Unrequited

Loudon Wainwright III | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Label: Columbia/Legacy
• Copyright: 1975, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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• ASIN: B00138D4K6
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,403 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pinnacle of Loudon's First Phase, September 15, 2000

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Eric M. Van (Watertown, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unrequited (Legacy) (Audio CD)

You can take everything Billy Altman says above and turn it upside down. The studio side with full band is probably the only genuinely succesful such side in all of Wainwright's recorded work -- "Kings and Queens" actually swings, while the reggae of "The Lowly Tourist" underscores the humor of the lyrics perfectly. The live side, his first ever, is priceless. "The Hardy Boys at the Y" and "Rufus . . ." are hilarious (and the latter is downright wise and daring). Ditto for "Guru," "Mr. Guilty" . . . There's nothing approaching a weak cut here, something that wouldn't happen again until Wainwright hit his mature stride with HISTORY.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant thoughts from a depressing time, October 28, 2007

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Bruce P. Barten (Saint Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unrequited (Legacy) (Audio CD)

I'm only a few months older than the aritist. It is not surprising that our lives run in a parallel time which he sings about and I mainly listen to. The underlying sentiment seems so geniuine on these songs, he seems positively driven to drag it all out and let people know what is going on. Three verses of "Kick in the Head" includes just about everything anyone could stand to hear about that, and I think you should hear it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Louden at his very best - a classic, August 24, 2006

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Robert J. Weirich, Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unrequited (Legacy) (Audio CD)

This is the Louden I knew and loved - the one who didn't care about being politically or socially correct. "Rufus" and "The Hardy Boys At The 'Y'" are worth the price of the album. Unfortunately, Louden has gotten a bit too serious in his advanced age, and his concerts and albums don't even come close to measuring up to this - his best- album.
Robbie Bobby