Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton

Pros: A very pleasant surprise
Cons: Bit too grim at time

The good thing about a genre being sanitised for the masses is that this inevitably results in a backlash. Take Nu Metal, for instance- only a few years ago, Motorhead and AC/DC were considered bad jokes, but now that we’ve been subjected to the likes of...

Pros: a bracing, diverse collection of songs that are organic collectively and very alive.
Cons: the ballads are, occasionally, treacly

Let me confess it that I've been trying to get a hook into some way of writing about Dolly Parton for some time now, ever since her outstanding contribution to the 2000 Oxford American Annual Southern Music Issue bonus CD, which opens with the incredible...

Pros: No spareness to the country flavor of this album
Cons: none really

Dolly Parton is definitely an underrated country performer. Part of the country-music mystique or style is the glitz and glamour which Dolly provides more than her share of. Despite the wigs, outfits, and cleavage, there is a woman of major song...

Pros: Now THIS is the shot in the arm that country music needs.
Cons: Too many remakes and too much twangy music in places.

The second bluegrass outing for Dolly Parton entitled “Little Sparrow” continues the amazing comeback that was launched a few years ago with “The Grass is Blue”. Like that breakthrough album, “Little Sparrow” is sure to garner much in the way of...

Pros: It's Dolly!, Music is fantastic
Cons: None at all!

I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE:

I am a giant fan of Dolly Partons and have been since I was just little, so I buy all of her tapes. Another reason is because the songs on here are fabulous. Some are upbeat and some are soft listening, she has a good...

Pros: Down to earth, down-home, nice mixture of old-time tunes.
Cons: Sometimes a little too fancy.

Alright, so I am not a Dolly Parton fan, or even a country music fan, but something attracted me to this CD when I saw it advertised on sale. I think it was Dolly Parton's interview about this CD on National Public Radio, and a bit of a song they played...

Pros: Great sound, good songs
Cons: none

Lets start by saying, I 'hate' bluegrass. Now that I have said that, you might get where I'm coming from on this review.
The only similarity I see between this music and bluegrass is that the instruments are the same. This is a very refreshing...