Shifting Sands of Time

Wayfaring Strangers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00005N8VS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,610 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, provacative, soothing, mesmerizing. . ., December 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Shifting Sands of Time (Audio CD)

Probably 2001's single most enchanting album -- forget the post-modern baloney of Radiohead's recent techno-drone crap and the new Lucinda Williams disk (which is merely aimless self-indulgence masquerading as spirituality). The Wayfaring Strangers draw from a vast well of American (jazz, bluegrass, old-tyme, folk) and international (klezmer and middle-eastern sounds, mostly) influences to turn standards of the bluegrass repertoire (and some newly-written tunes) BACK into the souful meditations that at heart they are. With such virtuosi as Andy Statman (transcendant! Why doesn't he play like this on HIS albums??), Tony Trischka (who shows the more meditative side of his playing), and leader Matt Glaser, the Wayfaring Strangers have the necessary tools to pull off this audacious experiment in American music. And while yes, many of the songs are slow, they are not dull -- the empathy and interaction are fascinating, more so than most so-called Jazz albums of the day. Stop reading this and buy it already. . .

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, September 22, 2001

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Patricia Abdelnour (Valley Village, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shifting Sands of Time (Audio CD)

This mind blowing fusion of various american music styles is emotionally deep, and just the perfect solace for these difficult times. At first the music might be a little disconcerting if you insist that musical styles remain separated but, give it time, it'll get to you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shaking out the Roots, August 5, 2003

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Ted Eschliman "From the JazzMando Research La... (Lincoln, NE United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shifting Sands of Time (Audio CD)

Four measures of jazz comping behind Mountain Music Giant, Ralph Stanley is enough to entice you to hear out the rest of the project. Like nothing you'll hear anywhere else, the merging of folk, bluegrass, fusion, Klez, and straight-ahead jazz by this acoustic ensemble retains the identity of each ingredient, without beating the cake batter into tasteless pulp.
Flavorful. Captivating.
Come on folks, we want more!