We are going to see Lucinda Williams at the Concert Hall in a couple of weeks as part of Celtic Connections.
As a taster we decided to have Lucinda accompany our Saturday brunch. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is usually my album of choice but I couldn't find it as it had been misfiled (don't panic that has since been rectified).
The 2001 follow up Essence seemed the next best thing. Described by Salon as an emotional mess of a masterpiece and by Entertainment Weekly as Lucinda Williams doesn’t merely wallow in suffering. She savors it like a glass of your finest Bordeaux
From those descriptions it doesn't necessarily sound like an easy listen but as Allmusic says if you want to take a deep and compelling look into the heart and soul of a major artist, then you owe it to yourself to hear Essence
Needing some more convincing?
That'll be a good night out CC - enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI've seen her a few times Swede and she always puts on a good show
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