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Lonely Runs Both Ways - Alison Krauss & Union Station
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74 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the first studio recording in three years for the Grammy-winning bluegrass act.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PopMatters
    90
    A defining moment for the band.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    While it can be unbearably sad, Lonely Runs Both Ways is ultimately a beautiful meditation on heartbreak. [26 Nov 2004, p.117]
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  3. Mojo
    60
    Tends to drift in one and out the other at times. [Jan 2005, p.102]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. GeorgeM
    10
    A.K. is a wonderful artist.
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  2. TracyB
    10
    Definitely the best release from Alison. It is an excellent CD with 4 or 5 songs that can be nominated for awards
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  3. PeteC
    10
    The best of all AKUS albums, with more of the melancholy and beautiful songs only glimpsed at in So Long So Wrong, and handled clumsily in New Favourite, this time with startling and original lyrics, especially in the Gillian Welch penned Wouldn't be So Bad. However, Jerry Douglas' superb Unionhouse Hoedown and the lead single Restless show a refusal to back down from their Bluegrass roots that make them so popular. Beautiful, ironic, and almost perfect down to the last note.… Expand
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