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Post by markv on Mar 27, 2015 9:09:13 GMT -5
Don't Cry Now was the first album I got from Linda also and I love love love it.
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Post by fabtastique on Mar 27, 2015 12:44:55 GMT -5
I'm pleasantly surprised how many people have Frenesí in their top 5 ..... it took me a little while to appreciate this when it first came out but I absolutely adore this album now. Her voice is phenomenal on this record. I'd also read somewhere many years ago that it started out as a companion piece to the Nelson Riddle albums, taking the influence of latin music on standards in and around the 1940s ..... two lovely live versions of tracks from this album are below. anyone who is not blown away by En Mi Soledad or Verdad Armaga has no soul!
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Post by Richard W on Mar 27, 2015 14:47:59 GMT -5
Verdad Armaga is magnificent.
I, too, had Frenesi some time before I came to appreciate it. Then one day Perfidia popped up on my iPod and that led me to the rest.
It is my favorite album for summer.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Mar 27, 2015 14:51:55 GMT -5
I have always said, it is Linda's version of a dance record. It is a great album and love the photo shoot for it. eddiejinnj
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Post by markv on Mar 27, 2015 15:21:59 GMT -5
Her vocals are beyond compare on FRENESI. And I love her dancing from the Tonight show.
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Post by PoP80 on Mar 27, 2015 16:07:40 GMT -5
I was really surprised about that also! That album has Love Has No Pride, Colorado, and Desperado -- and I also like Everybody Loves a Winner. It's a wonderful collection of songs from the early years, hence the grooves on my vinyl are worn out.
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Post by Pete on Apr 2, 2015 17:08:45 GMT -5
I'm new to Linda Ronstadt. I became a fan just before Christmas and I've managed to buy all her albums on CD (in brand new/mint condition too ) and with any artist I listen to I like to start with their first album, listen to it and learn it so much that I know it almost too much and then move on to the next one. I'm up to 'Heart Like A Wheel' at the moment. I've ran out of good things to say about Linda's voice, but from what other people have said on this board her voice gets even better - I'm looking forward to hearing it too. I won't rank the albums I've heard but stand out songs for me are: 'Baby You've Been On My Mind,' 'A Number And A Name,' 'The Long Way Around,' 'Long, Long Time,' 'He Darked The Sun,' 'I Still Miss Someone,' 'I Fall To Pieces,' 'I Can Almost See It,' 'Colorado,' 'Everybody Loves A Winner,' 'Faithless Love' and 'Willin'' - I have enjoyed each and every song on the first five studio albums.
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Post by moe on Apr 2, 2015 17:31:46 GMT -5
I'm new to Linda Ronstadt. I became a fan just before Christmas and I've managed to buy all her albums on CD (in brand new/mint condition too ) and with any artist I listen to I like to start with their first album, listen to it and learn it so much that I know it almost too much and then move on to the next one. I'm up to 'Heart Like A Wheel' at the moment. I've ran out of good things to say about Linda's voice, but from what other people have said on this board her voice gets even better - I'm looking forward to hearing it too. I won't rank the albums I've heard but stand out songs for me are: 'Baby You've Been On My Mind,' 'A Number And A Name,' 'The Long Way Around,' 'Long, Long Time,' 'He Darked The Sun,' 'I Still Miss Someone,' 'I Fall To Pieces,' 'I Can Almost See It,' 'Colorado,' 'Everybody Loves A Winner,' 'Faithless Love' and 'Willin'' - I have enjoyed each and every song on the first five studio albums. I'm glad someone else likes Linda's early work. It has a rawness and a sense of her trying to find her style that I find fascinating (and Linda finds awful) don't get me wrong I adore her middle and later stuff I still think her best overall album is Hasten Down The Wind. Which brings up a question: Rolling Stone in an old review said that with respect to Zevon's HDTW, Linda's rendition showed a lack of understanding of the material I don't get it- thematically the song ain't Proust-what about her version, other than perfect execution, shows a lack of insight?
