Loveless
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My Bloody Valentine's entire career has been aiming toward the perfect guitar noise that Kevin Shields has in his head: a pure, warm, androgynous but deeply sexual rush of sound. Loveless is overwhelming, with Shields and Bilinda Butcher's guitars and voices blending into each other until they become a distant orchestra, the rhythm section striding in majestic lockstep, and occasional bursts of dance rhythms (as on the single "Soon") buoying the live instruments' warp and drift. Furiously loud but seductive rather than aggressive, the album flows like a lava stream from one track into another, subsuming everything in the mix into its blissful roar, and pulsing like a lover's body. --Douglas Wolk --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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- Songcatcher
- Disappointed
- Not very authentic, but a couple of good songs
- Songcatcher - The real soundtrack
- Bad
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Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Roseanne Cash , Dolly Parton , Emmylou Harris , Maria McKee , David Mansfield , Patty Loveless , Allison Moorer , Emmy Rossum , David Patrick Kelly & Bobby McMillen Hazel Dickens , and Pat Carrolls
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
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ASIN: B00005B50H
Release Date: 2001-05-08 |
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- Fair And Tender Ladies - Roseanne Cash
- Pretty Saro - Iri DeMent
- When Love Is New - Dolly Parton & Emmy Rossum
- Barbara Allen - Emmy Rossum
- Barbara Allen - Emmylou Harris
- Moonshiner - Allison Moorer
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- The Cuckoo Bird - Deana Carter
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- Single Girl - Pat Carrolls
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Maybe they should have subtitled this album O Sister, Where Art Thou? Like the music from the Coen brothers' O Brother... movie, Songcatcher celebrates the emotional purity of mountain music, the acoustic balladry of the Appalachians--only this soundtrack features an all-female assemblage. Among the luminaries who shine the brightest: Rosanne Cash, who sets the tone with the album-opening "Fair and Tender Ladies"; Julie Miller, whose original "All My Tears" could pass as an old spiritual; Patty Loveless, who returns to her Kentucky roots with "Sounds of Loneliness"; and Gillian Welch, who leads an a cappella rendition of "Wind and Rain." Of the more familiar material, Emmylou Harris seems like she's coasting through the oft-revived "Barbara Allen" while Maria McKee sounds like she's singing for her life on "Wayfarin' Stranger." Yet the emphasis throughout is less on vocal virtuosity than on the stark simplicity of the songs, the album more impressive as an ensemble piece than a showcase for individual singers. --Don McLeese
Customer Reviews:
Songcatcher.......2007-05-30
This CD is absolutely fantastic. If anyone that enjoys mountain music will
certainly be crazy about it. And if you enjoy the CD, you will diffiently enjoy the DVD of the Songcatcher.
Disappointed.......2007-05-25
I should have paid more attention to the fine print. Mostly, this is not a soundtrack album. If I want to listen to all the songs as they are performed in the film, it seems I will have to get the DVD.
If you want to listen to the soundtrack performances of all the songs, then do not get this CD.
Not very authentic, but a couple of good songs.......2007-01-17
This is an okay album if you are just looking for some listenable music, but in general the songs are overdone and not authentic-sounding (as in, they don't sound like mountain music but like something produced in some fancy studio). The exception is Iris DeMent's "Pretty Saro," which is an absolute gem and perhaps makes the album worth buying for just this one song!!! There are some good songs on here, but if you are looking for real Appalachian tunes, you'll not find much of that. Of course, many of the singers have fantastic voices, so that's one plus. There are a lot of really good authentic albums out there, but this isn't one of them.
Songcatcher - The real soundtrack.......2007-01-16
My mother loves this CD so much I had to buy her another, one for her home & one in the car. My grandmother and aunt loved the music & movie too, and now my 9 year old is singing some of the quirky songs too. They highly recommend it for people that like the movie or this type of music.
Bad.......2007-01-02
Nothing good to say about this... overproduced and does not capture spirit of the movie. Get "Songcatcher II" instead.
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- Awesome
- masterpiece? really?
- Through the wall
- Just extraordinary in every sense of the word.
- The best album ever?
