Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss > Reviews

Advantages: Great blend of blues, country and rock
Disadvantages: some songs are a bit slow

A number of good tracks which have a great blend of rock ,blues and country. Great easy listening cd which also has songs quite unique to both artitsts. Great collaboration of two artists famous in there own rights, must admit Alison Kraus wasnt very keen on beforehand but mixed with Robert Plant the mix seems to be quite striking at times. Alison's voice is quite haunting in trampled rose where as Robert sings Polly come home in such a tender and ... Read review

Advantages: Great mix of two great artists
Disadvantages: Bit of a slow tempo album

I bought this for my partner as she loves Led Zepplin (Robert Plant being the Lead Singer). I am a fan of country/folk so I found Alison Krauss appealing. This album is full of very slow ballad type songs with a couple of lively exceptions. But don't let that put you off. This is a very good album but I would reccommend that you listen to the whole thing in one go (possibly whilst in the bath or something similar) as this is a great collection to ... Read review