some of the instrumental songs (Nashville Blues and some others) and their rendition of Tennessee Stud. I did not enjoy the rest.
Country. Más de dos horas de disco, se hace un poco pesado. Aún así: ni fu ni fa.
Don’t listen to country
Very country, despite being from Long Beach. Sunny side of life was by them? Had no idea.
Ok this is a complete unknown. I want to say some kind of civil war songs or something? Ok yeah it's country, complete with banjo. That's cool. Jesus Christ, does this really go for almost 2 hours? Fuuuuuck, what a punish. The songs themselves deserve a 3 but the sheer fucking length of it makes it a 2/5.
It makes me feel like living in a trailer park
Ну такое кантри
Great musicianship with some good classic songs. Too lengthy however.
Not bad but just way too long to keep my attention. It's more of a sampler of different country musicians so hard to compare to proper albums
Een heel album is wat veel maar er zitten toch echt wel wat mooie pareltjes tussen.
Als soundtrack voor een Coen Brothers movie kan ik hier nog wel wat mee, maar zo 'los' gaat dit nergens over natuurlijk.
Nee hor, die pure Nashville country is echt too much
Serieus? Dit is iets wat wordt gezien als een album wat je gehoord moet hebben? Als je dit langer dan 20 seconden kunt volhouden dan klopt er iets niet.
Haha.
Alright folk music: nothing crazy
Goddamn this album is LOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGG. I don't mind bluegrass/country but a double album that's over two hours long is overkill. If you listen to this album regularly, I've a sneaking suspicion you find members of your family attractive. Best Tracks: Tennessee Stud; I Saw The Light; Will The Circle Be Unbroken
shocker
Fun but too long
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.
Great collection of classic country and blue grass with snip-bits of conversation between artists during production. Carried the feeling of a documentary of a old time jam session among some great musicians. Very long listen and took me a while to get though but interesting nonetheless.
hits and misses 2.5/5
Never went out of my way to listen to much bluegrass. I've said records are long on this project, but my goodness is this thing loooong. I still made it through it all, so I probably enjoyed some of it. I do really love the fact that there's studio noise in between some of the songs, really gives the impression that these songs were just off-the-cuff jam sessions. Favorite tracks: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "Tennessee Stud", "Keep on The Sunny Side"
2.5. Not terrible but not my thing.
Definitely not my kind of music, but on the other hand it's not bad at all! I enjoyed this venture into the unknown. Also, the rumours are true: this really is Oh Brother, 20-30 years earlier.
Classic bluegrass with legends of the time. A great adventure through classic bluegrass tunes. Enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.
Fucking love this. Makes me wanna get a horse
Well... this is first album I couldn't get through and I feel terrible. Unfortunately, this is just not my type of music and it's also a double album to boot. I spent a lot of time on Wikipedia reading about the history of the album and it still wasn't enough to reel me in. I guess you could say... The circle has been unbroken.
Two hours of absolute pinnacles of talent. Kind of a lot all at once, but what a treat.
Southern Bluegrass / Country. Long album at 42 tracks with a lot of artists collaborating. Pretty well produced, recognized some of the tunes despite not really listening to much of this genre. Would probably have given this a 4 because the instrumentals were very well done, production values were high, but docking a point for the confederate flags. Also it's looooong, and there's only so much banjo and fiddle you can hear before it's all sounding the same.
I love worship/country/folk/delta blues so I hope I'll love this too. Didn't :( There are incredibly talented people on this but I think viewing the other artists' songs is a better idea. Good starting point but the other earlier recordings of these songs are just too good
Surprisingly good, added to my collection.
Yeee-haaarrrr!! Not really my cotton pick in’ style o’ music y’hear?
What a fabulous name for a band. The folks who came up with the name "The Electric Prunes" must be particularly embarrassed when they see how cool a band name these toothless bluegrass brothers came up with. While I knew the band's name, I had no clue who they were and what kind of music they played. When Track 1 started, I liked it. I'd like to be a fly on the wall watching these brothers jam. These good ole boys know how to play and when I hear tunes like these I can't help thinking about the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou". I kept hoping one of the 42 songs would be The Soggy Bottom Boys. I know you guys will remember the era when you could find hidden messages from spinning vinyl backwards, so you probably know the old joke that goes Q: What do you get when you play a country record backwards? A: You get your wife back, your dog back and your truck back. Spotify plays in one direction only so there is no coming back! I don't have a wife, dog or truck so I could take my chances, but anyone who does should stay away from CD2 in particular. I've never been so happy to hear the song "Will the Circle be Unbroken" since I figured the title song must mean the album's almost done. I rated this 2 because it was so long it was like work but gave +1 because the band's name is so cool. If this album were a third the size, the 3 could have been legit. It's a good cross section of music styles within a specific genre but there is just too darn much of it. A number of special guests are brought in to mix it up but it doesn't change the fact that 42 songs is overkill. I know the good book says to share (or at least someone told me it said something along those lines) but sharing 42 bluegrass songs is like feeding the hungry the way the French feed their foie gras ducks.
