I am a great fan of Emmylou Harris, and while parts of "Wrecking Ball" are great, I think some parts of it are swamped by the sound. He seems to have no sense of when a song thrives in that power space he set ups, and when not. It could be anyone enmeshed in his sound aura. I find that "Wrecking Ball" wears off after awhile, you just get tired of the same very powerful approach over and over -- but I find that I can listen to, oh, Cowgirl's Prayer, year after year.
yours, Peter T.