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I thought the show was fantastic. About three years ago I bought a CD of Elvis Costello’s favorite songs at Starbucks and one of the songs was “Over Time”. This lead to the purchase of three of Lucinda’s CD’s over the next week.
My first impression, Lucinda can really play guitar. But she doesn’t play it as an end in itself, she plays it to convey what she is trying to express to the audience.
Second, I have read about her “vocal limitations”. I don’t know why people have said this. Her voice is awesome and real.
Third, she really gets out there on stage and puts her self on the line. She is both a phenomenal performer, and very human at the same time.
I didn’t have a problem with the hooting and all from the audience. I didn’t find it distracting. My view was that she had an audience of true fans who really knew a lot about her as an artist and person. In my mind, they made a good choice. She played a lot of really great songs.
My opinion: Lucinda Williams is everything she’s cracked up to be. If she were playing again in town tonight I would go back and see her again and the next night too. Just appreciate her qualities – she’s a real artist and fine musician. They don’t come along very often.