This gets off to a good start with the Grand Ole Opry Song. A lot of the tracks immediately following are well-worn standards and I'm not a fan of "covers" as I've said before. That said, I love the fiddle & harmonica laced version of Tennessee Stud. Letting Jimmy Martin sing lead on a bunch of songs was a good idea, he's got a twangy hurtin' country voice. Merle Travis is a bit light. It was certainly a historic occasion to revitalize the careers of these over-the-hill cowboy red-necks by throwing them in the same studio with a bunch of hippies from Long Beach. The jury’s out on the between-song banter. If it worked well everyone would be doing it.
nice sound, and I catched some good moments but I'll be damned if I got to listen to 2 straight hours of country
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.
Seemed to go on forever. I like the music, but not so much all at once. I got tired of it.
Redneck music , not for me
Loved it. Loved the talking in between tracks, unreal musicians
Really liked it, haven't heard them before
Vincent Van Gogh's life (and physical appearance) was changed after being forced to listen to this album. Banjos, harmonicas and violins have no place in my ears. Two hours of this is crazy-making.
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 🌟
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Bluegrass/country collab
Just no my Type
What an unexpected pleasure. A real treasure trove of wonderful music, brilliantly played.
I didn't love the vocals, but the instrumentals were good background music. And that's way too many songs. How many double albums are on this 1001 list? I've also decided I wish the ratings scale was 10 point.
Fiddles
There are some really enjoyable songs on this album, such as: Grande Ol Oprey Song, I Saw the Light, and My Walkin’ Shoes. There were too many instrumental pieces which all blend together and kind of drone on for me. In the end, this album would be a decent choice when I’m in the mood for bluegrass, but bluegrass just isn’t my genre. If the album were reduced down to its best 8 tracks or so, I might put it in my regular rotation.
Great album.
This album epitomizes the South and I don't care for it. I skipped through almost every song because I am not going to listen to an album that is almost 2 hours long of music I don't like.
Not my scene at all
Good storytelling, but too long and I lost interest several times.
-Like classic, bluegrass country -a few songs were nice
Not really my thing
Not for me
Um . . . I said the previous album was unchallenging to listen to. That is not the case here. I’ve always found jazz a kinda gimmicky genre and never really felt the desire to do a deep dive into it, which I’m sure is what would give me an appreciation for it; and this is that only more so. In the global stats for the website I’m getting these album suggestions from, which lets you rate them, this is the 6th lowest rated album. Favourite track: “Good Old Days.”
I did like this album, but not enough to feel like revisiting most of the songs again. I think i only added a couple to my library. 3/5 stars.
Ein gepflegtes "Yeahhh haaa" hätte es auch getan da braucht man kein Album für
Great assembly of country artists.
Kind of just a good time :)
Yee. Frickin. Haw.
Not my cup of tea - this is kind of knee-slapping, fiddling and such
Nitty Gritty are ne of my favourite bands of this time
Lightning fast picking. Rollicking good fun, but overlong. Great musicianship.
.not great
Some time last year I realized, to my great surprise, that there are some styles of country that I actually enjoy a lot. Since this band seems to mix a couple of different country styles there were quite a few songs I liked a lot, such as the first and third ones. Other songs however I found really boring and at the same time borderline annoying. For a while I thought that would even out to a generously rounded up 4, but the album drags out waaaay too long at over two hours, which cost it a star.
Thought it would get annoying but it didn't! Bit too long.
I love bluegrass so this was very enjoyable. I don't love that it's 2 discs and 2+ hours long. Also, the confederate flags on the cover don't give me good feelings.
Love me some country.
It's a shame that this is 2 hours too long. I was mostly enjoying this, enough for 3* I'd say but it has to go down as a 1* overall for the sheer stamina required to get through from start to finish.
Ridiculous in length. If its 40 minutes I'm happily looking at a 3 but a near 3 hour album is just bonkers
Enjoyed this. But it is far far far too long.
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...
Fun and enjoyable in parts but SO LONG. Turned into a real slog
Nope. Did not enjoy this at all.
Didn't listen to all of it but every track was almost the same so I think I got the vibe. 4.5/10
I liked the music, but my God was it too long! 42 songs, 105 minutes. If this album was half in length it could've got double the score.
