Alison Krauss & Union St. Stn. - Live
SACD rip via PS3 to iso | 2 disc set 3.12GB + 3.59GB
Serial#1161-0515-6 | Rounder records

Post by TomP July 29, 2007 on SA-CD.net

Hi All

I am a new member here but have been looking at the site for quite a while to pick out good SACD albums to play on my new SACD setup. I have noticed that two of Alison Krauss Albums, Alison Krauss & Union Station Live, and New Favorite, are highly reccomended for quality of songs and sound. But when I try to buy them they are not available in SACD! I have tried Amazon, and Acustic Sounds both and they don't have them. My question is if the music is so great then why are these albums not available in SACD? must be a reason but it doesn't make any sense to me.

Amazon.com
This two-CD, 25-song set, recorded in Louisville on two nights in the spring of 2002, finds bluegrass's most celebrated crossover band at the top of its game. Krauss's warm, feathery vocals, capable of conveying complex emotions in a single note, appear more full-bodied than in studio recordings, yet lose none of their sensual appeal or dramatic tension. She's perfect, for example, as the melancholy temptress on "Let Me Touch You for Awhile," coming across as both savior and seductress, while Jerry Douglas's Dobro echoes the searing strains of passion and pain. With banjoist-guitarist Ron Block, bassist Barry Bales, and guest drummer Larry Atamanuik anchoring the rhythm, the ensemble deftly blends bluegrass with jazz, rock, and folk, combining lightning speed (though rushing through "Forget About It") with sophisticated chops, tangible emotion, and thrilling vocal blends. The crowd, more spellbound with every note, doesn't even breathe on "Ghost in This House" and nearly tears the place down on Dan Tyminski's voice-of-George Clooney showcase, "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow." But who could blame them? It's only one highlight on an album of uncommon artistry, a moving testament to how good live music can be in the hands of world-class players. 
~Alanna Nash


         Tracks:

Disc: 1	
  1. Let Me Touch You for a While	
  2. Choctaw Hayride	
  3. The Lucky One	
  4. Baby, Now That I've Found You	
  5. Bright Sunny South	
  6. Every Time You Say Goodbye	
  7. Tiny Broken Heart	
  8. Cluck Old Hen	
  9. Stay	Listen
10. Broadway	
11. Ghost in This House	
12. Forget About It	
13. Faraway Land	

Disc: 2	
  1. A Tribute to Peador O''donnell/Monkey Let the Hogs Out	
  2. The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn	
  3. Take Me for Longing	
  4. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow	
  5. Maybe	
  6. We Hide and Seek	
  7. But You Know I Love You	
  8. When You Say Nothing at All	
  9. New Favorite	
10. Oh, Atlanta	
11. Down to the River to Pray	Listen
12. There Is a Reason