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Don't know how I missed this one. Since it's not about steel players, I'm moving it to the Music section of the Forum.

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<img align=left src="http://picturehost.net/b0b/ManzBob2.jpg" border="0"><small>               Bobby Lee</small>
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I'm going to post the same reply I posted on another thread on this subject. So I guess I'm quoting myself.

"I have been reading what everyone has posted on Loretta Lynn's new album, but I didn't want to comment until I heard the whole CD.
So last night(Sat) after the gig I went a bought it. All I can say is the album is a 1000 times more country than anything on country radio. Loretta Lynn sings country, writes country, and is country on the whole CD.
Loretta wrote every song on it and these may be some of her best ever. The album has the same vibe as Emmylou's Wrecking Ball album that was produced by Daniel Lanois. Or the Willie album produced by Lanois.
The production is very much based around the lyrics and the vocals. There aren't any hot guitar or steel solos or any fancy pickin'. Just basic rhythm parts and very, raw minimalist steel parts.
IF any of you like country songs about love, cheatin', drinkin', murder, prison, and heartache then this is the one album you should have.
So far it's my favorite album of the year!"

Okay, I'll repeat myself here too.

Didn't catch Loretta on Letterman, but I've now heard three cuts from the CD on the local college radio station. It's alt country, which is mostly young former rockers playing garage rock with an edgy country twist. I play in a rockabilly/alt country band. I love to bring this stuff into rock clubs and play for the young people. Most of them have never had the thrill of hearing an Emmons push/pull honking through a big old Fender tube amp. They are just used to hearing whiney steel mixed by Nashville way in the background and coming through a car radio. They like us raunching it up much better than they would like a slick Nashville group (and it's a good thing, 'cause we ain't).
The new twist with the White Stripes is that they have a real old line country star fronting them. Loretta sounds way better than the Stripes do. There is some pedal steel on some tracks, but I don't think anybody from the Forum is gonna be asking for the tab for any of it. Yeah, it's nothing like Conway and Loretta and Hughey. Maybe it's more entertainment than music (well, except for Loretta). It's not for traditional country fans, it's for young rock fans, and the Stripes seem to be doing pretty well with that crowd. So I say, yeah keep on, and you go, Loretta!

And those are some good songs Loretta wrote.

You go girl!

OH
I guess loretta lynn thought if the big G man. [Garth ] could do it why not me.
How soon we forget.

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I don't think it's quite the same.
Loretta recorded country songs with rock musicians and Garth recorded rock songs with country musicians.