Linda Ronstadt - Prisoner in Disguise
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Free Music Notes for Prisoner in Disguise
Free Music Review: Mixed bag of 70's gems from a 70's gem
Hit: 5 Stars
I gonna make this terse. Listen to "Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The JukeBox", "Tracks of my tears", "Prisoner In Disguise", and "Many Rivers to cross". If that doesn't persuade you, then nothing will. One of the best female interpreters next to Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand.Free Music Review: Nice Follow Up
Hit: 5 Stars
After the chart-topping success of HEART LIKE A WHEEL, Linda Ronstadt released PRISONER IN DISGUISE in 1975, an extremely successful follow-up effort which bolstered her standing as one of America's most popular singers. Opting not to fiddle with a formula that was working, Ronstadt delivered another collection of well-crafted, carefully arranged rock, pop and country songs that showed off her talent for covering good tunes and rendering them in a way that allowed the melodies to soar on the strength of her graceful voice.The album yielded two strong singles: an exuberant version of the Motown classic "Heat Wave" and a silky-smooth rendition of Smokey Robinson's "Ooh Baby Baby," featuring lyrical alto saxophone touches by veteran session man David Sanborn. Ms. Ronstadt makes great use of the poignant ache in her voice on elegaic ballads like James Taylor's "Hey Mister, That's Me Up on the Jukebox" and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," which she sings with considerably less vocal histrionics than Whitney Houston would in her remake of the tune some 20 years later, which is a good thing.
Free Music Review: Take no "prisoner"s
Hit: 5 Stars
Linda's great winning streak as a singer, begun by the mass success of HEART LIKE A WHEEL in 1974-1975, continued with this hugely successful 1975 album, which found her mining a lot of different areas.She gets to sing a traditional country duet with her pal Emmylou Harris ("The Sweetest Gift"), she does reggae ("Many Rivers To Cross"), she even steps into bluegrass territory (Neil Young's "Love Is A Rose"). Her remakes of such Motown standards as "Heat Wave" and "The Tracks Of My Tears" are far better than what such know-nothing Ronstadt bashers as Dave Marsh and Robert Christgau might lead you to believe.
But Linda really does herself proud with her definitive, and I do mean DEFINITIVE, rendition of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." She sings this song with a warmth, sensitivity, and drama that was totally absent in Whitney Houston's uttterly revolting remake for the movie THE BODYGUARD.
It's no secret that Linda became one of the most respected (and possibly intimidating) female singers in history. This glorious collection from the Queen of Country Rock is further proof of that.
Free Music Review: A Great Album Badly Mastered
Hit: 2 Stars
This is an album I loved on LP back in the Seventies. I bought it with great anticipation, but beware the "Bargain Series" sticker on the front. "Bargain", in this context, appears to mean, "We saved money by not doing any re-mastering and pass the savings on to you!"This is an AAD disk, which means that the original analog master was simply digitized. A better process is ADD, whereby the analog tracks undergo a final digital mix before the digital master is put on disk. Regardless, there is a noticeable lack of high frequency energy on this CD. It sounds a lot better than the LP does but not nearly as good as it could have. I can't recommend it.
Free Music Review: Outstanding Aim to the Heart--100% Return On Investment, Now
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a flawless album of folk-pop ballads. I have not heard it in years and yet remember every note with affection. It is in the title song that she cuts to the heart most poignantly. I say this as a songwriter, she sings it like she lived it: "You think the love you never had might save you ..." If that does not stop you in your tracks, what will? Later, the voice soars and you are glad you are not coming out of a relationship or operating heavy machinery, it is so painful, distracting, rich and rewarding. Very worthwhile album to own.