Here Come The Choppers - Loudon Wainwright III
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The actor/singer/songwriter (and father of recording artists Martha and Rufus) is joined by Bill Frisell (and others) on his first disc in five years.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Once his political songs fell flat because he wasn't scared or angry enough. Now when he's a shit you wonder why you should care--which is kind of hip-hop, don't you think?--but Bush has him so scared and angry he makes up for it, with a dedicated posse of El Lay studio vets getting in their licks.
  2. Throughout the disc, a dream band backs him up... providing rich atmosphere and detail to his songs. [#16, p.129]
  3. 80
    Backed by an ace band... he's back in familiar territory. [May 2005, p.109]
  4. 60
    A band of arty studio veterans give him a new set of choppers, and he knows what to do with them. [Jun 2005, p.116]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. StaggerLee
    9
    One of his best ever!
  2. [Anonymous]
    7
    Good but not great. Worth it for a few Loudo gems and the crack band. "Last Man on Earth" is much better.
  3. frankw
    5
    nothing like as good as he can be
  4. artthomas
    1
    Although I have not heard every one of Loudon's albums, this one made me think he has lost his muse or he isn't even trying anymore. It's hard for me to believe that he liked these songs. Expand