This whole album is great. Nonstop gems, back to back.

 jmotil1 wrote:
How can you not?  She did produce this album...

Too close for comfert

Baby Chris Thile!

 BCarn wrote:

o.O  Like, how specific? Bands led by Chad Kroeger? Even The Suits XL could give Nickleback a run for its money.... money that has beavers on it....

https://www.radioparadise.com/account/profile/264223 My friend, your recommended listening was exquisite!!! Come find me please .....

Yep they’re that good in the hood!

It has been fun to follow these 'kids' to see what they have become. Chris is simply a musical genius and have been part of some of the best recorded and live music put out in the last 20 years. His interpretations of classical music on the mandolin is simply perfect. Sara is a very strong part of I'm With Her band, a band that can only be described as a super group. It is unfortunate that Minnesota Public Radio had to cancel Live from Here (covid-19) because you could hear all these folks each week - among the best two hours of my week.

If you want to please  your ears then listen to Punch Brothers' cover of Josh Ritter's song "Another New World" - crank the volume, grab a bottle of rum, and close your eyes. You will not regret it. I wish Bill would add this to RP rotation.

This song is easily an 8 for me.

Great to hear a track from this lovely album!  Thanks B & R xx

I saw "Nickel" and almost skipped. This band should really change their name.

 CoYoT51 wrote:
 
I'll do the same today, nice vocal harmonies over that sparse instrumentation.
LLRP!#

 Dr_Taco wrote:
 

Yeah. What a voice!

great album, you should hear the song "the hand song"

 michaelc wrote:
 
"Than". Not "Then". FFS.
Unless you really do want Nickel Back right after Nickel Creek.
As an aside, I like Nickel back. They're actually quite good for their specific genre.

Think " Allison Krause"

Album came out in 2000, but the hair on the  album cover came out in the '90s for sure.

Just went to 9  Thanks RP!

All of their albums are great!  They are collaborating together and also with Sarah Jarosz calling themselves "I'm with her" I believe.  So much talent.  They played Ravinia last year but darn I couldn't make it.  

If you like this, check out Sierra Hull. Very similar style. 

 michaelc wrote: 
Definitely keep the change.

I would rather have a Nickel Creek then A Nickel Back.

Saw these guys many time back in the day when they were the boy/girl wonders.  They've all gone on to do many cool things (and in the Chris, beyond cool).  I hear they're playing together again, would be fun to see them.  Sara is play Targhee bluegrass this weekend, but not going to be able to make it...

Saw them 16 -18 years ago in New York open for Lyle Lovett, didn't know who they were then, and Damn were they awesome. 

This is very nice very nice on the ears 

Thanks to RP to broadcast such nice tunes I'd probably even not knew anything about if RP was'nt there

7 to 8. :)
Such a jewel!

They are amazing on stage :) 

Oh, I thought I was listening to Alison Krauss - scrolled down and found I'm not alone with that.  Beautiful voice and top production 

 jhorton wrote: 
True. Beautiful voices too. 

Hope you got through that early January snowstorm OK. Sounded like the Cape got hit pretty hard.  

 sdn wrote: 
Indeed not.
 

Nice to hear Nickel back in the line up!!!!  Reunion Tour?? 

 jhorton wrote: 
If you're in the trailer with her, then you'd better take care 'cause her bros are on their way to kick your ass....

Holy cow!  That woman is amply-blessed.  10!

 dalemarushy wrote: 

No, no, no. These kids had amazing depth given they were teenagers when they put this out. I think this whole album is wonderful.

I like it, but it's kind of the "mini-pops" version of Alison Krauss & Union Station.

Maybe it's just me (okay by the ratings it is just me), but I find this cheesy.  I mean, really cheesy.  Life is a bowl of cherries cheesy.

Outstanding

 sdn wrote: 
thank goodness.

Mental note:  Nickel Creek is not the same thing as Nickelback.

Very nice, indeed, lovely vocals and arrangement. I find the Sweet home alabama -like rhytmics always groovy...

 gjeeg wrote: 
Well noted!

 vaiodon wrote: 
I thought it was Alison Krauss when it came on

The astounding and amazing Mr What's His Name on mandolin, and the gorgeous soaring voice and splendid bosom of The Woman on the Cover.

I am such a sucker for female leads with good male backing harmonies.
 

I'd like to hear the Nickel Creek version of the Jackson 5's "I want you back" here.  Very excellent. Or, even better, Brittany Spears' "Toxic."  Sounds good when done by Nickel Creek!

vaiodon wrote: That explains it. Thanks for the research!

