Latin from Manhattan
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Post by Latin from Manhattan on Feb 1, 2019 14:26:45 GMT -5
On download it sounds superb. Waiting for Vinyl too. How exciting she is doing some press - CBS Sunday Morning looks to be good- Linda Ronstadt is notorious for being a tricky interview. This site is very nice. Thank you - SHE is special.
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Post by germancanadian on Feb 1, 2019 14:47:21 GMT -5
My Wal-Mart doesn't have the cd, no surprises there, one of the drawbacks of small town Canada. I listened to it on Spotify and it sounds amazing, great sound quality. Wish Heatwave had been included but it was nice that Faithless Love was on it, good underrated song and not on the greatest hits albums. The album is now number 10 on Amazon.com CDs and vinyl, impressive. She's nearly up to 1.4 million followers on Spotify. Number 45 on Itunes charts.
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Post by Dianna on Feb 1, 2019 18:08:01 GMT -5
Ordered The CD on Amazon on Jan 30 and got it today!!!! This is great because Linda's "Mad Love," Concert was my very first concert at The Forum, L.A. in 1980!!!!
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Post by moe on Feb 1, 2019 18:37:48 GMT -5
Posted a review on Amazon--reiterated another reviewers(from this forum I bet) comments on negative reviews---CHECK THE DATE OF THE REVIEW!-- Got the CD--sounds great a lot of new ( to me) arrangements well worth the price. Now I hope there this will be a great success and will result in other similar issues.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Feb 1, 2019 19:39:23 GMT -5
Hi Dianna Hope all is well. The Mad Love Tour was my first Linda concert at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. We hung out all day on campus; driving round and hanging at the center parking lot. Was staring at Linda tour bus to see if we saw Linda or any members of the band. I'll let you guess whether that happened lol!!!!! eddiejinfl
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Post by MokyWI on Feb 1, 2019 20:48:27 GMT -5
#5 on Amazon...
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Post by Dianna on Feb 1, 2019 22:02:54 GMT -5
Hi Dianna Hope all is well. The Mad Love Tour was my first Linda concert at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. We hung out all day on campus; driving round and hanging at the center parking lot. Was staring at Linda tour bus to see if we saw Linda or any members of the band. I'll let you guess whether that happened lol!!!!! eddiejinfl Hi Eddie.. I'm guessing.. YES.. The only time I saw Linda up close was back in 2004 or 2005, she was playing at Costa Mesa Fairgrounds.. At the venue, saw her get into the front passenger side of a white SUV and the the guy drove off. I thought, she was just as beautiful in person as in her photos, of course, she was fully made up.. gorgeous skin, profile and features..
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Post by germancanadian on Feb 2, 2019 15:12:02 GMT -5
Number one new release in CDs and vinyl on Amazon.com and number 1 overall, really good, maybe it will chart on the Billboard 200 next week. Still number 45 on Itunes. Greatest hits is at number 182 on Itunes worldwide chart.
Really wish Heatwave had been on the album -
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Post by Guest on Feb 3, 2019 15:13:20 GMT -5
#1 on Amazon - #6 on downloads(wow) and her collections Greatest Hits, Just One Look, Trio Complete and DUETs all centering the top 20. All it took was an on camera interview ( with those deeply sad gorgeous eyes. What a voice!
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Post by germancanadian on Feb 3, 2019 15:31:57 GMT -5
Really good sales on Amazon. Great to see she's having a big resurgence in popularity. Hope some young people are discovering her music too. It's a shame that so many of her albums are out of print on cd, I'm sure many people would like to order them. Greatest hits is at 14 on Amazon Canada.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 3, 2019 15:47:15 GMT -5
#1 on Amazon - #6 on downloads(wow) and her collections Greatest Hits, Just One Look, Trio Complete and DUETs all centering the top 20. All it took was an on camera interview ( with those deeply sad gorgeous eyes. What a voice! Maybe she will get noticed by the suits and finally get much deserved radio time. Now that the masters have been found and things "cleaned up" I am wondering if we can expect some sort of video release of the entire concert?
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Post by germancanadian on Feb 4, 2019 15:37:29 GMT -5
Linda's albums just had a huge popularity jump on Itunes. Looks like the CBS Sunday interview really helped.
Live in Hollywood - No. 2 (Biggest climber) Greatest hits - No. 4
Just one look: Classic Linda Ronstadt - No. 78 (Highest new entry)
Itunes Canada - Live in Hollywood - No. 17 (Highest new entry)
Greatest hits - No. 51
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Post by Richard W on Feb 4, 2019 19:28:19 GMT -5
Have played it twice since getting it today. Love it! The sequencing is great. The quartet of Poor Poor Pitiful Me, You're No Good (!), How Do I Make You (!!) and Back in the USA just kills. And makes the following Desperado just that much more thrilling.