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Post by erik on Apr 2, 2015 18:21:55 GMT -5
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Here's the thing: There was always someone at that magazine, especially after Linda became a big star in 1975, that had to say something so dreadfully nasty and godawful about the woman's interpretive skills, especially on songs by writers like Warren Zevon and Randy Newman. But I am willing to wager that none of the clowns that wrote this kind of stuff ever bothered to try to sing in their lives--so I would not take anything they say all too seriously, let alone as gospel.
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Post by moon on Apr 2, 2015 20:27:23 GMT -5
I'm pleasantly surprised how many people have Frenesí in their top 5 ..... it took me a little while to appreciate this when it first came out but I absolutely adore this album now. Her voice is phenomenal on this record. I'd also read somewhere many years ago that it started out as a companion piece to the Nelson Riddle albums, taking the influence of latin music on standards in and around the 1940s ..... two lovely live versions of tracks from this album are below. anyone who is not blown away by En Mi Soledad or Verdad Armaga has no soul!
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Post by moon on Apr 2, 2015 20:28:45 GMT -5
I'm pleasantly surprised how many people have Frenesí in their top 5 ..... it took me a little while to appreciate this when it first came out but I absolutely adore this album now. Her voice is phenomenal on this record. I'd also read somewhere many years ago that it started out as a companion piece to the Nelson Riddle albums, taking the influence of latin music on standards in and around the 1940s ..... two lovely live versions of tracks from this album are below. anyone who is not blown away by En Mi Soledad or Verdad Armaga has no soul!
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Post by Manfingers on Apr 3, 2015 4:04:20 GMT -5
I always found it interesting the way that large white pilgrim mayflower collar slid with ease across her breasts as she danced as if there was nothing holding on to it. Not the best looking dress but knowing Linda there is probably some significance to its choice.
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Post by Richard W on Apr 3, 2015 8:12:28 GMT -5
Re: Hasten Down the Wind (song)
That "she doesn't understand the song" charge was leveled at Linda many times, especially by RS, and especially by that Springsteen-is-God writer whose name momentarily escapes me. I remember him saying that she frequently "misses the essence" of a song and "rarely goes below the surface." Whatever.
I think that these insults were meant to make Linda look shallow and stupid (which she ain't), an effort by the male writers to keep her in "bimbo" mode.
As Moe indicated, there's nothing about HDTW that requires a doctoral thesis to parse its meaning. Further, considering how many times Linda must have sung it even before recording it, to say nothing about after, there's no doubt that she parsed whatever "meaning" it has.
And nailed it.
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Post by erik on Apr 3, 2015 8:43:03 GMT -5
Quote by Richard W:
This would be Dave Marsh, probably the biggest schmuck in the world when it comes to rock critics (Robert Christgau runs a close second, though).
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Post by Richard W on Apr 3, 2015 8:50:07 GMT -5
Dave Marsh, of course!
Marsh. Bog. Swamp. I think I'll remember it now.
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Post by moe on Apr 3, 2015 9:39:37 GMT -5
Dave Marsh, of course! Marsh. Bog. Swamp. I think I'll remember it now. Thanks guys. I appreciate you reassuring me I'm not missing something obvious. Hard to believe there are critics (Like Marsh) that have nothing better to do than assail true talent, God knows there was (is) enough truly untalented folks out there to vent your spleen on. This thread has convinced me to fill a hole in my collection and buy Frenesi, got a feeling I may have a new favorite. Gotta learn Spanish!
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Post by fabtastique on Apr 3, 2015 10:30:23 GMT -5
Everyone should own Frenesí
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Post by Richard W on Apr 3, 2015 10:36:51 GMT -5
Everyone should own Frenesí Here, here! And Moe, no need to worry: the Spanish lyrics are translated into English in the CD booklet. That is, if you get the actual CD...
