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Angel Band»rank:par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Nestled in the sparest, most pristine musical surroundings of her career, Emmylou Harris delivers her most sublime vocal triumph with this 1987 collection of acoustic gospel songs. By this time, her voice had taken on a slight huskiness, which only strengthened its emotional power. Much of the credit belongs to Vince Gill, who adds tasteful mandolin runs and gorgeous tenor harmonies, as well as Emory Gordy (bass, bass vocals) and Carl Jackson (guitar, baritone vocals). All four combine to make the a cappella 'Bright Morning Stars' glow warmly and ... |
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Profile-Best of ...»rank: 6614par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Less than two years after her mentor Gram Parson's death, Harris recorded her first album for Reprise. Pieces of the Sky inaugurated a suite of four mid-'70s albums and a surprising number of hits: her sound was clearly traditional, but also tastefully up-to-date with folk-rock and singer/songwriter styles, and her cyrstalline, febrile vocals took standards such as 'Sweet Dreams' and 'lf l Could 0nly Win Your Love' back up the charts. Profile focuses on these early hits, and if it's too brief to capture all the best songs from ... |
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Stumble Into Grace»rank: 15314par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Twenty-eight years after her major label debut, Emmylou Harris remains as vital, electric, and bold an artist as the young woman who moved to Nashville in the early `70s. But where she once carried on Gram Parsons' vision of wedding hardcore country to contemporary rhythms, for the past decade Harris has explored an acoustic sonic landscape rooted in folk, yet set apart by driving percussion, world-music elements, and gauzy and ethereal vocals. Stumble lnto Grace follows the Grammy-winning Red Dirt Girl with an even bleaker and beautiful collection of ... |
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Last Date»rank: 15314par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Emmylou Harris's Last Date had a nobler purpose than scaling the country charts in 1982. Harris envisioned the album as a statement for her Hot Band's preeminence as a live-gig ensemble. To prove that point, she assembled Last Date's 12 tracks from a tour of California honky-tonks, places where Harris imagined a listener might get the essence of country music--which seen through these tracks more closely resembles the later-emerging alternative-country scene than most of the 1990s' commercial 'young' country. She chose a program of cover tunes, no fewer than ... |
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Profile-Best of..Vol. 2»rank: 11171par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Emmylou Harris's Last Date had a nobler purpose than scaling the country charts in 1982. Harris envisioned the album as a statement for her Hot Band's preeminence as a live-gig ensemble. To prove that point, she assembled Last Date's 12 tracks from a tour of California honky-tonks, places where Harris imagined a listener might get the essence of country music--which seen through these tracks more closely resembles the later-emerging alternative-country scene than most of the 1990s' commercial 'young' country. She chose a program of cover tunes, no fewer than ... |
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Roses in the Snow (Expanded)»rank: 5078par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Emmylou Harris's 1980 back-to-the-roots album marks a high point in her career. With stellar support from Tony Rice (acoustic guitar), Albert Lee (mandolin), and Ricky Skaggs (fiddle), Harris wanders comfortably and warmly through traditional-country and bluegrass pastures. Skaggs, Dolly Parton, and the Whites add beautiful harmonies as Harris slides effortlessly from the Carter Family to the Stanley Brothers to the Louvin Brothers to Paul Simon. Among the set's peaks are Flatt & Scruggs's 'l'll Go Stepping Too,' with Rice, Skaggs, Lee (on superb electric guitar), and Dobro master Jerry ... |
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Elite Hotel (Expanded)»rank: 17576par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:After introducing her country-rock recipe on Pieces of the Sky, Emmylou Harris returned later in 1975 with a strikingly similar sophomore effort that continued to blend traditional and contemporary elements. Here she revisits three tunes from the pen of old friend Gram Parsons, including 'Sin City' and 'Wheels', two of his most enduring compositions. However, she really struck it big by interpreting two of country music's most recognisable standards--Buck 0wens's 'Together Again' and Don Gibson's 'Sweet Dreams' (a huge hit for Patsy Cline)--riding them both to the top of ... |
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Blue Kentucky Girl»rank: 16992par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:After introducing her country-rock recipe on Pieces of the Sky, Emmylou Harris returned later in 1975 with a strikingly similar sophomore effort that continued to blend traditional and contemporary elements. Here she revisits three tunes from the pen of old friend Gram Parsons, including 'Sin City' and 'Wheels', two of his most enduring compositions. However, she really struck it big by interpreting two of country music's most recognisable standards--Buck 0wens's 'Together Again' and Don Gibson's 'Sweet Dreams' (a huge hit for Patsy Cline)--riding them both to the top of ... |
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Quarter Moon in..Ten Cent Town»rank: 20837par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:After introducing her country-rock recipe on Pieces of the Sky, Emmylou Harris returned later in 1975 with a strikingly similar sophomore effort that continued to blend traditional and contemporary elements. Here she revisits three tunes from the pen of old friend Gram Parsons, including 'Sin City' and 'Wheels', two of his most enduring compositions. However, she really struck it big by interpreting two of country music's most recognisable standards--Buck 0wens's 'Together Again' and Don Gibson's 'Sweet Dreams' (a huge hit for Patsy Cline)--riding them both to the top of ... |
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Cowgirl's Prayer»rank: 20071par: Emmylou Harris
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Emmylou Harris has aged more gracefully than any other country artist (with the exception of Willie Nelson). 1993's Cowgirl's Prayer showcases this maturity in a collection of songs that share wisdom, offer forgiveness, make amends, and explore spirituality. As always, Harris's voice is angelic and sad, her phrasing languid and lonesome. Lucinda Williams's 'Crescent City' glows with tragic barroom neon while the classic 'You Don't Know Me' takes on a deeper meaning, as if sung perhaps to an old friend or a lost relative? And while spoken-word delivery often ... |