Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
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I am waiting on your back steps

Artist Song
Lucinda Williams  Stop Breakin' Down 
Lucinda Williams  Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet) 
Lucinda Williams  I Just Wanted to See You So Bad 
Lucinda Williams  Like a Rose 
Lucinda Williams  Changed the Locks 
Lucinda Williams  Passionate Kisses 
Lucinda Williams  Something About What Happens When We Talk 
Lucinda Williams  Sweet Old World 
Lucinda Williams  Little Angel, Little Brother 
Lucinda Williams  Right in Time 
Lucinda Williams  Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 
Lucinda Williams  Drunken Angel 
Lucinda Williams  Lake Charles 
Lucinda Williams  Metal Firecracker 
Lucinda Williams  Greenville 
Lucinda Williams  Lonely Girls 
Lucinda Williams  Steal Your Love 
Lucinda Williams  I Envy the Wind 
Lucinda Williams  Blue 
Lucinda Williams  Essence 

Comment:

My favorite 80 minutes by a fine songwriter and vocalist--to me, she's by far the best of the current crop of "listener-supported-radio" icons--pulled from Jen's complete collection (I used to own all but her first two albums, but sold them when cash got tight a year or so ago). Songs that it hurt to cut: "I Lost It [Car Wheels version]", "Hot Blood", "Broken Butterflies", "Jackson" and her fine cover of Nick Drake's "Which Will". I have a feeling that this track listing may be tweaked a bit in the next 24 hours.

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Mo Twang!
Date: 1/29/2003
So many great songs....
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Sean Lally
Date: 1/29/2003
Yeah, great selections here, though it's hard to go wrong with her. I don't think she has any bad material - maybe the occasional self-indulgent or even dull moment - but nothing really bad. Well, there was that show we saw last year - that had a couple questionable new songs. I still like her first two albums on Folkways - great vocals. I remember when that Rough Trade album came out - I was shocked, first that Rough Trade would put it out and second that it came out at all. It's so NOT a period piece. Good collection.
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greaseball
Date: 1/29/2003
I've always been curious about her. I remember this for our eventual trade.
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The Misfit
Date: 1/29/2003
Great choices, Rob! This would serve as an excellent intro to Lucinda for anyone interested.
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Franklin Onn
Date: 1/29/2003
Here's a vote for "Side of the Road." Hard to say, but maybe my favorite of her songs. Also a couple more from Happy Woman Blues, such as Howlin' at Midnight, King of Hearts, and the title track. But whaddaya gonna do? You only got 80 minutes. The 21 you did choose are all great songs. Nice job.
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Starpush
Date: 1/29/2003
This is very good. I also have a Lucinda mix and it's always interesting to compare the tracks I selected with those that others chose. "Six Blocks Away", "Pancakes" and her cover of "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" are also very nice but one can only do so much with 80 minutes. Nic work here!
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Adam Bristor
Date: 1/29/2003
All of these songs are so beautiful; I just love her. I'm curious to hear this new album, as it's supposed to be a bit different, but also has songs dedicated to my hometown ("Minneapolis") and Paul Westerberg (though I forget the title to that one, "Beeding Fingers" perhaps). Beautiful mix.
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 1/29/2003
Beautiful Rob. Some great choices.
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Adam Bristor
Date: 1/29/2003
whoops, I meant "Bleeding Fingers"; I need to learn how to type. And, uh, the mix is just as nice as when I made my first comment.
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p the swede
Date: 1/30/2003
just what MO said