Pairing ‘70s rock titan Robert Plant with modern bluegrass luminary Alison Krauss might seem surprising at first glance—but only to those who haven’t followed Plant’s more recent journey into rootsier, acoustic territory. Their joint effort, Raising Sand, steps far away from Zeppelin’s towering riffs, leaning instead into shadowy, understated arrangements that echo with the same spectral mood that once haunted “The Battle of Evermore."

Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the album thrives on discovery. Built mostly around carefully curated covers, it showcases the duo’s uncanny harmonies—both tender and unsettling—across a wide spectrum: from Townes Van Zandt’s stark existentialism (“Nothin’") to Tom Waits’s fractured balladry (“Trampled Rose"). Plant, at 59, and Krauss, decades younger but equally fearless, don’t pander to past glories or present trends. Instead, they create a space where folk traditions are reimagined, elevating overlooked gems by the Everly Brothers and Gene Clark into something both timeless and newly illuminated.
Artist: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Enheter i förpackning: 2 st
Format: vinyl_lp Format
Kategori: Country
Kategori: Pop-Rock
Label: Decca Rounder
Lev. Artnr.: 1166190751
Leverantör: Bengans AMS
Media: LP
Releasedatum: 2007-10-24
Spår:

• 1. Rich Woman
• 2. Killing the Blues
• 3. Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
• 4. Polly Come Home
• 5. Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
• 6. Through the Morning[komma] Through the Night
• 7. Please Read the Letter
• 8. Trampled Rose
• 9. Fortune Teller
• 10. Stick With Me Baby
• 11. Nothin'
• 12. Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson
• 13. Your Long Journey

Streckkod: 0011661907515