8179 - LOUDON WAINRIGHT III - OLDER THAN MY OLD MAN NOW (2012) (REPOST)

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
''OLDER THAN MY OLD MAN NOW''
APR 17 2012
53:43

1/The Here & the Now/Wainwright/3:43
2/In C/Wainwright/5:48
3/Older Than My Old Man Now/Wainwright/4:11
4/Double Lifetime/Wainwright/2:18
5/Date Line/Wainwright/2:55
6/All in a Family/Wainwright/2:35
7/My Meds/Wainwright/3:24
8/Interlude/Moose/2:40
9/Over the Hill/McGarrigle, Wainwright/2:36
10/Ghost Blues/Wainwright/4:04
11/I Remember Sex/Wainwright/5:15
12/Somebody Else/Wainwright/3:10
13/The Days That We Die/Wainwright/4:05
14/10/Wainwright/3:19
15/Something's Out to Get Me/Wainwright/4:06

John Scofield/Guitar (Electric)
Chris Smither/Guitar, Vocals
Chaim Tannenbaum/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Lexie Kelly Wainwright/Vocals (Background)
Loudon Wainwright III/Arranger, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Martha Wainwright/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Rufus Wainwright/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Mike Whellans/Harmonica
Paul Asaro/Piano
Dick Connette/Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Ramblin' Jack Elliott/Guitar, Vocals
Steve Elson/Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Dame Edna Everage/Vocals
Erik Friedlander/Cello, String Arrangements
Will Holshouser/Accordion
Gabriel Kahane/Piano, Spinet, Transformation
Mike Karz/Bouzouki
Ritamarie Kelly/Vocals (Background)
Tim Luntzel/Bass
Rob Moose/String Arrangements, Violin
Rob Morsberger/Accordion
Matt Munisteri/Banjo, Guitar
Ben Perowsky/Drums
Lucy Wainwright Roche/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Suzzy Roche/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Marcus Rojas/Tuba

BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann (AllMusic)
Loudon Wainwright III grew up in the town of Bedford in wealthy Westchester County north of New York City, the son of Loudon S. Wainwright, Jr., a writer and editor at Life magazine and a direct descendant of colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant. Wainwright became a folk singer/songwriter in the late '60s, singing humorous and nakedly honest autobiographical songs. Signed to Atlantic Records, he recorded Album I (1970) and Album II (1971), accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, before switching to Columbia Records, for which he made the folk-rock Album III (1972), which featured the Top 40 novelty hit "Dead Skunk." Attempted Mustache (1973) and the half-live Unrequited (1975) did not continue that commercial success, though Wainwright's humor and engaging stage persona made him a cult figure and a concert favorite.

Meanwhile, his songs were recorded by others, notably Kate (his wife, later divorced, who died in 2010) and Anna McGarrigle, and Wainwright appeared in the off-Broadway show Pump Boys and Dinettes and played a featured role on the successful M*A*S*H television series. He moved to Arista Records for T Shirt (1976) and Final Exam (1978), on which he was backed by a rock band, but departed the major labels for a more appropriate home on the folk-based indie Rounder for A Live One (1980) and Fame and Wealth (1983).

Wainwright began to gain more notice in England than in the U.S., and he moved to London in 1985. I'm Alright (1985) and More Love Songs (1986) were co-produced by British singer/guitarist Richard Thompson. Therapy (1989) found Wainwright on the major-label-distributed Silvertone imprint and back living in the U.S., and he signed to Virgin Records' Charisma subsidiary for History (1992) and the live Career Moves (1993). Grown Man, his 15th album, was released in 1995, followed three years later by Little Ship. In 1999, there appeared a collection of topical, humorous songs Wainwright had been composing since the late '80s for National Public Radio, titled Social Studies; the following year, The BBC Sessions collected favorites and new compositions. The Last Man on Earth followed in 2001, and the live album So Damn Happy marked his debut for Sanctuary in 2003. Another studio album, Here Come the Choppers, was released in 2005. It was followed by Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up in 2007 and by Recovery in 2008.

