I've liked this woman on record with Neil Young and on stage with Commander Cody, but her solo debut is the worst kind of backup-chick garbage, pure El Lay from its folk-pop production to its Sam Cooke desecration and J.D. Souther capper. Even the jumping Marvin Gaye remake fits the pattern--Angelenos in need of a little mobility always import it from Detroit. C-
>>129471581she cute but the charts in the late 70s were full of similar chick singers like Olivia Newton-John, Carly Simon, Bonnie Tyler, Jane Olivor and more and Larson couldn't stand out from the pack and after the MTV era began she was completely not able to adapt, and then she ended up dying at an early age
>>129471581This tune has EVH on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_W7l6u7hFA
>>129471581That is indeed an awful cover of You Send Me on there.
>>129471705Larson was out of date in 1978. She was making like 1973 with her easy listening country rock slop when disco was ruling the charts. Even James and Carly were adopting disco production on their albums from this period. She missed the boat by about 5 years.
>>129471581She did my favorite version of Trouble, for what it's worth.
>>129471581i like nicolette. christgau was harsh towards her
>>129471752its amazing how instantly recognizable he is.
>>129472393Probably because he never liked that laid-back 70s soft rock sound to begin with. He also excoriated James Taylor for same reason.
>>129471752that song hangs on that post hook way too early and way too long- "sweet sweet sweet"- it comes at 50 seconds for christ sake and then again at 1:25. awful
>>129471874and cf. Olivia Newton-John when she put down her Carpenters records and started listening to Blondie
>>129471581My wife
>>129471581>pure El Lay from its folk-pop productionCuckgau’s least favorite combination of words
the most random shit gets too much hate on /mu/ just because some retarded critic said so
>>129475129is that like the 50s pop haters?>Derf Little Richard kill le doggy in le window
>>129471705She died afaik from abusing prescription drugs.
Larson had seven albums and she quit recording after the 80s. Cuckgau is too harsh on this debut album as she was still inexperienced as a solo artist.
>>129475203substance abuse was the main reason her career never really took off
>>129475211Album #2 also crashed with no survivors, from elevator disco to a shitty Michael McDonald duet and only the Little Feat cover has any sign of life. The rest of her albums are ok to indifferent and none ever top the debut.
>>129475227try album 3 instead. All Dressed Up was better but it was obvious that Larson had shot her bolt by then.
>>129471581she was cute
Gone too soon.
