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This Week's Hot CD: Loretta Lynn's
'Van Lear Rose'
Seatlepi.com
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
The young guns of Nashville dominate today's country
music charts, leaving many country legends on the
sidelines. Teaming up with Jack White of the White
Stripes, beloved, 68-year-old country singer Loretta
Lynn has crafted a stirring, heartfelt record that takes
her music in a new direction.
It combines her earthy, Kentucky-bred country with
acoustic blues and soulful rock. Forty years her junior,
the Grammy-winning, roots music-loving Detroit rocker
and producer was a kindred spirit in her quest to keep
her music real.
"Van Lear Rose" is the 71st album in Lynn's prolific,
44-year career. Lynn wrote all the songs, many of them
biographical. Each was recorded in one take, and the
results are stunning.
The song "Portland, Oregon" recounts a cheerful round of
drinks while on the road. "Miss Being Mrs." is a tender
ode to her late husband, "Doo." And "High on a Mountain
Top" is a joyous reflection on her childhood. (Gene
Stout)
GRADE: A-
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