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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Dead Skunk | |||
| 2. Red Guitar | |||
| 3. East Indian Princess | |||
| 4. Muse Blues | |||
| 5. Hometeam Crowd | |||
| 6. B Side | |||
| 7. Needless To Say | |||
| 8. Smokey Joe's Cafe | |||
| 9. New Paint | |||
| 10. Trilogy (Circa 1967) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Sweet Nothings | |||
| 2. The Lowly Tourist | |||
| 3. Kings And Queens | |||
| 4. Kick In The Head | |||
| 5. Whatever Happened To Us | |||
| 6. Crime Of Passion | |||
| 7. Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder | |||
| 8. On The Rocks (Live) | |||
| 9. Guru (Live) | |||
| 10. Mr. Guilty (Live) | |||
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The name trips off the tongue so easily that it's almost comfortable to forget what Loudon Wainwright III has achieved in a career that began over 40 years ago. He is one of America's truly great singer-songwriters.
A man known for his humour and also for his acting ability. Quite a varied degree of talents all wrapped up in one man. His father, Loudon Wainwright Jr., was a columnist for Life magazine. His sister, Sloan Wainwright is also a singer, while his children - Rufus and Martha - are both established singer/songwriters. Their mother's the late and well respected musician Kate McGarrigle.
The three albums you have here were recorded over a three-year period between 1972 and 1975, and whilst they form the bulk of Wainwright's rockier sounding albums they also represent a period where Wainwright also experienced the very height of his popularity.
Wainwright appeared in three legendary episodes of the long-running US military comedy M*A*S*H, taking on the role of the singing surgeon Captain Calvin Spalding, and has continued acting, appearing in such films as The 40-Year Old Virgin, Big Fish, Knocked Up and The Aviator, and his residency as singer on Jasper Carrot's 1980 series Carrot Confidential went a long way to establishing Wainwright in the UK.
Still recording, acting and entertaining to this day, Wainwright's is one of those rare things, a talent who has endured for over four decades now because of their cult appeal. And as these three records prove, it wasn't just a new generation of Wainwright performers that he's offered to the music world!
Includes three bonus tracks
Detailed sleeve notes by Jerry Ewing
Independent press and radio promotion
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
This little lot for less than nine quid? In terms of value for money it's hard to do much better than that!
If you are a LWIII fan but have never heard these three albums from the early seventies, the first things you'll notice are that his voice sounds a pitch or two higher and all the songs seem very short. This was the young Loudon, still moving through the gears before he settled on his more mature/assured writing style in the eighties. All three LPs were a little patchy but all feature many moments of brilliance. The highlight is the sequence of seven live tracks toward the end of CD2 which comprised side two of 'Unrequited'. For many UK listeners (me included) this was the first glimpse of what a captivating live performer Loudon was - and still is. Loudon's favourite subject matter - himself, his family, his relationships - was beginning to take shape and here, a full seventeen years before 'A Father And A Son', he was already singing to and about Rufus, both as a baby ('RIATM', 'Lullaby') and even prior to that in utero ('Dilated To Meet You').
Elsewhere some of these tracks inevitably now sound dated, mostly because of the soft-rock arrangements and over-production which were prevalent in American music at the time. That's one of the reasons why Loudon's (unaccompanied) BBC session versions of many of these songs - some of which are still gathering dust unreleased - now sound superior. Even the acapella rendition of 'Liza' which he performed spontaneously during a radio interview with Andy Kershaw (2005) is purer/better than the original version included here. But I'm not going to start banging that BBC sessions drum yet again.
This repackage boasts informed sleeve notes - although you may need a microscope to read them - and three extra tracks which were not on the original 'Unrequited' but were on the 1998 Columbia re-release, including the angst-ridden 'Hollywood Hopeful' and beautiful duet with soon-to-be ex-wife Kate, 'Over The Hill', the lyrics of which are given added poignancy by her sad passing last year [ "who'd have thought it could go so fast, but it certainly did...." ].
One other point to note is that the track which appears here as 'The Untitled' is the same as was included on the recent '40 Odd Years' box set as 'Hardy Boys At The Y'. The proper title couldn't be used on the original release for copyright reasons.
Playing these CDs was probably the first time for twenty years I'd listened to the three LPs in their entirety and without interruption. All told, in a quick reckoning of the 41 tracks I counted 9 damp squibs, 17 good eggs and 15 five-star LWIII gems. So at this price you really can't complain.
For more about each of the three albums I recommend the informative USA buyer reviews on Amazon.com. And if you like a laugh don't miss the ludicrous official Amazon.com review of 'Unrequited', written by Billy Altman, which describes Loudon as sounding "woefully adrift". Talk about missing the point! Or perhaps it was just a momentary sense-of-humour malfunction.
If you are a LWIII fan but have never heard these three albums from the early seventies, the first things you'll notice are that his voice sounds a pitch or two higher and all the songs seem very short. This was the young Loudon, still moving through the gears before he settled on his more mature/assured writing style in the eighties. All three LPs were a little patchy but all feature many moments of brilliance. The highlight is the sequence of seven live tracks toward the end of CD2 which comprised side two of 'Unrequited'. For many UK listeners (me included) this was the first glimpse of what a captivating live performer Loudon was - and still is. Loudon's favourite subject matter - himself, his family, his relationships - was beginning to take shape and here, a full seventeen years before 'A Father And A Son', he was already singing to and about Rufus, both as a baby ('RIATM', 'Lullaby') and even prior to that in utero ('Dilated To Meet You').
Elsewhere some of these tracks inevitably now sound dated, mostly because of the soft-rock arrangements and over-production which were prevalent in American music at the time. That's one of the reasons why Loudon's (unaccompanied) BBC session versions of many of these songs - some of which are still gathering dust unreleased - now sound superior. Even the acapella rendition of 'Liza' which he performed spontaneously during a radio interview with Andy Kershaw (2005) is purer/better than the original version included here. But I'm not going to start banging that BBC sessions drum yet again.
