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West

Lucinda WilliamsMP3 Download
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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  • Original Release Date: 2 Mar 2007
  • Format - Music: MP3
  • Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
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Play   2. Mama You Sweet (Album Version) 4:45 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   3. Learning How To Live (Album Version) 5:11 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   4. Fancy Funeral (Album Version) 4:14 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   5. Unsuffer Me (Album Version) 5:40 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   6. Everything Has Changed (Album Version) 3:38 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   7. Come On (Album Version) 4:52 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   8. Where Is My Love? (Album Version) 5:22 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play   9. Rescue (Album Version) 5:34 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play 10. What If (Album Version) 5:41 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play 11. Wrap My Head Around That (Album Version) 9:06 £0.69  Buy MP3 
Play 12. Words (Album Version) 3:33 £0.69  Buy MP3 
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Lost highway revisited 28 Feb 2007
Format:Audio CD
Having heard a lot of these tracks at her recent gigs, I thought it was going to be easy to love this album. In fact I thought it was going to be her masterpiece, all catchy melodies and perfectly crafted lyrics. I nearly burst with anticipation waiting for the release date.

Multiple listenings later, I feel like a party pooper, because it all just sounds a bit lazy and plodding. The problem for me is the sub-Lanois production. Lucinda sounds just fine in a stripped-down band setting, but here she's treated with strings, atmosphere, and more twiddly bits than you might care to remember, and it all just gets in the way. Great musicians doing nothing special, slowly. As a result it all sounds the same with no natural dynamics or colour, and Lucinda sounds like she's on auto-pilot throughout. The best comparison I can think of is the mess Phil Spector made of Leonard Cohen on Death Of A Ladies Man.

The search for studio atmosphere seems to have had a negative impact on her song writing too, because a lot of the craft has been reduced to stream of consciousness repetition. And it's had the same effect on Doug Pettibone - I don't hear anything here to compare with his extraordinary playing on World Without Tears or Live at the Filmore. There are no songs here to lift your spirits in the way Ventura or Overtime can. It particularly irritates me that this production makes me focus on the shallow styling rather than the content of the songs, which is at the heart of Lucinda's appeal.

So that's it, ho hum. I'm glad she's tried something exploratory and different.I'm just really, really, disappointed it turned out so smooth and pleasant in all the worst kind of ways. I think its a wrong turn, let's hope a temporary one.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Gone West? 5 May 2008
Format:Audio CD
This is a charming album of simple and heartfelt songs, mostly gentle but intimately powerful. I found the approach thoroughly engaging, with sparse production and instrumentation complementing the lyrics and Lucinda's vocals. The simplicity of 'Mama you Sweet' (with one very long verse) draws you in to the emotion of the song. 'Are You Alright' and 'Where is my Love' are great, beautiful songs and Jenny Scheinman's expressive violin adds a unique layer to the arrangements.

I thought some of the songs could have been shorter, and that the CD might have been better with a few tracks omitted. The album isn't full of instant hits but reveals itself over time, and is well worth taking the time to get to know it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars It hurts so good! 16 Mar 2007
Format:Audio CD
Lucinda offers her eighth piece of work after a very difficult period-including the death of her mother and the end of a long-term relationship.So she takes us along a journey through her soul occasionaly producing brilliant song like UNSUFFER ME (dark like coming from Nick Cave) and , my favorite, RESCUE, which drifts along like a river in the middle of the night.With almost 10minutes in duration WRAP MY HEART AROUND THAT is a proof of rhythmic pulses and liberating her conscience.

Maybe not her masterpiece but definetely confirming her remarkable talent.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars One of her best
This is a great album, on a par with World Without Tears. Not quite as good as Essence, but better that Car Wheels, although that too is of course a fine album. Read more
Published 4 months ago by delwboy
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT ONE FROM LUCINDA
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS CD WEST BY LUCINDA SHE NEVER SOUNDED BETTER ITS FULL OF GREAT DEPRESSING BUT A THE SAME TIME WONEDRFUL SONGS- THE SONGS TEND TO BE SLOW AS WITH ALL... Read more
Published on 17 July 2009 by Mr. Nicholas R. Muller
2.0 out of 5 stars Oh no!
Once upon a time I honestly thought that Lucinda Williams was going to take over the Country Universe. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by Mr. C. P. Stoll
5.0 out of 5 stars Bold, concise, emotional - and exceptionally well produced
Lucinda uses her talents to perfection on this one. The songs about loss and lost love make this a true album effort. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2008 by J. Eddelbuettel
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!
I am amazed at the controversy this recording has produced. I first heard 'Learning how to live' on one of those Radio 4 programmes where celebrities play each other strange tunes,... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2008 by J. Hextall
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Her best
I was excited to see West come out and not too bothered when I didn't hear much I liked on first listen (if I love an album on first listen then I am disappointed because it always... Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by Leven1
5.0 out of 5 stars one of her best
Although esssence is my favourite, i think there are stronger tracks on this album. I just love the way she breaks down the barriers between rock.blues ,country and folk. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2008 by Msp Khan
5.0 out of 5 stars Has Lucinda gone west ?
I agree with Rachel - this is a great work and does deserve 5 stars.
But then again, I partly agree with Bud, it's not as good as World Without Tears,
but that deserved 6... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2007 by M. P. Chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally worth the wait...
I really couldn't let this stick with so few stars as it is worth so much more. It's been hard moving on from Live at Filmore - which to my mind is the best Lucinda album as it's... Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by Rachel
3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite worth the wait?
It's almost 4 years since Lucinda's last studio album, World Without Tears, and West is certainly not up to that standard. Read more
Published on 31 May 2007 by Bud Staff
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