Sara vs. Alison Krauss

[Bart Simpson]

I was standing in line a couple of days ago to buy a new cd at a record shop near me and I couldent help but over hear the conversation that was going on behind me. They stated that Sara form Nickel Creek had a much much better singing voice and it was more angelic then Alisson Krauss! What are they thinking! They could not be more wrong. I think that Alisson has a much better voice then Sara. Now Sara does have a very nice voice but I think it is in no way even comparable to Alissons. Does anyone else feel this way?

[mandofocus]

I think it's kind of a toss up. They are both equally good to me. I just think that it's funny that Sara is being compared to her producer and idol.
-PJ- :cool:

[sarah]

My opinion Sara is a BILLION times better than Alison. I can't stand her... I don't know why though. But I have given her a fair chance and just don't like anything she does.

[NCFreak]

Allison's voice is a sun beam shining down on a dewy morning.

Sara's voice is the delicate, shimmering light that glistens brilliantly off of a tiny rain drop; gently resting on the softest of rose pedals just after a shower on a cool, spring, Sunday morning.

Am I making my point here?

[Chip]

I gotta agree. They both have beautiful voices, and each has its individuality.

I particuarly like the subtlety and versatility that Sara can bring forth... the difference between, say, Speak and Think About Your Troubles

I was watching a housemate's video on Ella Fitzgerald last night, and it sort of renewed the sense of awe I've always had for Ella's extraordinary talent and versatility. While scatting isn't Sara's style, I think that one could reasonably draw some comparisions in terms of the diversity of style and intensity, as well as the velvety smooth quality that both have.

And, as the voice teachers at Oberlin used to say, women's voices often don't mature to their full richness until sometime in their late 20s or early 30s, so I'm guessing that Sara's voice will be even more amazing a few years from now :)

[Bart Simpson]

If I was say stuck in Cuba and Fidel Castrol had me a gun point and told me that if I didit bring him the most beautiful voice on the planet he would blow my head away. If would immedietly call the U.S and say bring me Alisson Krauss and hurry! And if Alisson was busy and couldent come and they then offered me Sara I would have to decline and take my fate like a man.

[Taipan]

Originally posted by NCFreak
Allison's voice is a sun beam shining down on a dewy morning.

Sara's voice is the delicate, shimmering light that glistens brilliantly off of a tiny rain drop; gently resting on the softest of rose pedals just after a shower on a cool, spring, Sunday morning.

Am I making my point here?

Can I get some of whatever you're taking? (j/k)

[NCFreak]

Originally posted by Taipan
Can I get some of whatever you're taking? (j/k)
Ask Bart. I get all my stuff from him. :cool:

[Bart Simpson]

Hey NickelCreekFreak my Mom(tall blue hair) liked what you wrote about Saras voice and wants to know if you wanna go on a date?
lol

[NCFreak]

Originally posted by Bart Simpson
Hey NickelCreekFreak my Mom(tall blue hair) liked what you wrote about Saras voice and wants to know if you wanna go on a date?
lol
Is she hot? Do I have to buy her dinner? Does she have a husband that's gonna get suspicious when I don't bring her back home until morning?

[lolol]

;) ;)

Jus' playin' along, homey. :D

[Bart Simpson]

My Mom is laughing and cant stop lol! She is married sorry bud!

[Goose_17]

oh c'mon bart...it won't matter to him...just give him a pic of sara w/blue hair and say its your mom....he would go then...no questions asked...

[Star]

I just wanted to put in my little, tiny opinion on this conversation (not the one about dating moms...). I think that saying Sara is better than Alison is like saying Mozart was a better composer than Bach. How do you compare the two? Sara and Alison are equally talented and equally individual musicians. ***

[creekster_anna]

I agree that you can't really compare the two. For one reason, Alison is older and more experienced. For another, I always hate to compare people's voice's b/c it all depends on personal tastes and preferences. And, in this case, yes Sara and Alison's voices are similar but they each have unique qualities too. I really love both their voices for different reasons.:)

[Bart Simpson]

thanks guys and girls. All the feed back was really great.

[Bart Simpson]

By the way Alisson is better!

[Chip]

Uh, at this point, the thread is degenerating into She's better No, *She* is better No, you're wrong *SHE* is better

Please give it a rest.