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
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ASIN: B000002LRJ
Release Date: 1991-11-05 |
Tracks:
- Only Shallow
- Loomer
- Touched
- To Here Knows When
- When You Sleep
- I Only Said
- Come In Alone
- Sometimes
- Blown A Wish
- What You Want
- Soon
Amazon.com
My Bloody Valentine's entire career has been aiming toward the perfect guitar noise that Kevin Shields has in his head: a pure, warm, androgynous but deeply sexual rush of sound. Loveless is overwhelming, with Shields and Bilinda Butcher's guitars and voices blending into each other until they become a distant orchestra, the rhythm section striding in majestic lockstep, and occasional bursts of dance rhythms (as on the single "Soon") buoying the live instruments' warp and drift. Furiously loud but seductive rather than aggressive, the album flows like a lava stream from one track into another, subsuming everything in the mix into its blissful roar, and pulsing like a lover's body. --Douglas Wolk
Customer Reviews:
Awesome.......2007-07-18
I've been searching for something unique and refreshing to listen to for quite some time and stumbled upon this album while fumbling about in someone's list of favorites. I haven't stopped listening to it since I recieved from Amazon about a week ago. My Bloody Valentine weave a kind of rigid beauty like what I would envision as the sound of an uncut gemstone. This albums laced with angelic melodies atop bending, twirling guitar breaths. It's amazing. I give it five stars and don't see myself getting over this for quite sometime. Thankyou.
masterpiece? really?.......2007-07-14
I must admit I am surprised with this album. I have had it for about a week now. I tried it out because I had been trying to get into new music and I have heard it said that this piece was an inspiration for Smashing Pumpkins. Even that SP ripped it off. Having listened to it I am surprised. I am surprised how much supposed money, though, and effort went into it. I don't doubt that it was groundbreaking and influential, it is just that, for all that went into it and the high regard people have for it, a good deal of the tracks sound like me and my friends goofing around with power chords in my basement with the volume too high. I do like most of it. some of the songs are a tad too long for all the repetitive riffs and simple structure of the songs. Some of them seem to drone on and on when they would sound fine being 3 or 4 minutes instead of 6. I can see the comparisons to SP because one or two of the tracks sound like Siamese Dream B-sides.
Having that off my chest, I still recommend this album. Especially for fans of The Smashing Pumpkins early work (Gish, Siamese Dream) or If you have heard and like Hum.
Through the wall.......2007-07-14
I haven't listened to this cd in probably 10 years. Finding it in buried in my collection, I ripped the tracks and I must say...it is like hearing it for the first time. What's amazing is how utterly timeless it feels. I've listened to it multiple times since, mesmerized at its complexity, the spectral quality of the vocal integration (truly, it sounds like an instrumental album where ghosts have been found to appear). This classic album would be served well with a remastered edition.
Just extraordinary in every sense of the word........2007-07-05
Still the greatest shoegazer album ever made (and arguably the first), "Loveless" is one of those rare albums that must be listened to dozens of times in order to be thoroughly appreciated, and once that happens, one can listen to "Loveless" countless times without growing tired of it. My Bloody Valentine's previous album, "Isn't Anything," perhaps hinted at brilliance, but it's not in the same league as "Loveless" which remains one of my top ten favorite rock albums.
With the swirling feedback sonic-drenched guitars, and the minimilist haunting vocals (Bilinda Butcher and Kevin Shields), "Loveless" sounds like nothing else before or since. No fewer than six songs completely blow me away: "Only Shallow," "Loomer," "When You Sleep," "Come in Alone," "Sometimes" (sung so beautifully by Kevin), and then, after somewhat of a lull, the incredibly gorgeous finale "Soon." For me, so many emotions emerge during what feels more like a profound journey than a mere listening experience.
My question is how could Kevin Shields and his bandmates put out something so unique and wonderful and then never release another album again? I don't know if they would have ever reached these heights again, but they certainly could have tried. Fortunately MBV inspired many other bands, some who carried on the shoegazer mantle quite well. Right now, for instance, I've been listening alot to Voyager One and Bethany Curve, both who owe MBV big-time.
I think I would stand on line all night in the rain to see a reunited MBV perform "Loveless" live. I'm not sure I could say that about any other band and album.
P.S. - Above, I mentioned that this album was one of my top ten favorite rock albums. Here they are (in no particular order):
Loveless
Stone Roses - self titled album
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Disintegration - The Cure
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
Born to Run - Springsteen
Who's Next - The Who
Beggar's Banquet - The Rolling Stones
To Our Children's Children's Children - The Moody Blues
Joshua Tree - U2
To my fellow shoegazer fans, may I recommend:
Ferment - Catherine Wheel
Nowhere - Ride
Monster Zero - Voyager One
Gold - Bethany Curve
The best album ever?.......2007-04-29
Is this the best album ever made?