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Post by fabtastique on Apr 3, 2015 10:57:35 GMT -5
I bought it on vinyl too, sounds great
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Post by PoP80 on Apr 4, 2015 12:33:57 GMT -5
nodepression.com/article/thirteen-ways-looking-linda-ronstadtThis article was probably posted before, but the writer mentions what he considers to be her five most definitive albums. I can relate to much of his experience as a longtime Linda fan. Interesting that he hasn't met anyone personally who is as passionate about Linda as he is...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 10:40:33 GMT -5
nodepression.com/article/thirteen-ways-looking-linda-ronstadtThis article was probably posted before, but the writer mentions what he considers to be her five most definitive albums. I can relate to much of his experience as a longtime Linda fan. Interesting that he hasn't met anyone personally who is as passionate about Linda as he is... A thoughtful and well written article, thanks for posting..
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Post by Pete on Apr 8, 2015 14:23:19 GMT -5
I enjoyed reading that article.
I am up to the 'Prisoner In Disguise' album, only heard a few songs so far. I'm not criticizing when I say this but I find Linda's voice almost too good to hear anyone else on the track with her. Maybe I've just been so impressed with her voice that I think this but I do tend to think it with the other artists I listen to also.
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Post by benm1976 on Apr 10, 2015 8:19:35 GMT -5
I agree that Don't Cry Now is pivotal, in the sense that it's the first album on which Linda Ronstadt is trying to sound like Linda Ronstadt, not someone else. I can listen to this album, Living in the USA, and everything in between at any time. I have to be in the right mood for almost all the other albums.
Hasten Down the Wind (my personal favorite) closes with "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me," which Karla Bonoff wrote after seeing a made-for-TV movie about a teenage prostitute. However, I've never viewed it as a song about prostitution, just about settling for someone just because you want a little companionship.
Someone mentioned "So Right, So Wrong." I don't skip it, but I do think it's a throwaway song compared to everything else on that album. I'd really like to hear the outtakes from CLAR, if there are any.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Apr 10, 2015 10:44:54 GMT -5
I haven't bothered to try and list 5. I can't do it. I mean if I HAD to I could lol. Both the self-titled album and dcn are pivotal. on LR, "i been alone too long sitting byyy myself" UNBELIEVABLE!!!! you just want to hold her and say everything will be alright. I love "so right, so wrong" ; lively pop rocker. eddiejinnj
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Post by PoP80 on Apr 10, 2015 11:11:01 GMT -5
Since Linda's repertoire is so vast and versatile, there's something for everyone. Narrowing it down to five faves is a challenging exercise. I would agree that the material on Don't Cry Now is more suited to her voice and style than the earlier folky stuff. I also prefer the ballads to the R&R songs, with the exception of You're No Good and Tumblin' Dice. Let's face it, Linda could sing the phone book and blow everyone else away.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Apr 10, 2015 11:50:21 GMT -5
you got that right PoP!!!!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Apr 10, 2015 12:18:29 GMT -5
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She sure could. That said, though, I've always felt that at least some of her success comes from doing both the ballads and rockers in such a way that the songs of differing tempos and arrangements complement, rather than clash with, one another.
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Post by fabtastique on Apr 10, 2015 14:28:19 GMT -5
I love So Right, So Wrong and yes there are a few out takes - I'm Restless and Every Little Bit Hurts which float around - out takes from CLAR
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Post by PoP80 on Apr 10, 2015 14:47:29 GMT -5
Just heard Blue Bayou in Starbucks. It made my Cinnamon Chai tea taste even better! I must admit, though, my favorite part of that song is the Spanish verse, which is not on the original recording. Mucho caliente!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Apr 10, 2015 15:07:08 GMT -5
"i'm restless" is a bonoff song if i'm correct? the second song sounds like the rem title "everybody hurts." i have the Lago Azul 45, which had international appeal at the time. eddiejinnj
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