AddLucinda Williamsto that short list.
Williams singing style can be an acquired taste.
Turns out, that Louisiana-reared voice has the same effect on the works of Lennon-McCartney and Harrison.
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Shes not just reciting well-worn lines here, but summoning the gut-churning uncertainty of a romance.
The gang vocals on the Everybody had a… refrain underscores the loose and live vibes.
Im So Tired puts too much stock in its title, sleepwalking along to its conclusion on lethargic legs.
Still, both stand as courageous choices.
Williams is much more in her wheelhouse on While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Yer Blues.
The performance crackles with electricity and deadly foreboding, rivaling Lennons own starkly vulnerable recording on the White Album.
