The Bottom Line
Pros
- "Rain Please Go Away"
- "Unionhouse Branch"
- "My Poor Old Heart"
Cons
- None.
Description
- Features various lead vocalists from Alison to Union Station members.
- Various songwriters include Alison Krauss, Mindy Smith, & Del McCoury.
- Amazing collection of fifteen tracks.
Guide Review - Alison Krauss + Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways
Alison Krauss has the voice of an angel which is proven time & again on albums she releases. "Lonely Runs Both Ways" is a spectacular piece of work that also features Union Station members Ron Block, Dan Tyminsky, Jerry Douglas, & Barry Bales."Gravity" is what people sometimes need to hold them down & keep them grounded, as illustrated in the album's first track. First single, "Restless," is about feelings that cannot escape a person's heart because they hurt so much. "There's a restless feeling in my bones & I know that at times it just won't go away" Alison sings.
Dan Tyminski sings the uptempo "Rain Please Go Away," & it sounds like traditional bluegrass through & through which is no surprise since Del McCoury wrote the song. "Goodbye Is All We Have" finds Alison heading north after a breakup because she feels it is time she strikes out on her own. "Unionhouse Branch" is a wonderful instrumental written by Union Station's Jerry Douglas & features the dobro, fiddle, banjo, guitar, & bass. Dan sings lead again on "Pastures of Plenty," while Ron Block sings "I Don't Have To Live This Way."
"My Poor Old Heart" is a wonderfully written song about a true love that was going to last forever, that is until the winds of change swept in on their hearts & left them full of doubt. Alison's voice can sound haunting (in a good way) at times which is the case on the beginning of "If I Didn't Know Any Better." "A Living Prayer" is a beautiful close to a wonderful album.