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Loudon Wainwright III - Career Moves Audio CD

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Loudon Wainwright III Band: Loudon Wainwright III
Title: Career Moves
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Release Date: 1993-09-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Road Ode 2: I'm Alright 3: Five Years Old 4: Your Mother and I 5: Westchester County 6: He Said, She Said 7: Christmas Rap 8: Suddenly It's Christmas 9: Thanksgiving 10: Fine Celtic Name 11: T.S.M.N.W.A. 12: Some Balding Guys 13: Swimming Song 14: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder 15: Happy Birthday Elvis 16: Fabulous Songs 17: Unhappy Anniversary 18: I'd Rather Be Lonely 19: Just Say No 20: April Fool's Day Morn 21: Man Who Couldn't Cry 22: Acid Song 23: Tip That Waitress 24: Career Moves

Career Moves CD live recording
Includes a good sampling of what makes Loudon an entertaining and funny folk-singer. Excellent live recording of some of my favorites including "Tip that Waitress" and "I'd Rather be Lonely".


"Career Moves" by Loudon Wainwright III = brilliant
if you are a loudon fan difinately worth it. this live album gives you a first hand glance at the singer/songwriter/comedian known as loudon wainwright iii the tracks between songs let you see how funny he is.


Wonderfully Sarcastic, tongue in cheek humor
Most of the songs on this album are a dry, sarcastic humor ("I'd Rather be Lonely") or witty "Suddenly it's Christmas". Louden is an excellent songwriter. "Westchester County", which has a sound byte above, is a good example of his singing voice.

A good example of his wit is "Suddenly It's Christmas" . . . seven weeks before the day. When they say season's greetings, they mean just what they say . . . " Or "A Fine Celtic Name" where he sings about the various ways his name has been misspelled. "The Acid Song" is hilarious even if you have never taken acid (or especially if, I guess).


Loudon knows how to do it
Himes is a big musical expert, if he's saying Loud is a bad guitarist and singer. First of all, I don't think Mr. He is a brilliant singer and guitarist, perfectly in tune with his songwriting skills. Second: I don't see how everybody sees him as a merely *funny* guy. I think he's not *funny* (in the classic sorta way) at all; he's more on the sarcastic side, which *is* funny, but at the same time hardweighty painful. Take One Man Guy as an example; you can't say it is a funny song, do ya? It's bitterly sarcastic, I'd say. Anyway, this CD is great. I strongly recommend it.


Nearest thing to being there.
It is almost as good as being part of the audience at The Bottom Line in New York. If you can't get to a Loudon Wainwright concert, you should buy this CD. The quality of the recording makes this live compilation as good as any produced in a studio. Loudon walks with you through his musical history with the older tunes mixed in with his more recent works. When he is joined on stage by some of his regular backing musicians, they perform together like a well oiled machine to give new and lively renditions of some of his classic songs.

This is a must for any serious Loudon Wainwright fan to have in their collection.


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