Title: Ugly
Product review: I've listened to this album many times over the years since it was released, trying to find a 'reason to believe.' Except for a moment hear and there when Harris can actually be heard, I'm afraid my original impression remains: a horrible mess by a great singer. And virtually all of the blame can be attributed to the producer, Daniel Lanois. He has covered Harris' slender voice with layer upon layer of electronic garbage, so much so that it's hard to tell if the songs are better than they sound (certainly his own compositions are pretty pathetic compared to some that Harris has written). One could hope that this was just an abberation by Lanois, but his work with Neil Young and others is just as bad. Kudos to Harris for being adventurous, but I'm glad she moved on. If not for the fact that it's Emmylou Harris, one star.
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