A great primer on bluegrass and early country music.
People actually listen to this? was mildly entertaining once
4/5
3.3 - Music for a lazy sunny Saturday afternoon. You’ve just finished mowing the lawn and you’re lounging in your favorite patio chair. You crack the first beer of the day from your icy cooler, and you fire up the radio that’s set to NPR. This music is spinning - it’s not your first choice - but at the moment you’re feeling fine so you think “screw it” and let it play. You kick up your feet, close your eyes to the sun and think about that handjob the missus promised you later.
That's what you call roots music I guess. I appreciate the deep feeling, quality and honesty of these bluegrass and country tunes. Just not my thing
Holy Moly this is basically 2 albums. I love Nashville Blues. Tennessee Stud is another great song. Nine Pound Hammer, Tennessee Stud, Black Mountain Rag all kick ass. Though just the length of this double album is a workout; 2 hours is a lot of fecking bluegrass.
Un poco largo
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Note my kind of thing
Good blue grass compilation
A nice rubberneck hotel will put this album on high rotation. I must’ve been in the right zone, and really liked it
I love Bluegrass/Old-school country, and this album is a treat. Lots of standards on here and some fun behind-the-scenes tracks. I would rate this a 5 except for its INSANE length. This is just too much music. Is there such a thing? Yes.
Probably closer to a 5/10 than a 6/10, its not bad, just very long
Country. Divertido pero muy largo. 2 horas
There's some good stuff on here, but lots of not so great stuff. 3/5.
Not even remotely interested in country-folk & bluegrass... skipped after 1/4 of the first song.
Meh.
Esta cotorro en su onda...
Thats A LOT of bluegrass!
not for me, but i can see why people would like it.
holy cow...this was another snapshot of its time, and it's honestly from an era i didn't love...but i do love this album. the music was great, of course, but also just hearing the friendship among these folks in between takes - that was fantastic.
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.
Double albums now get an automatic -1 star. I don't like that these songs and instruments are fun, good, quality, high-energy, and the untrained and rough voices take away from it so much.
My kind of country
Tocan bien chido la neta
Si si, pero no.
Great country/gospel/bluegrass blend, although some of the songs tend to start sounding alike.
What an incredible collection! Like walking through a history of bluegrass museum. 5/5. 10/5 really. My first 5 star rating-and of course it's bluegrass, surprise! But those guests??!!! What an incredible effort!!
No.
was good
Not sure if covers or original songs, but feel like an influential country/folk album
Amazing album classic country. Love hearing classic Nashville. Great guitar
I quite like all of these songs, they're fun and make me smile. However, an entire album of this is practically torture. These songs aren't meant to be listened to an hour at a time, but would be much better to be dipped into occasionally for a single track here and there. My brain hurts a bit after doing the entire thing at once.
I just can't listen to that much bluegrass. A good album, with a good story but just couldn't keep me the entire run through
good country album. by the end I was exhausted of the hearing the banjo.
Fine country music.
Some decent musicianship, but that's where it ends for me. Can't get into traditional country at all. Despite the varied instrumentation, thick harmonies etc., the songs just come off as bland and uninteresting. Maybe okay for Bob's Country Bunker, but not for me.
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.
Good musicians, kind of too hillbilly/country for me
Ok but a bit too much of it
3,5/5
Not too bad folk/country.
Listened to half the album, surprised by how much I liked the yeehaw. Will Deff finish the other half soon.
1972: Will The Circle Be Unbroken
didn't listen to it all - good one to cricle back to
Im not much of a blue-grass fan, but this was actually fairly enjoyable, but it is WAY too long (nearly 2 hours on the original), and does not have neary enough variety to justify that length. I like the snippits of conversation though. Overall, while I probably wont come back to it, it was still enjoyable
Country album, some big names on there but not for me
I hate this kind of music
Absolute slog of an album…. Felt like I was in Smokey and the bandit there for a cotton picket minute. Too much banjo for my taste!!
There was this conflict between the old and young generations, this break up, the young ones who were losing contact with the tradition and the old ones who refused with this young longhaired boys and girls and then the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had the idea of bringing this two generations together on a sort of "jam-record" and this is the result. Wonderful things you can hear on this record and you will discover great names: Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Roy Acuff, Vassar Clements.
This is a classic, milestone album in bluegrass/country music. It features an all-star, legendary cast of characters that were legends in their own right, and that have now gone on to meet their reward. It is so great to be able to not only hear these musicians like Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, and Earl Scruggs sing and play, but also include is some of their conversations from the recording sessions.