History

Performer: Loudon Wainwright III
Artist: The Roches; The McGarrigles; Syd Straw
Engineer: Jeffrey Lesser...
Producer: Jeffrey Lesser; Loudon Wainwright III...
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Additional personnel: The Roches, The McGarrigles, Syd Straw. Personnel: Loudon Wainwright III (vocals, guitar); Chaim Tannenbaum (vocals, banjo, harmonica); Jeffrey Lesser , Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Syd Straw, The Roches (vocals); David Mansfield (guitar, electric guitar, violin); David Nichtern (acoustic guitar); Stephen Tubin (accordion, organ); Paul Ossola (acoustic bass); Chris Parker (drums, percussion); Robin Gould (drums). Audio Mixer: Jeffrey Lesser . Photographers: Peter Cunningham; Hans Neleman; Marshall Fallwell. The title of this Loudon Wainwright album refers not to a look back at the singer/songwriter's career, but to his own life, a place that has proven a rich source for some of Wainwrigth's finest material over the years. "The Picture" examines the way that the passage of time has affected his own family. "Hitting You" is a chilling recollection of an incident in which Wainwright struck one of his children in a rash fit of anger. That the incident has remained so vivid is a testament his continued undiminished self-disgust over a moment that took place decades prior. Wainwright captures a sense of our common humanity in both that moment and the enduring memory. "Talking New Bob Dylan" takes a typically humorous look at the fact that Wainwright was branded a "new Bob Dylan" when he emerged around 1970 (a fate which befell scores of guitar-toting male singer/songwriters at the time).

Rolling Stone (3/4/93, p.64) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...An intimate, painfully honest album...inspired...unforgettable..." Entertainment Weekly (1/7/93, p.124) - Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 10 Albums Of 1992. Entertainment Weekly (11/20/92, p.90) - "..One of the strongest albums in this consummately witty, honest singer-songwriter's two-decade career...a small masterpiece.." - Rating: A Musician (2/93, p.89) - "...Wainwright's finest album in 22 years...[his] shining moment of personal introspection...tremendous..." Audio Magazine (3/93, p.86) - Sound: A- / Performance: A- - "...an intense and revealing ride....one of Loudon's best..."

In the late '60s, New York's own Loudon Wainwright III was tagged as one of the first "New Dylans," but his penchant for solo acoustic performances was the only real similarity. Wainwright is adept at using humor to defuse powerful emotional issues in songs that deal very specifically with the everyday realities of life. His biggest hit was the novelty song "Dead Skunk," but in fact, he's written powerfully about some very heavy topics.

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