Red Dirt Girl

Red Dirt Girl was certainly a nice surprise of an album. Apparently from reading the Wikipedia article from this album, this is apparently her first album of hers for the majority of the songs to be written by her rather than covering songs by other songwriters. And surprisingly, it really did pay off as many of the songs here were written very well and were performed just as well. The music was really well done by combining a typical country sound with more pop elements and they really do mesh well together. Emmylou's vocals were also very good, as were David Matthews' vocals in that one song that he appeared in. This was a really good album and a lot better than i was expecting
Best Song: I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now
Worst Song: Bang the Drum Slowly

She has such a haunting voice. Very strong lyricism too. The music isn't exactly my thing but it isn't disruptive either. It suits her voice well.

2.75 solid album, just not for me.

2.58

Like the other Harris album we had, I thought this was just fine. The voice is nice, but I don't care about the songs themselves.

Shocked by how much Stevie Nicks and Emmy Lou Harris sound alike. Really cool album.

A painfully mid album that is in bad need of a remaster. Some nice enough tracks but generally repetitive and forgettable country music radio fodder. 2/5

Really don't get the hate for country music if they can be as good as this.

Too folksy for my taste

Had forgotten about this old favorite. Great album.

Nice. But pretty sure Emmylou has better than this.

Really emotional and interesting, haunting production. Lots of biblical and mythic references. Surprisingly heavy, very authentic Country, and Emmylou Harris voice is iconic.

There is so much production on this and I'm not a huge fan. These songs feel so lifeless. Bang The Drim Slowly into J'ai fait tout is the opposite of a good one two in the middle of the album. One Big Love was the first song I genuinely enjoyed. What a disappointment!

Excellent!!

Just found it to be way too schmaltzy. Like, it wasn't bad but I fail to engage with it on any level? I usually assume that's a me problem with albums and artists at this level of renown...here I don't think so.

Snoozeville

Honestly I like her voice, but I just can't stand Americana. The intricate storytelling is annoying. I'll read a book if I'm looking for exposition. There are way too many christian references for my comfort level. It has its moments of beauty and melody, but more often than not bounces between boring and feeling like it's pandering to a specific demographic that I'm not part of. There are a few instances where it seems to break out of the Americana mold (hearing some trip-hop inspired drum production), but they are too few and still not super interesting to me.

Absolutely not.

The Taylor Swift of the AARP set. Heartbreak lyrics, country/pop. She needs to tour with TS: her record sales would soar.

I don't know much Emmylou Harris, I heard some of the tracks she did with Robert Plant and was never a fan. A legend of folk, the only problem is im not a folk fan!!
Chilled music, nothing stands out and nothing is horrible. Its a very biege album.

Favourite song: Nothing stands out
Least favourite: Nothing was horrific
Album artwork: A little scary