Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust
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Artist: Joan BaezEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: A&M
Soundtracks:
- Diamonds & Rust
- Fountain Of Sorrow
- Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
- Children And All That Jazz
- Simple Twist Of Fate
- Blue Sky
- Hello In There
- Jesse
- Winds Of The Old Days
- Dida
- I Dream Of Jeannie/Danny Boy (Medley)
Free Music Notes for Diamonds & Rust
Free Music Review: Shining Star of an Era
Hit: 5 Stars
Last night I was listening to this wonderful album for the first time in a while and I was swept back to my high school days, this was my mellow down album in my senior year when it came out.
MS. Baez had kind of gotten out of my play list over the years; my politics have grown so polar opposite from hers over the years it had taken some of the glow off for me. The other day, a friend was asking about 70's vocals that I would recommend, and I pulled out this CD and remembered how clear and piercing Ms Baez's voice can be, and how moving that voice can make some of the wonderful song selections on this CD including her own haunting title cut which chronicles the pain of her relationship with Dylan, Steve Wonder's mournful "I never Dreamed you'd leave in Summer", and a biting rendition of Dylan's "A simple Twist of Fate".
So among my best recommendations for 70's Vocals, has to be Diamonds and Rust.
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Perhaps the most outstanding folk album of the 1970s, this collection represents Baez's blossoming from a girlish folk icon into a mature interpreter of folk music. The title track (and, to a much lesser degree, "Dida" and "Children and All That Jazz") showcases her songwriting, but the intimate spin she puts on the music of others is what makes this the remarkable work it is. On Jackson Browne's "Fountain of Sorrow," Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" and John Prine's "Hello in There," the purity of Baez's clear soprano (deeper and mellower than on her early albums) expresses the gentle pains of nostalgia and what-might-have-been. The medley of "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair/Danny Boy" reminds us that no matter what other directions she moves in, Baez will always be a masterful singer of traditional folk music. --Barrie Trinkle --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.Ms. Baez's most successful album, artistically and commercially...and she recorded it on her own terms and direction. The material she chose to cover includes songs originally by Jackson Browne, Stevie Wonder, her forever love Bob Dylan and The Allman Brothers. But it was the title track that must have brought her the most satisfaction, as it was self-penned. An ode to her fabled affair with Dylan, it speaks from the heart frankly, affectionately and unapologetically. She was rewarded with it becoming a Top 40 hit (something that had eluded her since the 1960's), one of the biggest in her career. Musicians include Crusaders Wilton Felder and Joe Sample along with Larry Carlton, as well as Joni Mitchell (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) who duets on "Di Da". Produced by David Kershenbaum and Baez, it's simply one of her best albums ever.
Ms. Baez's Most Successful Album, Artistically and Commercially...and She Recorded it on her Own Terms and Direction. The Material She Chose to Cover Includes Songs Originally by Jackson Browne, Stevie Wonder, her Forever Love Bob Dylan and the Allman Brothers. But it was the Title Track that Must have Brought her the Most Satisfaction, as it was Self-penned. An Ode to her Fabled Affair with Dylan, it Speaks from the Heart Frankly, Affectionately and Unapologetically. She was Rewarded with it Becoming a Top 40 Hit (Something that Had Eluded her Since the 1960's), One of the Biggest in her Career. Musicians Include Crusaders Wilton Felder and Joe Sample Along with Larry Carlton, as Well as Joni Mitchell (With Tom Scott and the L.a. Express) who Duets on "di Da". Produced by David Kershenbaum and Baez, It's Simply One of her Best Albums Ever.
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