The Infamous Stringdusters - Infamous Stringdusters
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Track List: Infamous Stringdusters
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Album Details: Infamous Stringdusters
- Release Date:
- 06/10/2008
- Label:
- Sugarhill [Country]
- UPC:
- 015891404325
Pro Reviews: Infamous Stringdusters
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews It's always great to see youngsters take up the bluegrass/acoustic cause and bring it into the future, carrying on the tradition while adding new musical elements. It was great when the Country Gentlemen did it in the 1960s, when the Seldom Scene did it in the 1970s, when the Tony Rice/David Grisman crowd did it in the 1980s, and when Nickel Creek did it in the 1990s, and it's great that the Infamous Stringdusters are doing it in the new century. In truth, despite the Stringdusters' very traditional instrumentation, their music is hardly bluegrass at all; most of the songs on their second, eponymous album are original compositions, none are traditional or classic bluegrass numbers, and many of them have little in common with bluegrass the chopping mandolin offbeats and occasional banjo solos are the only really oldschool elements that remain. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course at their best, the Infamous Stringdusters are excellent songwriters and even better singers in a sort of newgrass/acoustic country vein, and their best material includes songs like the sprightly but regretful "Won't Be Coming Back," the gorgeously arranged "The Way I See You Now," and the very fine instrumental "Golden Ticket." However, at their worst they have a tendency to let their virtuosity overcome their musical judgment. "When Silence Is the Only Sound," in particular, is so full of fancy chords that its melody ends up meandering aimlessly and never taking any kind of definite shape. However, most of this album treads very deftly on the fine line separating forwardthinking modernism and the oldschool verities, and the singing is always firstrate. Recommended. - Rick Anderson, All Music Guide |
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Drawing on the talents of upandcoming Nashvillians Andy Hall, Chris Eldridge, Chris Pandolfi, Jeremy Garrett, Jesse Cobb, and Travis Book, the Infamous String Dusters manage to balance a fluency in oldtimey bluegrass with indie jamgrass sensibilities...Full The Infamous Stringdusters Biography
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