Loretta Lynn: Punk's Revenge
Loretta Lynn
born April 14, 1932
Punk’s Revenge
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As she turns 90, Loretta Lynn’s Van Lear Rose, her comeback at age 70, doesn’t sound a day over 50. And in this 2004 article, Courtney Love goes up against Barbra Streisand… now who’s crying?
America’s Sweetheart, Courtney Love. Virgo, 2004.
Auf Der Maur, Melissa Auf der Maur. Capitol, 2004.
Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn. Interscope, 2004.
…AND IF YOU ARE CURIOUS about how the White Stripes turned garage rock into Top Ten material, you’re going to love what Jack White has done for country legend Loretta Lynn on her new album, Van Lear Rose. Now 70, Loretta Lynn takes a page from the Johnny Cash book of C&W elder statesman: teaming up with a young producer to bypass Nashville’s stale formulas.
These days, it’s almost as dangerous to sneer at punk as it is country and western.
The result is a set of all-original Lynn songs that mint traditional themes with alt-attitude. In “Family Tree,” she takes her kids to visit her husband’s lover for a public rebuke that would make a reality show producer blush... keep reading