2006-06-23
A Distant Land To Roam, the latest album featuring songs from the Carter family, Ralph Stanley delivers a less than mediocre job. Most of the songs sound a lot alike and there seems to be no emotion in Stanley’s voice. Picture Blue, from the film Old School, singing for 40+ minutes; this is what Stanley sounds like on this album. The songs are taken from the Carter family vault, and Stanley attempts to make them his own via his voice. I realize there are people out there that enjoy Ralph Stanley, however, no need to look any further then his last offering of songs from the Carter family, A Distant Land To Roam follows suit in a very similar, similar way.Susan Werner
The Gospel Truth
THE LANSING UNIONIZED VAUDEVILLE SPECTACLE
Extra! Extra!
ELEANOR MC EVOY
Love Must Be Tough
JOHN MCVEY
UNPREDICTABLE
NEIL YOUNG
LE NOISE
MICHAEL LEONHART
The Ballad of Milton Quigley
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