Fuck Jack White. Yeah, I said it. Fuck him. This album isn't about him or his production. This album is about country royalty Loretta Lynn coming back into prominence with her most versatile and far-reaching album in years. Loretta still tells the stories that she was known for, of women in trouble and remaining strong, her religious faith, and the importance of family growing up. Years have passed since her last critical success, but her voice is still just as strong, and she's still that small-town girl in a big-city scenario.
Many of her fellow country stars made late albums in their career, but most are celebrated for their sheer arrival (see Mr. Cash). Here, we celebrate not the mere achievement, but the grand one that is a woman still as capable as in her early years. If it takes new production to bring her to a new audience, so be it. I choose to celebrate the influential and inspiring voice that stands on its cover and shines here.
Rating 10/10
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