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best album ever




Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: Anyone who gives this less than 5 stars needs to take their medication. This album gave me goosebumps.
Highly Influential Flat Picker




Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: In his liner notes, guitarist Ron Block simply states that Tony Rice "epitomizes the best in bluegrass and acoustic music." This 20-track collection clearly makes a strong argument to support that claim. Along with Doc Watson and the late Clarence White (whose guitar is now owned by Rice and featured on the cover), no one has had the kind of incluence on a generation of guitar pickers as Tony Rice. Each of these songs is a gem, and showcases Rice's prowess in a bluegrass setting. [Although the final two tracks owe more to David Grisman's "dawg" grass than bluegrass.]
While none of these are new recordings, they reflect the consistently high quality music Rice has recorded over the decades on Rounder with the Tony Rice Unit, the Rice Brothers, the Bluegrass Album Band and other projects.
In addition to the liner notes by Block, Rice provides commentary for each of the albums 20 tracks (musicians are listed, too) as well as a page-long essay on the Martin guitar featured on these songs. Overall, it is a solid introduction. [Running Time - 69:31] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Rice is amazing




Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: Just incredible, I've never heard anyone as smooth as Rice when it comes to bluegrass guitar pickin'.
A great sampling of Tony Rice guitar




Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: As a long-time Tony Rice fan, this CD is a great compilation of some of his best. Very good listening.
Tony Rice is the bluegrass master!




Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: Every time I listen to this CD I get chill bumps. Tony Rice can play the guitar like no other and this CD collection of his bluegrass music proves it! I have seem Tony live over 10 times now and this CD covers all I have heard live. Really great stuff. Buy this CD! You will love it.