@@swesleyc7 Hhhhm, she's the best talented person, but perhaps the best was the slaves how originally created and sang it touched the fathers heart the most. Thank you Alison dear, simply the most beautifully sang of any body, opened this first thing, suffering in body, you encourage me. That is love at it's grandest!
We were in the VIP seats for this show...truly an angel singing! They did this song twice, she said she didn't like the way the first one sounded...to me it was double pleasure!!
At some point in the 1990s, I witnessed them singing this song at the Ryman without microphones or amplification. They just sat on the stairs in front of the stage. An incredible moment.
I never get tired of listening to Alison Krauss. This is what talent sounds like....no need for exposing a lot of skin, lip syncing, and skanking around the stage like Beyo....never mind.
Really the perfect baptism song. She calls every one of us down. Who isn't a brother or sister, mother or father? More importantly, who is not a sinner? None are left out.
I understand that this is an early American song, probably from the Second Awakening. It touches me which is strange since I am an atheist. I am always amazed at how music affects us at such a primal level.
Im an atheist too, but dont frown on folk having a belief in the hearafter. True, religion has caused many conflicts but also some magnificent music and art. Such is the nature of humanity.
Well, if you don't believe some people are "blessed" with talent, you are not paying attention. That literally gave me goose bumps and made my spine shiver. Absolutely perfect and beautiful. Literally SMH over that version. Wow!
Oh God thank you. This voice is one of the most angelic things. I can never watch this scene in o brother cause it makes me literally weep. God is so so good.
Why take this as an occasion to criticize others? Yes it is very lovely, and there is a lot that misses that mark, but this is not such a lovely comment, IMO.
And exactly how many instruments do you play? Are you familiar with the cycle of fifths? Can you find middle C on a keyboard? Or sing a 440 A from memory alone? Or transpose any notes on a staff? No? Then Keep your opinions on what is and is not music to yourself.
Stop gatekeeping. Music has many facest and comes in many different forms. Just because YOU don't like soemthing doesn't make it any less of music. Plus there also tons of different radio channels which play everyhting that you can imagine and even more. Boomer.
I remember seeing Allison Krauss in Greenville, SC at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in early 2000's. My wife was not feeling good so I invited a friend. It was cold and snowy. The concert exceeded my expectations. Allison's voice was as prefect as any other artist I can remember. Great humor too! Truely a great tallent!
When Allison sings, I stop everything I'm doing. Her voice is amazing and she is so very very talented. A year ago I made the above comment and didn't mention how gorgeous Allison is. The band is really great.
Love this song makes me think of my friends who I lost this year in a bad car wreck I lost 4 amazing friends who I miss a lot 3 was siblings and the other was there best friend I miss them Like crazy I never want to go to another funeral like that ever again in my life :(
I've heard many recordings of this song by AKUS; I consider this one to be best. Barry Bales is miked separately so that his extraordinary voice is not damped by the filters on the other mic, and the resulting harmonics are what make a capella singing a joy to hear. I wish the band would occasionally spotlight THAT voice as well; it seems to go unremarked most of the time, and that's a shame! Beautiful work, consummate musicians in every sense of the word.
