All American Bluegrass Girl

Rhonda Vincent | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 23, 2006
• Label: Rounder
• Total Length: 39:38
• Genres: Country/Alt-Country & Americana, Country/Bluegrass, Country/Contemporary Country
• ASIN: B0010S6NPC
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,202 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First ever review, August 9, 2006

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Shropshire Lass (Shropshire UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All American Bluegrass Girl (Audio CD)

I have hundreds of cd's many of them purchased from Amazon and many of them bluegrass but I have never been moved to write a review before. In my opinion All American Bluegrass Girl is a fabulous album with amazing music. Rhonda sings beautifully and some of the instrumentals and riffs are fantastic.I visit the mountains of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee each year and this (commercial) cd is the closest I have heard to the "real thing". Well done Rhonda and your team, keep up the good work, I hope that you will get more recognition through this album, especially here in the UK. To the people who complain about the gospel and military songs, visit the real bluegrass areas especially in NC and Eastern Kentucky and you might understand where they come from.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her best album yet, June 7, 2006

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P. Butler "Traditionalist" (Greeneville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All American Bluegrass Girl (Audio CD)

As previously stated, I am a traditionalist bordering on a dinasaur. I have been following Rhonda Vincent from her earlier pure bluegrass albums, through her efforts to reinvent herself as a Nashville diva & back toward to her present CD. Although the earlier efforts were uneven, she has never gotten credit for her pure talents. The best evidence I think is where she does covers of other artist's hits. Her renditions of "Don't Lie" & "When I Close My Eyes" put Trace Adkins & Kenny Chesney, respective versions to shame. This CD contains the best song selection, the best production (no attempts to overproduce like most of Nashville these days) & best vocals by Ms. Vincent. As far as the cover photo, since when has it been a bad idea for an attractive woman to get dressed up & look glamorous?

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More bluegrass than Alison Krauss, June 9, 2006

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John A. Gregorio (Castalian Springs, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All American Bluegrass Girl (Audio CD)

I have no problems with the reviewer who hates gospel songs and bluegrass (capital B), although he failed to really review the cd and seemed to critique himself.

I can see why he would like Alison Krauss rather than Rhonda Vincent since about 60% of the later Krauss cds are more pop than bluegrass. A rule of thumb is if she sings it more pop and if Dan Tyminshi sings it is more bluegrass.

This Vincent cd is pure contemporary bluegrass with maybe a dash of pop/country in some songs. Her song selection and the band are top notch. Her mandolin playing is solid but is not amazing as is Ron McCoury, Sam Bush or David Grisman.

As far as the controversy about the cover and what she is wearing: Grow up America!