| Trio II (Two) | 
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| Artists: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt
Label: Asylum Records
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 5501
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 62275
UPC: 075596227520
EAN: 0075596227520
ASIN: B00000F1D2
Release Date: February 9, 1999
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Condition: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE BUYING! THIS IS AN EX-LIBRARY COPY OF THE CD, WHICH MAY CONTAIN STICKERS, STAMPS, OR WRITING ON THE CD OR ARTWORK. ALL ARTWORK IS INCLUDED AND CD PLAYS WITHOUT SKIPPING.
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| Tracks:
| • | Lover's Return - Trio, Carter, A.P. | | • | High Sierra | | • | Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Trio, Parton, Dolly | | • | After the Gold Rush | | • | The Blue Train | | • | I Feel the Blues Movin' In | | • | You'll Never Be the Sun | | • | He Rode All the Way to Texas | | • | Feels Like Home | | • | When We're Gone, Long Gone |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This long-awaited, highly anticipated follow-up to 1987's much-loved initial Trio offering doesn't disappoint. On Trio II, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Dolly Parton weave a spell that's equal parts traditional and contemporary, country and folk, vision and voice. It's their seamless musical blend of these counterpoints--as in the sweet, sweeping harmonies on Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" or the instrumentally spare acoustic presentation of the Carter Family's "Lover's Return"--that makes these songs such treasures. When individual voices soar and fuse together to create distinct new voices, when instinct leads the way for artistry to follow, the result is perfect harmony, pure magic. --Alexandra Russell
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| Customer Reviews: Read 112 more reviews...
This Version of "After the Goldrush" is Breath-taking!! June 19, 2003
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
I bought the first Trio CD when it came out and enjoyed most of the songs there. I have to admit, I only bought this second Trio release because of one song "After the Goldrush". This has to be one of the most beautiful, breath-taking, chills-down-your-spine song ever recorded. Most remakes usually aren't as good as the originals, but I beg to differ on this one. This is one of those songs that I crank up as loud as my speakers and ears can stand it - I feel like I'm hearing music and vocals from heaven. It's just astounding. I did finally give the rest of the CD a listen to, and it's fairly decent. But, even if all these other songs sucked, to me, it would have been worth the price just to have "After the Goldrush".
 A long-awaited sequel doesn't disappoint March 4, 2002
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
The follow-up to their 1987 "Trio" album, 1999's "Trio II" by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt doesn't disappoint. In fact, it builds on the earlier work and expands outwards to music beyond country. Beginning with the Carter family's "Lover's Return," these ladies set the tone with a beautiful rendition of a classic. Sounding as though they're hanging out on the porch on rocking chairs, Harris, Parton and Ronstadt make their extraordinary collaboration sound easy. The harmonies are flawless. There's no grandstanding here--the point is not for any single voice to stand out, but for all three to melt together in an emulsion of vocal purity. They take on Neil Young's grand "After the Gold Rush" and transform it an eerily beautiful anthem of hope and fear. And Ronstadt on the quiet but propulsive "Blue Train" uses the long, lean line of her voice to vocally paint the picture of a train going, going, going. Gorgeous stuff.
Powerful voices December 4, 2003
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This album might not have been as successful as the original TRIO album from 1987, but I think it's even better. The song selection is very strong, and the songs suit these ladies very well. The harmonies are beautiful. There's nothing more I could ask for from this album. It opens with the beautiful "Lovers Return", which is a Carter Family song. "High Sierra" is a beautiful song, Linda sounds wonderful on this song. Emmylou takes the helm in a cover of Dolly's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind". They do a great version of Neil Young's "After The Goldrush" which is just stunning. Linda is lead on "The Blue Train", which is a very nice song. Other highlights include "When We're Gone, Long Gone", "Feels Like Home", "You'll Never Be The Sun" and "He Rode All The Way To Texas". This album was originally recorded in 1994 but there was problems with the release and other factors, so it wasn't released until early 1999. Definately a gem!
 Ho-hum I November 30, 1999
11 out of 23 found this review helpful
The original Trio was a wonderful mix of harmonies that showed off these women's styles that are so different yet blend so well. This one seemed a lot less inspired -- vapid actually -- by comparison. Big disappointment.
Three Veterans Giving it to us September 4, 2002
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
As a young listener at the time this CD was released, I liked the CD alot as I came to know every song by heart. This is a pleasing effort from the trio with each lending their own unique qualities and abilities to the group. Linda is the loud belter; Dolly handles the bird-like, songbird songs and Emmylou takes the traditional country songs that require an authentic country voice. The material here is varied ranging from pure country to Adult contemporary, more in Linda's league. HIGH SIERRA shows the AC as Celine could get away with singing this song. There are some very touching songs that mean alot to me and they are toward the end. It is great to see these veteran performers come out and perform great material as such.
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