This repackage boasts informed sleeve notes - although you may need a microscope to read them - and three extra tracks which were not on the original 'Unrequited' but were on the 1998 Columbia re-release, including the angst-ridden 'Hollywood Hopeful' and beautiful duet with soon-to-be ex-wife Kate, 'Over The Hill', the lyrics of which are given added poignancy by her sad passing last year [ "who'd have thought it could go so fast, but it certainly did...." ].
One other point to note is that the track which appears here as 'The Untitled' is the same as was included on the recent '40 Odd Years' box set as 'Hardy Boys At The Y'. The proper title couldn't be used on the original release for copyright reasons.
Playing these CDs was probably the first time for twenty years I'd listened to the three LPs in their entirety and without interruption. All told, in a quick reckoning of the 41 tracks I counted 9 damp squibs, 17 good eggs and 15 five-star LWIII gems. So at this price you really can't complain.
For more about each of the three albums I recommend the informative USA buyer reviews on Amazon.com. And if you like a laugh don't miss the ludicrous official Amazon.com review of 'Unrequited', written by Billy Altman, which describes Loudon as sounding "woefully adrift". Talk about missing the point! Or perhaps it was just a momentary sense-of-humour malfunction.
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Great value for money
15 Sep 2011
If you are a LWIII fan but have never heard these three albums from the early 70s, the first things you'll notice are that his voice sounds a pitch or two higher and all the songs seem very short. This was the young Loudon, still moving through the gears before he settled on his more mature/assured writing style in the eighties. All three albums are a little patchy but all feature many moments of brilliance. The highlight is the sequence of seven live tracks toward the end of CD2 which comprised side two of 'Unrequited'. For many listeners in the UK (me included) this was the first glimpse of what a captivating live performer Loudon was - and still is. Loudon's favourite subject matter - himself, his family, his relationships - was beginning to take shape and here, a full seventeen years before 'A Father And A Son', he was already singing to and about Rufus, both as a baby ('RIATM', 'Lullaby') and even prior to that in utero ('Dilated To Meet You').
Elsewhere some tracks inevitably now sound dated, mostly because of the soft-rock arrangements and over-production which were prevalent in American music at the time. That's one of the reasons why Loudon's (unaccompanied) session versions of many of these songs recorded for the BBC in London - some of which are still gathering dust unreleased - now sound superior. Even the acapella rendition of 'Liza' he performed spontaneously during a radio interview with British DJ Andy Kershaw (2005) is purer/better than the original version included here. But I'm not going to start banging that BBC sessions drum yet again.
This repackage boasts informed sleeve notes - although you may need a microscope to read them - and three extra tracks which were not on the original 'Unrequited' but were on the 1998 Columbia re-release, including the angst-ridden 'Hollywood Hopeful' and beautiful duet with soon-to-be ex-wife Kate, 'Over The Hill', the lyrics of which are given added poignancy by her sad passing last year [ "who'd have thought it could go so fast, but it certainly did...." ].
One other point to note is that the track which appears here as 'The Untitled' is the same as was included on the recent '40 Odd Years' box set as 'Hardy Boys At The Y'. The proper title couldn't be used on the original release for copyright reasons.
Playing these CDs was probably the first time for twenty years I'd listened to the three LPs in their entirety and without interruption. All told, in a quick reckoning of the 41 tracks I counted 9 damp squibs, 17 good eggs and 15 five-star LWIII gems. Here in England this set was priced at nine pounds (around $13) upon release, so at that price we certainly couldn't complain!
For more about each of the albums I recommend the buyer reviews on Amazon.com. And if you like a laugh don't miss the absurd official Amazon review of 'Unrequited' by Billy Altman which describes Loudon as sounding "woefully adrift". Talk about missing the point! Or perhaps it was just a momentary sense-of-humour malfunction?
Elsewhere some tracks inevitably now sound dated, mostly because of the soft-rock arrangements and over-production which were prevalent in American music at the time. That's one of the reasons why Loudon's (unaccompanied) session versions of many of these songs recorded for the BBC in London - some of which are still gathering dust unreleased - now sound superior. Even the acapella rendition of 'Liza' he performed spontaneously during a radio interview with British DJ Andy Kershaw (2005) is purer/better than the original version included here. But I'm not going to start banging that BBC sessions drum yet again.
This repackage boasts informed sleeve notes - although you may need a microscope to read them - and three extra tracks which were not on the original 'Unrequited' but were on the 1998 Columbia re-release, including the angst-ridden 'Hollywood Hopeful' and beautiful duet with soon-to-be ex-wife Kate, 'Over The Hill', the lyrics of which are given added poignancy by her sad passing last year [ "who'd have thought it could go so fast, but it certainly did...." ].
One other point to note is that the track which appears here as 'The Untitled' is the same as was included on the recent '40 Odd Years' box set as 'Hardy Boys At The Y'. The proper title couldn't be used on the original release for copyright reasons.
Playing these CDs was probably the first time for twenty years I'd listened to the three LPs in their entirety and without interruption. All told, in a quick reckoning of the 41 tracks I counted 9 damp squibs, 17 good eggs and 15 five-star LWIII gems. Here in England this set was priced at nine pounds (around $13) upon release, so at that price we certainly couldn't complain!
For more about each of the albums I recommend the buyer reviews on Amazon.com. And if you like a laugh don't miss the absurd official Amazon review of 'Unrequited' by Billy Altman which describes Loudon as sounding "woefully adrift". Talk about missing the point! Or perhaps it was just a momentary sense-of-humour malfunction?
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