Comments on: 100 Greatest Women, #4: Emmylou Harris http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ben Foster http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-1168365 Ben Foster Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:33:17 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-1168365 Emmylou Harris’ voice is not for everyone, but there are many who enjoy it. I think she has a beautiful voice.

]]> By: Sandy Hook http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-1168360 Sandy Hook Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:33:05 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-1168360 I recall seeing Emmylou live in 1979 and thinking she was nothing special, just a very pretty face with a squeaky little voice and a deadpan expression. Saw her again in the 90′s at the Newport Folk Festival with her extraordinary Hot Band. Now THERE was a band. My comment to friends was “Emmylou is no kind of singer, but man, is her band great.” As she’s gotten older, her voice has gotten weaker and her range smaller, such that I’ve come to find her just about unlistenable. I’m sticking to my opinion that without that very pretty face — hell, let’s be honest here, she’s a knock-out — there would not have been a big old career, no how, no way. Just my opinion, of course.

Emmylou Harris’s long-term appeal has always baffled me, but reading your history of her I see that her range and choice of repertoire, and her self-determined image, influenced other female country artists for the better. For that, she deserves not a top ten ranking, but she wins my respect.

]]> By: Mark http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-997655 Mark Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:09:29 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-997655 I understand othes here questioning why Emmylou Harris ranked higher than, say, Tammy Wynette. But I think one needs to be unbiased and forget for a moment about their personal favorites, and look at it from a historical perspective. Emmylou Harris brought with her something with hadn’t previously existed within the confines of country music: namely an artistic vision and a rock and role sensibility which influenced a whole generation of rising stars who succeeded her. Everyone from Rosanne Cash and Alison Krauss to Trisha Yearwood and even Taylor Swift benefitted from Emmylou’s breaking down barriers that dictated how a female country performer was expected to sing, how she should act, what she should wear, etc., as well as making the decision to to perform a song because it’s beautiful or insightful, and not simply because “it will sell”. That is Emmylou Harris’ true legacy.

]]> By: Bernice Holland http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-206218 Bernice Holland Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:08:52 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-206218 Emmylou was great even if she not rant in the top five at least she’s in the top ten not too bad.

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]]> By: Travis http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-204122 Travis Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:11:59 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-204122 she has a haunting voice, as mentioned time over, but aside from a small amount of solo titles, her voice lends overwhelmingly better to harmony work and I would have her FAR higher on the list…… and higher I mean higher numbers, as many leaving comments on all of these wonderful ladies sections are using the terms incorrectly… in a survey of 100 greatest,, the term HIGHER would refer to higher number and lower leaning towards the number 1 spot which, in this case, the top spot… so she should be higher in the ranking

]]> By: Kevin J. Coyne http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-5471 Kevin J. Coyne Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:32:17 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-5471 I think being off of the radio liberated her musically, though. She’s made consistently better albums since radio was no longer a factor, at least compared to her late eighties work.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-5470 Anonymous Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:00:51 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-5470 If I had to choose between Taylor Swift and Emmylou Harris to be played on the radio, there would be no contest. Emmylou Harris is one of the greatest country singers of all time, and she doesn’t get played anymore.
What a shame!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-5469 Anonymous Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:58:21 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-5469 Emmylou Harris had one of the purest voices in country music. This list is pretty close to right.

Real Top Five
1. Lorreta Lynn
2. Tammy Wynette
3. Emmylou Harris
4. Dolly Parton
5. Patty Loveless

]]> By: Pam Underwood http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-5468 Pam Underwood Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:15:50 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-5468 Emmylou is a great artist and deserves to be in the top ten. I had her on my list around #7. But ranked above Patsy Cline? No way!

]]> By: Joe http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/27/100-greatest-women-4-emmylou-harris/#comment-5467 Joe Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:46:04 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=1121#comment-5467 Emmylou is top ten but not top five. She’s done a lot, but in a way overrated in comparison to others who deserve to be higher on the list.

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