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- Summary: The father of fellow musicians Rufus and Martha Wainwright reworks some of his songs in his latest release produced by Joe Henry.
- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Folk, Singer-Songwriter
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| Love the Way You Lie | |
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| Just gonna stand there and watch me burn But that's alright because I like the way it hurts Just gonna stand there and hear me cry But that's alright... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 4 out of 9
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Mixed: 5 out of 9
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Wainwright’s vocals imbue the material with a mixture of world-weariness, compassion and delight, qualities that didn’t loom large in the emotional lexicon of his younger self.
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With the help of producer Joe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III has been excavating his own past, and he’s disgorged some hibernating gems from his first four albums, revisiting ghosts that haunted him 35 years ago.
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Wainwright's voice sounds better than ever, adding the weight of history to songs that were poignant to begin with.
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Q MagazineProducer Joe Henry has softened the originals' raw edges without compromising their acidic content. [Oct 2008, p.152]
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There are great finds--'Man Who Couldn't Cry'--but some bones are best unpolished.
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Recovery revisits Wainwright's back catalog and finds new meaning in the tunes he wrote as a young man.
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Since Wainwright is such a clever and insightful lyricist, even his weakest material is worth a listen, so Recovery is never unpleasant, but the song selection is unjustifiably uneven.
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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jimr.Aug 28, 2008Yeah, a couple of misses, but if you are a fan it is a fine keeper.
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EricC.Jan 10, 2009
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Apr 21, 2011
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