laudon wainwright III

[Abitrary]

Watched a program about him on BBC4 last night. I always thought he was a country and western clown.

But he is in fact a genius folk singer with unrivalled lyrics, phrasing and guitar playing skills!!!!


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2P4hw1kos8&feature=related


I'm already considering asking people at work if they have any of his albums on MP3 that I can copy for free.

 

[ComedyPilot]

I still prefer Ronnie.

 

[Noodley]

I like Rufus:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMrZ7lChK-g

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Louden is indeed a genius, if a little screwed up. His ex, Kate McGarrigle, is also pretty good.

 

[Abitrary]

I like Rufus:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMrZ7lChK-g

I liked very much the couple of songs I heard of his. I liked the off kilter phrasing and breathy clever lyrics, and I wondered how he inherited that from a country and western dad.

But..... I was wrong!!!! Rufus is a a modern carbon copy of his dad.

They're both very whimsical though, which sometimes makes me nash my wine glass.

 

[Abitrary]

Louden is indeed a genius, if a little screwed up. His ex, Kate McGarrigle, is also pretty good.

I'm going to investigate. He's like Ray Davies without a band.

Did you see that program last night? Think it was on BBC4 and will be repeated.

 

[Noodley]

I'm going to investigate. He's like Ray Davies without a band.

Did you see that program last night? Think it was on BBC4 and will be repeated.

I watched that. Can't remember what channel..

 

[Abitrary]

I watched that. Can't remember what channel..

He's a twat, isn't he? But one of those borderline twats you kind of respect because he might do something interesting.

 

[Abitrary]

I like Rufus:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMrZ7lChK-g

urf, I just listened to that.

That is the son (who I used to respect) of a father who is not quite as good as leonard cohen, yet who the father respects, and yet the son only probably does through proxy.

I think it's a bit vain of rufus to attempt leonard cohen in the light of my last paragraph.

 

[SamNichols]

Rufus is superbly camp though, his album of July Garland covers is superb.

I do love Loudon, I even enjoyed his music for Knocked Up last year: it made an average blokes film quite nice and schmaltzy. I enjoyed it.

Plus Martha is brilliantly barking too.

 

[Abitrary]

Rufus is superbly camp though, his album of July Garland covers is superb.

I do love Loudon, I even enjoyed his music for Knocked Up last year: it made an average blokes film quite nice and schmaltzy. I enjoyed it.

Plus Martha is brilliantly barking too.

I wish I was in that family. It sounds like the sort of place you commit incest and just right a song about it.

 

[redcogs]

Loudon is essential listening if you are in any way sentient.

He has the rare combined ability to induce hysterical laughter, deep moving sorrow, and straight forward story telling. A veritable troubadour.

Kate and Anna Mcgarrigles together or with any combination of family past and present are bliss. All are among my top five artists.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I'm quite keen on Loudon Wainwright, and Kate and Anna McGarrigle to, although I've not got into Rufus. Rufus seems a bit of a crooner to me and I can't see the appeal. Nearly all Loudon's songs are autobiographical and quite often comic. He's written loads of good songs. I'm not sure if he's a great artist or not, because he reminds me of Richard Stilgoe and you wouldn't say he was a great artist. Kate and Anna aren't as prolific, but they're better musicians. When they have a good song, they put a lot of effort into making it sound as good as possible, unlike Loudon IMO. I got into Loudon aften listening to the McGarrigle's cover of the Swimming Song, which I still prefer.

 

[Dayvo]

This fella aint half bad, either!


View: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6UVw5C0SDkc

 

[simon l& and a half]

Essentially a comedy act in the Pete Seeger tradition. Tom Waits has the same talent for words, and a faux bohemianism that grates, but Wainright lacks Waits' musicality. You have to remember that Wainright's time was at the end of a period of great lyricism in American music, and, really, he's just stirring the leftovers.