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Post by eddiejinnj on May 31, 2015 9:07:52 GMT -5
tony, I agree that the trio II 1994 problems overshadowed flh. It almost seemed that she just put them on her new album as if they had already been out. Purists would know that Linda did that as she had no idea if they would ever be released if she didn't do it. Such is the case of "My Blue Tears, which was never released on a trio release. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on May 31, 2015 11:50:39 GMT -5
Quote by eddieinnj re. "Walk On" and Matraca Berg:
Matraca considers Linda's version of "Walk On" to be one of the top favorite covers of her material because she hugely admired Linda, even though the two still have never formally met. It meant a lot to her, even though the song itself got the Shaft from country radio when it was released as a single and got only to #61 on the Billboard C&W chart (a fact that makes me livid to this very day); and by her own admission, as was true for everyone in the music business influenced by Linda, she was crushed when she heard about Linda losing her voice.
With respect to how Linda handles bluegrass and old-time country music, I would say that her efforts on the Earl Scruggs project and also the McCabe's bootleg recording show her as being very naturalistic and all-out with a very clear understanding; and this is also true on "I Never Will Marry", "Old Paint" and "Rambler Gambler." Now people may disagree with me on this and perhaps bring out the pitchforks and torches (though I hope they don't), but I think the years of Linda doing opera, American jazz/pop standards, and Mexican rancheras may have, in certain ways, eroded her ability to just do traditional country music without resorting to certain vocal mannerisms and being too concerned with hitting the right note the proper way. This is really the objection that I have with "High Sierra" versus something like "Rock, Salt, And Nails" or even "Silver Wings."
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 12:30:34 GMT -5
I loved Linda's version of Walk On as soon as I heard it, and was very disappointed that this was not released as a single, I think it could have been a country hit. The same goes for 'Heartbreak Kind'...
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Post by Dianna on May 31, 2015 13:27:42 GMT -5
I loved Linda's version of Walk On as soon as I heard it, and was very disappointed that this was not released as a single, I think it could have been a country hit. The same goes for 'Heartbreak Kind'... I had heard the song because naturally I already had the CD.. and yes, liked the song a lot and thought it would be a good match for country stations. The first time I heard it on the radio was at work, one of the ladies always listened to the country station.. and I don't remember the station but it was popular in the greater l.a. area at the time..Walk On was released during the Garth Brooks era.
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Post by rick on Jun 20, 2015 2:52:02 GMT -5
Besides the release of "Nashville Cats" this past week, The Second Disc's Release Round-Up shows that Linda is also featured on another compilation set from Bear Family Records -- The Second Disc Release Round-Up for June 16 Here is the section on this set -- Various Artists, Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock Vols. 3 & 4 (Bear Family) Volume 3 (1970) Volume 4 (1971) Bear Family has recently continued its series chronicling the early days of country-rock! The two discs comprising Volume 3 (1970) include songs by The Band, Linda Ronstadt, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Mike Nesmith and more, while Volume 4’s pair of CDs presents 1971 recordings by Gene Clark, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, Little Feat, New Riders of the Purple Sage and others! Future volumes will take this comprehensive series through 1975!
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Post by erik on Jun 20, 2015 12:17:23 GMT -5
I just checked the Amazon listings, and, unless I missed something, Linda is not, I repeat not, on either one of the aforementioned CDs.
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Post by rick on Jun 20, 2015 12:23:34 GMT -5
I just checked the Amazon listings, and, unless I missed something, Linda is not, I repeat not, on either one of the aforementioned CDs. Hi, Erik -- I didn't check Amazon, but I know that Joe and Mike vet the information for The Second Disc thoroughly. Did you try the website for Bear Family Records for this compilation of theirs? I believe it does mention Linda there. Thanks, Erik.
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Post by erik on Jun 20, 2015 12:39:05 GMT -5
I stand corrected. I should have gone to the Bear Family site first before being so rash.
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Post by rick on Jun 20, 2015 13:23:39 GMT -5
Erik, no rash. :-) Here is the URL for Bear Family Records -- Listing for Compilation on Bear Family Records website I noticed that Linda gets a mention in the listing for Volume 4 (1971) because The Eagles are on that compilation. Am curious if anyone has yet ordered the "Nashville Cats" set with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash on the cover...
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jun 20, 2015 14:38:15 GMT -5
"he darked the sun" is on the compilation as others may have now seen. that one grew on me over the years. it is in a lower octave than I like for Linda but not a bad song. Seems that a number of other people really like it from what I have seen discussed either on here or youtube. eddiejinnj
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Post by erik on Jul 7, 2015 19:25:39 GMT -5
Not that matters too much, but there will be a special show done tonight only in Nashville celebrating the release of said project. Linda's second cousin (not her niece, as the article says) Britt is part of this: www.lebanondemocrat.com/article/678641
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2022 12:19:19 GMT -5
I like smooth, sad, mellow, moody ballads Linda sings, not the yelling, belting, screaming ones. There are exceptions. One advantage of playlists is choice and order.
"Silver Wings" to me is a box-ticker. I had only ever heard Haggard singing it before. Great song, and to have Linda applying her own poignant style to it is great.
There are 3 songs on the Earl Scruggs album, Linda also sings "Ring of Fire" as well as SW & RSN.
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