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  • Audio CD (November 12, 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Audium Entertainment
  • ASIN: B00006SFAR
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,110 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best of Bluegrass, June 16, 2003
By Woody (Plano, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
Many of these songs have been recorded by various bluegrass artists and when you hear this album you will hear what they are striving to acheive. The vocal harmonies and the instruments combine for the best staight ahead bluegrass music you are likely to hear anywhere. Ralph Stanley is in fine voice for these numbers. His renditon of Will You Miss Me? is not to be missed. This is a must have album for even a casual fan of bluegrass.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly Sentimental, Classic Mountain Bluegrass, September 24, 2004
Newly refamed thanks to the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Ralph Stanley is a longstanding classic bluegrass/mountain Gospel star. With 200+ albums behind him, his newfound popularity is nothing new at all.

This "Very Best" CD doesn't do him justice. There is too much great music in his vault to draw from. Listeners will begin with this taste of his magnificent talent, and work their way through his vast discography.

"Man of Constant Sorrow" will be the most familiar song, with Stanley drawing long tones. You'll feel his pain through each note.

Fast-paced banjos and fiddles scream through songs like "Clinch Mountain Backstep." There's no room for words in this lightening picked instrumental. A number of other instrumentals grace the CD, like "Hard Times."

"Rank Stranger" walks slowly as a lament, causing me to wonder had Stanley been walking with me.

Many of the songs come from early 1970s, including "Sorrows."

Fans of everyone from Flatt and Scruggs to Lyle Lovett will discover something fun here. The tale-telling, the presence of voice, and the nod toward the fine traditions of music made in the deep Appalachian Mountains all work together in the singer and banjo player Ralph Stanley.

I fully recommend "The Very Best of Ralph Stanely."

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just get this CD and you will be happy, September 1, 2004
By Byra S. Ferkovich (Gainesville,FL) - See all my reviews
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Ralph Stanley is a God of bluegrass and this CD shows us why. The man's voice has such character and presence and power. The music is as good as bluegrass gets and the harmonies are great.

There is a good variety of music on this CD. From barn burners to slow mournful dirges, its all here. You wouldnt think that an album full of songs about death would be uplifting, but it is.

Highly Recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars He's da Man
Ralph Stanley is a funny pick for me, a punky rock'n'roller with an edgy alternative side. Well, not so strange, really, because Stanley is definitely edgy. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lisa NY Shields

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Love it!
One of the cooler C.D.'s I've bought.
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Makes a Bluegrass fan grin and tap some feet.
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Published 19 months ago by Lara D. Hensley

5.0 out of 5 stars Ralph and Carter Stanley
This CD will also introduce you to Ralph's brother Carter Stanley whom Bill Monroe said had the most natural singing voice he'd ever heard. Read more
Published on December 5, 2006 by JD

5.0 out of 5 stars RALPH STANLEY STYLE OF HIS OWN
GREAT CD RALPH STANLEY TRULY HAS HIS OWN SOUND. HE TAKES BLUEGRASS TO A HIGH LEVEL. I RECOMMEND THIS CD TO ANYONE WHO APPRECIATES THE HIGH LONESOME SOUND.
Published on August 26, 2005 by Lisa Arb

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction
I happened to catch a documentary on Ralph Stanley on TV and immediately ordered this tape. It was a wonderful introduction to blue grass for me. Read more
Published on February 17, 2005 by warparty

5.0 out of 5 stars will make you think
The songs will make you think about yourself,And will chang your
out look.I think it is the best cd I ever bought.The man Ralph
Standly music is very diffront. Read more
Published on December 10, 2002 by harold smith

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