Lucinda Williams - West

Mine is on order, hope to get it soon.

She has simply one of the truest voices around.

And guaranteed not to be a compressed sounding quagmire.



SJB-II

Yeah, her voice is great - really looking forward to getting a copy.

Peter

Expecting my copy from the US of A any day now. Really looking forward to hearing it. Hope I'm not dissapointed.


jim..............

I received my disc on Saturday. Very good record. And at $11.64 a true bargain. Highly recommended.

Matt

STILL waiting for my disc!!


jim.......

Love her music! Will investigate this latest release. Thanks for the heads-up!

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:
STILL waiting for my disc!!


jim.......

Patience Jim I know you will love it. Mine has hardly been off my system for the last couple of weeks. I got my copy of Ohio from OTR in the post the other day but struggling a little to get into some of it. Will keep trying.

Thanks Ewen

I am back to work tommorow, just my luck!! It should be here any day now. Oh forgot to mention Harry Manx fantastic, one of the best artists I have heard in a long time, really enjoying his music and all thanks to you.

jim...........

Picked a copy up this evening from Fopp on the way home for £10 - what I heard sounded great before king Morpheus dragged me off to the land of nod.

No reflection on the music I hasten to add!

I'll try again tomorrow...

Peter

northpole

What is Fopp? I take it it's a record store?


jim...............

Jim, Fopp is a record store chain that started North of the Border and have now purchased or taken over some of the bankrupt Music Zone stores. Particullary good for selling cd's for £5. Personally I never buy from them as I can always find the disc cheaper elsewhere.

They have recently opened their new anchor store on Tottenham Court Road in London - the classical section has rapidly been taken over by dvd'd etc - a sign of the times I'm afraid.

What attracts me into their store, apart from the fact it's very close to my office, is their vinyl collection - you can't beat flicking through lp's in a record store every once in a while!

Peter

[Fopp]

It gets better with each listen. I really think it is her best.

Ok, i've resisted so far, i'll order a copy.

I have never heard or owned any of this artist but her naim has cropped up several times since xmas...I'm guessing worth a listen?

Any recommendations which album to start with please?

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Originally posted by Voltaire:
I have never heard or owned any of this artist but her naim has cropped up several times since xmas...I'm guessing worth a listen?

Any recommendations which album to start with please?

Car Wheels which is pure Country Rock or the latest West but I love all her stuff. What makes Lu is her lyrics.

West is great and I also like Essence which is an all acoustic album that is well recorded....

Her best work since Car Wheels, killer band,well produced, clean sound.

Finally arrived, seems ages ago I ordered it. Only played twice but I like it and I'm sure it will grow on me even more. Her voice just seems to get better and better. Sublime!


jim..........

I bought this on the strength of hearing What If from this months Uncut cover CD. It hasn't gripped me yet after two plays, but I'm pretty sure it will. It isn't going to the shelf just yet.

On first listen it seems a little more refined than her previous offerings, mind the quality of the musicians on there is pretty top draw.

heard her for the first time a few minutes ago on Pandora: Broken Butterflies (Essence). worth the listen, definitely

Have played "West" a couple more times today and it's growing on me even more.


jim................

Her "Live at the Fillmore" double CD is also very fine. Most of her best songs recorded in the raw. Very clean and "you are there"

My fave album of hers is Essence. Unmissable.