In 2011, Shout! Factory issued a major career retrospective: a five-disc box set entitled 40 Odd Years that included album tracks, a complete CD of rare and unreleased material, and a 200-plus-minute DVD that included an hourlong documentary as well as dozens of performances. In 2009, Wainwright released High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. The set featured songs by the American folk and country icon, as well as new songs that helped move his odd legend forward. Older Than My Old Man Now appeared in 2012, a collection of 15 songs featuring contributions from all four of Wainwright's children and two of his three wives, and including a song co-written with late ex-wife, Kate McGarrigle. In September of 2014, Wainwright released Haven't Got the Blues (Yet). It was produced by David Mansfield and issued on 429 Records.

7832 - LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - RECOVERY (2008)

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
''RECOVERY''
AUGUST 18 2008
47:56

1 - Black Uncle Remus 2:23
2 - Saw Your Name In The Paper 3:03
3 - School Days 3:30
4 - The Drinking Song 4:36
5 - Motel Blues 3:18
6 - Muse Blues 3:32
7 - New Paint 3:48
8 - Be Careful Thereas A Baby In The House 3:57
9 - Needless to Say 3:02
10 - Movies Are A Mother To Me 3:09
11 - Say That You Love Me 3:24
12 - Friend 3:33
13 - Man Who Couldn't Cry 6:01

Jay Bellerose/Drums, Percussion
Bill Frisell/Guest Artist, Guitar (Electric)
Joe Henry/Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Leisz/Guitars, Mandolin, Pedal Steel Guitar
David Piltch/Guitar (Bass)
Section Quartet/Guest Artist
Loudon Wainwright III/Guitar, Vocals
Patrick Warren/Keyboards, Piano, Pump Organ

REVIEW
By Allmusic
Wainwright may be best known to younger listeners as the father of Rufus and Martha, but he's no slouch in the songwriting department himself. Rufus undoubtedly gets some of his cynical humor and ironic attitude from his dad, who made a career out of sharply etched vignettes that often sound slight on first hearing, but reveal subtle levels of nuanced meaning on repeated listening. As the lyrics to 2001's Last Man on Earth and the instrumental tracks to 2007's Strange Weirdos proved, Wainwright's starting to show signs of maturity in his old age, and, in its own odd way, Recovery continues that trend. Produced by Joe Henry, his Strange Weirdos collaborator, Recovery revisits Wainwright's back catalog and finds new meaning in the tunes he wrote as a young man. Henry supplies the expected dark arrangements, while Wainwright delivers the old songs without the implied wink and smirk of his youth. "School Days," the first track on his first album, was a wise-assed ode to youthful excess, a backhanded compliment to his own genius. At 60, the lyrics still sting, but the tint of mortality he brings to the performance makes the song take on a whole new meaning, more poignant than celebratory. "Drinking Song" is a talking blues, here accented by spooky slide guitar and oddly accented percussion. Wainwright wails and wrings unexpected emotion from a lyric that was once played for laughs. "Be Careful There's a Baby in the House" sounds more chilling in the light of Wainwright's acknowledged failures as a parent. His cautionary tale of the tribulations of parenthood ring particularly true in hindsight. When he tells new parents: "if your 'I love you' is an I.O.U, don't expect to get a good deal" the words take on added weight. "Motel Blues" from Album II, an ode to sex with an underage groupie, now sounds more desperate than amusing. Its country arrangement fits the song's forlorn mood as it strips away the romance of life on the road. "Man Who Couldn't Cry" closes the album and still sounds trite and over the top with its litany of misfortunes and vaguely biblical references, one of the few tunes that hasn't improved with age.

BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
Loudon Wainwright III grew up in the town of Bedford in wealthy Westchester County north of New York City, the son of Loudon S. Wainwright, Jr., a writer and editor at Life magazine and a direct descendant of colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant. Wainwright became a folk singer/songwriter in the late '60s, singing humorous and nakedly honest autobiographical songs. Signed to Atlantic Records, he recorded Album I (1970) and Album II (1971), accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, before switching to Columbia Records, for which he made the folk-rock Album III (1972), which featured the Top 40 novelty hit "Dead Skunk." Attempted Mustache (1973) and the half-live Unrequited (1975) did not continue that commercial success, though Wainwright's humor and engaging stage persona made him a cult figure and a concert favorite.

Meanwhile, his songs were recorded by others, notably Kate (his wife, later divorced, who died in 2010) and Anna McGarrigle, and Wainwright appeared in the off-Broadway show Pump Boys and Dinettes and played a featured role on the successful M*A*S*H television series. He moved to Arista Records for T Shirt (1976) and Final Exam (1978), on which he was backed by a rock band, but departed the major labels for a more appropriate home on the folk-based indie Rounder for A Live One (1980) and Fame and Wealth (1983).

Wainwright began to gain more notice in England than in the U.S., and he moved to London in 1985. I'm Alright (1985) and More Love Songs (1986) were co-produced by British singer/guitarist Richard Thompson. Therapy (1989) found Wainwright on the major-label-distributed Silvertone imprint and back living in the U.S., and he signed to Virgin Records' Charisma subsidiary for History (1992) and the live Career Moves (1993). Grown Man, his 15th album, was released in 1995, followed three years later by Little Ship. In 1999, there appeared a collection of topical, humorous songs Wainwright had been composing since the late '80s for National Public Radio, titled Social Studies; the following year, The BBC Sessions collected favorites and new compositions. The Last Man on Earth followed in 2001, and the live album So Damn Happy marked his debut for Sanctuary in 2003. Another studio album, Here Come the Choppers, was released in 2005. It was followed by Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up in 2007 and by Recovery in 2008.

In 2011, Shout! Factory issued a major career retrospective: a five-disc box set entitled 40 Odd Years that included album tracks, a complete CD of rare and unreleased material, and a 200-plus-minute DVD that included an hourlong documentary as well as dozens of performances. In 2009, Wainwright released High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. The set featured songs by the American folk and country icon, as well as new songs that helped move his odd legend forward. Older Than My Old Man Now appeared in 2012, a collection of 15 songs featuring contributions from all four of Wainwright's children and two of his three wives, and including a song co-written with late ex-wife, Kate McGarrigle. In September of 2014, Wainwright released Haven't Got the Blues (Yet). It was produced by David Mansfield and issued on 429 Records.

7597 - LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - Haven't Got The Blues (Yet) (2014)

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
''HAVEN'T GOT THE BLUES (YET)''
JULY 28 2014
48:07

1 - Brand New Dance 3:34
2 - Spaced 3:53
3 - In A Hurry 5:16
4 - Depression Blues 3:47
5 - The Morgue 1:53
6 - Harmless
Michael Marra 3:35
7 - Man & Dog 3:54
8 - Harlan County 3:02
9 - I Knew Your Mother 2:52
10 - Looking At The Calendar 3:13
11 - I'll Be Killing You This Christmas 3:32
12 - God & Nature 3:28
13 - Haven't Got The Blues (Yet) 3:24
14 - Last Day Of The Year 2:21
Tracks By Wainwright, Except 6

