For nearly forty years Loudon Wainwright III has been one of America's most cherished music icons. His legendary wit and satirical genius have expanded his cultural reach from troubadour to silver screen regular. With his new album ''Recovery'' he reaches back into the past and profoundly reclaims many of his most classic songs. Produced by Joe Henry, the project came about while the two were digging through some of Loudon's older albums. After listening, Loudon and Joe saw that the quality and breadth of the tunes were undiminished and decided to rework the songs with a team of studio heavyweights to add color to the previously spare material. On ''Recovery,'' classics like ''School Days,'' ''The Man Who Couldn't Cry'' and ''Motel Blues'' are fully flowered by veterans Greg Leisz, Patrick Warren, David Piltch and Jay Bellerose. A rare document of the changes nearly four decades can bring, ''Recovery'' reinterprets songs Loudon first composed and performed in his early twenties. The album follows Loudon's last release, ''Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up'' into one of the most unique catalogs in American music history.
S**Y
Brilliant! One of his finest albums
Brilliant! One of his finest albums. It's amazing to hear LWIII revisit some of his best songs after several decades - the arrangements with a band (vs when he played with just a guitar) and the changes in his voice over 30+ years yield a rich result result and an interesting comparison to his original versions.
M**X
A great look back --- with a twist
The songs on the CD Recovery are new recordings of classic Wainwright tunes from about 30 years ago. Even if you know them all in their original forms, these versions are a great pleasure to listen to. Longtime fans will enjoy the solid reworking of these classics. A new fan can appreciate both the great young talent who created these tunes, and the mature musician who is revisiting them from a very different perspective. The label "entertainer" is perfect for this eminently talented and insightful singer-songwriter. If you ever have the opportunity to see Wainwright in concert, don't miss it.
A**R
loudin is loud but wonderful!
can't wait to buy another disc. Was turned onto him in1970. He is so amazing with pure dilute. Thank you
J**G
good cover of his owns stuff
good cover of his owns stuff
M**S
One of his best
LWIII is a real treasure. Seen him many times since 1976 and he gets better with age. His sperm is also superior as evidenced with son Rufus and daughter Martha.
T**Y
Loudon Waintright III
This is one of Loudon's best albums in years. His stories are darkly poetic and only take on new layers of meaning the more I listen. This is quickly becomming my favorite CD at the moment.I also dovetails nicely with his daughter Martha Wainright's "I know you're married, but I have feelings too."
B**P
i love loudon wainwright III, always have.
best singer songwriter in existence. great renditions of some of his best old tunes. what's not to love? remember how you felt the first time you heard " be careful there's a baby in the house"? what the f**k!, right? but that whole record came together so beautifully. and most of us still eat, drink and smoke stuff, and we still don't know what to do. the enjoyment level of this project is off the charts. i love l.w.III, always have.
K**R
Good fun music
Loudon Wainright performs some good and fun folk music. I also recommend his album "Career Moves", which is a hilarious live recording. And you can check out [...]
D**D
Fine
super
R**N
Old friends revisited
The thing is that Loudon Wainwright III had, and still has, an ability to touch on feelings way before time.I have all the tracks on this CD on vinyl, bought years and years ago. They were delivered in Loudon's young voice, at least an octave higher, free of the ageing process. Then, while people older than me might have thought the songs pretentious, formed by someone who couldn't have had the experience to know what he wrote about, they hit the spot for me.Hearing these old friends again, in his grown up voice, brings new resonance to the collection. In fact, it reminds me that not only did Loudon know what he was singing about, he knew it well. This collection is a vindication of his authenticity.My take on middle aged blues can be found herehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Jimmies-Ronald-Devlin/dp/1409229505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223247287&sr=8-1
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