Emmylou Harris - Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems
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Free Music Review: Emmylou Harris - Songbird
Hit: 5 Stars
The booklet is loaded with tons of "eye candy" - Emmylou, that is . . .
The music & DVD are great as well . . . .
Free Music Review: Great Emmylou
Hit: 5 Stars
I am listening to this, again, as I type, and it is a collection of some touching, beautiful songs. Perfect Emmylou.Free Music Review: Emmylou Harris - Songbird album
Hit: 5 Stars
What a great collection. It is on my player now. I listen to it all the time.Free Music Review: "Mastered in Analog" !!!! Hurrah !!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
I liked the bold statement on the casing: "Mastered in Analog" by Brian Ahern & Donivan Cowart. Analog sound is typically warmer than digital and the sound quality here is excellent, with a few exceptions: notably the gorgeous song "Sonny", which has suffered terribly in this process - what happened there Brian and Donovan ? To condense such a varied and exhalted career into 4 CDs is a tough ask, and naturally everyone will have some tracks that they would have liked to have been included. For me, I would have liked a little more from the to-date unissued "Evangeline" and the strangely distributed "Cimarron". In Australia Cimarron was released in the early 90s on CD by EMI, as part of their Legendary Masters collection (432099-2) with typical quality of the period - nothing special. Then in 2000, it was released in the US as 'remastered with bonus track' by the Eminent label. It is hard for the average punter to understand how these two albums were not released on CD by Warner and afforded the proper treatment. It's like why is "Pronto Monto" the only Kate & Anna McGarrigle record never to get a CD release ? Maybe now, fan's feedback will encourage Emmy to get Brian and Donivan to remaster Evangaline and Cimarron completely for release in analog (!), and while they're at it, the original "Trio", as "My dear companion", included in this set,comes up a treat compared to the original and only available pressing? As to everyone's bone of contention, I have to agree with nearly all the previous reviewers - the packaging is appalling. It looks fantastic and the liner notes and photos are beautiful, however, unlike everyone else, I am not so concerned about tearing the sleeve (it seems too tough) but to remove each disc requires dangerous man-handling resulting in finger prints and possible scratching. That said, this set is a must for any fan, despite the obvious drawbacks of the packaging. Handle with care !! and you will be justly rewarded, as she is one of music's true legends.Free Music Review: Great Set - Semi-Terrible Packaging
Hit: 4 Stars
My God, I've loved Emmylou since I first heard her at the Chancery in Washington, DC, back in the early '70's - way before Pieces of the Sky. I have everything she's done either on LP or CD. I think this is an amazing collection and love it, with one exception - the package. While 90% of the box set package is first class, Rhino has made it extremely hard to get the discs out of their sleeves. I just tore the case trying to get disc 4 out. I am over 60 years old and my hands don't work as well as they once did.
As a side note, I wish all the CD/DVD manufacturers would give us old farts a break. We love music and movies just like the young ones they're aiming at. Is it really necessary to have all the shrink-wrap and adhesive strips all over every package? My God, if it's shrink-wrapped why do I have to face that damn adhesive strip on the jewel case? At least it's better than the old dog-bone that you couldn't completely get off but it's still unnecessary.