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Mountain Heart | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Skaggs Family
• ASIN: B000E1NX4A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,344 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, overly polished and slow., May 31, 2006

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K. Meeks "TheBluegrassBabe" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wide Open (Audio CD)

Although I am a long time fan of Mountain Heart, I was disappointed in the pace and scope of this album. I was looking forward to a great bluegrass album, and instead found a CD full of new acoustic country ballads and one or two average bluegrass songs. Overall the choice of songs seems to me to be a bit hit driven and country in flavor. It's over produced and overly polished.
I respect these men as musicians, and will continue to buy albums and support them as best as I can, but I hope their next album is a little more traditional and hard driving. Don't get me wrong, there is NOTHING wrong with experimentation, and there is certainly nothing wrong with striving for a well produced album, but great albums need it balance...to much polish and you cover up the heart and soul of Mountain Heart.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointed, June 12, 2006

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Long-time fan (Southington, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wide Open (Audio CD)

I have been a long time fan of Mountain Heart, have all of their CD's, and have seen them on many occasions. I was disappointed in this new album, looking for some great new bluegrass hits. Unfortunately, I felt this CD seemed to be more of a "New Age" CD that was not typical bluegrass at all. It seems they are trending more toward the loud, rock-type feeling and away from the traditional bluegrass.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will go Down as a MH Classic, October 4, 2006

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Steven C. Stokes (Thiensville, Wi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wide Open (Audio CD)

I just don't know how much better this group can get. I don't go more than a day or two without finding this disc in my truck, or unwinding with it after work on my iPod. That these boys were pretty much snubbed by the same ol' s*** thats become the IBMA should not detract from the fact that this is a truly magnificent offering and the best bluegrass IMHO that 2006 has to offer.