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Mad Love
Rock · 1980 · 7 tracks

Mad Love

Linda Ronstadt

A sharp pivot into new wave and power pop. Ronstadt trades canyon sunsets for jagged guitars and nervous, high-energy urban grit.

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It's the record where Linda Ronstadt stops being a folk singer and starts being a rock star with a grudge.

A high-tension blend of romantic obsession and modern, urban anxiety.

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Urgent+4.0σ

Urgent saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Mad Love
3:41
02
Party Girl
3:23
06
Look Out for My Love
3:29
07
Cost of Love
2:42
08
Justine
3:59
09
Girls Talk
3:25
10
Talking in the Dark
2:09
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sharp, staccato guitar opening of the title track that signals a total break from her country-rock past.
The way her voice pushes into a desperate, gritty rasp during the climax of 'Cost of Love'.
The haunting, stripped-back vulnerability of 'Talking in the Dark' where the new wave artifice drops for raw emotion.
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