Diary of a Schizophrenic

A madman's diary.

Thursday, April 09, 2009

O Brother, Where are Thou? OST - Got this mainly on MOJO's recommendation. It's kinda underwhelming, there are quite a number of Deep South acapella stuff which doesn't have that much melody except for Ralph Stanley's O Death. There are four versions of "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" which aren't nearly as good as Dylan's version.

The Alison Krauss/Gillian Welch/Emmylou Harris songs are only alright, nothing particularly striking. The bluegrass numbers are missing drumbeats or is that the point? There are some fiddle instrumentals which are alright, though I still prefer the sound of violins rather than the less expressionistic fiddle. For an Americana album, the Alejandro Escuvedo tribute album I got got it all beat.

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