Bluegrass Rules!

Bluegrass Rules!

ASIN: B0000002QB

Track Listings

1. J.D.'s Words of Wisdom

2. Get up John

3. I Hope You've Learned

4. Think of What You've Done

5. Another Night

6. Drunken Driver

7. Little Maggie

8. Amanda Jewell

9. If I Lose

10. Ridin' That Midnight Train

11. Rank Stranger

12. Somehow Tonight

13. Rawhide

14. Well Glory

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
"Country rocks ... but bluegrass rules." If Ricky Skaggs was looking for a manifesto for his long-awaited bluegrass comeback, he couldn't have done much better than this disc's five-second preamble. Contractually barred from recording bluegrass for more than 12 years, Skaggs has obviously been champing at the bit. After the aforementioned introduction, he promptly unleashes an instrumental "Get Up John" that still has smoke wafting from my CD player. Dandy versions of "Little Maggie," "If I Lose," and "Rank Stranger" follow, to single out just a few. The musicianship here is uniformly superb, especially Skaggs's own mandolin playing, the guitar work of Bryan Sutton, Bobby Hicks's fiddling, and even a nice guest turn from Jerry Douglas. If there's any justice, the commercial success of Bluegrass Rules will send a strong message to record companies: Bluegrass music can and does sell records, especially when it's as flawlessly executed as Skaggs's latest. Let's just hope we don't have to wait as long for the next one. --Mary Park

Tracks:

J.D.'s Word Of Wisdom
Get Up John
I Hope You've Learned
Think Of What You've Done
Another Night
Drunken Driver
Little Maggie
Amanda Jewell
If I Lose
Ridin' That Midnight Train
Rank Stranger
Somehow Tonight
Rawhide
Well Glory

Amazon.com essential recording

"Country rocks ... but bluegrass rules." If Ricky Skaggs was looking for a manifesto for his long-awaited bluegrass comeback, he couldn't have done much better than this disc's five-second preamble. Contractually barred from recording bluegrass for more than 12 years, Skaggs has obviously been champing at the bit. After the aforementioned introduction, he promptly unleashes an instrumental "Get Up John" that still has smoke wafting from my CD player. Dandy versions of "Little Maggie," "If I Lose," and "Rank Stranger" follow, to single out just a few. The musicianship here is uniformly superb, especially Skaggs's own mandolin playing, the guitar work of Bryan Sutton, Bobby Hicks's fiddling, and even a nice guest turn from Jerry Douglas. If there's any justice, the commercial success of Bluegrass Rules will send a strong message to record companies: Bluegrass music can and does sell records, especially when it's as flawlessly executed as Skaggs's latest. Let's just hope we don't have to wait as long for the next one. --Mary Park

Customer Reviews:

wow!.......2007-01-13

This has not left my CD player since I purchased it. I know it was done a few years back; but, it is definately worth every single penny. Ricky Skaggs is just amazingly talented.

wow........2006-12-22

wow. there really isnt much more to say. if you have any appreciation for talented musicians playing beautifully composed pieces of music in any genre then you'll love this right off the bat. i know you're not supposed to be able to wear out cd's but i've gotta be getting close with this one. throw this one in and just drive and let all the troubles of the world be lifted.

i love ricky's country but his bluesgrass rules.......2006-08-14

this is one of those bluegrass albums. you cant be without, i love everysong from this album not a bad one at all. bluegrass albums are my favorites by him i was raised on bluegrass music. and i know alot about ricky skaggs, from my dad who is also a mandolin picker and singer and he had the great joy of meeting ricky's sister at a studio once... would love to meet the man himself someday if your a bluesgrass or a rickyskaggs fan then get the album you'll be glad you did.