[Bart Simpson]

I think Chip is better then Alisson. Just kidding! lol Anywho thanks for the response peoples.

[NCFreak]

Originally posted by Chip
Uh, at this point, the thread is degenerating into She's better No, *She* is better No, you're wrong *SHE* is better

Please give it a rest.
Actually, it moved into they're both great, just different. With the exception of Bart, of course. [lolol]

Oh, wait...is this another one of your subtle hints? ;) ;)

[Star]

At the risk of this conversation dragging on too long (sorry Chip!!!!) I just wanted to point out something. Do you all realize how cool it is that you can stand in line at the CD store and just hear people around you talking about Nickel Creek? That means they are pretty popular and that is way exciting for them! Just thought I'd put that in. ***

[Goose_17]

wow...i wished i lived someone where, where i heard ppl takling about NC in line...or just talking about them at all.....

and NCfreak...

after re-reading your post on the comparison of alison and sara's voice..i think you should cut out you opinion of sara's voice and tell it to her like the next time you see her at a concert and something...i'm sure you are counting down the days (but there is nothing wrong w/that if you are..b/c i'm thinking about doing it too! :D ).
who knows..i'm sure she would find it flattering...one more way for winning her over...

chris <><

....don't y'all love sara's grin she makes in the this side video...like she knows...they are about to jam....

[kokomo88]

I agree with the first part of The gooses post...do you know how aggravating it is to be up in my house for an hour listening to NC and then go outside and have someone drive by with Eminem blaring? no offense to any Eminem fans out there, it's just an aggravating thing that happens ....

[mandofocus]

I am going to have to recant my previous statement.
I am definitely going to say that Sara has a better voice than Allison (only by a little though) after hearing Sara sing Be Thou My Vision last night.
-PJ- :cool:

[Goose_17]

hey joce, i just try and give it back...i just turn my bass low (b/c at the loud volume setting i like to play it at..the bass kills my speakers) roll down my windows and turn up the creek. i figure if they can play their music why can't i? (obviously noting though any sound laws....i could see someone from here getting a ticket for playing NC too loud from their car..now thats a fan) plus..i think it is cool to hear NC playing from anyone else's car as they drive...makes me think i'm not the only one out there...

chris <><
creekgeek

free listen of nickel creek! as i drive by w/the windows down and ss&c jammin'

[kokomo88]

that's cool, my car is horrible and I can't play any music except for the radio....but my sister and I sing really loud though, so it's almost as good.....lol, I have never heard anyone drive by with even COUNTRY playing ...except for once, but the guys windows were up....no fair!!

[Sarah9230]

I agree there about mr ncfreak there. That comment would have been much better than that hotdog thing ;) lol

Ha now my 2 cents.

I think that Alison and sara have very angelic voices. But Alison has that mature sound to hers while Sara's is still 'fresh' if you will.

I am shocked that they were even mentioning sara's name b/c she's not known as Alison. So thats good. Ha movin on up!

[NCFreak]

Originally posted by Goose_17
and NCfreak...

after re-reading your post on the comparison of alison and sara's voice..i think you should cut out you opinion of sara's voice and tell it to her like the next time you see her at a concert and something...i'm sure you are counting down the days (but there is nothing wrong w/that if you are..b/c i'm thinking about doing it too! :D ).
who knows..i'm sure she would find it flattering...one more way for winning her over...
Hmmm...good idea. I think it would be best written inside a card. That'd be easy to give to her. Only bad thing is that I have NO idea when the next time will be. They're coming nowhere near here (Omaha) until who knows when.

And remember, everyone...that line belongs to me. Copyright 2002. If you use it for your own NC advancement, please give me credit. :)

....don't y'all love sara's grin she makes in the this side video...like she knows...they are about to jam....
OH my!! Yes I do!! I said something about that in my This Side video review. However, I've always interpreted it as a Yes, I know how adorable I am kind of smile. :D

[Goose_17]

i was wondering if you were going to ever notice that...i didn't know if i was going to have to email it to you...( my comments)..i know you probably wouldn't care for this but i'm seeing them in birminham, al on the 30th of sept...if you wanna make a card and could get it to me (like the text or email and i could print it) i wouldn't mind giving it for you...even though i would look better from you but..there is that option...and yeah i agree w/your name for her smile..Yes...i know i'm adorable smile....

chris <><

[NCFreak]

Originally posted by Goose_17
i was wondering if you were going to ever notice that...i didn't know if i was going to have to email it to you...( my comments)..i know you probably wouldn't care for this but i'm seeing them in birminham, al on the 30th of sept...if you wanna make a card and could get it to me (like the text or email and i could print it) i wouldn't mind giving it for you...even though i would look better from you but..there is that option...and yeah i agree w/your name for her smile..Yes...i know i'm adorable smile....

chris <><
Hmmmm....I'll think about that.

