Joan Baez - Classics, Vol. 8
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Album Details: Classics, Vol. 8
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1987
- Label:
- A&M Records
- UPC:
- 075021250628
Pro Reviews: Classics, Vol. 8
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Joan Baez was a leading folk artist who released 16 albums for the Vanguard label before signing with AM in 1972. This 1987 best-of compiles the work from AM efforts that marked a stylistic change yet a pretty consistent level of success. Relying on the work of other artists seemed to be more hit and miss during the AM era. In Baez's interpretations of songs like Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" and "Forever Young" and John Lennon's "Imagine," her pitch-perfect tone might strike some as unemotional, but her singing is engrossing nonetheless. Not surprisingly, Baez sounds the best here with the tracks that deviate from weighty issues. "Gracias a la Vida" (sung in Spanish) and the haunting "Di Da" (with Joni Mitchell) have her giving off more charm and emotion than usual. "Children and All That Jazz," from her best-selling 1975 album Diamonds Rust, has a gorgeous, heavily produced '70s L.A. pop/rock style that suited her voice. Unlike many greatest-hit sets, Classics, Vol. 8 also offers strong live performances, including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and the CD closing "Amazing Grace." Classics, Vol. 8 has the strength of a regular release effort and more than captures the time frame and the artist it's spotlighting. - Jason Elias, All Music Guide |
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The most accomplished interpretive folksinger of the 1960s, Joan Baez has influenced nearly every aspect of popular music in a career still going strong after more than 35 years. Baez is possessed of a onceinalifetime soprano, which, since the late '...Full Joan Baez Biography
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