Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt: Greatest Hits, Volume Two
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Free Music Review: Linda Ronstant
Hit: 5 Stars
I love her music. She can sing anything. I have her old albums (remember LPs?). The CDs are even better.Free Music Review: songs of our youth
Hit: 4 Stars
Remember Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies. Remember Linda Ronstadt and her ex-paramour ex-California Governor Jerry Brown. No matter. These songs and the earlier Volume I Greatest Hits are what you want to remember about Linda Ronstadt. No exactly a torch singer, not exactly a classic rocker, not exactly a country or folk singer. But comfortable in all those genres. The songs, for the most part, travel well over time as does her rendition of them. Stand outs here include the lengendary Roy Oberson's Blue Bayou and my favorite the Chuck Berry classic Back in the U.S.A. Hey, the Stone's Tumbling Dice is well done, as well.Free Music Review: Long time memories
Hit: 5 Stars
This is what I have been looking for,for the long time.I enjoy it very much especially the 4th track.
The product was very well handled.
Free Music Review: Linda at her peak
Hit: 5 Stars
the first Greatest Hits (1976) for Linda Ronstadt caught her as she was still a rising star in the California sound. Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1980) is the culmination of the peak years of Linda's popularity, 1977-1980.
When "Greatest Hits" was released, Linda was still pushing Hasten Down The Wind (also 1976). In early 1977, she had a surprise hit single with "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", which is included here. The song was not one of Linda's biggest, but it's a powerful, memorable track.
In the fall of 1977, Linda released her biggest album ever, "Simple Dreams". The album contained no less than four major hit singles, two of which ("It's So Easy" and "Blue Bayou") were on Billboard's top 5 at the same time in late 1977. "Blue Bayou" showcases Linda at her best Patsy Cline vocal moment, "It's So Easy" is a classic country-rocker, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" was a great and sarcastic Warren Zevon number, and her version of The Stone's "Tumbling Dice" shows just what a great female rocker Linda is.
The next year, Linda topped the charts again with "Living In The U.S.A.", in which three hits are culled. "Back In The U.S.A." is sadly one of the weakest hits of her catalog. The Chuck Berry version is classic, but Linda's version is rather aimless. However, all is made up by Linda's smash top 10 jazzy version of "Ooh Baby Baby". Another classic Ronstadt-style track is "Just One Look".
Even though "Living In The U.S.A." was another #1 platinum smash for Linda, it became obvious her formula was getting stale. So Linda decided to shake things up and returned in early 1980 with "Mad Love". Guarenteed to show the Benatar's and Harry's that she is still a force to be reckoned with, "Mad Love" became another huge hit, even if it missed #1. The hard-rocking "How Do I Make You" was the first single and it quickly went top 10, then Linda released a breathtaking remake of "Hurt So Bad" that became an even bigger hit. The third single culled from the album, "I Can't Let Go" harkens back to her Stone Poneys days, but updated to sound 80's.
"Greatest Hits Vol. 2" was released in late 1980 and was the culmination of this stellar hitmaking period in Ronstadt's career. One more rock album (1982's Get Closer) after this and then Linda settled into the world of standards, Adult Contemporary and Spanish music, all genres she has done well at too.
Free Music Review: Chopped off ...
Hit: 4 Stars
This compilation covers Ronstadt's biggest hits from the late '70's/early '80's. Some lesser singles were excluded:
* "Rambler Gambler" (#42 Country) was the B-side of "How Do I Make You," but did not appear on the "Mad Love" album.
* "Lose Again" (#76 Pop) and the Country singles "Crazy" (#6), "I Never Will Marry" (#8) and "Love Me Tender" (#59) are also missing.
My biggest grievance, though, is with the edits of the songs. Many of the songs cut off 5-10 seconds too soon. As a result, the songs end rather abruptly. I don't know whether Asylum has or will correct this. For now, I suggest tracking down a used vinyl version of this album. The sound may not be as pristine, but the songs will at least be complete.