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Loudon Wainwright III - T Shirt/Final Exam Audio CD

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Loudon Wainwright III Band: Loudon Wainwright III
Title: T Shirt/Final Exam
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Release Date: 2007-05-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Bicentennial 2: Summer's Almost Over 3: Hollywood Hopeful 4: Reciprocity 5: At Both Ends 6: Wine with Dinner 7: Hey Packy 8: California Prison Blues 9: Talking Big Apple '75 10: Prince Hal's Dirge 11: Just Like President Thieu 12: Wine with Dinner (Night Cap) 13: Final Exam 14: Mr. Guilty 15: Pen Pal Blues 16: Golfin' Blues 17: Heckler 18: Natural Disaster 19: Fear with Flying 20: Heaven and Mud 21: Two Song Set 22: Pretty Little Martha 23: Watch Me Rock I'm Over Thirty

Wow. Five stars, huh?
He is one of my absolute favorite songwriters of all time. Okay, listen, I love Loudon Wainwright III. Five stars though? For these two albums? Seriously?

I find it appropriate that these two albums are packaged together because they are easily the least rewarding albums of his entire catalogue. It sounds to me like Loudon was depressed, drinking too much and not writing very good songs throughout this period. There are a few gems within, so any good Loudon fan should own it, but it's certainly not a good starting point for a newbie. T-Shirt is the better of the two. Final Exam has some seriously cringe-inducing moments (such as the title track).

You'd be better off with literally any other album, prior or later. If by some odd chance Loudon ever reads this, listen buddy, you're the best. I just don't get these two at all.


Great start for future LW3 fans


This double CD is an awesome deal and a good way to experience some great music. A great cd to buy if you're just getting started with Loudon Wainwright III.

P. S.
See LWIII if he comes near your city. Great performer and a very nice man. Love me some Loudon.


+++++++
Easy to identify with most of the songs. great music that may just be his life.


About Time!


Final Exam is everything you'd come to expect from an original songwriter with keen insight, a sense or irony, talent and the ability to laugh at himself and take those very faults and exploit them for all they're worth. T Shirt is new to me but I started this search a few years ago looking for FINAL EXAM and was so frustrated Loudon's earlier work was NOT released to CD yet.

I hope he made a few bucks on this album and I hope he makes even more with this rerelease.
Although it didn't get me sober, it such as heck helped both before and after.

Yeah, his kids are talented but check out the original gene pool and take a dip - it's quite refreshing.

I rarely 5 star anything but out of gratitude this one deserves it - I was ready to buy the album, get the software and replace the needle on my turntable for this one. My original copy is DOGGED to death.

I hope I like T Shirt half as much as I like Final Exam - at any price, it's a steal of a deal.


Some Of Loudon Wainwright's Best Work Ever !
If you know Loudon from his 'Dead Skunk' or maybe his more current work you need to buy this. Finally on CD in a nicely packaged 2 CD set. If you owned these on vinyl you need to buy this. If you never heard anything from LW III you should start here. I was unaware of the critical bashing that T Shirt took back in 1976. I bought it back then and I loved it, so who knew. Anyway he is in great form, his band and guests are in great form. Wonderful, wonderful stuff ! (not many artists can rhyme nembutal and alcohol and make it seem natural, LOL).


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