[OrnotMajestic]

Originally posted by NCFreak However, I've always interpreted it as a Yes, I know how adorable I am kind of smile. :D

*Sigh* If only it was a Yes Ornot, I am single *wink* kind of smile.....
*swoons*

Oh! Whoops!! Sorry....having a personal moment again....
;)

But seriously, i brought my mother to the last show, and i was taking pictures like mad....and my mother approaches me during the break and says Um, is that a whole roll of film of Sara? What about the rest of the band? To this, I replied: What? There are other people in the band? Needless to say, she got quite a kick out of that comment, then gave me the You are sooo pathetic look....

Ah, the joys of being single in my mid-twenties...
:rolleyes:

[Jibberish]

Extreme honesty here, Allison's voice is angellic... Sara's voice is holy... I would love to hear either voice singing me to sleep... Allison has proven herself in the singing business... Sara is getting there (in my opinion)... Sara has a wholesome appeal to her ... Allison has a totally seperate appeal... Sara just seems like a great girl who loves her fans, and the whole star thing is still catching her off guard, which even makes her more appealing because of that innocent, and humble attitude, those attitudes and looks will get her places in life, even if she decides she doesn't like the social pressures in star life... she just appears to be an angel to those of us that think we are experts on other's lives, when we truly have no real authority on this topic, the truth is that being a star, others see you as infallible, or as a complete fallacy, and with Sara, it appears that everything she does or says becomes infallible, only increasing people's desires to hear more of her... well at least that is my opinion, take it for what it is worth... and by the way, whatever smile it is that she did, whatever the motive behind it, it got people to totally adore her, and it worked... I love it...

[mcdyess]

They both have tremendously beautiful voices. Seems so clear why NC & AK have the mutual admiration thing happening.

I must admit that I tilt a bit in Alison's favor though. Perhaps it simply because I've been a fan for so long and there's a much bigger body of work to hear. I also love her taste in songs! Looking forward to her live CD which is due out very soon. Amazon has it posted for a Nov. 5th release - double live disc! Will be great to hear the magic of her shows in the privacy of my own home!

Found the track listing on another board today:

Disc 1:


1. Let Me Touch You For Awhile
2. Choctaw Hayride
3. The Lucky One
4. Baby, Now That I’ve Found You
5. Bright Sunny South
6. Every Time You Say Goodbye
7. Tiny Broken Heart
8. Cluck Old Hen
9. Stay
10. Broadway
11. Ghost in This House
12. Forget About It
13. Faraway Land


Disc 2:

1. A Tribute to Peador O’Donnell/Monkey Let the Hogs Out
2. The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn
3. Take Me For Longing
4. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
5. Maybe
6. We Hide & Seek
7. But You Know I Love You
8. When You Say Nothing At All
9. New Favorite
10. Oh, Atlanta
11. Down to the River to Pray
12. There Is A Reason


:p

[Bart Simpson]

Alissons better! Lol

[nessarose]

i wasn't going to grace [lloll]this forum with a post because i don't think that it is really cool to compare and contrast and then RATE these two devistatingly talented women's voices.........BUT having said that......i grew up with alison. she will always be the highest on my list no matter what. when i hear her voice, my ears perk immediately and i get all excited and my heart soars!!! now i have only been aqquainted with sara's voice for about a year and a half. i think sara's voice is special and beautiful but a completely different experience. i don't think you can decide who is better. it is as if alison's and sara's voice exist on completely different plains and you just cant' do it. like one is a pear and the other is an apple, their skins are similar, but different and the insides look the same, but taste different. i don't know.....it's hard to put into words.

~vanessa

[pencefan]

Well I must say that both Alison and Sara have superb vocal skills and violin/fiddle skills. When it comes to comparison it is a matter of taste. Alison and Sara are friends you have to remember so you shouldn't cut one down. They are both excellent and that should be left at that.

