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From No Depression:
How Lucinda Williams Got Her Joy Back
http://nodepression.com/articles.aspx?id=1771I know Lefty posted this review on another thread, but it’s worth reading and is one of the most insightful Little Honey and Lucinda reviews you’re likely to come across.
Kudos to Stevarino for the Kate Wolf cover. Her cover of Gram’s “Return of The Grievous Angel” is damn good. As well as Skip James’ “Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues” off Scorsese’s “The Blues.” HOWEVER, I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, and I’ll keep saying it until somebody on her management team gets the message: Please release her recording of Fats’ “I Live My Life.” She’s currently singing it on tour as part of her encore most nights. This song fits Lu to a “T!” I know she recorded it along with “Honey Chile” during the sessions for “Goin’ Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino. But “Honey Chile” was put on the CD and “ILML” was put on the shelf. Ain’t that a shame… Perhaps IJ could enlighten us.
I agree. A little attribution please. Maybe it’s just an oversight. I think most readers would like to know (and appreciate) the source of the postings in the News section. Lefty? IJ?
Just to finish this thread (and as noted in another post) the Lucinda Williams Resource Site is BACK UP! It can be viewed at: http://www.lucinda-williams.com
Palefire – I share your enthusiasm for Bettye LaVette’s cover of Joy. By the way, it’s on her CD I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise. I love the title too. Bettye turns Joy on its ear, gives it a dark funky vibe, and adds a whole new meaning to the song. I’m always impressed when an artist can do this. A few other notable covers that come to mind are:
Cat Power’s cover of The Stones’ Satisfaction
Rodrigo y Gabriela’s acoustic guitar cover of Led’s Stairway to Heaven
Marianne Faithfull’s version of Lennon’s Working Class Hero
Patty Griffin doing Bruce’s Stolen Car
Lucinda’s cover of Gram Parson’s Return of The Grievous Angel
And more recently, Lu’s concert cover of Fat’s, I Live My Life (I’ll say it again, please, please release her recorded version of this ASAP!!)I’d be most interested to hear what other members of this forum consider to be transcendent covers….
Here are The Bridge School 2008 Concert lineups @ The Shoreline, Mountain View, California.
Saturday October 25th 2008:::
Neil Young
Pegi Young
ZZ Top
Nora Jones
Jack Johnson
Death Cab for Cutie
Wilco
Cat Power
and special guests.Sunday October 26th 2008:::
Neil Young
Pegi Young
Smashing Pumpkins
Norah Jones
Jack Johnson
Death Cab for Cutie
Wilco
Cat Power
Josh Groban
and special guests.…to contemplate
“Followers would cling to you
Hang around just to meet you
Some threw roses at your feet
And watch you pass out on the street
Drunken Angel”
Drunken Angel
Lucinda Williams
Tom – Most impressive! My meager contribution to this endeavor would be to point out that Lu only sang the duet “Cruel Lips” on Graham Parker’s Your Country CD. And sometimes I wonder if I even hear her voice on this track. Maybe it’s just my imagination. Subtle indeed. PB
…or at least ponder.
“don’t you know there ain’t no devil,
there’s just god when he’s drunk,Heartattack and Vine
Tom Waits“…i never told the truth
so i can never tell a lie…”
Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard
Tom Waits
“I’ve seen the needle
and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie’s
like a settin’ sun.”The Needle And The Damage Done
Neil Young“If dogs became kings
And the Pope chewed gum
And hobos had wings
And God was a bum”
What If
Lucinda Williams
“I used to think you were strong
I used to think you were proud
I used to think nothing could go wrong”
Metal Firecracker
Lucinda Williams“Was I just off somewhere just too high
But I can’t remember if we said goodbye”Goodbye
Steve Earle“Empty bottles and broken glass
Busted down doors and borrowed cash
Borrowed cash oh the borrowed cash”
Greenville
Lucinda Williams“Did an angel whisper in your ear
And hold you close and take away your fear
In those long last moments”Lake Charles
Lucinda Williams
“In the sand you shiver
With eyes like two hubcaps
At the bottom of the river”
Time Flies Tomorrow
Paul Westerberg“If you’re so special why aren’t you dead”
I Just Wanna Get Along
The Breeders (Kim Deal)
“You can come as you are,
but pay as you go.”
O Superman
Laurie Anderson
“So lost I was asleep in the palms of your hand
In dreams we were happy and safe
I can’t comprehend the ways I miss you
They come to light in my mistakes
In my mistakes
In my mistakes”
South Tacoma Way
Neko Case
“Well, when you’re sitting back
In your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky derby day
Ill be in my basement room
With a needle and a spoon
And another girl to take my pain away”Dead Flowers
The Rolling Stones
(Sir Mick/Lord Keith)
“They declared me unfit to live
said into that great void my soul be hurled
They wanted to know why I did what I did
Well sir I guess there’s just a meanness in this world.”
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
“And I’m driving a stolen car
On a pitch black night
And I’m telling myself I’m gonna be alright
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
That in this darkness I will disappear”
Stolen Car
Bruce Springsteen
For those who asked about Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero, here’s the link:
http://www.duartestavern.com/All their fish dishes are super fresh!! And the Artichoke and Green Chili Soups are legendary. Be sure to save room for the OlallieberryPie!
Thanks Lefty! Were going to catch her Saturday night (9/27 indoors) and Sunday (9/28 outdoors) 8) at the San José Latin Music Festival. Here’s the Festival link:http://sanjosemariachifestival.com/ Tickets for Sunday’s show in the Plaza are only $10!
Also, here’s Lila’s website: http://www.liladowns.com/liladaSite/Inicio.html
One of the reasons why Emmylou is so special (besides her great voice and musical talents) is her work to help rescue dogs from shelters in the Nashville area. Check out the website for her dog rescue group called Bonaparte’s Retreat at: http://www.emmylou.net/br.html We had a chance to talk with Emmylou about dog rescue backstage after her show in Monterey, California earlier this year. She is so passionate and committed to saving as many dogs as possible. If you live in the Nashville area and would like to foster or adopt a shelter dog contact: kate@emmylou.net
And while I’m at it, if you live in Northern California and want to help foster or adopt a rescue dog please check out www.rocketdogrescue.org Thank you!
BTW You can see Emmylou for FREE at the 8th Annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, October 3rd-5th. For more concert info go to: http://www.strictlybluegrass.com When you see the lineups, you won’t believe your eyes!
Hey Stoger – I have a great shot of Lucinda just before she walked off the stage at The Joint. Send me a PM with your email address and I’ll send you a copy. PB
For the record: In June 2002 Lucinda played an aborted show at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. She wasn’t feeling well (her voice was shot) and after about three and-a-half songs Lu said, “You can all have your money back!” and she walked off the stage. A stunned and bummed crowd slowly filtered out of The Joint to get our unwanted refunds.
But I give Lucinda high marks for not going on with the show. Her voice clearly wasn’t working for her and she didn’t want to put out anything less than her best. She did the right thing. On the flip side of this: I also remember a 2006 show in Oakland where she opened for an ill George Jones. Her set was great. But poor George Jones was really, really sick and never should have tried to do the show. But he did and it was awful. About a third of the crowd left before he even finished. My point is this: Sometimes the show must go on. And sometimes the show needs to be cancelled.
As a tragic side note, about a week after Lucinda’s gig at the HRH, The Who had to cancel their concert at The Joint when John Entwistle OD’d in his HRH suite.