Pretty good, certainly not their best.......2006-03-02

but the band is tight and sounding as good as ever. The material (selections) is a bit weak overall and the first and last cut add nothing. The length is disappointing at 35m er so. Their LIVE at the Charleston Music Hall and Brand New Strings are both much better efforts. The LIVE album is particularly good and even more surprising that it's a LIVE album to begin with. You can feel their energy in that...that's one of the things missing here. Still a good listen but look for a discount on it (I got it for under $10 on the music streamer I use) as the length and a $15+ price tag would have wound me up. ;-) ...enjoy...Dave

Not for the faint of heart.......2005-09-25

This is an exceptional CD. The instrumental talent and Ricky Skagg's one of a kind voice makes this a must have CD for anyone who enjoys BlueGrass. For anyone new to BlueGrass this is an excellent example of the genre. Find somewhere comfortable to sit with a nice breeze and just lean back and listen. If there was a school where the new pop singers of country(and I use that term country loosely for the new generation)could learn about country's roots. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder would be the schools masters and this CD the book to read from.

Average customer rating:

Jesse can do it all!

Bending the Rules
Jesse McReynolds
Manufacturer: Oms Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0006HBZN8
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

Bending the Rules
Witch Grass
Blowin' Up a Storm
Vicious Circle
Night Runner
Cumbanchero
Waltz of Joy
Limehouse Blues
Sweet Georgia Brown
Water's Edge
Alabama Jubilee
Okeechobee Wind

Album Description

On this recording Jesse is joined by a true fiddle genius, young Travis Wetzel. Travis pushes Jesse to new heights and together the two create exciting arrangements of eight original Jesse McReynolds compositions, and four other traditional songs.

Ed Morris (CMT) named Jesse McReynolds' OMS Release "Bending The Rules" as one of the "TOP 10 Country Albums" of 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Jesse can do it all!.......2005-11-11

Bending or breaking the rules doesn't always guarantee the creation of great music, but in this case the "bending" has made the music soar. Two great artist traded energy and licks to produce a cd of diverse music. Each piece has just the arrangements of mandolin and fiddle. From the speed demon "Blowin' up a Strong" to a standard that I thought I would not want to hear again, until now, "Sweet Georgia Brown."
I saw Jesse and the Virginia Boys recently, at Fort Bledsoe Bluegrass Festival, playing at 9:30 of a cold, cold night, but his hot playing, found on this cd, heated audience! Highly recommended!

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Everything Counts/Truck N Roll Rules
The Bosshoss
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000PWRCI6
Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

Everything Counts * King Calavera
Truck'n'roll Rules
Ride On
Everyting Counts * Whiplash

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Your Own Set of Rules
Terry Eldredge
Manufacturer: Pinecastle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00081U826
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

Your Own Set of Rules
Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home
Hillbilly Blues
Where We Never Grow Old
Life's Highway
Lonely Street
Mama Tried
Likes of You
Too Old to Die Young
Wildflowers
If We Never Meet Again
Lover's Farewell
Your Last Letter
Gentle on My Mind

Average customer rating:

Blew my mind!
diggin' it
diggin' it
mind altering folk madness
It's great!

Played by the Rules
David Stephens
Manufacturer: David Stephens
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005U8UN
Release Date: 2001-08-17

Tracks:

Dinner on the Ground
Mama Tried to Raise a Good Boy
Connecticut Redneck Song
Cabin Made of Logs
Connecticut Snow
Banjo Man
Pocket Change
Daddy Gets Drunk Every Night
Memories of Paw-Paw
Simple Man
Autumn in New England
Falling

Album Description

The 12 tracks on this CD are glimpses into the life and perspectives of singer/songwriter David Stephens. After hearing the songs of New Orleans songwriter, Mike West, Stephens was inspired to pick up the 5-string banjo and write songs about life around him. Rooted in folk and bluegrass, this album has pleased listeners with a variety of musical tastes. Stephens was joined on this ablum by West and Stewart and Lesley Carr of the British delta-blues band, the Hot Tamales.

