Blake & Rice | ||||
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Studio album by Norman Blake, Tony Rice | ||||
Released | February 14, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Americana, bluegrass, folk | |||
Length | 43:52 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Norman Blake, Tony Rice | |||
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Allmusic |
Blake & Rice is an album of American guitarist Norman Blake and bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, released on February 14, 1992. It is their first album together. They would team up again for Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2 that same year.
In his Allmusic review, critic Jim Smith wrote of the album "There is some exceptional flatpicking here, but even the more manic passages are tempered by a softness that is striking, and perhaps even a little disappointing, in its modesty. Once the listener gets past the desire to hear hardcore chops, though, the album reveals its full beauty..."
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