Title: Pretentious Newgrass Experimentation
Product review: Someone told me this was a great bluegrass band and I should run out and buy this CD. I have never regretted a CD purchase more. If there were standards for defining bluegrass, this would defy them--and I don't mean that as a compliment. The main vocals are utterly devoid of talent, much less vibrato--sounds like whoever sang the "Friends" theme song. It's all very plucky, full of pointless stops and starts.Yes, these young musicians clearly know their craft--perhaps too well, because instead of listenable tunes, the entire album pushes the limits of tempo and style for what seems to be annoying experimentation for it's own sake. If you like the rich, rhythmic sounds of AK+US or other traditional, foot-tapping bluegrass, avoid this album like the plague. If you like uppity prodigies experimenting for kicks, then buy this.
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