Members Fred Fartboski Posted December 30, 2007 Members Posted December 30, 2007 I love Lucinda Williams. Is this a repeat, or a new one?
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted December 30, 2007 Members Posted December 30, 2007 I saw it last night and I recommend it. Old Crow Medicine Show is the second half and they were phenomenal.
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted December 30, 2007 Members Posted December 30, 2007 OCMS is way cool ... They sure are. I love the version of The Weight that they do with Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings.
Members nylon rock Posted December 30, 2007 Members Posted December 30, 2007 Damn, I missed it. It was Saturday Night? (Or, hopefully, Sunday Night)
Members Whalebot Posted December 30, 2007 Members Posted December 30, 2007 Yep, I caught it. I liked Old Crow but Lucinda didn't do it for me. I know I'm a heretic
Members denvertrakker Posted December 30, 2007 Members Posted December 30, 2007 ... Lucinda didn't do it for me. I know I'm a heretic I think she's an acquired taste. She's, let's say, something less than a dynamic performer, although I love her songs. I think this concert may be the one I bought on DVD. 74 minutes, sixteen songs, and I think she cracked a smile maybe once. Still, I like her enough to spend twenty bucks.
Members tkris Posted December 31, 2007 Members Posted December 31, 2007 I think she's an acquired taste. She's, let's say, something less than a dynamic performer, although I love her songs. I think this concert may be the one I bought on DVD. 74 minutes, sixteen songs, and I think she cracked a smile maybe once. Still, I like her enough to spend twenty bucks. she is a bit of an acquired taste but i think she's also gotten weirder in the last few years. she just didn't look good, nor sing good. on that first song, it looked like she was reading the lyrics off a notebook on a stand in front of her. i say this as someone who's been a fan of her stuff for a long time.
Members twangboy1 Posted December 31, 2007 Members Posted December 31, 2007 old crow rocked. I am a huge alt country or americana fan and I reallly have tried to get into Lucinda, sadly i can't.
Members Jon Hiller Posted December 31, 2007 Members Posted December 31, 2007 PBS Kentucky (KET) is running a tribute to James Taylor....wow. So far I've seen Keith Urban, Dr. John and someone who's name I can't remember in a duet, Carole King, Sting, Allison Krauss and her steel player Jerry (last name escapes me at the moment), Bruce Springsteen.... geez what a list. Great show. I need to see if this gonna be available on dvd.
Members whit townsend Posted December 31, 2007 Members Posted December 31, 2007 Caught Lucindas last song, it was less than dynamic. Still, wish I had caught the whole set, if for no other reason than to hear/see more of those fine Gretches her bandmates were weilding.OCMS are fun. Old Time w/energy and a rock-n-roll attitude. Anybody that can saw a fiddle and sing at the same time gets my respect. Also +1 for the nerve of a band to feature not one, but 2, banjos at the same time!
Members Chirpy_72 Posted December 31, 2007 Members Posted December 31, 2007 Saw Old Crow a few weeks ago in Phoenix. Great band, can't say enough about them.
Members kwakatak Posted January 1, 2008 Members Posted January 1, 2008 I don't know if I care for her as a performer but as a songwriter she's pretty damned good IMO. I missed this episode, but found this link with a video: http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=144&Itemid=634 Kinda OT, but I just blew the dust off my old "Sweet Relief" CD. That is some good stuff!
Members Samilyn Posted January 2, 2008 Members Posted January 2, 2008 Her songs are pretty good, IMO, but overall, I'm just kind of lukewarm about her. She doesn't appear to look as though she enjoys performing. What Whit said about sawing a fiddle and singing at the same time. Now that takes some real skill!
Members twangboy1 Posted January 2, 2008 Members Posted January 2, 2008 What Whit said about sawing a fiddle and singing at the same time. Now that takes some real skill! what whit said about dual banjos! I think those guys each play a million different instruments. And well, too. I struggle with one.
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