I'm not sure about that... but i am sure that its up there with the likes of The Stone Roses, Pet Sounds and White Album.
It is without doubt my fave record ever... even beating The Stone Roses debut album. Whats more i still have my Loveless tour t-shirt :-)
Why Kevin Shields and Belinda Butcher never released a follow-up is a complete mystery to me. It may still happen though...
Personal fave of mine on the album is Only Shallow.
If you like this album you will love "You made me realise"... a fantastic tune.
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- A real gem from Patty
- Mountain high
- IPUTONANEWCOAT-KingsportTN
- Bluegrass Soul
- Patty at her best
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Mountain Soul
Patty Loveless
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00005KG65
Release Date: 2001-06-26 |
Tracks:
- The Boys Are Back In Town
- The Richest Fool Alive
- Daniel Prayed
- Someone I Used To Know
- Out Of Control Raging Fire
- Rise Up Lazarus
- Cheap Whiskey
- Pretty Little Miss
- I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)
- Sorrowful Angels
- Soul Of Constant Sorrow
- You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
- Two Coats
- Sounds Of Loneliness
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Pikeville, Kentucky, native Patty Loveless has occasionally acknowledged her mountain-music roots on her frequently excellent albums of mainstream country. Hear, for instance, the pained, stoic version of Carter Stanley's "I'll Never Grow Tired of You" on Loveless's 1988 breakthrough, Honky Tonk Angel. Like too few of her 21st-century post-hillbilly peers could do, the singer makes Mountain Soul--an all-acoustic sampling of classics and a handful of new songs--far more than a nod to the style. Loveless's clear voice and sensitivity to narrative lyrics have made ballads her most fertile ground, and here she turns in as consistently affecting a disc as she's ever made. Whether offering a remake of Reno & Smiley's "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)," hard-country-influenced duets with Travis Tritt and Jon Randall ("Out of Control Raging Fire" and "Someone I Used to Know," respectively), or a rewritten "Soul of Constant Sorrow," she channels emotion in a straightforward way that could serve as a master class for many current vocalists. Even while celebrating a sound rooted in another time, though, Loveless takes an artistic chance or two: Darrell Scott's long, downbeat story song "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" isn't the record's best cut, but it's one of its most intriguing. --Rickey Wright
Customer Reviews:
A real gem from Patty.......2007-06-30
The first two cuts on the album didn't move me too much (not that they were bad), but I really started to listen hard later in the album. Patty has THE voice for this kind of music. I almost got the feeling you could close your eyes and go back to the 1950's and you'd hear exactly this same sound and the same instruments. That song about Harlan, KY has a real haunting quality about it, and for me it's definitely one of my favorites. I had bought the album some time ago, listened to it and put it up, but I'm definitely enjoying it more the second time around.
Mountain high.......2007-05-14
In today's country music climate, it's a brave soul who issues a true-blue traditional Bluegrass and Gospel album. Patty Loveless dares and wins, triumphantly. This, her eleventh album, failed to get much airplay when released in 2001 (because it was so out of the mainstream) but was a moderate success anyway, and has maintained a steady following since. Quite simply, you'll love this album if it happens to be your 'kind of thing'. Listen to the samples and you'll know if it is or not. Come to think of it, given that used copies are now so cheap, why not give it a try even if you're not sure if it is your kind of thing? It might grow on you.
IPUTONANEWCOAT-KingsportTN.......2007-03-08
The service was great-the music was much better than I expected. The CD was ordered for one song, "Old Coat" but every song on the CD was enjoyable.
Bluegrass Soul.......2007-01-10
Patty has created a truly wonderful work in bluegrass style that is in my mind her true calling. Country may be more marketable so if she never does another bluegrass album I'll simply thank her for this one and wish her the best.
Patty at her best.......2006-11-29
When you do what you love it shows. I bought this before I went on a road trip through the Smokies (like how no trip through the Rockies can be done w/o a John Denver CD). I was pleasantly suprised and enjoyed it immensely. Patty's voice was made for this type of music.
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- The Goddess Sings!
- WHEN THEY SAY COUNTRY MUSIC, THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!!
- PATTY ...A REAL ARTIST...NOT A PHONY!!
- A Great Collection of Songs
- Contemporary country album of high quality
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When Fallen Angels Fly
Patty Loveless
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ASIN: B000002A3E
Release Date: 1994-08-23 |
Tracks:
- A Handful Of Dust
- Halfway Down
- When The Fallen Angels Fly
- You Don't Even Know Who I Am
- Feelin' Good About Feelin' Bad
- Here I Am
- I Try To Think About Elvis
- Ships
- Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)
- Over My Shoulder
Customer Reviews:
The Goddess Sings!.......2007-01-11
She must be a Goddess! At the very least--a "Fallen Angel." How could a mere human voice produce such longing and beauty!