Got the autographed LP on red vinyl. Signature is on neck. You can tell it's her "new" signature. Kinda broke my heart.
Does anyone know if ALL of the vinyl copies are on red vinyl?
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Post by erik on Feb 4, 2019 20:17:34 GMT -5
One more act of "shameless self-promotion" on my part, here's my review of Live In Hollywood that I posted on Amazon: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Live Linda (Finally!), And What Today's Divas Can Still Learn From Her February 4, 2019 Format: Audio CD
In a career that began with the Stone Poneys in 1967 and went a decade into the new millennium, before Parkinson’s forever silenced that hugely influential voice, Linda Ronstadt proved herself to be a master of pretty much every style of music that was in her DNA: folk; R&B; rock; gospel; pop ballads; American standards; Mexican rancheras; opera; blues; Afro-Cuban; and left-of-center country.
There was, however, one thing that was left undone in her career; and that was a live performance album. There were three live tracks on her self-titled 1972 album LINDA RONSTADT (recorded at the Troubadour in 1971 with a backing band that included the future Eagles) and live versions of “Tumbling Dice” and “Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me” on the soundtrack of the 1978 film F.M. But that was pretty much it…until now.
In 1980, as a promotional push for her somewhat controversial new wave album MAD LOVE, Linda taped a live show for the then-burgeoning HBO cable channel. In the successive four decades, that HBO special and the music on it were circulated in various bootlegs of extremely dubious quality, many of them sold on Amazon itself as legitimate, when they were clearly nothing of the sort. Fortunately, thanks to Linda’s long-time manager and producer John Boylan, responding to the urgings of Linda’s fan base and likely more than a few of Linda’s peers, somehow managed to find the master tapes from that show; and with Linda’s blessing, re-mastered twelve of the show’s twenty tracks into LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD.
The show, which was taped at CBS Television City in L.A.’s Fairfax District on April 24, 1980, and aired in August of that year, shows why Linda, though very petite in stature and known for being enormously shy in front of thousands throughout her career, was always regarded by fans and peers alike as a pre-eminent vocal force of the rock and roll era. LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD generally emphasizes the harder-edged style that was contained on MAD LOVE, containing as it does all three of the songs on it that became hits, including the two (“How Do I Make You?” and “Hurt So Bad”) that were both in the Top 40 at the time of the show’s taping. Linda, however, doesn’t forget the songs that were already fan favorites, including the much-touted Lowell George classic “Willin’”, a staple of her country-rock repertoire, and a version of her huge #1 hit of 1975 “You’re No Good” stretched, in the same way Elvis extended his 1969 smash “Suspicious Minds” in live performances, to six and a half minutes. She also doesn’t forget the way she has with balancing ballads with the rockers, via “Faithless Love”, “Blue Bayou” (with the last verse done in Spanish) and, naturally enough, “Desperado”, which emphasizes her connection to the Eagles and her own upbringing in the dry, dusty desert environment of Tucson, Arizona.
If there is really a mistake here on this recording, it’s that the band credits don’t come until the end, instead of being placed right in the middle, between “Faithless Love” (track six) and “Hurt So Bad” (track seven). But otherwise, with a backing band consisting of people she had already known personally and professionally for years, including Dan Dugmore, Kenny Edwards, Russ Kunkel, and her longtime manager/producer Peter Asher, Linda proved here that she could overcome her perceived “limitations” and deliver a live concert performance that showcased her singular voice without resorting to overdone production gimmickry, pyrotechnics, or, in our own dreaded present-day context, Autotune. If LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD is a bittersweet recording in a lot of ways because she will never be able to sing again, it is in the end also a brilliant (even if abridged) document of the caliber of singer Linda was in her time, how big an influence she still remains with her peers, and why it would behoove today’s listening audiences and overcooked pop and country divas to get an idea of what they missed and still are missing from this one-of-a-kind force that is Linda Ronstadt.
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Post by moon on Feb 4, 2019 20:45:27 GMT -5
One more act of "shameless self-promotion" on my part, here's my review of Live In Hollywood that I posted on Amazon: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Live Linda (Finally!), And What Today's Divas Can Still Learn From Her February 4, 2019 Format: Audio CD
In a career that began with the Stone Poneys in 1967 and went a decade into the new millennium, before Parkinson’s forever silenced that hugely influential voice, Linda Ronstadt proved herself to be a master of pretty much every style of music that was in her DNA: folk; R&B; rock; gospel; pop ballads; American standards; Mexican rancheras; opera; blues; Afro-Cuban; and left-of-center country.
There was, however, one thing that was left undone in her career; and that was a live performance album. There were three live tracks on her self-titled 1972 album LINDA RONSTADT (recorded at the Troubadour in 1971 with a backing band that included the future Eagles) and live versions of “Tumbling Dice” and “Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me” on the soundtrack of the 1978 film F.M. But that was pretty much it…until now.
