Linda Ronstadt - Prisoner in Disguise
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Free Music Review: Prisoner in Disguise
Hit: 5 Stars
This was the first Linda Ronstadt album I ever heard back in late 1970. I had never quite heard anything so pure and wondrous as this voice and to this day wonder if I will ever hear any one sing like her again. Perhaps Trisha Yearwood is a close second these days.
This album contains such classic tracks as Love is a Rose, Prisoner in Disguise and Silverblue. The arrangements are fabulous. There are many different styles tackled but the album has a wonderful flow.
It is so exciting to be able to have this album on CD as my old vinyl was well and truly worn out. Even today this album stands up - my 18 year old son commented 'wow who's that singing!'. He was hearing the voice of an angel that can still move people 30 years on! Thankyou Amazon for bringing this CD to my attention.
Free Music Review: I miss this voice on the radio
Hit: 5 Stars
After watching yet another installment of American Idol I happened to revisit this great album and realized that none of the contestants are within a solar system of Linda's voice. When an artist has had as many hits and accolades as she has in her career it's easy to forget what an incredible stylist she was. And this album shows it all. She can go from haunting on the title cut, to heartbreaking on "Hey Mister," to spiritual on "Many Rivers," and to from-the-gut power on the end of "Heat Wave" effortlessly. It's hard to name another female vocalist as versatile as Ms. Ronstadt.Free Music Review: A classic from Linda's peak years
Hit: 5 Stars
This album, like so many of Linda's albums, contains plenty of covers. Among them are Love is a rose (Neil Young), Hey mister that's me on the jukebox (James Taylor), Roll um easy (Little feat), Tracks of my tears (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles), Heat wave (Martha Reeves and the Vandellas), Many rivers to cross (Jimmy Cliff) and I will always love you (Dolly Parton) - quite a variety of sources including folk, rock, Motown country and reggae, reflecting Linda's eclectic musical tastes.The other songs might be covers or originals. They are two John David Souther songs (the title track and Silver blue), one Anna McGarrigle song (You tell me I'm falling down) and the traditional-sounding Sweetest gift - this song is a duet with Emmylou, which has since been covered by the Judds and by Trisha Yearwood.
Somehow, Linda and her producer, Peter Asher, managed to create a cohesive album from an unlikely collection of songs. My favorite tracks are I will always love you (the earliest cover of this song that I know of, recorded just a few months after Dolly's original), Love is a rose, Tracks of my tears and Sweetest gift, but there's a lot of wonderful music here. Among her rock albums of the seventies, my favorite is Simple dreams but this one is a close second.
Free Music Review: Classic album
Hit: 5 Stars
Linda Ronstadt's 1975 album PRISONER IN DISGUISE is a timeless classic. Every song is a gem and there's something different about each one. Her interpretations of each song is a nice reminder of why she is a master interpreter of song. While everyone hypes up Whitney Houston's bland version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You", Linda Ronstadt's version is the best cover version I've heard of the song. She brings love and warmth to the song, unlike Whitney's blaring vocals which distract from the beauty of Parton's lyrics. Linda does great covers of the Motown classics "Heat Wave" and "Tracks of My Tears". Some other favorites of mine on the album include "You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down", "Prisoner In Disguise", "The Sweetest Gift", "Many Rivers To Cross", "Love Is A Rose", "Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox", essentially every track is a winner. This is the real deal here, just real talent. A classic album that should not go unnoticed.Free Music Review: the beginning of Linda Ronstadt's success
Hit: 5 Stars
In the 70's when Linda Ronstadt went over to Asylum recondsshe put out classic rock and roll,country,blues-she did it
all. My favorite albums all on Asylum put her on a roll to
success. She startes with "Prisioner in Disguise","Hasten
Down the Wind"(her best CD and then "Simple Dreams" all
three of this CD's were a string of hits. I also like her
new wave "Mad Love". This CD is the one that started it all
and made her a legend. She and Carly Simon (her Elektra
recordings) were some of the best female rock in the 70's