Wynonna's new album

[MrMidwest]

Wynonna's new album#1

Posted: 2/3/09 at 9:51am

"Having cemented her status as a country music icon as half of legendary duo the Judds, and with a couple of phenomenal, adventurous solo albums in the early '90s, Wynonna hasn't done much to enhance her legacy of late. In fact, much of her output over the last decade—from uneven, strident studio albums that included dead-serious Foreigner covers and collaborations with the useless John Rich to countless televised live performances punctuated with spoken-word platitudes dedicated to all her "sisterfriends"—has been so affected that it's easy to forget the true extent of her talent. Despite a handful of moments that suggest she's still taking performance cues from drag queens, Sing: Chapter 1, her seventh proper solo album, goes quite a long way toward reversing that trend.

What has always made Wynonna such a vital artist is the way she incorporates her love of vintage R&B, pop, and blues into a deeply traditional take on country music, and Sing lays her influences bare in a way that she's never previously committed to record. If the breadth of those influences keeps the set from being as focused as Patty Loveless's Sleepless Nights, a recent benchmark for covers records, Wy's album is no less a showcase for a remarkable vocal stylist. From the throaty growl she brings to a riotous take on Fats Domino's "I Hear You Knockin'" and the sense of bereavement in her reading of the oft-covered "Ain't No Sunshine" to her languid phrasing on a haunting rendition of Dusty Springfield's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and the unrivaled swagger on "I'm a Woman," Wynonna genuinely challenges herself on these songs and, in doing so, reasserts her place as a premier interpretive singer. There's an uninhibited sense of joy that comes across on the album's best performances: The Andrews Sisters style bounce of the ragtime-y "That's How Rhythm Was Born" and the sultry cautionary tale of "Women, Be Wise" are flat-out revelatory."

http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1645

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

[fflagg]

re: Wynonna's new album#2

Posted: 2/3/09 at 12:33pm

is she out yet?

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[JerseyGirl2]

re: Wynonna's new album#2

Posted: 2/3/09 at 12:34pm

In certain circles, yes.

Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!