Steve Bernstein /Trumpet
Andy Burton /Accordion, Piano
Jeffrey Carney /Bass (Upright)
Steve Elson /Sax (Tenor)
Dom Flemons /Harmonica, Jug
Curtis Fowlkes /Trombone
Stan Harrison /Sax (Baritone)
Armand Hirsch /Guitar
Will Holshouser /Accordion
Tim Luntzel /Bass, Bass (Upright)
David Mansfield /Banjo, Bouzouki, Celeste, Drums, Drums (Bass), Fiddle, Fretless Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonium, Horn Arrangements, Mandocello, Mandolin, Pedal Steel Guitar, Percussion,
Programming, Sitar (Electric), Sleigh Bells, Spoons, String Arrangements, String Section, Tambourine, Tenor Ukelele, Tin Whistle, Ukulele, Viola, Violin, Vocal Harmony, Weissenborn
Sammy Merendino /Drums
Aoife O'Donovan /Vocal Harmony
Glenn Patscha /Organ
Marcus Rojas /Tuba
Joe Strasser /Drums
Chaim Tannenbaum /Harmonica, Vocal Harmony
Andy Taub /Jew's-Harp
Tony Trischka /Banjo
Loudon Wainwright III /Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Martha Wainwright /Vocals (Background)
Doug Wieselman /Clarinet

REVIEW
by Thom Jurek
Twenty-six albums in, Loudon Wainwright's signature is etched even more deeply into the American songsmith grain on Haven't Got the Blues (Yet). Voiced in blues, roots, rock, country, folk, and even swing-jazz, his funny, biting, often tender observations of the four D's -- decay, death, depression, and drinking -- are all present, as are his dog Harry's unwelcome gifts, love in old age, and subjects that, as usual, engage questionable taste. Working once more with producer and longtime musical cohort David Mansfield and a wide array of musicians including horn and wind players, daughter Lucy Wainwright and the ubiquitous Aiofe O'Donovan also appear on backing vocals. The vintage '50s-style rock & roll of "Brand New Dance" kicks the set off: "There's a new dance craze sweeping the land/First you get outta bed then you attempt to stand...Now here's the hard part, here's the bad news/You got to bend over and put on your shoes..." "Spaced," a klezmer tune about alternate side-street parking, features a fine clarinet solo by Doug Wieselman and accordion by Andy Burton. "In a Hurry" is one of those great, empathic Wainwright songs. Played by a trio with Mansfield and Burton, its speaking subject is a pauper who addresses a businessman in a train station. He expresses his sympathy and lets him know he wouldn't trade worlds -- or troubles -- with him. Blues makes its presence known in "Depression Blues" (the back cover photograph of "Freud Lemon Jefferson" illustrates the song's subject; it's so hilarious it needs to be witnessed). Western Swing frames "The Morgue," a black-humored last laugh from a broken heart. Country and folk inhabit the center of the album on three excellent tunes -- "Harmless" (written by the late songwriter Michael Marra), "Man & Dog," and "Harlan County." "I Knew Your Mother" is a birthday song -- presumably for Lucy, who sings backup -- and is refreshingly honest about his relationship with his late ex-wife Kate McGarrigle. "I'll Be Killing You This Christmas" is a lithe swing tune with a deeply critical view of the NRA's propaganda war following the Newtown shootings. O'Donovan and bajo master Tony Trischka aid on the bluesy, beautifully written country-gospel in "God & Man." The set winds down with the droll jazz-blues of the title track -- which names the cover photograph's subject, sad clown Emmett Kelly. Finally, "Last Day of the Year" is an old-world saloon song. It's poignant in summoning the autumnal subjects of earlier tracks on HGTB(Y), and suggests that Wainwright accepts, with grudging respect, the aging process and what it entails, but he's still looking forward to new beginnings, however bittersweet.

BIOGRAPHY
by William Ruhlmann
Loudon Wainwright III grew up in the town of Bedford in wealthy Westchester County north of New York City, the son of Loudon S. Wainwright, Jr., a writer and editor at Life magazine and a direct descendant of colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant. Wainwright became a folk singer/songwriter in the late '60s, singing humorous and nakedly honest autobiographical songs. Signed to Atlantic Records, he recorded Album I (1970) and Album II (1971), accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, before switching to Columbia Records, for which he made the folk-rock Album III (1972), which featured the Top 40 novelty hit "Dead Skunk." Attempted Mustache (1973) and the half-live Unrequited (1975) did not continue that commercial success, though Wainwright's humor and engaging stage persona made him a cult figure and a concert favorite.