The timeless intensity of "Over My Shoulder" is, by itself, well worth the price of the CD.
Enjoy this testament to the fragility and the stubborn pride of the divinely human heart.
WHEN THEY SAY COUNTRY MUSIC, THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!!.......2005-09-27
This is one of the greatest "masterpieces" I have ever heard in my life! The songs are perfect, not overdone, not oversung and truly cut to the heart!! My favorite is "Here I Am" but I also love "You Don't Even Know Who I Am", "Ships", "Over My Shoulder", "Elvis", "Halfway Down", "Handful of Dust" and the title track. Shoot, they're all fantastic!! I could listen to this over and over and over and over and never tire!! Can you tell I love this CD???? Patty Loveless is unbeatable and is not given enough credit for being an "evergreen" in country music.
PATTY ...A REAL ARTIST...NOT A PHONY!!.......2005-05-16
This was the CMA's album of the year!! With good reason; no filler here at all! One thing about Loveless is that she's consistent but she continues to top herself without selling or compromising who she is to "do what sells". Patty is also aware of the need for maintaining her roots and not pretending to be someone she is not. And she doesn't oversell the songs. She's just pure and clean without resorting to vocal gimmickry like (Reba, Hill, McBride, Twain). Patty is vastly underrated as a singer and performer because she is no phony. She's the real thing......and unfortunately, the real thing gets overlooked amid all the glitz, glamour and artificiality of the ones I just mentioned above. "When Fallen Angels Fly" is a true masterpiece...but then Patty Loveless is a true artist!!
A Great Collection of Songs.......2004-07-09
For most of my life, I haven't really been into country. My parents both listened to it a little bit, but I never gave it much interest. That is, until last summer when my best friend lent me this CD (and a few others) for a family vacation. I was pretty jaded and didn't think I would even listen to it... but somewhere during the 7-hour drive, I popped in this CD and gave it a listen. I couldn't have been more surprised about how much I fell in love with it. Patty has an AMAZING voice packed with strong emotion, maturity, and pure class. She has no problem delivering anything she sings and always puts her distinct stamp on a song. She's like no other. Every song on this album is wonderful and believable. My favorite tracks are "A Handful of Dust", "When the Fallen Angels Fly", "You Don't Even Know Who I Am", and "Here I Am"
This lady truly is a one of a kind and deserves all the sucess she has gotten over the span of her career. She has finally opened my eyes to real, authentic country music. It's no wonder she has been around so long.
Contemporary country album of high quality.......2004-05-29
Patty has recorded many excellent albums and this one is well up to her usual standard. It includes three major country hits and seven other wonderful songs. The three hits are You don't even know who I am (about a woman who leaves a man who doesn't understand her), Here I am (about a woman's desire for a particular man) and I try to think about Elvis (an up-tempo song about a woman trying to get over a broken relationship).
Elsewhere, there are plenty of fine songs beginning with Handful of dust, a mid-tempo song with a similar idea to the old sixties pop song, A hundred pounds of clay. Halfway down (another mid-tempo song), When fallen angels fly (an excellent ballad about a happy relationship) and Feeling good about feeling bad (about successfully getting over a broken relationship) are among the other great songs here.
This is Patty at her peak and should satisfy all her fans. While this is a contemporary album, it should appeal to all but the most die-hard traditional fans.
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Bluegrass Today { Various Artists }
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Release Date: 2003-06-24 |
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- Hey Joe - Jerry Douglas
- Calling My Children Home - Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers
Customer Reviews:
Great Song Collection.......2004-08-14
This album has many great artists, new and old to bluegrass music. These are all great songs, NOT like some collections that you might buy for one or two songs, the rest being songs you don't like or skip through. I listen to BLUEGRASS TODAY over and over again, at work, in the car, at home. I am very pleased ! I love it!
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- Love Loveless
- Classics All the Way
- NOW THIS IS REAL COUNTRY!!
