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Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose


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I wan't a huge fan of Ms. Lynn's before I picked this up. I mostly got it because of the good buzz it was getting pre-release and because of Jack White's involvement. I immediately fell in love with the record once I got it. Her voice is one of a kind and is still so strong for a woman at her age.

 

Its just a very good country music album. When I say country music, I mean COUNTRY music, not the sugar-coated pop garbage that gets played on your average coutnry radio station today.

 

Very down to earth lyrics. Nothing earth-shattering or high-concept, but they come across as very honest and that is kind of refreshing to me these days.

 

Some bluesy influence on a couple of tracks, both in the instrumentation, as well as her vocal delivery. If you are a fan of UT's or early Wilco, I think you will really enjoy this album. I recommend it very highly.

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worth noting:

 

Brendan Benson is the engineer for that album.

 

Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of Greenhonres and Racanteurs fame are also in the backing band.

 

In other words, all 4 of the memebers of The Racanteurs are involved in the making of this album

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worth noting:

 

Brendan Benson is the engineer for that album.

 

Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of Greenhonres and Racanteurs fame are also in the backing band.

 

In other words, all 4 of the memebers of The Racanteurs are involved in the making of this album

 

Not to be a jerk or anything...Benson actually is only the engineer for "Little Red Shoes" according to the liner notes, but I never did notice the Raconteurs connection. Thanks for pointing it out.

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If you kids haven't seen 'Coal Miner's Daughter' go rent it! Levon Helm (The Band's drummer) plays Loretta's daddy.
Yes it is..in fact it gave Lorretta a new new audience at a time when even classic country music wasn't appreciated. Sissy Spasik does a fantastic job.

 

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I really do applaud Jack White on his association with this album. Personally, I had no interest in the White Stripes. Nothing against them... just didn't appeal to me. Van Lear Rose is a great album.

 

Now Brendan Benson, old Solace turned a many Via Chicagoans on to him. Great power pop stuff. Raconteurs - do we give Jack the credit? Brendan? Either way, great shit.

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The only thing I find myself skipping over is "Little Red Shoes"...

Huh... "Little Red Shoes" is one of my favorites on the album. Interesting how art works in personal ways.

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finally got to pick up van lear rose yesterday. I have to admit i'm totally in love with the album!

can't get enough of "high on a mountain top". The only thing I find myself skipping over is "Little Red Shoes"...

:cheers I'm glad you liked it!

 

(I only needed to hear Little Red Shoes once or twice, too).

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i've never been able to listen all the way through.... risking being shunned by some i have to say that i can't stand loretta lynn's voice... everytime i hear a song from the album i wish there was an instrumental version or something. i love the production work (yay jack white) and i love his guitar work throughout but as soon as she starts singing i have to stop listening.

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i've never been able to listen all the way through.... risking being shunned by some i have to say that i can't stand loretta lynn's voice... everytime i hear a song from the album i wish there was an instrumental version or something. i love the production work (yay jack white) and i love his guitar work throughout but as soon as she starts singing i have to stop listening.

 

There aren't many female vocalists I like a whole lot. The only one I really like is Lucinda Williams (although that live album kinda sucks). Other than that, I think Norah Jones is pretty good sometimes. I love Portland, Oregon on this album and that's really it. I have trouble making it through the rest of the thing, but the music is pretty solid most of the time.

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There aren't many female vocalists I like a whole lot.

 

same here. i've stopped saying so because i tend to get called a misogynist, but anyway, one instance i can really get into female vocals is when they are countered with deep male vocals e.g. the mark lanegan/isobel campbell album or the band sons and daughters.

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same here. i've stopped saying so because i tend to get called a misogynist, but anyway, one instance i can really get into female vocals is when they are countered with deep male vocals e.g. the mark lanegan/isobel campbell album or the band sons and daughters.

 

It's not misogynistic IMO. I just don't enjoy that quality a whole lot in a rock song for some reason. As I said before, Lucinda's voice is awesome and I love when she has that angry tone in her rocked-up tunes. And I love Norah's voice: it really compliments her piano playing.

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