Before: Her name makes me think that she's from an older generation. I'll guess the 60's. Also, on a tangential note, there's a great song out there by Amos Lee about his mother called "Loretta". (I'm linking it so you can listen if you wish.)
After: She's got a spunk to her. Very bouncy, staccato, orderly beat. It sounds like she's very confident. Polished.
Is this considered country music? Honky-tonk?
Her voice has demarcated edges. I think of electric spaghetti because spaghetti has definite edges in its pastular form and it's electric because she has so much soul and spirit in her.
That album had a LOT of songs on it, but it went by quickly! Was it because it was pleasurable to listen to? Or the songs were about 2-3 minutes in length each? Not sure. But Loretta Lynn was obviously very talented and must've made a lot of people happy with the way she sang. I'd give it a 7.5/10 because although it's not my style, I can imagine it being a superb album to many people for many reasons.
After reading a biography of her, I must GIVE IT UP to Loretta! Her life sounds fascinating! She was popular in the 60's and 70's (as I guessed) and had tons of success in the business. According to the Spotify biography, Loretta "helped forge the way for strong, independent women in country music". Yeah LL! Also, she married at THIRTEEN and had FOUR KIDS and still had a fruitful musical career travelling around the country and flippin' hits all over the place!