Meanwhile, his songs were recorded by others, notably Kate (his wife, later divorced, who died in 2010) and Anna McGarrigle, and Wainwright appeared in the off-Broadway show Pump Boys and Dinettes and played a featured role on the successful M*A*S*H television series. He moved to Arista Records for T Shirt (1976) and Final Exam (1978), on which he was backed by a rock band, but departed the major labels for a more appropriate home on the folk-based indie Rounder for A Live One (1980) and Fame and Wealth (1983).

Wainwright began to gain more notice in England than in the U.S., and he moved to London in 1985. I'm Alright (1985) and More Love Songs (1986) were co-produced by British singer/guitarist Richard Thompson. Therapy (1989) found Wainwright on the major-label-distributed Silvertone imprint and back living in the U.S., and he signed to Virgin Records' Charisma subsidiary for History (1992) and the live Career Moves (1993). Grown Man, his 15th album, was released in 1995, followed three years later by Little Ship. In 1999, there appeared a collection of topical, humorous songs Wainwright had been composing since the late '80s for National Public Radio, titled Social Studies; the following year, The BBC Sessions collected favorites and new compositions. The Last Man on Earth followed in 2001, and the live album So Damn Happy marked his debut for Sanctuary in 2003. Another studio album, Here Come the Choppers, was released in 2005. It was followed by Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up in 2007 and by Recovery in 2008.

In 2011, Shout! Factory issued a major career retrospective: a five-disc box set entitled 40 Odd Years that included album tracks, a complete CD of rare and unreleased material, and a 200-plus-minute DVD that included an hourlong documentary as well as dozens of performances. In 2009, Wainwright released High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. The set featured songs by the American folk and country icon, as well as new songs that helped move his odd legend forward. Older Than My Old Man Now appeared in 2012, a collection of 15 songs featuring contributions from all four of Wainwright's children and two of his three wives, and including a song co-written with late ex-wife, Kate McGarrigle. In September of 2014, Wainwright released Haven't Got the Blues (Yet). It was produced by David Mansfield and issued on 429 Records.

1273 - LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - Older Than My Old Man Now (2012)

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
''OLDER THAN MY OLD MAN NOW''
APR 17 2012
JAN 2010-OCT 2011
2ND STORY SOUND
54:09
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1/The Here & the Now/Wainwright/3:43
2/In C/Wainwright/5:48
3/Older Than My Old Man Now/Wainwright/4:11
4/Double Lifetime/Wainwright/2:18
5/Date Line/Wainwright/2:55
6/All in a Family/Wainwright/2:35
7/My Meds/Wainwright/3:24
8/Interlude/Moose/2:40
9/Over the Hill/McGarrigle, Wainwright/2:36
10/Ghost Blues/Wainwright/4:04
11/I Remember Sex/Wainwright/5:15
12/Somebody Else/Wainwright/3:10
13/The Days That We Die/Wainwright/4:05
14/10/Wainwright/3:19
15/Something's Out to Get Me/Wainwright/4:06

John Scofield/Guitar (Electric)
Chris Smither/Guitar, Vocals
Chaim Tannenbaum/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Lexie Kelly Wainwright/Vocals (Background)
Loudon Wainwright III/Arranger, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Martha Wainwright/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Rufus Wainwright/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Mike Whellans/Harmonica
Paul Asaro/Piano
Dick Connette/Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Ramblin' Jack Elliott/Guitar, Vocals
Steve Elson/Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Dame Edna Everage/Vocals
Erik Friedlander/Cello, String Arrangements
Will Holshouser/Accordion
Gabriel Kahane/Piano, Spinet, Transformation
Mike Karz/Bouzouki
Ritamarie Kelly/Vocals (Background)
Tim Luntzel/Bass
Rob Moose/String Arrangements, Violin
Rob Morsberger/Accordion
Matt Munisteri/Banjo, Guitar
Ben Perowsky/Drums
Lucy Wainwright Roche/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Suzzy Roche/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Marcus Rojas/Tuba