tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post3747012485239087292..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Lucinda Williams -- WestAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-54109126453648439402008-08-12T02:48:00.000-04:002008-08-12T02:48:00.000-04:00i just read your really nice article on LITTLE EYE...i just read your really nice article on LITTLE EYES on PASTE MAG. i tried to leve a comment there but it didn't work. anyway this my myspace:<BR/>www.myspace.com/ecaskew<BR/>come visit. i have a new CD out. info there. edAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-90968745956451061212008-03-08T16:37:00.000-05:002008-03-08T16:37:00.000-05:00I love the new record - only two songs "Unsuffer m...I love the new record - only two songs "Unsuffer me" and "Rescue" are not to my taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-32831971328928106632007-12-04T11:20:00.000-05:002007-12-04T11:20:00.000-05:00You write with a solid pen, have paid your respect...You write with a solid pen, have paid your respects at Lucinda's concerts, but really - come on - this record is, and I have only been listening an hour or so - sublime. The Guardian (UK) mention a comparison with Dylan's Modern Times - insightful. So, loosen up and, go south. Best, D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-46764651463429319742007-02-08T00:11:00.000-05:002007-02-08T00:11:00.000-05:00interesting read, andy.i haven't really listened t...interesting read, andy.<BR/><BR/>i haven't really listened to "world without tears", but i remember hearing "you took my joy" for the first time about 20 years ago in the palomino in north hollywood. it was a sheer disappointment to hear her doing that kind of a song with such an unforgivingly redundant refrain. that song was the first sign that she was capable of imperfection.<BR/><BR/>still, i look forward to her album and shows. i remember her mom had been in the crowd when i saw her in new orleans at the house of blues about 5 years ago.<BR/><BR/>what an amazing singer she is!<BR/><BR/>i love "sweet old world".<BR/><BR/>-johnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-55563456145334016722007-02-07T19:13:00.000-05:002007-02-07T19:13:00.000-05:00Anon, that's about how it shakes out. I hold Luci...Anon, that's about how it shakes out. I hold Lucinda to a pretty high standard. And she doesn't live up to it this time out. Half the songs are great, slightly less than half are boring, and one is simply dreadful. I'd say that translates to about a C, or if you'd prefer it in 5-star terms, about 2.5 stars. If this were Ashley Simpson, that would be an unqualified triumph. But since it's Lucinda Williams, it's a disappointment.<br /><br />I have the disc because I review albums for a couple magazines and web sites. It's a nice perq. And yes, criticism is what critics have to offer, for better or worse. I don't apologize for that.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-54985069026070251332007-02-07T18:45:00.000-05:002007-02-07T18:45:00.000-05:00So half the songs are great and the album sucks......So half the songs are great and the album sucks... How many artists would kill to have a score like that. But critics need to criticise or what are they? :)<br /><br />What i really wnat to know is how you got your paws on the disc already. That I would die for... and brother-in-law Bill, to pass up the disc because some of the songs are not perfect is masocistic (sp)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-70462700155730746332007-02-07T16:00:00.000-05:002007-02-07T16:00:00.000-05:00In my opinion, Lucinda has always been slightly un...In my opinion, Lucinda has always been slightly uneven, with excellent and great albums followed by less impressive ones. I didn't like Essence, but since it followed Car Wheels, I wasn't surprised. I thought World Without Tears was better, so I guess it's time for a clunker. At least I'm glad to be forewarned so I can save my money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-66019451319748021602007-02-07T14:59:00.000-05:002007-02-07T14:59:00.000-05:00I heard her new song on NPR yesterday. I was ok. r...I heard her new song on NPR yesterday. I was ok. recently i've revisited Essence for the first time sice it came out 5? years ago. Its growing on me. At first, i had a hard time with it, inevitably comparing it to Car Wheels...never a good thing for one's expectations. shes hard not to love nonetheless. the sound, the look, the voice.teddy delleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426177057613980087noreply@blogger.com