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"Paper Airplane"

Dear Alison,
I love you. Your body of work is what dreams are made of. I'm sorry to say that, while mere mortals, such as I, could ever dream of being able to obtain your level of perfection, I am feeling that PA is not up to your previous standards. While everyone's performance is excellent, the (magic) that we have come to expect, isn't there the way it was previously. The sonics, while they are very good, aren't up to the standards set by all of your previous works. Forgive me, I'm still a huge fan. My best.....
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grannyring
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I agree with both of you. Just a little flat and non-inspiring. Good to be sure, but missing..
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slaw OP
21,450 posts
 
Rja, The magic or the stars just didn't align for them this time. I'm on the verge of saying that they were relying on the old formula without taking more risk.
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mofimadness
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I've read several reviews that think this album is one of their best. I agree with the above and I'm a HUGE AKUS fan.
blkadr
739 posts
 
I was just listening to "In My Hands" by wonderful fiddler Natalie MacMaster. Mostly instrumentals, everything from traditional Irish jigs to funky fusion. One song, "Get Me Through December" features Alison Krauss. Beautiful song, one of my favorite AK vocals.
letsmakeadeal
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I agree 100%...I waited for what seemed an eternity for my two LP copies to arrive...Fired everything up Friday evening and I have to say Paper Airplane is a kind of a rehash of what has come before...Alison is one of the finest talents on this planet and I love her music and her voice..I will forgive my initial dissapointment here because her body of music and magical live performances make up for it...I just surmised that the LP was a bit flat. I assume it was pressed from a digital master? Who knows?
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