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Universal acclaim- based on 88 Ratings
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Positive: 78 out of 88
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Mixed: 5 out of 88
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Negative: 5 out of 88
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CapelNov 6, 2007great album, with various elements. Krauss and Plant create some inspiring ideas.
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AlastairMNov 29, 2007My album of the year. In fact, the only thing that might persuade me to give it less than 10 is that I find myself singing several of the tracks ad nauseam to the point where I irritate myself, it's so good.
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GeorgeB.Nov 6, 2007What a pleasant suprise! I think the one individual who should be mentioned in context of this recording is T-Bone Burnett, whose choice of musicians and production techniques make his contribution as vital as the two singers.
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jwNov 10, 2007
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iwanh.Nov 4, 2007Voice of the best rock throat and the best bluegrass singer match perfectly. My record of the year.
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robertk.Nov 7, 2007I cannot believe the rating on this one: only 88... This should have been higher, substantially above 90. The combination of the two voices is a rare treat, Alison steals the show with her interpretation of Trampled Rose....
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nicks.Nov 8, 2007like buttah!
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BoB.Dec 1, 2007Simply Stunning!
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CeceliaC.Dec 30, 2007Music with fantastic lyrics. Listened to it first time in car. I pulled over and grabbed the copy of lyrics out of album cover The lyrics are poetry and Plant and Krauss treat/sing it in a respectful manner. Finally a new CD for the older adult.
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madslOct 29, 2007
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DavidR.Oct 29, 2007Outstanding, unique, and addicting.
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RicB.Dec 9, 2007Moody, haunting, interesting, ethereal. First time I played the CD, I actually got goosebumps. Krauss is in her prime. Thirty years after Zep, Plant still has a better voice than most singers out there. Songs have meat, thanks to T-Bone. Class act production all the way. This is the album of the year.
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TrevorOct 30, 2007An absolutely sublime album. This is from someone who is not a fan of either singers. The pairing works magnificently.
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georgeb.Oct 31, 2007great, absolutely great
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BlairSJan 16, 2008One of my favourites of 2007. Krauss' voice is absolutely unreal throughout this album. Sparklingly clear, emotive, stunning, ethereal, haunting, angelic....I was blown away (as someone who has never really given her a good listen before). Great pairing between Robert and Alison, and I hope they do it again. This album is truly a gem, and much thanks goes to Burnett for that as well.
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ChrisM.Jan 24, 2008Interesting and more than a little challenging, great combination but I can see why its a little to laid back for some.
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janew.Nov 2, 2007This is a hypnotizing, very moving album. I am a fan of both of them, and as unlikely as they are, to be dueting....this not only works, this succeeds! A brilliant pairing
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PaulY.Nov 22, 2007For those who like to actually listen to music rather than simply let it play in the background, this rewards every listen with some new gem. Fantastic!
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FrançoisHNov 22, 2007Simply a Robert Plant album, what else? Alison Krauss with her honey voice.
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BrittG.Nov 23, 2007Excellent work that grows on you more with each listen.
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TomB.Dec 16, 2007I cannot understand how fans of either artist, if they are fans of music at all, could not like this album. Dark, sophisticated, delicate and intelligent.
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SalmanH.Dec 22, 2007Sublime.
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TimM.Oct 29, 2007I don't normally appreciate the almost country sound on a number of these tracks, but I am blown away by the magic that this combination is!
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MW.Jan 11, 2008If you are looking for a kind of rockabilly style country duo this is quite an album! I have a few favorites but really a nice surprise at how effective these two compliment each other. If you like either one this a great CD to buy!
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BobbyM.Jan 13, 2008A unique and stunningly fine album. Plant and Krauss have remarkable chemistry. Nothing seems forced or out of place. This album will age extremely well. Don't miss it.
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chrisp.Jan 14, 2008Never really was a fan of Zeppelin before, even when introduced to LZ3, a beautiful rock out album. But the combination and atmosphere captured by these two icons of rock and their magical weaving of voices, create such stunning results, that it makes me feel so good. Definitely one of my favorites of the year.
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AndyC.Jan 14, 2008A beautiful album. T Bone Burnett really deserves his name along side Plant & Krauss on the front of the album but thats not really his way. When you combine stellar talent like this it will either be awful or brilliant and thankfully its the latter.
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KennyboyJan 14, 2008Wow, great album. So moody and etheral. The two voices mesh really well, and the song choices are great. Never heard Robert Plant sound so good.
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JonM.Jan 24, 2008Beautiful...fresh...earthy...ethereal...the best "new" sound I've heard in years.
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VW.Nov 22, 2007Raising Sand is unexpected and curious, it touches every genre of music and doesn't commit to any. There was a few highlights like "Polly come home" and Alison Krauss is as always haunting and beautiful.
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Awards & Rankings
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What seems to be an unlikely pairing in the duo of former -- and future apparently--Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant and bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss is actually one of the most effortless-sounding pairings in modern popular music.
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Perhaps only the fantasy duo of King Kong and Bambi could be a more bizarre pairing than Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Yet on Raising Sand, their haunting and brilliant collaboration, the Led Zeppelin screamer and Nashville's most hypnotic song whisperer seem made for each other
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Robert Plant's pilgrimages to the Deep South led him to Nashville for Raising Sand, an imaginative, seductive collaboration with bluegrass goddess Alison Krauss that explores the desolate valleys between his Delta blues and her Appalachian folk.