专辑名称：Footprints (A IIIrd Tyme Out Collection)
歌手姓名：IIIrd Tyme Out
唱片公司：Rounder
发行日期：2008年01月15日
专辑流派：Bluegrass
Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme out Collection gathers 15 songs recorded by the group, the majority between 1995 and 2000. The exceptions are two of the collection's best songs, the previously unreleased "Footprints in the Snow" and "One Kiss Away from Loneliness." Both tracks are permeated with bluegrass soul and country grit, and Russell Moore sings each lyric as though he's lived it. IIIrd Tyme Out is at its best when the mandolins (Steve Dilling), fiddles (Mike Hartgrove), and banjos (Wayne Benson) are blazing on traditionally flavored material like "Lovin' You Goin' Blind" and "Raining in LA." Dilling, Benson, and bassist Ray Deaton also join Moore on tight harmony. This all comes together beautifully on the classic "Milk Cow Blues," a freewheeling bit of sexist blues, interestingly preceded by "I Pray My Way out of Trouble." The results seem more pedestrian when IIIrd Tyme Out tackles contemporary ballads like "Erase the Miles" and "Letter to Home," and while the performances of these songs may be heartfelt, they're too similar to other contemporary ballads by other bluegrass bands. Overall, Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme out Collection provides a solid introduction to the band, and, with the addition of "Footprints in the Snow" and "One Kiss Away from Loneliness," one that old fans will also want to pick up.
"IIIrd Tyme Out has their own brand of bluegrass: unmatched quartets and trios, masterful lead singing, dead-on rhythm, tasteful fills, lyrical solos, and great songs. From stage left to right they are a complete band - perhaps the most complete band of the past two decades."-from the liner notes by Chris Stuart
Winner of an unprecedented seven consecutive Vocal Group of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association, IIIrd Tyme Out balances soul and precision to create bluegrass that is both contemporary and timeless, exciting and emotional. Featuring thirteen classic tracks and two exclusive new recordings, this is the definitive collection from the quintessential modern bluegrass band.
Featuring Russell Moore, Ray Deaton, Steve Dilling, Wayne Benson, and Mike Hartgrove.
01 footprints in the snow 02 one kiss away from loneliness 03 lovin you goin blind 04 john and mary 05 across the miles 06 raining in l.a 07 i pray my way out of trouble 08 milk cow blues 09 letter to home 10 swing low, sweet chariot 11 erase the miles 12 just call on him 13 new faces in the field 14 only you (and you alone) 15 giving my soul back to him
