Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl" (2000)
The third entry here featuring Emmylou (her 1975 album "Pieces of the
Sky" was day 336 and the "Trio" album with Dolly Parton and Linda
Ronstadt was day 588). Emmylou had gone from releasing an album
every year or two in the 1980s to a much slower/lower output in
the 90s. Her 1995 album "Wrecking Ball" with regular U2 producer
Daniel Lanois added a little extra atmosphere to her sound and was
critically lauded.
It took her a solid 4-5 years to follow it up with this album, which was
different from her usual releases in that she wrote or co-wrote nearly
every song. It's not like she'd been slacking in the meantime though,
with live albums and collaborations (including a second 'Trio' album) in
the meantime.
The music is nice enough. Kind of a folky alt-country vibe. "Tragedy" has atmospheric looprf beats not dissimilar to "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks. "My Baby Needs a Shephard" has lovely waves of vocal harmonies rising up on its folky arrangements.
I don't really have too much more to say about this one. Perfectly listenable, but not one I'll rush to revisit.
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