Little Honey
by: Lucinda Williams
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Lucinda Williams does anguish so well it’s easy to forget that Happy Woman Blues is not just the title of her 1980 album, but also the way she thinks of herself. That identity comes across full force in Little Honey, the follow-up to 2007’s heavily brooding West, where her melancholy voice seemed to creak with sadness. Here, a full-throated Williams revels in the rejuvenation of her engagement to her manager/co-producer Tom Overby, over whom she’s positively giddy on "Real Love." Her newfound bliss opens the floodgates to a musical revival, as well, since Little Honey, her ninth studio album, ranks as one of her most diverse, ranging from pounding rock ‘n’ roll (the raw sex of the title track) to the Hank Williams-ish country blues of "Well, Well, Well," to "Knowing"'s ‘60s soul. But some of the finest writing appears on "Plan to Marry," as thoughtful a meditation on love as any time-honored sonnet. Just when Williams seems to have run the gamut, she pulls out a Stones-y (via Louisiana) cover of AC/DC’s "It’s a Long Way to the Top" as the punctuation mark. It all makes for a rollicking ride with one of roots-rock's most unpredictable and passionate artists. -– Alanna Nash
Album Description:
Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit's shadowy nooks and shimmering crannies -- but she's never captured the sun breaking through the clouds as purely as on her new Lost Highway release, Little Honey
The album features a duet with Elvis Costello "Jailhouse Tears" Other guest vocalists include Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Lauderdale, Tim Easton and Charlie Louvin.
The first single "Real Love" is available for download in the Amazon MP3 store.
Album Description:
Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit's shadowy nooks and shimmering crannies -- but she's never captured the sun breaking through the clouds as purely as on her new Lost Highway release, Little Honey.The album features a duet with Elvis Costello "Jailhouse Tears" Other guest vocalists include Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Lauderdale, Tim Easton and Charlie Louvin.
Lucinda Williams does anguish so well it’s easy to forget that Happy Woman Blues is not just the title of her 1980 album, but also the way she thinks of herself. That identity comes across full force in Little Honey, the follow-up to 2007’s heavily brooding West, where her melancholy voice seemed to creak with sadness. Here, a full-throated Williams revels in the rejuvenation of her engagement to her manager/co-producer Tom Overby, over whom she’s positively giddy on "Real Love." Her newfound bliss opens the floodgates to a musical revival, as well, since Little Honey, her ninth studio album, ranks as one of her most diverse, ranging from pounding rock ‘n’ roll (the raw sex of the title track) to the Hank Williams-ish country blues of "Well, Well, Well," to "Knowing"'s ‘60s soul. But some of the finest writing appears on "Plan to Marry," as thoughtful a meditation on love as any time-honored sonnet. Just when Williams seems to have run the gamut, she pulls out a Stones-y (via Louisiana) cover of AC/DC’s "It’s a Long Way to the Top" as the punctuation mark. It all makes for a rollicking ride with one of roots-rock's most unpredictable and passionate artists. -– Alanna Nash
Album Description:
Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit's shadowy nooks and shimmering crannies -- but she's never captured the sun breaking through the clouds as purely as on her new Lost Highway release, Little Honey
The album features a duet with Elvis Costello "Jailhouse Tears" Other guest vocalists include Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Lauderdale, Tim Easton and Charlie Louvin.
The first single "Real Love" is available for download in the Amazon MP3 store.
Album Description:
Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit's shadowy nooks and shimmering crannies -- but she's never captured the sun breaking through the clouds as purely as on her new Lost Highway release, Little Honey.The album features a duet with Elvis Costello "Jailhouse Tears" Other guest vocalists include Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Lauderdale, Tim Easton and Charlie Louvin.
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- Circles and X's
Lucinda Williams has so many songs. Ones that people love because they provide company for pain and anger and lust and love.Sometimes I wince at the nakedness of "Pineola" but then I thank her for showing me that the right words can describe each of the places we've seen.
