Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Reviews

On paper, the pairing of Zepplin frontman Robert Plant and folk country singer Alison Krauss appears to be an odd one akin to Kylie and Nick Cave (well, actually, no pairing will ever be that odd). Released at the tail end of 2007 this album was greeted with justified critical acclaim and 6 Grammies for it's troubles including album of the year, ...  Read the complete review

My father-in-law is a great fan of Led Zeppelin and that era of rock music. He is also an avid country and western listener, and partial to a songbird's voice. So, when we saw Raising Sand, this collaboration from The Zep's frontman Robert Plant and the angelic voice of Alison Krauss, we thought it an ideal gift. The album starts off in ...  Read the complete review

I bought this album because I loved Led Zeppelin and much of Robert Plant's solo work and because it kept being recommended to me by Amazon. I was a little put off at first as I know Alison Krauss is a country singer and it's not a genre of music I am so keen on or familiar with, but this gamble really paid off. It's a brilliant album. ...  Read the complete review

i really didnt know what to expect with this album. robert plant, the legendary led zepplin front man and allison krauss, the...well...singer. i didnt really have any expectations for this album other than that of robert plant. some of the songs are good however most really arent my cup of tea. when playing them out loud people ask me what it is ...  Read the complete review

When I first read that blue grass star Alison Krauss was going to make an album with the legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, I was apprehensive to say the least. I had no idea what it would be like and couldn't work out how they could combine their quite different talents. Robert Plant should need no introduction, but if ...  Read the complete review