[Erika]

HOW IS SOMEONE SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR 2 FAV. FEMALE COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS ARTISTS!!!!????
I CAN'T!! [sob]

[Bart Simpson]

Has anyone else noticed that whenver you go into this topic an advertisment pops up?

[matt the fiddler]

Has anyone else noticed that whenver you go into this topic an advertisment pops up?



it is probably a program on your computer- check your computer for ad-ware..... something on this thread may be triggering it- but it is not us, or this server...

matt

[Erika]

Hey mr. Bart dude or chick or whatever you are...
WHAT IS UP WITH YOUR SIGNATURE!!???
Under normal circumstances, I'd gladly eat your shorts, But considering I've already eaten dinner, I'll pass!!!![alien]

[nkl_crk_freek]

Have you never watched the Simpsons? (I did, maybe once, seriously.)

Cassie

[Bart Simpson]

Eat my shorts is a signature catch phrase that Bart Simpson says alot on Fox's show called the Simpsons. By the way I am a 17 year old male:)

[lruthie]

Bart: I've noticed the pop-up ad on this thread also. Some dating thing I think. I guess my computer is messed up also. :)

[Bart Simpson]

Yahh I get the same dating pop up ad. Odd?

[lruthie]

Hmm, matchmaker.com. Very odd indeed. [think har

[Erika]

Has anyone else noticed we're about a million miles away from the topic! Wait a minute and Chip will come bark at us. (NO OFFENSE CHIP. IT'S ALL IN FUN!)[splat]

[NCFan4Ever]

Hey Bart you are the same age as me!

I think that Sara's voice is better. But when I first heard the creek, on the radio, I thought that Sara WAS allison. I think that their voices are very similar and they are both awesome!

[Bart Simpson]

We are? Yahh they both have good voices. But Alison is just so.... I cant even put words to the feeling.

[Erika]

Their voices are so not similar! But they are both very good to listen to!

[kokomo88]

to me!

Alisson- Angel, a mature, beautiful angel, her voice is so sweet and can carry so well!

Sara- oh she still has an innocent voice! her voice sounds young and fresh...


so both of them sound GORGEOUS but Alisson has a more mature and, well...knowing. voice than Sara, and sara has that...wow, this is so cool! kind of thing

[fiddler59]

I am a 43 year old male and know Alison and I can tell you emphatically they both are equally talented and have equal chops vocally. You may personally prefer one over the other
because they have stylistic differences. That is OK. Style is based on limitations John Hartford Mark Twang. I have been in the music biz for 34 years and I certainly don't know all, but I have seen and heard a bunch.
David Blackmon
fiddler59

[k01rb01]

I honestly can't pick between the two. Of course I love Sara. She's amazing. Duh. But anyone who's seen Alison Krauss live will understand why I just cannot decide. She was absolutely amazing, and she makes it seem so effortless. She just stands there and sounds like that. I love her.

[mando_andy]

I think Alison's voice is more technically perfect, although I think Sara can portray a wider range of emotions. Although, I'm not claiming I've heard all of Alison's work... Personally I think I like... Sara's voice more... hmmm... yeah, I prefer her voice.

[dru]

Are we talking vocals, fiddling or mud wrestling? personally I would pay good money to see all 3[shock] [lloll]

[NCFreak]

Originally posted by dru
Are we talking vocals, fiddling or mud wrestling? personally I would pay good money to see all 3[shock] [lloll]
Mmm....the Force is strong in this one.

[Goose_17]

dru: i dunno who you are but you are cool. ha, i'd pay to see all three.

oh and just in case b/c you might care.. sara's name doesn't have an h. just so no one makes fun of you. cool beans. peace.

[OkieLovinNC]

Back onto the subject:

Both voices are very beautiful, very angelic, but both very different. Sara's and Alison's voices are unique in their own way. I love the way they both sing...very beautiful![noise]

[NCFan4Ever]

Dru--You're from Ireland? Just curious...how did you discover the Creek?

[dru]

oops sorry for the typo guys[bang]
Im from Belfast in Northern Ireland, and first heard the creek when they appeared on the Jools Holland show late last year juring their previous UK tour.
I had tuned in to see Beth Gibbons (from Portishead fame), and was stunned by NC performing should have known better. Since then I have even taken up the mandolin although I think my mando is faulty cos when I play I sound nuthin like Chris Thile:-))
all the best- Dru (the mando mangler)
[eek!!]

