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About Earl Scruggs And Friends
Product Description Earl Scruggs And Friends by Earl Scruggs Amazon.com As Earl Scruggs broadened his horizons into country-rock in the early 1970s, two albums much like this one appeared, featuring cameos from , the , , , etc. Now as then, the results are mixed. Sir renders a mature, definitive "Country Comfort." 's newly penned "Borrowed Love," "True Love Never Dies" with , and 's "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" all honor bluegrass traditions. and ("I Found Love"), ("Foggy Mountain Rock"/"Foggy Mountain Special"), and with (the eerie "Passin' Thru") are focused and flawless. The misfires are equally spectacular. 's "Ring of Fire" doesn't bode well for his 2001 country album. Not only are and out of their element, their overwhelming performances relegate Scruggs to the distant background. Likewise, his signature instrumental "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" buckles under the weight of 10 guest pickers including Steve Martin and Paul Shaffer. All-star tributes can be a bear to manage. Given that reality, 8 out of 12 ain't bad. --Rich Kienzle
