Halos & Horns

Dolly Parton | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: July 9, 2002
• Label: Sugar Hill
• Copyright: 2006 Sugar Hill
• Genres: Country/Bluegrass
• ASIN: B000TPTKQG
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dolly's done it again, August 14, 2002

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"gemini_j" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Halos & Horns (Audio CD)

Dolly Parton has had a slew of creative success behind her past few albums, so its no surprise once again she's turned in a commanding performance on HALOS AND HORNS her newest offering. The album opens with the title track, which has excellent harmony vocals. The album has interesting concepts, for one she covers two well known songs: Bread's "If" and Led Zepplin's "Stairway to Heaven". As well two of her own past hits get retreatment, "What a Heartache" and "Shattered Image". The remaining 10 songs are all brand new, and some of her most inspired. "Hello God" recalls 9/11 and offers peace, "These Old Bones" has Dolly role playing, "I'm Gone" is a fun quirky leave-your-man kind of song. The album's first single and video is "Dagger Through the Heart", and Dolly does heartbreak well. Overall HALOS AND HORNS is another winner, so be sure to add it to your collection.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dolly at her best, July 14, 2002

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James (Lavergne, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Halos & Horns (Audio CD)

I must say this album blew me away. I listened to the first track "Halos and Horns" and had to play it again. I did that on every song, and thought I'm never going to get to the end of this album cause it's all so good. I think I played "Hello God" three times. When I finally finished the cd I was amazed at it's depth. It made me laugh on "These Old Bones" and "I'm Gone". I nearly cried on "Hello God" and "Not for Me". I got chills on "Raven Dove" and "Stairway to Heaven," which is a standout as "Shine" was on the awesome Little Sparrow released last year. If this project doesn't award her another grammy I will be shocked. Halos and Horns incorporates the splendor of Hungry Again, Heartsongs, The Grass is Blue and Little Sparrow all into one disc. Dolly's vocals are breathtaking as she soars over the bluegrass, gospel and traditional country numbers with ease. "Dagger Through the Heart" is Dolly at her vocal best. This disc far surpasses Oh Brother Where Art Thou and also tops her last two masterpieces. I've lisened to this cd so much in the last six days, and I love it even more now. This is the best country or bluegrass cd in a long time. I rank it as her best work and that is saying a lot as I have loved her since the early 80's.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, October 12, 2002

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The Pete (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Halos & Horns (Audio CD)

"Haloes and Horns" continues where "Little Sparrow" left off. However, to Parton's credit, she doesn't retread the last CD. There's a bit more production going on here, and the tone is less spare than "Little Sparrow". Also, she successfully experiments with gospel flavors on several tracks, notably "Dear God", which sounds like it might have been written in response to 9/11.

As for the cover of "Stairway to Heaven", when I heard she'd done one I thought she must've flipped her lid. Didn't she learn anything from Madonna doing "American Pie"? Boy, was I wrong! Besides really claiming the song for bluegrass, she alters the lyrics a bit - as if just covering this classic weren't tempting fate enough - and 'makes you wonder' why you ever doubted her ability to make the song her own.

What she holds over from the last CD is her ability to cover the total emotional spectrum, from the depths of sorrow ("Not For Me") to take-this-relationship-and-shove-it bravado ("I'm Gone"). This is especially impressive this time out because Parton writes almost every song on this album and produces it all as well.

She's obviously been riding a creative high for a few years now and pumping out a top notch effort every year. If "Haloes and Horns" is any indication, she shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.