1 Whayasay - Sam Bush, Bush, Sam
2 Same Ol' River - Sam Bush, Black, Jeff
3 All Night Radio - Sam Bush, Krekel, Tim
4 Stingray - Sam Bush, Bush, Sam
5 The Ballad of Spider John - Sam Bush, Ramsey, Willis Alan
6 Watson Allman - Sam Bush, Bush, Sam
7 Is This Love - Sam Bush, Marley, Bob
8 Brilliancy - Sam Bush, Traditional
9 Spooky Lane - Sam Bush, Bush, Sam
10 Ol' Joe Clark - Sam Bush, Scott, Darrell
11 The Lord Came Unto Me - Sam Bush, Roberts, Jim
12 (One Night in Old) Galway - Sam Bush, Bush, Sam

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Fantastic stuff

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Glamour and Grits is definitely one of the best bluegrass related albums/CDs to come out in the last couple of decades...and it's Sam's strongest solo effort (and he doesn't have any WEAK stuff!!!). As this approaches 10 years old, it sounds as fresh as it did back then. The recording itself is quite good. Buy it and enjoy.

All-star Cast Showcasing Their Collective Talents

 Album Rating: (3 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Sam Bush proves his salt as a master of the mandolin and delves into the role of lead vocalist on a number of tracks throughout Glamour and Grits.

While he sizzles on the mandolin (with a measure of fiddle and guitar thrown in), his cast of all-stars, including Bela Fleck, Al Kooper, Jerry Douglas, and John Cowan, all step up and deliver the goods. The ensemble playing on tracks such as the opening number Whatyasay are the reason to check out this CD.

The vocal tracks are certainly OK---though I don't think this rendering of Bob Marley's Is This Love adds to the late master's legacy---but I gravitate toward the instrumentals, listening for the subtle details and fret work that make this lively session worth the while.

This CD is worth a spin though it tends to sound a bit "lite" after repeated listenings.

wow

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This guy is awesome. I could do without the vocals on some of the songs. The purely instrumental songs are fascinating.

Buy it for the instrumentals...

 Album Rating: (4 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: The fact that Bela Fleck plays on this disk is what turned me on to it. I love Sam as an instrumentalist, but don't understand why he feels the need to vocalize on his disk(s). I play this CD by programming my player to play the instrumental tunes, and then to repeat them over and over.

Classic Sam Bush

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Often called "The world's greatest mandolinist", Sam lives up to the title in a CD as diverse as his own talents. From funk to a nostalgia piece, this represents his best solo work, since Newgrass Revival, and I have been a fan since he was a teenager.