I'd completely agree with all of Dgarretson's picks with a special fondness for Wrecking Ball. You might also enjoy "Written in Chalk" the new release from Buddy and Julie Miller, as well most of Patty Griffin's albums (the exception might be "Flaming Red" which has a harder sound than her others), who does a few accompaniments on "All I Intended to Be" (which I enjoy very much as well).
Emmylou Harris - All I Intended to be - Love this
I am not a country fan but like her and this CD. First one I have ever heard from her. Any fans out there that can suggest some other great CD's by her?
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Man, I was checking out her site and found out that Emmylou will be touring with Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller ("Three Girls and their Buddy Tour") That's a show I'd not miss. Tickets are currently on sale for at least one venue. Also I was mistaken: Patty Griffin does not sing on "..Intnded..", but her song, "Moon Song", is covered by Harris. |
Emmylou is one of my favorite artists. I generally prefer her pre Wrecking Ball albums. She's been making them since the 70s. For best sound, she put out a 4cd 1 dvd set not too long ago titled Songbird. It's a collection of some of her favorite tracks from throughout her career along with quite a bit of unreleased material. The sound is quite a bit better than the cds released prior to it. The dvd is not anything special and probably should have been left out. A few of my favorite albums are: Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town, The Ballad of Sally Rose, At The Ryman (really good live set with the Nash Ramblers, an acoustic/electric band including Sam Bush), Cowgirl's Prayer Spyboy IMHO you can't go too far wrong with any of her earlier albums. Her voice started to go around Wrecking Ball and she moved away from her country/country rock roots. All I Intended To Be is a bit of a return to her earlier style. In any case, you're on to a great artist and have a lot of really great music to discover. Enjoy! |
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