- A FLAWLESS CD
- Very Good Compilation
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Classics
Patty Loveless
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00000ICMN
Release Date: 1999-03-23 |
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- Can't Get Enough
- You Can Feel Bad
- Lonely Too Long
- I Just Wanna Be Loved By You
- You Don't Even Know Who I Am
- Here I Am
- You Don't Seem To Miss Me - (with George Jones)
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Other country divas may be younger, sexier, and flashier, yet when it comes to sheer intensity, soulfulness, and powerful yet subtle vocal brilliance, Kentucky-born Patty Loveless towers above the rest. The proof is this gemlike 12-song collection that reprises the commercial highlights of what has thus far proven to be Loveless's vintage years: her four-album, seven-year stint with Epic under the direction of husband Emory Gordy Jr. Three newer tunes round out this "hits" collection, including "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man," a pleasant duet with Vince Gill originally found on Gill's The Key. However, these new tracks sound like mere outtakes when sandwiched between so many powerhouse No. 1 singles. Taken in the context of Nashville's current drift toward trivializing and even dumbing down mainstream country's traditional strengths and values, Loveless's performances on Classics sound more like some fiery brand of musical salvation than mere artistic brilliance. --Bob Allen
Customer Reviews:
Love Loveless.......2007-07-09
This CD is great intro to Patty Loveless. The songs have good music and good lyrics. Patty sings them with a very clear and expressive voice. She can do uptempo fun stuff and her ballads are nowhere near boring, they have impact. Good songs:
Can't Get Enough - choppy with energy
You Can Feel Bad
Lonely Too Long - slow song about guy and woman who had relations just cuz they were lonely so long, is that a cause for shame?
Just Wanna Be Loved by You
You Don't Even Know Who I Am - marriage failed where neither party communicated with or engaged the other.
Blame It On Your Heart - awesome, fun, uptempo tune. If only more country were like this.
I Try to Think About Elvis - another fun uptempo number. Great witty lyrics.
This belongs in any collection of female country singers.
Classics All the Way.......2007-04-17
Patty Loveless' 'Classics' is a great album. My favorite song is 'Blame it on Your Heart'-fun melody, snappy lyrics, excellent performance.
NOW THIS IS REAL COUNTRY!! .......2005-09-30
Pop divas like Faith Hill, Martina McBride and Reba aren't fit to wipe Patty Loveless' shoes. Whether she's doing bluegrass or country like this Patty is the absolute best!!! She has never compromised to do what sells like a certain redhead in country music we all know. Patty is the real deal and this CD will give you a great example of why she is just that....real country!!
A FLAWLESS CD.......2004-12-31
Patty Loveless's work in the 80s and 90s was exceptional (It is a shame that she shifted to bluegrass (Maybe because she can't get any airplay on country stations? Which favors stuff like Faith Hill, who can't even carry Patty's microphone.).As for this CD, it is exceptional, you cannot get much better on a single disk than this (Maybe Toby Keith's Greatest Hits 2?). Songs like "I Think About Elvis", "Lonely Too Long", "Blame It On Your Heart". "Here I Am", and "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye?" (A real heartwrenching song, and this is from an alpha male), are country classics. And the rest of the CD does not have a weak song either. Patty Loveless blows away just about any other female country singer since Patsy Cline with the exception of Sherrie Austin (Another singer who cannot get airplay). There is beauty, humor, sadness, and most of all INTELLIGENCE in her music. Patty is country for people who love intelligent, well thought out, and original lyrics. I would highly recommend getting this CD, then go out an get her "Greatest Hits" CD for material such as "Timber" and "Chains" (That CD also gets 5 stars, but is a little weaker). Simply put this is a flawless CD.
Very Good Compilation.......2004-03-26
Patty Loveless is perhaps one of the last true country female singers. Before the pop-oriented divas such as Faith Hill and Martina McBride hit the scene and stole the thunder from real country music, Patty Loveless was on the verge of becoming the female country star. She is a star in her own right, by all means, and this collection does her catalog justice. It's an enjoyable compilation with touching ballads and catchy upbeat country songs both. The duets with Vince Gill and George Jones work perfectly. Well worth the money if you want some solid country music performed by a female with a true country voice.