Customer Reviews:

Blew my mind!.......2002-12-10

Man! You know, sometime you hear a song that touches you in way that you never could have expected. Every song on this CD has touched me. It's like being tickled by a banjo. Every single one rocks my socks. I love you Dave!

diggin' it.......2001-12-20

Nice! This little cd mixes acoustic folk, traditional bluegrass, and casual storytelling into a charming blend that I just keep going back to.

diggin' it.......2001-12-20

Nice! This little cd mixes acoustic folk, traditional bluegrass, and casual storytelling into a charming blend that I just keep going back to.

mind altering folk madness.......2001-11-30

David Stephens' freshman effort is an A+. If i were Joel Segal i would say this album was the roller coaster ride of the summer, but since i am not i can only give the honest opinion that the songs are genuine in feeling and great to listen to, even infectious, not flu infectious but more like "last song you heard on the radio and consequently hum all day" infectious. And to me that's just fine, no, it's great. i could only hope to be responsible for such a mantle as to have the power to make normal people hum uncontrollably all day. so there.

It's great!.......2001-11-30

This is David's first CD and it definitely showcases all of David's many musical talents. It's got both up-beat and slower music, and the songs are easy to sing along with. I love it!

Average customer rating:

Lewd Crude & Politically Up Yours

Manufacturer: CPR
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAAE7C
Release Date: 2003-12-16

Average customer rating:

Fabulous!!!!! (I'd give it a few more stars)

Rules of the Road
Lee Kernaghan
Manufacturer: ABC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000062WFR

Tracks:

Losin' My Kblues Tonight
Darwin Jailyhouse Window
Rules Of The Road
Cunnamulla Feller
That's The Kind Of Life I
Way Otu Where The White F
Glass On The Bar
Winter Winds
Aussie Doghouse Blues
By A Fire Of Gidgee Coal
Overlander Trail
Camooweal
Following The Light
Bushman Can't Survive
Days Of Old Khancoban
Leave Him In The Longyard

Album Details

Australian country singer's 200 release. Features special gusts Slim Dusty, Tex Morton, & Smoky Dawson.

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous!!!!! (I'd give it a few more stars).......2004-04-25

Lee Kernaghan has a way with a song. In "Rules of the Road", he masterfully explores and performs, with his usual excellence and aussie charm and charisma, many forms of country music. There is not one bad cut in this CD, or for that matter, anything he performs. There are two songs that you'd swear were written and performed by the late Hank Williams -- "Ausie Doghouse Blues" is a great blue yodel and "That's the Kind of Life I Live". Then, he shifts to bluegrass with "Following the Light", and "Losin' My Blues Tonight" sung with Anne Kirkpatrick (Slim Dusty's daughter). Again, the multitalented LK shifts to old time country blues singing "Darwin Jailhouse Window" with Tex Morton, which is a cute, song about prisoners looking at the activities in a hotel bar across the street from the jailhouse. Then, he shifts again to a pop-country ballad with sister Tania the award-winning "A Bushman Can't Survive". The title song, "Rules of the Road" is a haunting ghost story. "Winter Winds" also has one of those haunting melodies that'll keep running through your mind. When it comes to country music, this 40-year old Aussie is pure genius. His musicians and arrangements are not predictable like the cookie-cutter music Nashville is doing these days. Out of nowhere in one of the bluegrass tunes comes a rock guitar for a couple of measures, then back to traditional bluegrass. This type of instrumental surprise only adds to the shear genius of a remarkable country artist who should be on the top of the charts worldwide, not only in Australia, a country to which he shows devout patriotism, especially to the people of the bush. Part of LK's charm is that he sings with an Australian accent, and that makes him distinctive to US listeners. Oddly enough, in the "Electric Rodeo" CD, which was partially recorded in Nashville, he loses the accent, and the same thing happens when he addresses USA theme songs in the earlier "Outback Club" CD.

It doesn't matter where you find this CD -- just find it. You won't be able to remove it from your CD player because it's THAT GOOD.

I'm not an Aussie and have only been there once. But, I think I know good country music when I hear it. Lee is the best, hands down, of anyone I've heard in a very long time. He's clever, his songs are extremely well-crafted, and he has a gorgous country baritone voice, that is an original.

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