In 1980, as a promotional push for her somewhat controversial new wave album MAD LOVE, Linda taped a live show for the then-burgeoning HBO cable channel. In the successive four decades, that HBO special and the music on it were circulated in various bootlegs of extremely dubious quality, many of them sold on Amazon itself as legitimate, when they were clearly nothing of the sort. Fortunately, thanks to Linda’s long-time manager and producer John Boylan, responding to the urgings of Linda’s fan base and likely more than a few of Linda’s peers, somehow managed to find the master tapes from that show; and with Linda’s blessing, re-mastered twelve of the show’s twenty tracks into LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD.
The show, which was taped at CBS Television City in L.A.’s Fairfax District on April 24, 1980, and aired in August of that year, shows why Linda, though very petite in stature and known for being enormously shy in front of thousands throughout her career, was always regarded by fans and peers alike as a pre-eminent vocal force of the rock and roll era. LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD generally emphasizes the harder-edged style that was contained on MAD LOVE, containing as it does all three of the songs on it that became hits, including the two (“How Do I Make You?” and “Hurt So Bad”) that were both in the Top 40 at the time of the show’s taping. Linda, however, doesn’t forget the songs that were already fan favorites, including the much-touted Lowell George classic “Willin’”, a staple of her country-rock repertoire, and a version of her huge #1 hit of 1975 “You’re No Good” stretched, in the same way Elvis extended his 1969 smash “Suspicious Minds” in live performances, to six and a half minutes. She also doesn’t forget the way she has with balancing ballads with the rockers, via “Faithless Love”, “Blue Bayou” (with the last verse done in Spanish) and, naturally enough, “Desperado”, which emphasizes her connection to the Eagles and her own upbringing in the dry, dusty desert environment of Tucson, Arizona.
If there is a really a mistake here on this recording, it’s that the band credits don’t come until the end, instead of being placed right in the middle, between “Faithless Love” (track six) and “Hurt So Bad” (track seven). But otherwise, with a backing band consisting of people she had already known personally and professionally for years, including Dan Dugmore, Kenny Edwards, Russ Kunkel, and her longtime manager/producer Peter Asher, Linda proved here that she could overcome her perceived “limitations” and deliver a live concert performance that showcased her singular voice without resorting to overdone production gimmickry, pyrotechnics, or, in our own dreaded present-day context, Autotune. If LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD is a bittersweet recording in a lot of ways because she will never be able to sing again, it is in the end also a brilliant (even if abridged) document of the caliber of singer Linda was in her time, how big an influence she still remains with her peers, and why it would behoove today’s listening audiences and overcooked pop and country divas to get an idea of what they missed and still are missing from this one-of-a-kind force that is Linda Ronstadt.
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Post by moon on Feb 4, 2019 20:46:32 GMT -5
Awesome review Erik.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 5, 2019 2:33:13 GMT -5
Great job. Well written and thought out!
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Post by rick on Feb 5, 2019 2:57:04 GMT -5
Erik — You wrote a terrific review! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Rick
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Post by rick on Feb 5, 2019 5:41:10 GMT -5
Recent posts (last few days) in the Comments section of the post on "Live in Hollywood" on The Second Disc blog ... including a new one from John Boylan --
alan banville says
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 AT 5:09 PM
THE INCLUSION OF PARTY GIRL REALLY WOULD HAVE SEALED THE DEAL , TOO BAD THEY CHOSE NOT TO ADD THAT TO THE COLLECTION . I LIKE THE RED VINYL AND THE ACCOMPANYING ART WORK . WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE WHOLE SHOW RELEASED ON CD ONE DAY . --------------------------------------------------
David DeNinno says
FEBRUARY 3, 2019 AT 6:09 PM
Just purchased the vinyl edition of Live in Hollywood. It is absolutely fantastic! I just want to say that I think this release has been very well done, and I trust Linda’s judgement ( as well as all involved ), as to the tracks that were used. God bless you always Linda! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray says
FEBRUARY 4, 2019 AT 1:56 PM
I have had this on video and audio tape since the early ’80s and I love this performance, unlike many others here this is my favorite Linda period. Not only are several key songs from Mad Love missing (it was, after all, the Mad Love tour) but also lopped off were Linda’s between tracks banter. Has anyone actually timed the entire performance? I do not believe it was over 80 minutes. If it was over 80 minutes, if the between tracks banter remained edited, I am fairly certain it would have clocked in under the Red Book standard.
Also there is substantial remixing which I believe detracts from this disc. The acoustic guitars in “Willin'” are so loud in the mix they do not sound genuine. “Blue Bayou” also sounds heavily remixed to my ears. There are other examples.
