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Tracklist (Vinyl)
| A1 | | People In Love | | | | A2 | | Men | | | | A3 | | The Picture | | | | A4 | | When I'm At Your House | | | | A5 | | The Doctor | | | | A6 | | Hitting You | | | | A7 | | I'd Rather Be Lonely | | |
See more tracks| A8 | | Between | | | | B1 | | Talking New Bob Dylan | | | | B2 | | So Many Songs | | | | B3 | | 4 x 10 | | | | B4 | | A Father & A Son | | | | B5 | | Sometimes I Forget | | | | B6 | | Handful Of Dust | | |
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Review
Dead Skunk" was a cute 1972 novelty hit, but Loudon Wainwright, recording now for 25 years, cuts much deeper than that. Acerbic humor delivered with Buster Keaton-deadpan irony still forms a basis for his eternal coffee-club act, but the tears of this clown are real -- and conveyed with all the trenchant economy of a short-story master. The soul of Wasp angst, of quiet bleeding on summer lawns, Wainwright's spare folk laments are absolutely exceptional -- and his masterwork, "History," is full of subtle detonations. "A Father and a Son," "Sometimes… Read More I Forget" and "Hitting You" render the sweet sufferings of family unforgettably. As he sums up, "It might be hate/It's probably love." "Career Moves," a live sampler, is more casual and borders on the comprehensive. He spoofs his country-club upbringing on "Westchester County," waxes gallant with "Tip That Waitress," philosophizes with "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" and radiates intelligence and an essential decency throughout. (RS 672-673)
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