I was thinking there's shades of the Jenny's in there so I surfed on over to nickelcreek.com to find out some more & I really wasn't surprised to learn that Alison Krauss produced this album.

I used to be in a bluegrass band and we covered a song from Nickel Creek.

Xeric wrote: So glad somebody said it. There are so many stupid comments about cover art on these forums. "Great song, but I gave it a 1 because I hate the cover art." That S*** drives me crazy.

Nice surprise!

The intro reminds me of Sonny Came Home.

I wouldn't call it 'bluegrass' in the traditional sense. I don't really know WHAT to call it. Except FANTASTIC. They are incredibly talented musicians, both technically and lyrically. Allison Krause, no slouch in her own right, 'discovered' them and threw her support behind them. Funny, she's not but a few years older than they, but she was playing the 'Opry at twelve years old! Love how she's branched out from 'Nashville Country'. Excellent tune. Everything by them is excellent. Please sir, may I have some more? c.

Mmmmm.... Yes! Sweet. Thanks again!

Now that is a nice voice. In fact, they all have good voices.

amazingly enough, bluegrass. albeit nearly the finest vocal stylings bluegrass has ever heard. Hinkamp wrote:

This group is an amazing bunch of very talented folks. At NewSong Fest in W.Va a couple years back, a thunderstorm drenched the stage and soaked everything during their set- they stopped, invited everyone inside the manor house, and proceeded, with Tim O'Brien, to play to us from the stairway while we all piled in and listened acoustically. Wonderful show, and it showed they cared about their audience.

th3boon wrote: That's a THERMOMETER! The man's not feeling well.

th3boon wrote: Huh?

I don't know what their genre is and don't care, they always catch my ear.

This is engineered well. I know.... BFD.

Who gives a flying f*uck about the cover photo? Love that voice, and the band does it justice.

subtle groove, subtle sentiment

parrothead wrote:

For those of you that like this you must check out the Aussi band named The Greencards.They are much like Nickel Creek maybe a touch better...

th3boon wrote: Wait...the issue with the song is that the cover image is somehow offensive or otherwise annoying? Yeah, y'know that whole man carrying the stack of wood thing on Led Zep IV is just cliched, y'know? Nickel Creek are one of the few original bands making incredible music today. Excellent tune. Excellent album. Cover art or not.

These kids are awesome. Great live, too. This isn't my favorite song of theirs, but it is great to hear from them. Their new album, Why Should the Fire Die, strays from the bluegrass roots so apparent in this song, wandering into more dissonant territory at times. It's well worth a listen. I do feel bad for that CD cover up there, though. Ah well.

This album cover is just begging for "The Image Post" or "D.R.E.C.K." treatment.

i hate to say it, but i would definately like it better if dude on the cover didn'yt have a stick up his a**

aahh, nice to hear nickel creek (some good bluegrass) after listening to that horrid hayseed dixie song. my eardrums are slowly healing...

Simply outstanding. They seem to have the whole package. I'm recommending them to everyone I know, who have not had the pleasure of hearing their music. Can't stop replaying this, either!

You MUST see Nickel Creek live. They are not only great songwriters and singers, they are individually some of the most talented musicians you will ever see. It's great to see real talent and musicianship come together in a band. These kids can play, and they play some sweet music. You get a taste of it in their recorded music, but you really appreciate it when you see them live. Chris Thile is an absolute prodigy on the mandolin. Sean Watkins blows you away with his guitar picking... and when they are jamming live, you can't believe your eyes and ears. Add the sweet voice of Sara Watkins, and her amazing fiddle playing, and a great stand-up bass player... well... you just have to be there. It's OK to compare them to Alison Krauss and Union Station... they are friends, and they were cast from the same mold - amazing musicians, great songs, sweet voices singing great harmonies. In fact, Alison was one of the band's mentors. They have played together many times, and Alison won a Grammy with Nickel Creek, since she produced "This Side", Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2002.

Power isn't only found in volume and big production.

While I agree this song isn't the greatest, I wonder how much you've heard? Their last album, 'Why Should the Fire Die', especially, has moved away from the more traditional (and maybe a little bland, though I still like it) stuff, and they are really doing some interesting stuff. I would have to say that, seeing them in concert a couple times, there is no way they are overrated as musicians. Side note: In Seattle this month, they covered Spears' "Toxic", Radiohead's "Nice Dream", and The Band's "Up On Cripple Creek." You can find a copy of "Toxic" from the House of Blues, Cleveland performance that's pretty good, though there's a lot of talking in the background.

band: overrated. song: always think it's Lake of Fire when it starts.

timcolson wrote: And I just saw them do the same show last night in Denver's Fillmore Auditorium. I have to confess I didn't recognize the Britney Spears cover, although most everyone else did and thought it was pretty funny.

