But then again not many songwriters are. I thought of Neil Young in his Crazy Horse days but the music just wasn't nearly as compelling. Maybe it was just a case of preconceived expectations but I just couldn't get into it. It was mostly amplified guitars and your basic rock drum kit. Gone is the countrified singer songwriter (for the most part anyway), replaced with a heavy duty rocker. (5/7/03, hadn't heard anything by her since 2003's World Without Tears and boy was I in for a surprise. I only have two of her albums, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and World Without Tears but will have to expand on that after tonight's performance. I wasn't a huge fan up until a few hours ago and wasn't going to go until I found that she doesn't like flying and that it's the first time she's been in the UK for 10 years. (12/98, saw Lucinda Williams at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, this evening and she was, in a word, astounding. She went all out with an extended jam with the band. The final song of the main set was "Joy", which is my fave track from Car Wheels. And no cool covers-which I expected from a revered artist who has always hung with folks in that respected country/folk singer-songwriter group (you know, Nanci Griffith, the late Townes Van Zandt, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Steve Earle, etc etc). It's great material, but she only did two of her older songs. My only complaint was that she played the new album almost in its entirety. She dawdled between songs and stories, though, so there was no real momentum during the concert. She was rather surprised at the large crowd on a Tuesday night (I'm guessing at least 400). She was very warm, told funny stories between songs and explained what most of the songs were about. She ripped through an hour-or-so's worth of material. Her band, including Lauderdale on rhythm guitar, backing vocals and harmonica, was very tight. Comments about live performance: Lucinda was wearing black pants, thriftstore-like western shirt and white vinyl jacket, and a kitschy white cowboy hat. General comments: Blues country rock singer/songwriter with a lengthy career who has sparked ecto-interest. (10/00, ( neal) Covers/own material: Own material on recent albums, covers on very old albums. Also, after listening to these albums repeatedly for the last few months, I've come to realize that many of these songs could actually be Bruce Springsteen songs. Type of music generally: Blues, country rock Status: Most recent album, This Sweet Old World (2017) See also: The Official Lucinda Williams pageĪn Essence review at The War Against Silence Comparisons: A grittier Bonnie Raitt. The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Lucinda Williams This site too slow? Try a mirrorĬountry of origin: U.S.
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