Chiseled in Stone

Vern Gosdin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026DQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Downbeat country should appeal to George Jones fans, January 26, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chiseled in Stone (Audio CD)

Like George, Vern sometimes sings more upbeat material (Tight as twin fiddles, on this album, being a prime example), but both singers have a particular way with the kind of very sad songs that dominate this album, especially the title track.

For those who are unfamiliar with it, the title refers to the inscription on a gravestone and the song points out that don't understand loneliness until somebody you love has died. It is the kind of song that you expect to hear George Jones sing, but I doubt if George could improve on Vern's version of this song.

Tight as twin fiddles, the one upbeat track here, is a slice of western swing in the tradition of Bob Wills. Of the other songs, all of which are excellent, my favorites are Do you believe me now and Set em up Joe.

If you enjoy traditional country with absolutely no frills, this is for you. Just be sure to have those tissues ready.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They Really Don't Write Songs Like This Anymore, August 12, 2000

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Carol A Faver (Smyrna, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chiseled in Stone (Audio CD)

Vern Gosdin has one of those voices that can only be described as pure velvet that wraps itself around a lyric until it becomes a gift from his throat to your ears. Yes, it's country from the steel guitar to the wailing fiddles all blended into that Gosdin soul. This album showcases the sounds that have been left behind in a cloud of crossovers; but when traditional country fans come looking for substance, this one fills the bill. I sincerely wish country music could one day return to this type of artist, and make it profitable for him to do what he does best and that is sing a song from the heart and not rely on gimmicks. Listen to this one and enjoy a piece of heaven.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Genuine country sound from a master.., August 30, 2000

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Kersi Von Zerububbel "Kersi" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chiseled in Stone (Audio CD)

This CD is not quite up to the exceptional beauty of Vern's "Ten Years Of Greatest Hits". However, most of the songs, except for two(Nobody calls from Vegas & Set Em up Joe), are superb. Special mention is due for Mr. Gosdin's renditions of "There Aint Nothing Wrong" and "Chiseled In Stone". The vocal quality and depth of the work is very good. It is truly lamentable that artists such as Mr. Gosdin are not given air time on country stations today. Take it from me folks, if you want the down home country sound, don't pass up this CD. Like myself, you will listen to it numerous times. Thank you Mr. Gosdin !!