Through the Window of a Train | 
 enlarge | Artist: Blue Highway
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 16464
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 610594
UPC: 011661059429
EAN: 0011661059429
ASIN: B0011XFOGA
Release Date: February 12, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Life of a Travelin' Man - Blue Highway, Lane, Shawn | | • | Through the Window of a Train - Blue Highway, Stafford, Tim | | • | Sycamore Hollow - Blue Highway, Lane, Shawn | | • | Homeless Man - Blue Highway, Taylor, Wayne | | • | Where Did the Morning Go? - Blue Highway, Lane, Shawn | | • | Two Soldiers - Blue Highway, Stafford, Tim | | • | The North Cove - Blue Highway, Burleson, Jason | | • | A Week from Today - Blue Highway, Stafford, Tim | | • | My Ropin' Days Are Done - Blue Highway, Stafford, Tim | | • | Blues on Blues - Blue Highway, Stafford, Tim | | • | V-Bottom Boat - Blue Highway, Lane, Shawn | | • | Just Another Gravel in the Road - Blue Highway, Taylor, Wayne |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Though bluegrass tradition remains the bedrock of Blue Highway, inspired songwriting and adventurous musicianship keep the quintet's music fresh and contemporary. It may be unfair to spotlight individual musicians in a group as cohesive as this, but the interplay of Rob Ickes on Dobro and Tim Stafford on guitar shines throughout. The vocal harmonies highlight songs ranging from the nostalgic title track to the secular hymn of "V-Bottom Boat." The socially-conscious material laments how a country ignores a soldier on the skids in "Homeless Man" and provides a funeral march (complete with drums, a bluegrass rarity) on "Two Soldiers." The sprightly instrumental "The North Cove," driven by Shawn Lane's fiddle and Jason Burleson's banjo, shows that the quintet can hold its own with the music's virtuosic best. Still, the quintet's name and the CD's title suggest a restless creativity that refuses to stay in one place for long.--Don McLeese
Album Description
Among the most influential bands on today's acoustic music scene, Blue Highway continues to uncover new routes and destinations in its ongoing exploration of the frontiers of bluegrass. Through the Window of a Train, their eighth album, features a stunning batch of brand new original songs brought to life via masterful arrangements, precise picking, and the soulful lead and harmony vocals of the band's three distinctive lead singers. Each a respected artist in his own right, the five members of Blue Highway combine their individual virtuosity with unparalleled musicianship and group empathy to create bluegrass that is sophisticated yet earthy, intimate yet universal. Each note they play resonates with heart, soul, commitment, and friendship - resulting in a sound bringing together the very best of bluegrass's past, present, and future.
Blue Highway: Jason Burleson, Rob Ickes, Shawn Lane, Tim Stafford, Wayne Taylor
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| Customer Reviews:
 Disappointing Album October 14, 2008
Bill W (North Carolina)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Reading the other reviews about how wonderful this album is, I'm wondering if they've ever listened to another Blue Highway release. I've been a big fan of this group for years and have purchased all of their albums- and there have been some great ones. This one is not. It's almost as if they were forced to create this collection of dry and poorly written songs to appease their label or something. Most of the previous releases have had at least a few songs that just reach out and grab you- this album lacks any of those.
 kthomas September 19, 2008
K. Thomas
Awesome CD! Blue Highway is one of the best Blue Grass groups I've ever heard!
lot to see through this window June 15, 2008
Jean-louis Morra (Montpellier, Languedoc France)
Very good bluegrass songs and music although we miss the sound of the fiddle a little.
Throught the Window of a Train April 23, 2008
Mrs. Patricia A. Bazinet (Northern New York USA)
Great lyrics and music with a flavor of traditional blue grass......ESPECIALLY LIKE "MY ROPIN' DAYS ARE DONE" written by Tim Stafford & Bobby Starnes....Marvelous CD Blue Highway!
Always the Best March 2, 2008
Koda (Asheville, NC)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been a HUGE fan of Blue Highway from when I discovered their "still climbing mountains" CD. I went the next day and purchased the rest of their CDs and there is always one of them in my CD changer. I love their undying BlueGrass sound and the guys of the group are all VERY talented!
Thank you Blue Highway for providing us with yet another GREAT CD!!
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