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Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998) [2006 Deluxe Edition]

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Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998) [2006 Deluxe Edition]

Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (1998) [2006 Deluxe Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 875 MB | Scans
Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Blue | Label: Mercury Records | Catalog Number: 0602517045347

It isn't surprising that Lucinda Williams' level of craft takes time to assemble, but the six-year wait between Sweet Old World and its 1998 follow-up, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, still raised eyebrows. The delay stemmed both from label difficulties and Williams' meticulous perfectionism, the latter reportedly over a too-produced sound and her own vocals. Listening to the record, one can understand why both might have concerned Williams. Car Wheels is far and away her most produced album to date, which is something of a mixed blessing. Its surfaces are clean and contemporary, with something in the timbres of the instruments (especially the drums) sounding extremely typical of a late-'90s major-label roots-rock album. While that might subtly alter the timeless qualities of Williams' writing, there's also no denying that her sound is punchier and livelier. The production also throws Williams' idiosyncratic voice into sharp relief, to the point where it's noticeably separate from the band. As a result, every inflection and slight tonal alteration is captured, and it would hardly be surprising if Williams did obsess over those small details. But whether or not you miss the earthiness of Car Wheels' predecessors, it's ultimately the material that matters, and Williams' songwriting is as captivating as ever. Intentionally or not, the album's common thread seems to be its strongly grounded sense of place – specifically, the Deep South, conveyed through images and numerous references to specific towns. Many songs are set, in some way, in the middle or aftermath of not-quite-resolved love affairs, as Williams meditates on the complexities of human passion. Even her simplest songs have more going on under the surface than their poetic structures might indicate. In the end, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is Williams' third straight winner; although she might not be the most prolific songwriter of the '90s, she's certainly one of the most brilliant.-Review by Steve Huey

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Lucinda Williams / Car Wheels On A Gravel Road {2006 Deluxe Edition} - CD 1

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EAC extraction logfile from 12. February 2008, 19:09 for CD
Lucinda Williams / Car Wheels On A Gravel Road {2006 Deluxe Edition} - CD 2 - WXPN Live At The World Cafe 1998

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Tracklist :::
CD 1:
01. Right In Time (04:36)
02. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (04:44)
03. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten (04:42)
04. Drunken Angel (03:20)
05. Concrete And Barbed Wire (03:08)
06. Lake Charles (05:28)
07. Can't Let Go (03:28)
08. I Lost It (03:31)
09. Metal Firecracker (03:30)
10. Greenville (03:23)
11. Still I Long For Your Kiss (04:09)
12. Joy (04:01)
13. Jackson (03:42)
14. Down The Big Road Blues (04:07)
15. Out Of Touch (03:50)
16. Still I Long For Your Kiss (Alternate) (05:00)

CD 2:
01. Pineola (04:18)
02. Something About What Happens When We Talk (03:44)
03. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (04:42)
04. Metal Firecracker (03:39)
05. Right In Time (04:32)
06. Drunken Angel (03:27)
07. Greenville (03:46)
08. Still I Long For Your Kiss (04:39)
09. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten (04:53)
10. Can't Let Go (03:51)
11. Hot Blood (07:38)
12. Changed The Locks (04:19)
13. Joy (06:08)

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