Loudon Wainwright III - History - 1992

Loudon Wainwright III / History

Жанр: Folk-Rock, Country, Singer-Songwriter
Носитель: CD
Страна-производитель диска (релиза): EU
Год издания: 1992
Издатель (лейбл): Virgin / Charisma
Номер по каталогу: CDV 2703
Страна исполнителя (группы): USA
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Продолжительность: 00:46:21
Источник: собственный рип
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да

Треклист

01. People in Love 03:00

02. Men 03:38

03. The Picture 02:33

04. When I’m at Your House 02:31

05. The Doctor 04:02

06. Hitting You 03:05

07. I’d Rather Be Lonely 02:51

08. Between 01:28

09. Talking New Bob Dylan 03:36

10. So Many Songs 03:53

11. 4 X 10 03:07

12. A Father & A Son 03:21

13. Sometimes I Forget 05:53

14. Handful of Dust 03:25
All songs written by Loudon Wainwright III, except for track 14, by Loudon Wainwright, Jr. and Loudon Wainwright III

Замер динамического диапазона (DR)

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Анализ: Loudon Wainwright III / History

DR Пики RMS Продолжительность трека

DR13 -0.32 дБ -15.06 дБ 3:00 01-People in Love
DR14 -1.50 дБ -22.08 дБ 3:38 02-Men
DR16 -1.14 дБ -20.88 дБ 2:33 03-The Picture
DR14 -0.34 дБ -17.41 дБ 2:31 04-When I'm at Your House
DR14 -0.66 дБ -17.67 дБ 4:02 05-The Doctor
DR14 -0.36 дБ -19.80 дБ 3:05 06-Hitting You
DR13 -0.33 дБ -17.42 дБ 2:51 07-I'd Rather Be Lonely
DR15 -2.28 дБ -22.83 дБ 1:28 08-Between
DR14 -2.35 дБ -20.56 дБ 3:36 09-Talking New Bob Dylan
DR14 -0.32 дБ -17.77 дБ 3:53 10-So Many Songs
DR13 -3.85 дБ -22.88 дБ 3:07 11-4 X 10
DR15 -1.30 дБ -20.02 дБ 3:21 12-A Father & A Son
DR15 -1.17 дБ -21.65 дБ 5:53 13-Sometimes I Forget
DR13 -2.29 дБ -20.56 дБ 3:25 14-Handful of Dust

Количество треков: 14
Реальные значения DR: DR14
Частота: 44100 Гц
Каналов: 2
Разрядность: 16
Битрейт: 654 кбит/с
Кодек: FLAC

Об исполнителе
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. (William Ruhlmann, AllMusic)

Об альбоме
The best album of Loudon Wainwright III’s career, History features a mix of the humorous and the serious, the autobiographical and the observational, the rockin’ and the balladic, all wrapped up in some classy arrangements. There is a mood of personal reflection hanging over the entire proceeding, inspired by the death of Wainwright’s father, a noted American writer and editor. “People in Love” kicks the whole thing off with one of Wainwright’s trademark observations on the perils of love. On “Men,” the singer quietly discusses the whys and wherefores of male behavior, while “The Picture” is a musical reflection on a picture of Loudon and his sister taken 40 years earlier (and reproduced inside the CD booklet). The album then continues with a clever classic of the satirical talking folk-blues genre, “Talking New Bob Dylan,” in which Wainwright, once considered one of the many “new Dylans,” salutes the original on his 50th birthday. The last three songs on the album form a powerful triumvirate, with “A Father and a Son” written by a man who is both, and “Sometimes I Forget,” an extremely personal ballad about the loss of his own dad. The final track, “A Handful of Dust,” was actually written by Loudon Wainwright, Jr. in 1952 and adapted by his son for this recording. For those familiar with Loudon Wainwright III only through his novelty hit “Dead Skunk,” or who don’t know his work at all, History will come as a revelation. For the small cult of Wainwright fans, its power and poignancy may also come as a wonderful surprise, for it’s the album his previous work hinted might be within him. It is his masterpiece. (Jim Newsom, AllMusic)

Состав
Loudon Wainwright III: guitar, vocals
Paul Ossola: acoustic bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14)
Robin Gould: drums (1, 4, 7, 10, 14)
David Mansfield: electric guitar (1, 14), acoustic guitar (2), violin (3, 7, 12), pedal steel (10)
Stephen Tubin: accordion (2), organ (14)
Chaim Tannenbaum: banjo, harmonica, vocals (5, 7)
David Nichtern: acoustic guitar (12)
Chris Parker: drums, percussion (5)
Jeffrey Lesser: vocals (1 & 7)
Syd Straw: vocals (4)
The Roches: vocals (10)
Anna McGarrigle: vocals (10)
Kate McGarrigle: vocals (10)
Produced by Loudon Wainwright III and Jeffrey Lesser