Loudon Wainwright III - Social Studies (1999)
BAND/ARTIST: Loudon Wainwright III
- Title: Social Studies
- Year Of Release: 1999
- Label: Hannibal Records
- Genre: Folk Rock, Singer Songwriter
- Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks)
- Total Time: 53:07
- Total Size: 131/353 Mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. What Gives
02. Tonya's Twirls
03. New Street People
04. Carmine Street
05. O.J.
06. Leap of Faith
07. Conspiracies
08. Christmas Morning
09. Y2K
10. Number One
11. Bad Man
12. Inaugural Blues
13. Our Boy Bill
14. Jesse Don't Like It
15. Pretty Good Day
Line-up:
Bass, Piano – Greg Cohen (tracks: 13)
Clarinet, Saxophone – Lenny Pickett
Drums – Richard Crooks
Guitar – John Scofield (tracks: 9)
Guitar, Violin – David Mansfield
Piano, Organ – Ken Pearson
Trumpet, Cornet – Peter Ecklund
Vocals – Jenni Muldaur (tracks: 13), The Roches (tracks: 8)
Vocals, Banjo, Harmonica – Chaim Tannenbaum
Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Loudon Wainwright III
Social Studies is a studio album by Loudon Wainwright III, released in 1999. The album comprises various topical and satirical songs, originally produced for National Public Radio and based upon then-current issues and events, such as the Tonya Harding scandal, the O. J. Simpson murder trial, the lead-up to Y2K, and controversies surrounding comments made by former Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms.
Regarding the album's topical nature, Wainwright notes: "It's something that no-one does anymore; write songs about current events. When I was young there were a lot of topical songwriters around; maybe folk music had more impact on culture back then. I see these songs as a kind of musical journalism. My father was a journalist, for Life magazine, and I've definitely inherited something of that approach."
Regarding the album's topical nature, Wainwright notes: "It's something that no-one does anymore; write songs about current events. When I was young there were a lot of topical songwriters around; maybe folk music had more impact on culture back then. I see these songs as a kind of musical journalism. My father was a journalist, for Life magazine, and I've definitely inherited something of that approach."
Folk | Rock | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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