Sunday, April 20, 2003The Cash Family Singers Finally Record Together. Rosanne Cash found that singing about her father's sickness was easier than talking about it. By Anthony Decurtis. [New York Times: Arts]
When it comes to comparing the kind of singer-songwriter's I love, I never isolate the women from the men. That would be ridiculous. But it just worked out that the new Lucinda Williams album, "World Without Tears", and the new Rosanne Cash album, "Rules of Travel", came out about the same time. They've ended up in my CD player at the same time, and the comparison is inevitable.
They are both excellent and I listen to them both, but it's "Rules of Travel" that I return to again and again. And the duet between her and her father that this article mentions, "September When It Comes", is very special and deeply touching beyond anything you are likely to hear any time soon.
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A Mighty Wind is a must-see, the funniest movie I've seen in a long time, probably since Best in Show. Full of big belly laughs (there are scenes that nearly had me in tears) and pieces, it's also brilliant at the detail level. The performances are just fantastic, contagious all around. But if Chatherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy don't get nominated for Academy Awards, something's wrong. They both create characters that are both extremely funny, but at the same time they're real, sympathetic people and are very moving. The backstories of the characters are nearly letter-perfect. I can't recommend this movie too highly.
(Mike, maybe we can catch a matinee this week; I'll be glad to see it again.) [Steve's No Direction Home Page]
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