When she was eighteen Rosanne’s Pa gave her a list of 100 essential songs from the history of American music, in a bid to make her see that the pop and rock stuff she was into was not the be all and end all of music. Years later, after the death of the great man, she has refined that list and recorded a delightful country album covering just twelve of them. Aided and abetted by guests Jeff Tweedy, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello, at first glance it sounds like a real “music biz” affair, but what saves it from all that crap is the simple and straightforwardly reverential-but-never-dull way Rosanne and the musicians tackle the songs.
I love it to bits and find myself wondering if she plans to do another album from that list. It also topped off what was an excellent week, musically.
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