Title: Considering the personnel, it's a bit disappointing.
Review: To tell the truth, I bought this disk because of Emmylou Harris. I've been a fan since she backed up Gram Parsons in the '70s. What has always attracted me to her music is the simplicity of her arrangements (e.g. "Satan's Jewel Crown"with only guitar, dobro, and John Starling's backup vocal). As a rule, she lets the song speak for itself. Her gorgeous voice is the perfect vehicle for songs like "Ballad of a Runaway Horse", "Icy Blue Heart", and "Easy From Now On." Sometimes, though, production values tend to weight her music down, as in the album "Bluebird". After two terrific "Trio" disks, I was eager to hear "Western Wall." I was disappointed to hear a disconnected and ponderously-arranged collection that lacked Emmylou's usual soulfulness and sincerity. Emmylou and Linda Ronstadt were both in excellent voice on the disk, but the selection of songs and the wooden arrangements keep it at two stars.
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