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16 Biggest Hits
Patty Loveless
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000N69PAM
Release Date: 2007-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Timber, I'm Falling In Love
- Chains
- Blame It On Your Heart
- You Will
- How Can I Help You Say Goodbye
- I Try To Think About Elvis
- Here I Am
- You Don't Even Know Who I Am
- Halfway Down
- You Can Feel Bad
- A Thousand Times A Day
- Lonely Too Long
- She Drew A Broken Heart
- You Don't Seem To Miss Me (George Jones with Patty Loveless)
- That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In
- Lovin' All Night
Customer Reviews:
Patty's 16 biggest hits.......2007-03-06
This is album which features 16 of Patty's biggest hits is an album for new Patty Loveless fans
1. Timber, I'm Falling In Love (from Honky Tonk Angel)
2. Chains (from Honky Tonk Angel)
3. Blame It On Your Heart (from Only What I Feel)
4. You Will (from Only What I Feel)
5. How Can I Help You Say Goodbye (from Only What I Feel)
6. I Try To Think About Elvis (from When Fallen Angels Fly)
7. Here I Am (from When Fallen Angels Fly)
8. You Don't Even Know Who I Am (from When Fallen Angels Fly)
9. Halfway Down (from When Fallen Angels Fly)
10. You Can Feel Bad (from The Trouble with the Truth)
11. A Thousand Times A Day (from The Trouble with the Truth)
12. Lonely Too Long (from The Trouble with the Truth)
13. She Drew A Broken Heart (from The Trouble with the Truth)
14. You Don't Seem To Miss Me (from Long Stretch of Lonesome)
15. That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In (from Strong Heart)
16. Lovin' All Night (from On Your Way Home)
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- Last album for MCA
- PATTY AT HER BEST!
- Loveless' MCA Peak
- Lots of Hits Here
- Loveless, Clear and Strong
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Up Against My Heart
Patty Loveless
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
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ASIN: B000002OHA
Release Date: 1991-09-03 |
Tracks:
- Jealous Bone
- Nobody Loves You Like I Do
- I Already Miss You (Like You're Already Gone)
- Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way)
- If You Don't Want Me
- I Came Straight To You
- If It's The Last Thing I Do
- Can't Stop Myself From Loving You
- Waitin' For The Phone To Ring
- God Will
Customer Reviews:
Last album for MCA.......2004-04-25
This album opens with the brilliant rocker, Jealous bone. There several wonderful ballads including such quality offerings as Nobody loves you like I do, I already miss you like you're gone, If you didn't want me, If it's the last thing I do and Can't stop myself from loving you.
As ever, Patty is supported by some of the best musicians and backing singers. Vince Gill has often provided backing vocals, but more surprising is the appearance of Dolly Parton on the mid-tempo song, Waiting for the phone to ring, and Lyle Lovett on a cover of his own song, God will.
Two excellent mid-tempo songs (Hurt me bad in a real good way, I came straight to you) complete a classic but frequently overlooked album.
As this was Patty's last MCA album, it may not have received the promotional effort that it would have had if she had stayed with the label, but no committed Patty fan should overlook it.
PATTY AT HER BEST!.......2003-12-03
Thank God Sony saw what MCA never could...that Patty Loveless is a force to be reckoned with! This, the last of her MCA output is evidence of that!
This CD is Patty at her best. She particularly stands out on "Up Against My Heart", "Hurt Me Bad" and gives the chill bumps a work out with "Can't Stop Myself From Loving You" which, if MCA had promoted properly could have been a #1 single, instead of promoting all that drivel they call 'country'. This is not drivel..this is true country and you can bet your money on it! Patty Loveless never disappoints and this is one of her most underrated CDs!!
Loveless' MCA Peak.......2002-09-02
Patty Loveless' best album with MCA also marked her swan song for the label. Though the album spawned the rockers 'Jealous Bone' and 'Hurt Me Bad(In A Real Good Way)', it remains one of her least commercially successful records, despite maintaining and surpassing the quality of her previous albums. 'Can't Stop Myself From Loving You', in which Loveless sounds like she's inhabited by Patsy Cline, is itself alone worth the price of admission. Her deep-rooted mountain soprano remains one of the great instruments of modern country, and those who discovered Loveless after she started hitting big with her Sony albums would be doing themselves a huge disservice by not checking out was is inarguably the most underrated album in her deep catalog.
Lots of Hits Here.......2002-03-21
Loveless 5th MCA release finds her in hit territory once again. Kostas' John Fogerty-inspired intro riff of "Jealous Bone" established new rock territory for Loveless and became her first hit from this effort. Since she was a rock vocalist for many years, it's a perfect fit here and "Jealous Bone" stretched the boundaries of modern-day country music. The retreating, countrypolitan "Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way)" was a big hit which further solidified Loveless as a superstar. Perhaps the best moment from this CD is her version of Lyle Lovett's "God Will," which comes awful close to his wry, cynical original version. Loveless compromises her bluegrass roots on this effort, nearly abandoning the stark, gritty instrumentation of her earlier efforts in favor of stringed arrangements on some songs. The result was increased CD sales, making MCA happy, but the tentative feel of "Up Against My Heart" leaves the listener wondering if Loveless was happy.
