I got the new Lucinda Williams CD, Little Honey, yesterday. It's pretty good, but I found her lyrics to be somewhat upbeat, and I wasn't expecting that. Also, it's nothing that breakthrough great, either. Don't get me wrong, even her 'worst' stuff is 10x better than what most radios are playing and than what most artists are producing. She has a great voice, great music, and her lyrics actually tell stories.
The review from Rolling Stone magazine was good (then again, they seem to give everything a high star ranking)
The BBC review was quite harsh, but more honest, I felt.
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Currently Reading:
--Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
--Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
--Jan - June 2009 National Geographic Magazines
--A Year in the Merde, by Stephen Clarke 5*
--a few of the "Death In..." books, by JD Robb 4* (as airplane reading)
--The Adventure of English, by Melvyn Bragg 5*
--Shipping News, by Annie Proulx 3*
--Confessions of an Economic Hitman, by John Perkins 5*
--Duma Key, by Stephen King 5*
--Beasts, by Joyce Carol Oates 4*
--Skin Privilege, by Karin Slaughter 1* (HORRIBLE writing)
--Plain Truth, by Jodi Picoult
--Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami
--The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 5*
--Oil!, by Upton Sinclair 2* (good writing, a bit long, didn't flow well)
--Out Stealing Horses, by Per Patterson 4*
--Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert 3.5*(interesting, not as good as Tipping Point or Blink or Paradox of Choice)
--Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 4* (but not nearly as good as Ender's Game)
--Beasts, by Joyce Carol Oates 4*
--Skin Privilege, by Karin Slaughter 1* (HORRIBLE writing)
--Plain Truth, by Jodi Picoult
--Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami
--The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 5*
--Oil!, by Upton Sinclair 2* (good writing, a bit long, didn't flow well)
--Out Stealing Horses, by Per Patterson 4*
--Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert 3.5*(interesting, not as good as Tipping Point or Blink or Paradox of Choice)
--Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 4* (but not nearly as good as Ender's Game)
Things I've Done in London
Tourist Sites
--Sir John Soane house/museum
--Whitechapel Bell Foundry Tour
--Kensington Palace / Last year of the Deb exhibit
--Tower of London / Crown Jewels
--Tate Britain
--National Gallery
--Annie Leibovitz exhibition at National Portrait Gallery
--National Portrait Gallery
--Cabinet War Rooms / Churchill Museum
--Kew Gardens (Royal Botannical Gardens)
--British Museum
--London's Transport Museum
--Victoria & Albert Museum
--Tate Modern Museum
--Bath (Roman Spa; Abbey; Gravel Walk; etc.)
--Greenwich (National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory...)
--Tourist Walking (Buckingham, Westminster, Big Ben...)
--Borough Market
--St. Martin-in-the-Fields
--Camden Market
Plays / Shows
--Cirque-du-Soleil's Quidam @ Royal Albert Hall
--London Parade (New Year's Day)
--Handbell concert in Westcliff-on-Sea
--Spamalot
--Advent Carols by Candlelight @ St Martin...
--Lord Mayor's Show (parade)
--The Lion King (musical)
--Carmina Burana @ Royal Albert Hall
--Manon (ballet) @ Royal Opera House
--Wicked (musical)
--King Lear @ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
--Twelfth Night @ Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (rained out after 40 minutes)
--The Phantom of the Opera @ Her Majesty's Theatre
--Strictly Gershwin @ Royal Albert Hall (National Ballet)
--Avenue Q (musical)
--Romeo & Juliet @ Opera House (Royal Ballet)
--Bruce Springsteen (concert)
--The 39 Steps (play)
--Sir John Soane house/museum
--Whitechapel Bell Foundry Tour
--Kensington Palace / Last year of the Deb exhibit
--Tower of London / Crown Jewels
--Tate Britain
--National Gallery
--Annie Leibovitz exhibition at National Portrait Gallery
--National Portrait Gallery
--Cabinet War Rooms / Churchill Museum
--Kew Gardens (Royal Botannical Gardens)
--British Museum
--London's Transport Museum
--Victoria & Albert Museum
--Tate Modern Museum
--Bath (Roman Spa; Abbey; Gravel Walk; etc.)
--Greenwich (National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory...)
--Tourist Walking (Buckingham, Westminster, Big Ben...)
--Borough Market
--St. Martin-in-the-Fields
--Camden Market
Plays / Shows
--Cirque-du-Soleil's Quidam @ Royal Albert Hall
--London Parade (New Year's Day)
--Handbell concert in Westcliff-on-Sea
--Spamalot
--Advent Carols by Candlelight @ St Martin...
--Lord Mayor's Show (parade)
--The Lion King (musical)
--Carmina Burana @ Royal Albert Hall
--Manon (ballet) @ Royal Opera House
--Wicked (musical)
--King Lear @ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
--Twelfth Night @ Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (rained out after 40 minutes)
--The Phantom of the Opera @ Her Majesty's Theatre
--Strictly Gershwin @ Royal Albert Hall (National Ballet)
--Avenue Q (musical)
--Romeo & Juliet @ Opera House (Royal Ballet)
--Bruce Springsteen (concert)
--The 39 Steps (play)
2 comments:
I am always hard pressed to find anything I dislike about Lu. I really like Little Honey and compare it to her Lucinda Williams album aka "The Red Album." I love "Real Love", I think Tears of Joy is incredible and I love how she does some really rock-y, really bluesy and really country all in one album.
Thanks for the post card!!!! What day are you moving???
oh and that AC/DC cover is awesome!!
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