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Title: Pendulum
Review: After "Roses in the Snow" and "Cimmaron" (and "Evangeline" and "Last Date") Emmylou Harris released this rock and roll album; it seems like a concerted attempt to do something new, something apart from her acoustic, country albums. A few of the tracks drag a bit--"Pledging My Love" is kind of dull and "In My Dreams" feels blunted--but everything else is wonderful. "Driving Wheel," "Only Rock and Roll," and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," still surprise me, and "Good News" and "Old Fashion Waltz" are heartbreaking. I even love Donna Summer's "On the Radio." It's great when Emmylou Harris cuts loose. Enough of this gentility! She needs to record another "Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down." This was the first collection where her voice started to fray, possibly from the gusto she put into this remarkable, unbridled record. Sounds great to me...
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