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Gibson Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B00008BRB0
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent stuff, January 29, 2004

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Michael D. Crowder "A Fan's Fan" (Chattanooga, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a great CD. These guys manage to write material that respects (and reeks of) traditional bluegrass, without falling into tired cliches or simple, cheesy lyrics. No lazy writing here. Great picking and singing too. Very impressive.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul Food, July 30, 2003

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Mark Ritchie (Wylie, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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I love listening to traditional bluegrass, whether Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Stanleys, or their modern interpreters. But I also love listening to absolutely new, stunning music that breathes new life into the old styles. This album is a necessity for any acoustic music lover. Each song is a gem, exquisitely crafted, sung by these amazing voices, and best of all, doesn't sound like any other album that you've bought this year. Additionally, every time I play the album, I pick a *different* song as being the greatest one on the set! They are all that good.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It took me two or three listens.., September 23, 2005

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K. Stowell "Rabid bibliophile" - See all my reviews
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...but now I love it. First time I listened to the CD, I hated it and wondered what the heck I'd bought. I must not have been paying attention! Really a pleasing group with good harmonies and pickers.

Their sister joins them on one song 'The Lighthouse' prominently and I believe it's her in the background on others. A fair singer herself, she fits in the 'allowed to waver and warble a bit' category of bluegrass singers. Which is JUST fine!

While perhaps not to the caliber of some other bluegrass musicians, this album contains some really enjoyable original and traditional melodies. 'Norma', 'Beautiful Brown Eyes', and 'Vern's Guitar' are my favorites. 'Vern's Guitar gets me crying each and every time. *dabs eyes*

It's worth checking out, definetly.