[AlesiaKaye]

Hey Dru (Mando Mangler) ....

Don't worry too much about your mandolin being faulty - - from what I'm hearing these days there seems to have been an epidemic of faulty mandolins recently built :) Don't give up ....

BTW - Would just love to visit Ireland *deep sigh* - - being descended from a strong Irish great-grandmother whom I adored, I've often wanted to visit.

AlesiaKaye

[NCFan4Ever]

Lol Dru!! Glad to see another international Creek fan...also, I think that your signature is hilarious!!

[dru]

cheers Melanie, thanks for the welcome:D
In all seriousness I do prefer Sara's voice to that of Alison's, (please reverse that if I've posted this on an Alison Krauss forum by mistake):p
The material I have heard from Sara has been IMO more vocally diverse than that of the material I have heard of Alison.
I would be interested to hear if/when Sara releases a solo project whether she favours a particular musical style over another.

[nkl_crk_freek]

Judging from Dru's quote, I think we may have a future member of LCS. When will it ever end???? :D [lolol]

Cassie

[dru]

LCS[think har :confused: ?

[OkieLovinNC]

Originally posted by dru
LCS[think har :confused: ?

It's NCFreak, Goose, and Ornot and whoelse is in it. They're just a bunch of sarcastic people. Quite funny usually.

[dru]

Me sarcastic??? Never[evil eye]

[NCFreak]

You forgot Bart. The 4 founding member are Me, Ornot, Goose AND Bart. People keep leaving him out.

Also, not really associated to the LCS foundation, there is a group of ultimate Sara worshipers. That would be me, Ornot and Goose. However, it seems that we may have a new member coming into that group as well. Do you truly worship Sara, dru, for her beauty, as well as her talent?

[dru]

I guess Sara is quite attractive (in a drop dead gorgeous kinda way) don't you think she looks amazing when she wears her glasses?

[nkl_crk_freek]

Whoa, boy. Dru, you're fitting in nicely already.
[eek!]

[Goose_17]

dru, you fit the bill already man. of course w/the glasses man.

[dru]

It's only due to some very slim circumstances that Sara and me aren't together right now...
1 im from Ireland, she is from Southen California.
2 im a whole 10 years older than her
3 she is a talented and successful musician, I am a police officer
4 she has never heard of me (and never will)
5 the court restraining order forbids me from going within 20 miles of her, (due to an unfortunate underwear/washing line theft incident).:o
So as you can see me and Sara are destined[sob]

[NCFreak]

Dru...I have the feeling this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Somewhere in the off-topic section, there's a drawing I made of Miss Sara. It's really good. You should check it out. I think it's under Which one do you like best? or something.

[dru]

I have just returned from a perillous expidition in Off Topic land, and was unable to find the topic[sob] things got so bad I had to resort to eating 2 of my sherpas but eventually I made it back although, alas empty handed:(

[NCFreak]

Sorry, homey. It was in Fan Stuff, not Off topic.

CLICK ON THIS (http://www.nickelcreek.info/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2022)

[dru]

hmmm very profound art there... I see it's almost time to unleash some of my dogs conceptual paw-art paintings:-)) btw i wasn't sure if the pic of chris looked scared, maybe just constipated:p or maybe he had just sat on his mandolin[eek!!]
(oh and I didn't mind the trek, sherpas are tasty;) although we are almost out of ketchup)[splat]

[NCFreak]

Ornot??? Can I keep'm?!? Please, please, please, please, please!!!

[Redaries]

I dont think this should even be a question. Alison has done a lot for Nickel Creek, Sara looks up to her in a way. They have distinct voices, that cant be smushed together in a simple question like: who's better . . . but, if I had to choose, it would be Sara. Of course.

[Blue]

To tell you the truth, I first fell in love with allisons voice. But when I heard Sara's I fell in love with it! I love both of them and they both sound like angels. [noise] :rolleyes:

[Bart Simpson]

Originally posted by NCFreak
You forgot Bart. The 4 founding member are Me, Ornot, Goose AND Bart. People keep leaving him out.


Thank you I feel so loved I am gunna cry[sob]