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Post by Partridge on Nov 28, 2016 1:26:17 GMT -5
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 28, 2016 8:47:12 GMT -5
Thank you Mr. Partridge, buddy!!!!!!! Now I want to see an essay like that every day for the rest of my life. He seems to GET her. eddiejinnj
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 28, 2016 9:30:22 GMT -5
It validates LINDA RONSTADT (the album) as my #1 favorite UNTIL Feels Like Home was released decades later making that one my favorite. It had a long run with me and is still right up there while others rise and fall on my list. It is also a compliment to John Boylan whom I believe was the producer of the eponymous album. I have never been able to place why so but it is an album that sounds like no other. So crisp, clear, balanced, vocally wonderful to the point of being surreal (listen to it in headphones and be transported). In essence a PERFECT album. And what I like about the previous two albums is their imperfection and raw vocal energy. Several of the songs on those first two are still favorites, on my top ten list.FULL ALBUMwww.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLukK-gctUJoiuATJU5Cnq4oPS-RTkp3Wh
my favorite song on that album right now |
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Post by erik on Nov 28, 2016 10:24:54 GMT -5
Quote by ronstadtfanaz:
I always felt that Linda was ahead of her time on those first three solo albums, like with the genuine rawness and very early alt-country (i.e. non-Nashville) approach of Hand Sown, Home Grown and the honky-tonk C&W/rock energy of "The Only Mama That'll Walk The Line" and "Break My Mind". With respect to Silk Purse, I can understand to a great deal why she went on record as hating it (save of course for "Long Long Time", a song that she still owns after 46 years), but she seemed to take most of the blame for it and not being fully able to communicate what she wanted to the Nashville studio session crew that comprised most of the musicians on that album. She never blamed the album's producer Elliot Mazer.
As for the self-titled 1972 album, I think it owes its artistic success to Linda finally getting a producer in John Boylan who really got what she was aiming for and just gave her the freedom to find herself. Mixing in the contemporary singer/songwriter material of the time with beloved C&W classics like "I Fall To Pieces" and "Crazy Arms", as well as a fairly fierce live performance of the 1965 Fontella Bass hit "Rescue Me", really set the tone for a lot of what was to follow, not just in Linda's own career, but also with all the other female artists that would be influenced by her over the ensuing 40 years (IMHO)..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2016 13:00:23 GMT -5
I am glad that Linda has been getting some belated recognition for her talent and influence. It is unfortunate that it took news of her illness to help bring it about..
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Post by Guest in Texas on Nov 28, 2016 14:55:45 GMT -5
This Tom Cox dude has a real affinity for Linda - I have seen his posts elsewhere(he weras that Jagger T-shirt "Linda Ronstadt Queen of LA". I too am super glad to see her recognized so often certainly since the Parkinson's announcement. But really all you need to do is listen and realize that Ronstadt's voice is in a universe of its own. Just gorgeous. powerful. and rarest of rarities extraordinarily Warm. The tribute on December 11th in LA with Jackson, Grace Potter and others is SOLD OUT.
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Post by moe on Nov 28, 2016 17:15:38 GMT -5
Thank you Mr. Partridge, buddy!!!!!!! Now I want to see an essay like that every day for the rest of my life. He seems to GET her. eddiejinnj Amen! I too could stand a daily dose of Mr. Cox (Honi soit Que mal y pense) |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Nov 30, 2016 9:27:50 GMT -5
"I Won't Be Hangin' Round" is in my top ten. eddiejinnj
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