Unit of Measure

Tony Rice Unit | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Label: Rounder Records
• Total Length: 43:35
• Genres: Country/Alt-Country & Americana
• ASIN: B0010UX4AW
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,050 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More great Rice music, September 11, 2001

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John E. Dwyer (Louisville, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unit of Measure (Audio CD)

This album is one song after the other of great jazzgrass from one of the masters. I normally don't write reviews, but I felt obligated this one time to say buy this album for Sally Goodin' if nothing else. I have heard plenty of Tony Rice(by himself and with others) and several different bands' cuts of Sally Goodin' and I have never heard better of either. Holy S*%t. That's all I have to say. It is unbelievable anyone can play that hard and that fast for over 8 minutes. The rest of the album is great also, but Sally Goodin', wow. That's all I'm gonna say.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An artist develops his voice, even after losing it, November 22, 2000

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"bluesreview" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unit of Measure (Audio CD)

Tony Rice's music has always been, above all else, expressive. His voice and his guitar seemed to mesh with a scary amount of ease for the amount of power they both carried. Either on "Pride of Man" calling as a holy beacon shouting warnings to the nations of sinful men, or on "A Good Woman's Love," singing the wistful, halcyon feelings of a man in love, Rice's voice was a bluegrass standard, and his guitar playing was fast and clean, but also inventive and full of emotion. Since his voice has failed him, his gutiar playing has picked up the slack. On Unit of Measure, he plays his heart out for all to see, playing both the role of bluegrass butt-kicker and tone poem champion. An equal mix of slow and fast, and of solo and ensemble songs, Unit of Measure really showcase Rice's imagination and his ability to bring out the best in others as well. When seeing him a few months back at the Birchmere, I was excited to see how much he played off of Vassar Clements. His love for fiddle players is all the more evident on this album, with Ricky Simpkins helping Tony connect with his muse. Without his voice, Tony Rice has continued developing his "spacegrass" by pushing any and all creative efforts into his guitar playing, and Unit of Measure is the next beautiful stage of this development, and a beatiful statement unto itself. Buy it, and spend an hour with it in a quiet room. You'll see that Tony can still sing with the best of them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get this one out of my head-and that's good., April 3, 2002

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"kwerty" (Auburn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unit of Measure (Audio CD)

This is my first exposure to the Tony Rice Unit, though I had listened to David Grisman's Hot Dawg (with T.R. on guitar) some years back. I can't say enough good here- somewhat out of the deep bluegrass genre perhaps, this CD blends guitar, fiddle, mandolin and bass together in smooth, haunting melody and foot-stomping frolic in the most seamless manner imaginable. You will not be disappointed.