The title of West reflects the change in Lucinda Williams' life as she moved to Los Angeles. It also reflects what had been left behind. Williams is nothing if not a purely confessional songwriter. She continually walks in the shadowlands to bring out what is both most personal yet universal in her work, to communicate to listeners directly and without compromise. If Essence and World Without Tears took chances and stated different sides of the songwriter and her world, West jumps off the ledge into the sky of freedom, where anything can be said without worry of consequence and where anything can be said in any way she wishes. It's entirely appropriate that West was released on the day before Valentine's Day 2007, for it's a record about the heart, about its volumes of brokenness, about its acceptance of its state, and how, with the scars still visible to the bearer, it opens wider and becomes the font of love itself. But the journey is a dark one. First there's the music and the production. Williams chose Hal Willner to produce West. Williams, who'd been writing a lot, demoed some songs before she brought in Willner. He stripped down the demos but kept the scratch vocals. From there, the pair created the rest of the album together, never re-recording Williams' initial vocals. The vocals were accompanied by her guitar playing; Willner wanted her inherent phrasing and rhythmic flow. Willner also brought his own crew to play with Williams. This collaboration -- as unlikely as it might seem on the surface -- results in something utterly different and yet unmistakably Lucinda Williams. West is a warm, inviting, yet very dark record about grief, the loss of love, anger at a lover who cannot deliver, and embracing the possibility of change. In other words, it's not without its redemptive moments. Williams has put all of her qualities on display at once with an unbridled and unbowed sense of adventure here on her eighth album. She, her bandmates, and Willner have come up with exactly what pop music needs: a real work of art based in contemporary forms and feelings. West is Lucinda Williams' magnum opus thus far, an album that will no doubt attract more than a few new fans, and will give old ones, if they are open enough, a recording to relish. West is flawless; it is actually destined to become a classic.
LUCINDA WILLIAMS – WEST (2007)Lucinda Williams was born confronting demons, and her emotionally charged prose has been haunting listeners for 28 years with the type of gritty honesty few in her field could possibly replicate. Her ravaged, heartfelt musings are often far from comforting, and one could argue that the biting lyrics draw more similarities to the Blues than her gentle Alt. Country s.
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So, so good. http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/live/
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We’ve already started week 7 of The Program, and again, I’ve not had time to update until Tuesday night. And again, because bendblock and I have been very busy, we're only choosing one new album to focus on this week:Lucinda Williams: WestWondering what The Program is all about? It's never too late to join in the fun. Click here to learn the origins of The Program. Or check out my Mog (music b
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...Come On - One of the new songs by Lucinda Williams. I can't get enough of this song as well as the whole album. How many times have I felt these lyrics she is singing... Too many times to count.Thanks to Blair for getting me hooked on her and Mike for sharing the new album. I'll be picking it up when she plays the Hard Rock Live in March, yay!
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The answer is, yeah, Lucinda's all right (sorry, I'm an English major, I had to correct it). Despite the passing of her mother, and the conclusion of a tumultuous relationship, she’s learning how to live without two important people in her life. The album deals with some sad stuff, but ultimately it’s uplifting, and her songwriting is as good as always.It may not surpass Car Wheels on a Gravel
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Here's a blog to take an interest in! This was taken from:http://houstonramblings.typepad.com/ramblings/2007/01/lucinda_song_sa.htmlLucinda song samples from 'West'Lost Highway has posted decent-quality sample tracks from Lucinda Williams' new record West, due February 13. Each sample is about a minute-and-a-half, except for "Fancy Funeral" which features the entire track (!). After hearing ...
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Lucinda Williams Looks 'West' On New Album December 08, 2006, 5:00 PM ETWes Orshoski, N.Y.Loss and loneliness are at the core of Lucinda Williams' eighth album, "West," slated to be released Feb. 13 via Lost Highway.The disc finds the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter coping with another painful breakup and the passing of her mother, whom she reminisces in songs like "Mama You Sweet" and...
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LUCINDA WILLIAMS – WEST (2007)Lucinda Williams was born confronting demons, and her emotionally charged prose has been haunting listeners for 28 years with the type of gritty honesty few in her field could possibly replicate. Her ravaged, heartfelt musings are often far from comforting, and one could argue that the biting lyrics draw more similarities to the Blues than her gentle Alt. Country s.
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So, so good. http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/live/
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We’ve already started week 7 of The Program, and again, I’ve not had time to update until Tuesday night. And again, because bendblock and I have been very busy, we're only choosing one new album to focus on this week:Lucinda Williams: WestWondering what The Program is all about? It's never too late to join in the fun. Click here to learn the origins of The Program. Or check out my Mog (music b
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The answer is, yeah, Lucinda's all right (sorry, I'm an English major, I had to correct it). Despite the passing of her mother, and the conclusion of a tumultuous relationship, she’s learning how to live without two important people in her life. The album deals with some sad stuff, but ultimately it’s uplifting, and her songwriting is as good as always.It may not surpass Car Wheels on a Gravel
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...Come On - One of the new songs by Lucinda Williams. I can't get enough of this song as well as the whole album. How many times have I felt these lyrics she is singing... Too many times to count.Thanks to Blair for getting me hooked on her and Mike for sharing the new album. I'll be picking it up when she plays the Hard Rock Live in March, yay!
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I wish I could get a clip of the live performance I saw of her when she sang this one.. it was just the sexiest performance i have seen ..
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Here's a blog to take an interest in! This was taken from:http://houstonramblings.typepad.com/ramblings/2007/01/lucinda_song_sa.htmlLucinda song samples from 'West'Lost Highway has posted decent-quality sample tracks from Lucinda Williams' new record West, due February 13. Each sample is about a minute-and-a-half, except for "Fancy Funeral" which features the entire track (!). After hearing ...
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Lucinda Williams Looks 'West' On New Album December 08, 2006, 5:00 PM ETWes Orshoski, N.Y.Loss and loneliness are at the core of Lucinda Williams' eighth album, "West," slated to be released Feb. 13 via Lost Highway.The disc finds the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter coping with another painful breakup and the passing of her mother, whom she reminisces in songs like "Mama You Sweet" and...
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| 1 Are You Alright? |
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| 2 Mama You Sweet |
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| 3 Learning How to Live |
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| 4 Fancy Funeral |
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| 5 Unsuffer Me |
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| 6 Everything Has Changed |
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| 7 Come On |
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| 8 Where Is My Love? |
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| 9 Rescue |
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| 10 What If |
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| 11 Wrap My Head Around That |
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| 12 Words |
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