Its great that this was finally officially released, but it should have been so much better. I hope a Blue Ray is released eventually — I think anyone purchasing a concert from 1980 would understand the technology was different 40 years ago.
---------------------------------------------- John Boylan says
FEBRUARY 4, 2019 AT 3:28 PM
Hi Ray,
I can assure you that not one second of this CD was remixed. There are no available multi-tracks tapes to mix from. This is the original two-track audio from the concert, recorded and mixed by Val Garay. All that was done to it was some editing to remove the unused songs.
The actual length of the concert is 82 minutes. It might make it to a Red Book CD, but there are many other considerations as well.
If you have had this on audio and/or video since the early 80s, it’s probably a bootleg and therefore is of doubtful quality. It certainly was not authorized to my knowledge.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 5, 2019 6:07:10 GMT -5
I like the fact John Boylan is so engaged with fans and critics alike to set the record straight. What a guy!!
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Post by erik on Feb 5, 2019 10:32:20 GMT -5
Quote by moon:
Quote by rick:
Quote by ronstadtfanaz:
Thank you all for the kind words for my review.
I should say that, in writing the review, I felt it appropriate as a fan to place Linda's career into context, both leading up to the time she did the HBO special and beyond to this point, because the media by and large hasn't really done so, partly out of Linda shunning the spotlight , partly due to her health problems, but primarily because of the overabundance of what I would call overcooked diva hams sucking all the oxygen out of the room. The CBS Sunday Morning interview she did, whatever we may think of her continual self-deprecation, did quite a good job of laying out the many high points of her life and career. In the end, though, while the accolades, awards, and prizes are nice, it is the work that counts for her. And, just speaking for myself, I hope Live In Hollywood will go a long way towards making Linda's star shine bright at least one more time. Whether they want to admit it or not, the industry still needs Linda's light (IMHO).
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Post by germancanadian on Feb 5, 2019 15:27:10 GMT -5
I'm surprised that the full album was posted on Linda's official Youtube page a day before the official release. I thought her record company would keep it off for a few weeks or months to maximize sales.
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Post by Richard W on Feb 5, 2019 15:28:04 GMT -5
As always, Erik, spot on.
Only one point I'd disagree on: band credits. Personally, I appreciate the moving of them to the end. They are nice to hear once or twice, but I don't need to hear them as a matter of course every time I play the album, especially on vinyl.
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Post by erik on Feb 5, 2019 19:32:06 GMT -5
Quote by Richard W:
I suppose so; in any case, I only based that part of my opinion on the fact that I got the CD version.
In terms of how Live From Hollywood does on Billboard's Album Chart in its first week, we'll probably know with the next issue. If it actually goes like gangbusters (including physical and online sales, and downloads), I could see it being in the Top Ten.
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Post by germancanadian on Feb 6, 2019 18:39:52 GMT -5
Quote by Richard W: I suppose so; in any case, I only based that part of my opinion on the fact that I got the CD version. In terms of how Live From Hollywood does on Billboard's Album Chart in its first week, we'll probably know with the next issue. If it actually goes like gangbusters (including physical and online sales, and downloads), I could see it being in the Top Ten. I was hoping that the album would hit the top ten too, but it looks like it might not chart as high as we thought, even though it did very well on Amazon and Itunes. Streaming is counted as sales now and younger singers get a lot more streams than older ones. That's a shame. If it had come out in 1980, it would have easily hit number one and gone platinum. hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming
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Post by erik on Feb 6, 2019 19:25:39 GMT -5
Quote by germancanadian:
All probably true. I suppose my notion is based on the fact that we as a fan base haven't been quite this galvanized since at least the time when Linda got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. We'll see.
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Post by fabtastique on Feb 9, 2019 7:15:51 GMT -5
I’m still waiting for my vinyl ..... 😤
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Post by Christine on Feb 9, 2019 9:34:03 GMT -5
I’m still waiting for my vinyl ..... 😤 I'm still waiting too!
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Post by RobGNYC on Feb 9, 2019 9:44:08 GMT -5
For anyone waiting for their vinyl, I received a signed copy from Rhino on Feb. 6.
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Post by Cyberian Husky on Feb 12, 2019 1:57:36 GMT -5
It's disappointing that the 'Live in Hollywood' CD packaging erroneously claims that the HBO concert was filmed on April 24, 1980.
In fact, as someone posted earlier in this thread, Linda was performing in Kansas City on that date. I know because I was there!
Here is a photo and review from that Kansas City concert that someone posted on another thread:
I've heard that people who were there say that the HBO concert was filmed on May 8, 1980.
If anyone here knows anyone at Rhino or in Linda's camp involved in this project, they might want to pass this along and let them know that the April 24 date is incorrect so they can perhaps correct the date on future pressings of the CD.
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