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This little-known early album showcases a much more country, much more raw Lucinda Williams. It is not as great as her follow up self-titled album or Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, but it is very good in its own right and has some great songs, particularly the title track, Lafayette and the original, faster version of I Think I Lost It, which she re-recorded on Car Wheels.
The addition of background vocals and more instruments fills out the songs a little. There is an unguarded down-home sound to her voice here that seems to fade in following albums.
I pulled a handful and listened. What a joy it was to hit this one.
I was in the public library recently, flipping through the CD's. This one is very good.
I so much love discovering an artist and body of work that I knew nothing of. I feel like an armchair explorer.I have since picked up 6 more of her CD's and enjoy them all.
It is an early work but is more sophisticated than the Ramblin' CD. But I still enjoy the simple sound of this period.Mike
This cd is essential if you are a true Lucinda Williams fan. I Lost It debuts here; (It's also on Car Wheels on a Gravel Road) and you can hear how much her sound has changed and yet remained true to her folk/alt country essence.
A couple of years ago, I reviewed this and gave it three stars. As raw as this is, the songwriting is superb. Since then, I've come to realize how good this disc really is; it gets better all the time. This was Lucinda's second release, and it's more country/folk than her later stuff. She has become known as one of the best artists around, and here you see,(and hear) that she had this gift right from the start. A classic.
You'll enjoy this Cd. Vinyl pressings are climbing into the hundreds of dollars.
A throw away that she made just to get her feet wet in the industry. Lucinda stated that she thought this was the record to avoid.
HWB is the perfect stepping stone to LW's later recordings. I first heard Lucinda in Princeton, NJ opening for David Byrne.
She blew him away and my eyes were opened to this musical genius. Small wonder.
Scott Neuman Forever Vinyl.com
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