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Kasey Chambers - Rattlin' Bones Audio CD

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Kasey Chambers Band: Kasey Chambers
Title: Rattlin' Bones
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Release Date: 2008-09-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Rattlin' Bones 2: Once in a While 3: Sweetest Waste of Time 4: Monkey on a Wire 5: One More Year 6: House That Never Was 7: Wildflower 8: No One Hurts Up Here 9: Devil's Inside My Head 10: Sleeping Cold 11: Adeline 12: Jackson Hole 13: Your Day Will Come 14: Woe Is Mine

I've liked Chambers before--love her now
Kasey Chambers impressed me way back when with "You make me feel like a River. Heard "Rattlin' Bones" on Prairie Home Companion and had to just go grab the album right then. " This latest offering is the culmination of her talent into a sound you're not going to forget anytime soon. The CD's #1 in Australia, her homeland, and I suspect it's going to hit the charts here as well.

Chambers has this girly voice that can deliver a punch like nothing else. She sings like bluegrass, but there's a rock sentiment there, too. I'm guessing she's the next Emmylou or Bonnie Raitt.

What's good: there's the title song which is a real grabber. It's eerie enough to make the hair on the back of your neck prickle on a sunny day. Other standouts: Jackson Hole, Monkey on your back, and Devil's Inside my Head.

Rebecca Kyle, June 2009

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Incredible CD, worth the price
Even if you aren't a country music lover, this CD has something to offer everyone. Many of the other five star reviews sum up this album perfectly. It's a great example of singer/songwriters working their magic and creating some incredible music. If you get the chance to see them live, do it. They played in Nashville on Thursday, June 11. The show was fantastic! Both Kasey and Shane have strong, clear voices that defy description when they are playing a live venue. Buy this CD! .


Good stuff
If you've liked Chambers' earlier albums you will love this. Really strong work here. If you aren't familiar with her work, this is highly recommended, heart-felt stuff. .


Folksy Goodness
Rattlin' Bones is charming and soulful without being showy. As a fan of bluegrass I was delighted to find this import. A sweet little stand-out was "Wildflower" and I also really like the energy of "Devil Inside My Head". .


Very Nice Collection Of Original Country Duets
It is the first CD that they two have recorded together in its entirety, and the sound is a little bit different than what either of their solo work delivers. Rattlin' Bones is a duet CD by husband and wife Shane Nicholson and Kasey Chambers. It wanders into the more traditional folk and bluegrass sounds than their contemporary country rock solo albums. Each song is an original that they wrote individually or together. This CD also faces the double edged sword of following closely behind Allison Krauss and Robert Plant's phenomenal CD Raising Sand. While Raising Sand created an audience for this type of CD, it also set an extremely high bar. It would not be entirely fair to hold Nicholson and Chambers to the same standard of these much more accomplished recording artists, but they do give a good account of themselves nonetheless.

Rattlin' Bones gets of to a very catchy start with the title track. Chambers and Nicholson deliver wonderful harmony on the chorus while trading off lines on the verses. Banjo also plays a big part on this track and the CD as a whole. Some tracks such as "The House That Never Was" and "Woe Is Mine" would sound at home on the O' Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack. This collection of songs also hits on the typical themes you would expect something in this genre: hard work ("Rattlin' Bones"), troubled relationships ("Once In A While", "Sweetest Waste Of Time", "One More Year"), and matters of faith ("No One Hurts Up Here", "The Devil's Inside My Head", and "Your Day Will Come"). Even though much of the CD deals with weighty topics, there is still a lighthearted air about it. Chambers and Nicholson have a false start on "The House That Never Was", and we hear them laughing as they start the song over. Also at the end of the CD after "Woe Is Mine", there is a short hidden track that features their young child singing a few lines. While these seem like small things, they give a balance to what could easily have been a dark and brooding CD. The one misstep on Rattlin' Bones is the more rock oriented "Jackson Hole" with its distorted vocal track. It sticks out like a sore thumb, and they had plenty of material without it. However, this is the only real blemish on an otherwise very solid CD. Give it a spin, and see what you think.

Download this: Rattlin' Bones.


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