Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

MrFrogger — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:41:08 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 03/11/2015 16:41

samistake2ice wrote:

I used to love this album, but unfortunately I met her a few years ago and she seemed to be such an unpleasant person. I think we all have bad days, and that might have been one of hers, but I have a hard time separating that experience from her music now.

Really? I saw her play at The Bridge School Benefit a couple years ago, and she seemed like the nicest person on stage. It also says something that she took time out of her touring schedule to play an acoustic benefit for children with mental disabilities.

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

WindowAbove — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:39:19 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 03/11/2015 16:39

A really good album, her newest one is pretty good too. The first two tracks are my favorites.

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

samistake2ice — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:01:49 GMT

Author: samistake2ice

Posted: 03/11/2015 14:01

I used to love this album, but unfortunately I met her a few years ago and she seemed to be such an unpleasant person. I think we all have bad days, and that might have been one of hers, but I have a hard time separating that experience from her music now.

That being said, CWoaGR is an undoubted classic. Hopefully, I'll be able to listen to it again with out bias.

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Romanelli — Mon, 9 Mar 2015 21:25:15 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 03/10/2015 01:25

Car Wheels is a magnificent album. I love everything about it. I play "Concrete And Barbed Wire" live at almost every show.

That Nanci Griffith album is great...but these are even better!

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The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

One Fair Summer Evening by Nanci Griffith

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Mercury — Mon, 9 Mar 2015 21:16:11 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/10/2015 01:16

Depending on the day, this is one of maybe a handful of albums I consider my favorite. Perhaps the best aotd ever. For me at least.

I really love an album like this, where it's like stepping into another person's life and feeling and empathizing with their struggles, and their emotions, and their thoughts. I'd say listening to this album is like being with Lucinda or at least being right there with a character or series of characters she's created. Being there on a road trip through life and places. And Lucinda paints such vivid pictures of these people. Whether she is talking about love, loss, life, work, sex or whatever, it always feels articulate and real.

And the rest of the album vibes with the stunning lyrics. Musically it's just an incredibly well made and emotional blend of blues, rock, folk and country of different kinds. At times soft, burdened and forlornly quiet, other times it's airy and sweet and at other times it's heavy and angry and not taking any shit.

Also god damn I love Lucinda's voice! The way it cracks and aches and feels. She is clearly one of the greatest and most seasoned veteran singer-songwriters out there. And every second of this album shows how much of an icon she is and why. I can't recommend this album enough. It really does completely blow me away.

And as for best track? Hard to say they are almost all perfect. But as far as openers go "Right In Time" is just a perfect, sad, sensual, gritty, polished (hard to pull off both) song that kills me and brings tears almost every time.

But yeah, the whole thing really.

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

mickilennial — Mon, 9 Mar 2015 20:20:00 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/10/2015 00:20

One of my favorite country records and should be up there with the modern classics. I love this about the same as these:

Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris

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Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn

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Ghost On The Canvas by Glen Campbell

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Other Voices, Other Rooms by Nanci Griffith

To name a few.

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Patman360 — Mon, 9 Mar 2015 20:02:41 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 03/10/2015 00:02

Magnificent, broke onto my overall a while back, still climbing. Think 'Concrete And Barbed Wire' is my favourite but it's great throughout.

Re: Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

jhuik — Mon, 9 Mar 2015 19:58:11 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 03/09/2015 23:58

Great choice for aotd. Pretty much forgotten by most. Sadly so.

Album of the day (#1561): Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

BestEverAlbums — Mon, 9 Mar 2015 16:00:03 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 03/09/2015 20:00

Today's album of the day

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1998.
Country:
Overall rank: 808
Average rating: 79/100 (from 133 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Right In Time
2. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
3. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
4. Drunken Angel
5. Concrete And Barbed Wire
6. Lake Charles
7. Can't Let Go
8. I Lost It
9. Metal Firecracker
10. Greenville
11. Still I Long For Your Kiss
12. Joy
13. Jackson

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.