Loveless, Clear and Strong.......2000-10-12
I was knocked over by the WOMEN OF COUNTRY television special a few years ago, and among the moments that blew me away (other than Tammy Wynette's striding onto the stage during the entire all-star group's rendition of Chapin Carpenter's "Everything We Got, We Got the Hard Way") was Patty Loveless' singing the heart-tugging lyrics "I woulda never found you, if he had wanted to stay -- oh he hurt me bad, in a real good way!" Man, what a lady. I bought this album and others of Loveless' shortly thereafter, to my great pleasure.
She knows how to pick tunes with fascinating lyrics. "Timber, I'm Fallin' in Love" (on another album) is also a personal favorite that shows both her humor and her willingness to sing songs of personal vulnerability. A strong, clear female voice, and deserving of all the attention she may get, I prefer her sincerity to the flashier stylists currently on the scene. I liked her fine as a brunette, but I understand the marketing pressure, and what she does with her hair is truly unimportant to this fan.
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- Blugrass and White Snow
- A great find or Christmas!
- Delightful Bluegrass Christmas Music
- Our new favorite
- Thank God for Patty's "Soul"
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Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas
Patty Loveless
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00006NSYT
Release Date: 2002-10-29 |
Tracks:
- Away In A Manger
- Silent Night
- Joy To The World Duet with Jon Randall
- Carol Of The Bells
- The First Noel
- Little Drummer Boy Duet with Rebecca Lynn Howard
- Silver Bells
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Christmas Time's A Comin'
- Santa Train
- Christmas Day At My House
- Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem
- Bluegrass, White Snow
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O Santa, where art thou? Patty Loveless's big voice almost upstages such stately hymns here as "Away in a Manager" and "Silent Night." That said, this is one of 2002's most satisfying Christmas albums regardless of genre. Rich with harmony vocals and deft acoustic instrumentation, the CD shines bright with unexpected arrangements ("Little Drummer Boy" sounds like an old-time country tune transplanted to Ireland), while words cannot describe the simply beautiful sounds of "Carol of the Bells" and "Silver Bells," rendered with fiddles, Dobro, strumming guitars, and spirited singing. Spread the joy and buy a couple extra for the in-laws and neighbors. --Martin Keller
Customer Reviews:
Blugrass and White Snow.......2007-02-06
Patty Lovelace is one of my favorites. I expected more original material instead of just the title song of the CD. I liked it all just the same.
A great find or Christmas!.......2007-01-27
This cd is great...I enjoyed the music! It would be a great gift for anyone to listen to. It was a great joy for Christmas. The delivery of this cd was extremely excellent! I recieved it within 3 days!!!! I was amazed! Thanks Amazon! Lori
Delightful Bluegrass Christmas Music.......2007-01-18
Patty Loveless' voice and style makes this CD a wonderful addition to anyone's Christmas collection. Patty has an emotional quality to her voice that really makes you feel any of her songs. I am very pleased with this purchase!
Our new favorite.......2007-01-10
This Christmas album has taken over the top spot in our case of nearly 50 Christmas CD's. In true bluegrass form Patty shares the vocals and even sings harmony on "Little Drummer Boy". Her dedication to her art is beyond ego gratification and the music shines.
Thank God for Patty's "Soul".......2006-12-16
This CD is one of my favorites of any genre; I bought it the day it was released. Most of the songs are traditional, but the stand-outs definitely include the 3 penned by Patty and husband/producer Emory Gordy, Jr.: Santa Train, Christmas Day At My House, and the title track. The background vocals by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and others add mountain authenticity to this collection, which is nothing like the typical commercial/Nashville standard fare. The haunting beauty of the instrumentation and arrangement, not to mention Patty's voice (once described by her as sore-throat)set this apart from any competition.
This music is evocative of the Christmases of her youth, an obvious inspiration for her songwriting. Thank God for the revival of the acoustic/traditional sound first present on her "Mountain Soul" CD. I heard Patty say this is very different from the Christmas record she would have made a few years earlier. This is, in my opinion, the best country Christmas CD ever made, and it represents her uniqueness, her gift, her soul. I couldn't recommend it any higher.
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- This Album is Too Short!
- The album that really got her career going
- What a voice!
