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Loudon Wainwright III - History Audio CD

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Loudon Wainwright III Band: Loudon Wainwright III
Title: History
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Release Date: 1992-11-17
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: People in Love 2: Men 3: Picture 4: When I'm at Your House 5: Doctor 6: Hitting You 7: I'd Rather Be Lonely 8: Between 9: Talking New Bob Dylan 10: So Many Songs 11: 4 X 10 12: Father and a Son 13: Sometimes I Forget 14: Handful of Dust

Words do not suffice
The song was "The Picture. I came across the post-Dead Skunk Wainwright rather late, in 1994. " I was driving down the Bronx River Parkway. It is hard to drive a car on a New York parkway when tears are running down your face. Not cheap tears, but tears that come from the knowledge that time will get us all, some earlier than others. Wainwright is simply one of the best songwriters alive.


sailing on the lonesome sea
All the pain that results from having seen the little mysteries of life and them taken away, the loves that outlive love, the mistakes, regrets, furies and resignations, ironies and laughs all wrapped together, cursed and blessed by human emotion and seared by memory. All the mixed up, sloppy beauty of living and dying wrapped up in the heart of an uncomfortable, aging troubador. .


Just plain excellent--with a twist!
I had heard the "Hitting You" song on my local community sponsored radio station, and was totally taken with it. What can I say? Years ago, I was surprised to discover Loudon and find I LOVE THIS CD. The whole CD is like that, the humorous songs are really funny (yet cool!) and the serious songs touching and moving. Beautiful tunes. One of the last songs, where his father is gone, really moving, moreso now that my father is gone. So I've had this one for yrs, and today, looking for a gift for my friend who lives overseas. This will be the one (of two). Go for this, it's amazing. .


A jewel


Loudon shows off his brilliant sense of humour on the middle aged man's lament "Doctor". "History" is a jewel lost in the vast wasteland of "popular" music, it is Wainwright's crowning achievement, showcasing the multiple facets of his songwriting genius. The painful regrets of that same mature man are beautifully expressed in "Hitting you". The nostalgic childhood memories of sisterly love found in "The Picture" will bring tears from the hardest heart. "Father and Son" eloquently describes a father's struggle with the "teenage vs middle-age war".

These are just a few highlights from this CD which is superb from beginning to end. This CD does indeed merit the title "History". and Loudon has lived up to the "New Bob Dylan" label that was stuck on him all those years ago. Every song on this CD is a winner, give it a listen, you will thank me later.


A great Loudon Wainwright primer
The songs are alternately funny and poignant. I accidentally discovered Loudon on NPR, half-heartedly sought any of CDs for about a year, and, happily, discovered this one at a book sale!! History quickly became one of my favorite CDs. They are catchy and well-written. My favorite is Picture, about a B&W photo of Loudon and his sister coloring outside--it is a beautiful snapshot of siblings, shared history, nostalgia, and loss. Doctor is a hilarious journey with a middle aged man through the rigamarole that accompanies doctor's appointments--my fav line, "it's all in your head and spreading on down to your toes. " I highly recommend this CD to anyone with interest in personal folk music. A lot less angry than Ani DiFranco, but no less biting.


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