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What say we all put a note in the suggestions category to try to get rid of the hucksters using this forum to sell crap.
I remember reading an article a while back in which Lu says she doesn’t know why Gurf Morlix stopped jammin’ with her. Does anyone have an inkling of what happened ? I know Gurf was on CWGR and SOW. Was he on earlier Lu CD’s ? I checked out his web site that had 3 or 4 songs on it for listening and only 1 that I liked. Anybody a GM fan ? Can ya recommend any songs or CD’s ?
i spoke to gurf last year, ( he tours with slaid cleeves, a brilliant songwriter from nashville). he never said anything bad about lucinda, and was happy going about with slaid and doing his production thing.
a really nice (dry) guy.
btw, have any of you heard of kathleen edwards? she very lucinda williams sounding. her “back to me ” album is excellent, her first album “failer” could be mistaken as lucinda, she is a fan.
also look out for an unreleased lucinda williams track called “letters” on laura cantrells “humming by the flowered vine”
sorry for going on bit, just thought you would like to know.
Took your suggestion and picked up the Kathleen Edwards.
Only had “Back to Me” but I’ll get “Failer” online.
Really tasty stuff.getsumonya,
nice one, “failer” has a great track called “one more song the radio wont like”, jesus, very lucinda sounding. she’s not a copy cat thou, great songs and great music.
cheers.
Re: Gurf Morlix
I have his 3 solo albums and I love them ~ quirky, good songs, great playing… they won’t win any awards but I think they are worth having. He’s also a great show live.
As to why he doesn’t play with Lu anymore… well, things go in cycles don’t they? A band has a shelf life and when you have a solo career, guest on huge amounts of albums and have a flourishing sideline producing albums, well somethings got to give, I s’pose.
However, I did read one interview a while back (I think it was in “No Depression”) and when Gurf was asked about Lucinda he shook his head and smiled ruefully and said that the grammy he won for “Car Wheels…” was hidden away in the shed so he didn’t have to see it and then think about her.
Take from that what you will…
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celtic rocks wrote:btw, have any of you heard of kathleen edwards? she very lucinda williams sounding. her “back to me ” album is excellent, her first album “failer” could be mistaken as lucinda, she is a fan.Quote:I got both albums after seeing her live last year. Very much worth going to see, she’s not just a studio talent.I believe Gurf left while working on Car Wheels and Steve Earle stepped in to assist. Rumor was that Morlix left because of Earle but I think he left before Steve Earle came on as a co-producer.
In regards to Kathleen Edwards…fantastic artist. But she is no Lucinda…not yet anyway.
I thought the reason was, that Lu heard the sound Steve Earle was getting on the I Feel Alright album (which she duets on) and wanted a sound akin to that album and ditched the already recorded recorded sessions made with Gurf.
Copies of the original Gurf produced album are around on the net, and the sound is much more of a country feel than the final released version.
I don’t know that the relationship between Lu and Gurf was ever really easy–she has a bit of a reputation for conflict with producers. I can only speculate, but I can see how Steve Earle would appeal to her.
@mrnefarious wrote:
I don’t know that the relationship between Lu and Gurf was ever really easy–she has a bit of a reputation for conflict with producers. I can only speculate, but I can see how Steve Earle would appeal to her.
You mean because when she said “jump,” Steve said “how high, babe?” 8)
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