- Audio CD (12 May 1989)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Jive
- ASIN: B0000004VE
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 258,440 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Product details |
Track Listings
| 1. Therapy |
| 2. Bill Of Goods |
| 3. T.S.D.H.A.V. |
| 4. Harry's Wall |
| 5. Aphrodisiac |
| 6. Fly Paper |
| 7. Nice Guys |
| 8. Thanksgiving |
| 9. Your Father's Car |
| 10. Me & All The Other Mothers |
| 11. You Don't Want To Know |
| 12. Mind Read (It Belonged To You) |
| 13. This Year |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Archetypal baby boomer, WASP troubadour, and fearless diarist Loudon Wainwright III cheerfully admits that his work is baldly autobiographical, and this 1989 chapter is among the liveliest and most emotionally complex installments. Who else could build a low-keyed country song that nails the title song's subject in every detail ("There is a nice big box of Kleenex/If you break down and start to bawl..."), acknowledging its curative potential while poking fun at the process? Elsewhere, he sifts through parental relationships ("Your Father's Car"), music videos, one-night stands, and, on the album's most powerful song "Thanksgiving," dysfunctional families. That song, graced by Richard Thompson's beautifully restrained electric guitar, compresses a family's tangled emotional history into a single night, with the nuance and richness of a John Updike story. --Sam Sutherland
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
moving,funny & richly rewarding,
This review is from: Therapy (Audio CD)
This is about to be re-released and i strongly recommend buying it if you enjoy wryly funny songwriting which is moving and insightful. First released in the late 1980`s i think it`s his best album. As usual Loudon kicks himself in the ass a lot in these typically autobiographical songs. His melancholy demeanour breaks my heart as he`s such an endearing & likeable character.
This approach is however alleviated as usual with some upbeat, humorous songs about his time living in England while appearing on ` The Jasper Carrot show ` He sings about having his photo on ` Harry`s wall` and enduring freezing winter`s in the brilliant ` You don`t wanna know ` Darker songs like the authentically bluesy ` Fly Paper` and the title track show his more serious side but the`re always delivered with a knowing wink. After all the album begins with the lines.. ` I wonder why you love me baby, i hardly love myself at all. I think we`re both a little crazy. we need some therapy that`s all. Superb
5.0 out of 5 stars
Therapy - me too,
By
This review is from: Therapy (Audio CD)
A super album - one that I'll always play. Then again I'm almost Loudon's biggest fan - but that title is held by a 400 pound man!
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Each album is better than the others,
By
This review is from: Therapy (Audio CD)
Wonderful! Track 12, Fly Paper is awesome. Track nº 5, therapy say very much about our life nowadays. Track nº1 could only be thought by someone like Loudon. Amazing!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
