As quoted in Wikipedia:  “Rhapsody ranked the album #16 on its Country’s Best Albums of the Decade list:  ‘Jack White, of the bizarre and bluesy duo the White Stripes, produced this effort to jaw-dropping effect.  Van Lear Rose is a stripped-down effort that isn’t afraid to get dirty – both in its dark subject matter and in its raucous, gritty tones.  And as much as this body of work highlights [Loretta] Lynn’s down-home vocals (which are as strong as ever), it’s White’s production that sends her crashing – literally – into the 21st century.  On paper, these two disparate souls have little in common, but the bold excitement of the music proves the two are a match made in heaven.’” 

(February 2015)