Just saw these kids Tuesday in Tucson at the historic Rialto Theatre. They put on an outstanding show! Truly, everyone in the crowd was standing and dancing for the entire show both on the floor and up in the balcony. They did a cover of Britney Spears' "Toxic" that I swear brought tears to my eyes. It was hilarious and, well, damn good at the same time! Worth the ticket price for that alone. (It was a shame many of the 35+ crowd didn't recognize that one, or the small snippet covering, get this.. Radiohead, "Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box"! -- with a only a mandolin, violin, guitar, and a standup base.) Along with the musical talent, they were also personable and warmed to the audience in a way that made it a memorable night!

I recently gave this to a friend of mine... "You _MUST_ listen to this song..." This is a beautiful arrangement, very clean, well done... the bridge in the middle is a change that just brings tears to my eyes...

I am in love with all of these cats in the band. It's amazing music. Please don't compare them to Allison Krausse & Union Station. That is degrading to the more experienced band. Nickel Creek has their own sound as well and does a remarkable job with it. Maybe they'll let me be a roadie!!! :-)

Nice music. Kind of reminds me of the wonderful Alison Krause and Union Station.

Nickel Creek played here in Memphis at the Beale Street Music Festival this year while it was storming and put on a great show! Trey Anastasio was the headliner that night and he was right out in the mud with everybody else because he really wanted to see them.....

Lovin' this!

JW2 wrote: Hopefully we will get them back soon. This is the type of band I wish that the Three Rivers Music Festival (local music festival here in Cola SC) would sign up, but unfortunately they never do.

This is my favorite nighttime music for drifting off to sleep. This tune, When You Come Back Down, Lighthouse Tale, Sweet Afton, Out of the Woods... So many beautiful Nickel Creek songs. Oh yeah, and their music is just as beautiful live.

Her voice sounds like any other "cute" voice out there, and the "funky" acoustic guitars sound like any other "funky" acoustic guitars out there. But there's more original stuff by Nickel Creek out there too. Why not play that instead?

yeah, lovin it!

These guys are really talented. Simply effortless vocals. Mandolin. Cool. Best track on the album is by far "When you come back down".

I love this song..period!

Marr wrote: Nah, there are TONS of talented folks working in Nashville... but unfortunately they're working the clubs and/or writing for the country-music-death-machine, and holding down a day-job to live on ...i.e. they rarely get promoted/signed/heard on a national level. And if a smaller label does sign them, they won't be played on mainstream radio. So, what I'm saying is...you're absolutely right

Darlington wrote: No, unfortunately I didn't, but I'm most definitely going to try to do so the next time they come to this area.

Thank you kindly for the addition of this sweet, sweet number. The vocals-angelic. The instrumentation- wonderful. What a gift! Go NC! A 9.

Young'uns with abundant talent. You gotta love it!

I absolutely LOVE Nickel Creek! Both thier vocals and instrumentals are outstanding!

mojoman wrote: That's true. Except there are talented folks working in Hollywood who still manage to produce some great movies. That can't really be said about Nashville. Too many like Raitt, Williams, Nelson etc... just driven away by the rampant corruption of the Nashville system.

Marr wrote: Substitute "Hollywood" for "Nashville" and "movies" for "music" and you can say the same thing.

gandalfbmg wrote: Amen

gandalfbmg wrote: Because Nashville is still too stuck on itself to take any significant notice of talented outsiders like these kids. They just don't play right. That's why Lyle Lovett and so many alternative country folks won't touch it with a ten foot pole.

Businessgypsy wrote: "This Side" proves your point -- already showing adventure in different directions.

Why can't all of Nashville be more like this??

Thanks RP for introducing me to this very talented and evocative group. Some very tasty mandolin, sweet and clear vocals and right-there rhythm guitar. - Riff

JW2 wrote: Well said, JW2. Did you get to see them either time they played the Koger Center here in town? I saw the first one. Excellent show. Amazing - two other Columbia, SC posters on this song.

I've been a big fan for a while now. Glad to hear them on RP!

bmeador wrote: Starting to lose me.

mmmmm. nice. they seem to know just exactly how much of whatever to use: the right amount of voice, guitar, bass ... and mandolin? very nice. where've they been hiding? ok, where've I been hiding?

An excelent cut from a great young band. Let's hope they can keep turning out unique stuff.

quote> Gawd, I love Nickel Creek.<