And, once you thank her for that, you realize how carefully she writes. There are many reasons why I love the line "I guess I'll never know why something as good as this could flower up and die." For starters, I simply ... Read More
Rating: 
- Another Great Album for Lucinda Williams
Little Honey caught me by surprise.I had heard Cars on a Gravel Road and several other Lucinda albums, but Little Honey is very different than it's predecessors.Now don't get me wrong.Lucinda is still bringing the bluesy/rock/alt-country madness that she always brings, but this album seems much more passionate and much more emotional than some of the other albums.Little Honey drips with intensity and you can feel every song.
I don't really think there is a bad song on the album, ... Read More
Rating: 
- A Mixed Bag
The good news is that Lucinda seems upbeat again a little over a year after the dirge that was "West".The rockers and honky-tonk tunes are a pleasure to hear.My favorite kind of Lucinda song would be "If Wishes Were Horses".It's the most direct link to the albums that made her a legend and would fit easily on her eponymous 1988 set or "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road".The duet with Elvis Costello seems like a love it or hate it deal.I love it for carrying on the tradition of Johnny and June's "Jackson" ... Read More
Rating: - Honey, Do.
Imagine if Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road had been backed into a garage. That is what you'll find on her 10th album, "Little Honey." She takes the dark moodiness of "West" and chucks it aside for a stack of amps while allowing her band (Buick 8) a chance to let the fur fly. The result, from the loud and simplistic "Real Love" to the dry as a bone remake of Ac/Dc's "It's a Long Way To The Top" makes this Williams' best in many a moon.
That is not to say she has left her alt-country ... Read More
Rating: 
- Weak song writing/selection - drab, repetitive arrangements
I like Lucinda Williams.But "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road", this ain't.
Mainly:
1. There are far too many slow, dragging songs that go nowhere.
2. The recording quality is just too loose.
Songs like "Honey Bee" are too over the top in their attempt to sound like they are just open, echoey, raw banging in a garage.
The wonderful story-telling isn't there, the melodic hooks (like on "Right In Time" from Car Wheels) aren't there.And even her singing sounds sleepy, ... Read More
- Circles and X'sLucinda Williams has so many songs. Ones that people love because they provide company for pain and anger and lust and love.Sometimes I wince at the nakedness of "Pineola" but then I thank her for showing me that the right words can describe each of the places we've seen.
And, once you thank her for that, you realize how carefully she writes. There are many reasons why I love the line "I guess I'll never know why something as good as this could flower up and die." For starters, I simply ... Read More
- Another Great Album for Lucinda WilliamsLittle Honey caught me by surprise.I had heard Cars on a Gravel Road and several other Lucinda albums, but Little Honey is very different than it's predecessors.Now don't get me wrong.Lucinda is still bringing the bluesy/rock/alt-country madness that she always brings, but this album seems much more passionate and much more emotional than some of the other albums.Little Honey drips with intensity and you can feel every song.
I don't really think there is a bad song on the album, ... Read More
- A Mixed BagThe good news is that Lucinda seems upbeat again a little over a year after the dirge that was "West".The rockers and honky-tonk tunes are a pleasure to hear.My favorite kind of Lucinda song would be "If Wishes Were Horses".It's the most direct link to the albums that made her a legend and would fit easily on her eponymous 1988 set or "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road".The duet with Elvis Costello seems like a love it or hate it deal.I love it for carrying on the tradition of Johnny and June's "Jackson" ... Read More
- Honey, Do.Imagine if Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road had been backed into a garage. That is what you'll find on her 10th album, "Little Honey." She takes the dark moodiness of "West" and chucks it aside for a stack of amps while allowing her band (Buick 8) a chance to let the fur fly. The result, from the loud and simplistic "Real Love" to the dry as a bone remake of Ac/Dc's "It's a Long Way To The Top" makes this Williams' best in many a moon.
That is not to say she has left her alt-country ... Read More
- Weak song writing/selection - drab, repetitive arrangementsI like Lucinda Williams.But "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road", this ain't.
Mainly:
1. There are far too many slow, dragging songs that go nowhere.
2. The recording quality is just too loose.
Songs like "Honey Bee" are too over the top in their attempt to sound like they are just open, echoey, raw banging in a garage.
The wonderful story-telling isn't there, the melodic hooks (like on "Right In Time" from Car Wheels) aren't there.And even her singing sounds sleepy, ... Read More
