180 Gram Vinyl! Riveting! Includes Guest Artists Rufus Wainwright, Suzzy Roche & More!!
At 65, Loudon Wainwright III is older than his father ever was, and its got him thinking, and writing, and singing. As he puts it, the new album deals with death n decay and hes approached the subject from all angles, with his customary insight, honesty, and rueful humor. But pondering the imponderables can be a lonely business, and so, like never before, Loudon has brought in friends and family to help him with the heavy lifting.
The guest singers include Ramblin Jack Elliott, Dame Edna Everage, Chris Smither, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Suzzy Roche, Chaim Tannenbaum, Martha Wainwright, and Rufus Wainwright. Producer Dick Connette, engineer Alex Venguer, and arranger Rob Moose are all back from the Grammy-winning CD set High Wide & Handsome. The song treatments range from basic guitar & vocal to sophisticated string settings. Theres even some swinging funk provided by jazz guitar giant, John Scofield.
"Loudon Wainwright III's Older Than My Old Man Now deals primarily with the inevitable: mortality, but not without his trademarked brand of cranky, wiseacre (and sometime just plain mean-spirited) sense of humor. Wainwright spends most of his time here 'writing about my favorite protagonist: me.' That said, this is actually as much an album about the ties that bind permanently (family) as it is about approaching death." - Thom Jurek, allmusic.com
"Loudon Wainwright IIIs 22nd album extends the folk-rock autobiography that's made his body of work so impressive. It's a saga filled with Oedipal tension (his dad was a famed journalist, his son is Rufus Wainwright) and fraught love (ex-wives Kate McGarrigle and Suzzy Roche are folk icons)."The Days That We Die," featuring a passage written by his father with Rufus on vocals, and "I Remember Sex" captures the emotional range from heart aching reflection to wry acceptance. It's riveting stuff; here's hoping the story doesnt end for a long time." - Anthony Decurtis, Rolling Stone
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Gatefold Jacket
Includes Guest Artists Rufus Wainwright, Suzzy Roche & More
Selections:
Side A:
1. The Here & The Now
2. In C
3. Older Than My Old Man Now
4. Double Lifetime
5. Date Line
6. All In A Family
7. My Meds
Side B:
1. Interlude
2. Over The Hill
3. Ghost Blues
4. I Remember Sex
5. Somebody Else
6. The Days That We Die
7. 10
8. Something's Out To Get Me
At 65, Loudon Wainwright III is older than his father ever was, and its got him thinking, and writing, and singing. As he puts it, the new album deals with death n decay and hes approached the subject from all angles, with his customary insight, honesty, and rueful humor. But pondering the imponderables can be a lonely business, and so, like never before, Loudon has brought in friends and family to help him with the heavy lifting.
The guest singers include Ramblin Jack Elliott, Dame Edna Everage, Chris Smither, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Suzzy Roche, Chaim Tannenbaum, Martha Wainwright, and Rufus Wainwright. Producer Dick Connette, engineer Alex Venguer, and arranger Rob Moose are all back from the Grammy-winning CD set High Wide & Handsome. The song treatments range from basic guitar & vocal to sophisticated string settings. Theres even some swinging funk provided by jazz guitar giant, John Scofield.
"Loudon Wainwright III's Older Than My Old Man Now deals primarily with the inevitable: mortality, but not without his trademarked brand of cranky, wiseacre (and sometime just plain mean-spirited) sense of humor. Wainwright spends most of his time here 'writing about my favorite protagonist: me.' That said, this is actually as much an album about the ties that bind permanently (family) as it is about approaching death." - Thom Jurek, allmusic.com
"Loudon Wainwright IIIs 22nd album extends the folk-rock autobiography that's made his body of work so impressive. It's a saga filled with Oedipal tension (his dad was a famed journalist, his son is Rufus Wainwright) and fraught love (ex-wives Kate McGarrigle and Suzzy Roche are folk icons)."The Days That We Die," featuring a passage written by his father with Rufus on vocals, and "I Remember Sex" captures the emotional range from heart aching reflection to wry acceptance. It's riveting stuff; here's hoping the story doesnt end for a long time." - Anthony Decurtis, Rolling Stone
Features:
180 Gram Vinyl
Gatefold Jacket
Includes Guest Artists Rufus Wainwright, Suzzy Roche & More
Selections:
Side A:
1. The Here & The Now
2. In C
3. Older Than My Old Man Now
4. Double Lifetime
5. Date Line
6. All In A Family
7. My Meds
Side B:
1. Interlude
2. Over The Hill
3. Ghost Blues
4. I Remember Sex
5. Somebody Else
6. The Days That We Die
7. 10
8. Something's Out To Get Me
