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Music : So Damn Happy
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So Damn Happy by: Loudon Wainwright III |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0060768462724 Format: Live Label: Sanctuary Records Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sanctuary Records Release Date: August 19, 2003 Studio: Sanctuary Records Sales Rank: 124832 MPN: 84627 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - So Damn HappyThis cd is a reminder of youth but my real reason for the purchase was the song about he and his sister and the feelings it evoked when seeing the picture of them on the piano and remembering their lives. Ironically, it was introduced to me by my much younger son, proving that the music is somewhat timeless. I enjoy the entire recording but that is by far my favorite! Rating: - A Great Sense of Humor.....and of HUMANI first saw Mr. Wainwright at the Philidelphia Folk Festival in 1973, and though I'd been listening to him for a while, it was great to be in his presence. At the time his big hit was "Dead Skunk". And I've listened to his life as told in his songs for many years. One of my favorites is called "Homeless" which I believe is a tribute to his late Mother and is on the "Last Man on Earth" album. It rang deep and true having recently lost my Mother. A wonderful humanist who is not afraid to live up to his human mistakes and share them with other humans. Are there any left?......I like this album because you can experience some of the repore that he easily shares with his audiences. The way he engages you in his story. Rating: - Poignant, touching, insightful & witty...This is a very entertaining live album from the most talented member of the Wainwright family. There are 17 songs that are very nicely balanced between being poignant, touching, insightful or witty. A couple of the more humorous songs are "Heaven" which paints such a pretty picture of drinking, smoking and orgies you almost can't wait to die. "Something For Nothing" is about illegally downloading songs `besides those guys from Metallica are getting too fat'. The band is basically Loudon with his guitar along with Van Dyke Parks on piano and Dave Mansfield on violin with appearances by Richard Thompson playing some really nice guitar on "The Home Stretch" and daughter Martha Wainwright singing a very funny duet titled "You Never Phone". Excellent ... Read More: Rating: - Funny, endearing, poignant, irascible and wittyAs impressive as Wainwright's work has been over the past 35 years, this live album shows that the burnish and perspective of age has only deepened the quality of his work. His songs, pose contrasts to brilliant dramatic and literary effect: humor against anger, a capella singing against spoken interjections, creating a rich catalog of emotion from which he draws. Add a devoted crowd and the effortless musical backing of long-time friends (and family), and you get a live album that perfectly frames Wainwright's mastery as a singer, songwriter and stage performer. Wainwright's trademark humor is on full display, with his vision of Woody Allen's "Sleeper" future taken to the afterlife in "Heaven" ("There'll be lots of drinking in Heaven ... Read More: Rating: - Love it!This album is great! I discovered Wainwright by accident and am so glad I did. This could be the album to turn all your friends onto him. The tunes are quite catchy--just watch out that you don't end up with (...) in your head, 'cause others might not approve. "Tonya Twirls" is the best commentary I've heard on the former ice queen--including all those late night hosts who tried to be funny about the Tonya Harding debacle. "The Picture" is my favorite song from History--poignant and beautiful. His social commentary is both biting and hilarious. The liner notes are great--he comes across as a slightly bitter middle aged man who's still out on the road having a blast. This album deserves to be heard! |
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