- This Honky Tonk Angel doesn't forget her country roots
- Hit-Packed Effort
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Honky Tonk Angel
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ASIN: B000002PI5
Release Date: 2003-01-28 |
Tracks:
- Blue Side Of Town
- I Won't Gamble With Your Love
- Go On
- If You Think
- Chains
- Don't Toss Us Away
- The Lonely Side Of Love
- I'll Never Grow Tired Of You
- Timber I'm Falling In Love
- I'm On Your Side
Customer Reviews:
This Album is Too Short!.......2007-03-03
Here is a great debut album by one of the top 5 Women of Country Music; my only complaint is that it's too short! This album introduced a "traditional" female voice to country music in a time when most of the Country Music ladies were imitating the squalling of Crystal Gayle or the overhyped Roseanne Cash. Patty seemed to covertly add the heart and soul of Kentucky with modern (yet genuine) country music....and surprise, surprise, it was a hit. And, while Patty did occasionally veer off the "traditional" path now and again, she always came back to her roots. This CD contains 10 fine songs, including the popular "Timber, I'm Falling in Love", and "Dont Toss us Away". However, her finest are "I Wont Gamble with Your Love" and "I'll Never Grow Tired of You". Highly recommended. A+
The album that really got her career going.......2004-02-18
I became a fan of Patty's from her very first album, but it was this (third) album that established her as a serious contender in country music. The album is filled with excellent songs, demonstrating Patty's ability to sing ballads and up-tempo songs equally effectively. Already revered in the music business on the strength of her first two albums, Patty was able to secure the services of Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell and bluegrass singer Claire Lynch as backing vocalists on this album, with Vince appearing on five tracks. The overall style is typical of the late eighties - more country sounding that Patty's recordings of the mid-nineties but more pop sounding than Mountain soul.
The album yielded several country hits including Chains, Don't toss us away and Timber I'm fall falling in love. Blue side of town opens the album in great style. Although the title may suggest a sad ballad, it is in fact an up-tempo song about solving problems by have a few drinks. Next comes another upbeat song, I won't gamble with your love, followed by a couple of excellent ballads, Go on and If you think. The remainder of the album is made up of the big hits plus several more wonderful songs.
If you enjoy country music of the late eighties, you should enjoy this album.
What a voice!.......2004-01-06
Patty Loveless have a sensual voice like no other. And when she sings with Vince Gill on "Timber, I'm Falling in Love", it is sensational!
This Honky Tonk Angel doesn't forget her country roots.......2003-06-01
At times throughout the years, I have had brief flirtations with modern-day country music, and on these infrequent occasions I have been drawn to those singers who have a discernible trace of old-school country in them. Patty Loveless is one such artist, a female vocalist with the twang and the bluegrass type of sound my nascent country tastes require. Sure, you've got your electric guitar and drums here too, but the good old fiddle and mandolin make their presence known quite strongly in a number of tracks. I have another connection of sorts with Patty Loveless; while I have never met her, she was at one time a waitress in my home town. I think I discovered her when she performed Timber I'm Falling in Love on Hee Haw, and that song is one of those catchy, upbeat songs that stay in your head for quite awhile. Chains was another hit song of the same ilk, and I Won't Gamble With Your Love makes a strong play for best song on the album. Of course, any country singer has to do a few moaning songs about the sadder things in life, and Loveless proves herself more than capable of singing slow, melancholy ballads full of real feeling. Blue Side of Town and The Lonely Side of Love are nice tracks, but If You Think, Don't Toss Us Away, and I'm On Your Side really distinguish themselves as maudlin ballads of great merit. Many country fans might be interested in knowing that Vince Gill, before he was a superstar, lent strong backup vocals to five of the songs on this album. I haven't followed country music or Patty Loveless at all in the years since this album was released in 1988, but Honky Tonk Angel certainly stands as one of the more impressive female country albums released during the late 1980s.
Hit-Packed Effort.......2002-03-20
Probably the most complete country music package of her day, combining shy, Kentucky innocence with a stinging tenor, Patty Loveless' third MCA effort finally wrangled the immense commercial success predicted for her, and the hits here, Kostas' Buddy Holly-flavored "Timber, I'm Falling In Love," "Don't Toss Us Away," and "Chains" established her as a bona fide country music star. There are also several gems which weren't released as singles: "Blue Side of Town" (performed on the David Letterman show,) and Kevin Welch's masterful "I Won't Gamble With Your Love." Loveless sticks to her guns and delivered 2 Top Ten hits, her first #1, and a garnered a boatload of fans eager to hear more.
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