I love Alison Krauss. Her voice is so pure. I was introduced to her music by the man whom I refer to as the former flame. He put a few of her songs on two really ill-conceived mix CDs. (I’m still a bit bitter about him overnighting the CDs — full of love songs — to me so I’d receive them the weekend my ex moved out. Then he told me the songs didn’t mean anything. Fucker.) I still can’t listen to “When You Say Nothing At All,” without thinking of that jackass. Or “New Favorite,” for that matter, but they’re both excellent songs.
If you’ve never listened to her music, here are my recommendations (links open in iTunes):

1. “New Favorite.”

2. “Forget About It.”

3. “Goodbye Is All We Have.”

4. “Restless.” 

5. We Hide and We Seek (not available on iTunes — on the Live CD).

It’s interesting to me when I mention that I like Alison Krauss’s music, how many men perk up. They all comment on how “throaty” her voice is. I’m not sure what that means, but it seems to be a big turn-on. The funny thing is that when I went to her concert, she was a total dork when it came to stage banter.

Enjoy!

∗ Posted by Monique on 08.25.2006
∗ Music