element1
(boulder, co) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 15:42 | |
I don't know why this song keeps getting played.
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DoofusGeezer
(Pilvimaa) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2011 - 06:09 | |
fredriley wrote:This started off a 5, but the sheer monotony of the 3-note verses overwhelmed my patience ...
Uhhh - that's what the song is about and captures well |
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d-don
(Oregon) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 13:39 | |
I like the storytelling nature of the song in the colloquial fashion. 8 |
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meadowwoods
(Dane County, WI) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 09:43 | |
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 09:37 | |
fredriley wrote:...sheer monotony...
Yet it is so complex, fresh, evocative and soulful to me - even after all these years and miles. Maybe because I was that baby in the backseat. The mandolin behind the chorus sings like a telegraph full of DNA. Different lives, different tastes. A sweet mystery. |
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ColdMiser
(Out in the Cold) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 09:33 | |
I've always felt this song painted such a clear picture with just so few words. You can easily put yourself in that kitchen or in that yard and completely visualize it from the simple lyrics. Genius!
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Blaggart
| | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 13:51 | |
roulleau wrote:I take comfort in the fact that there are currently at least 18 other listeners out there who agree with me that this song is a 10 all the way. add another. You'd have to be pretty low on soul or maybe born somewhere that doesn't relate not to see and feel what's going on here. Everybody has different tastes, but some of the comments miss the point of this song so badly that you wonder if they have listened and disliked, or just rejected it as a reflex to stereotypes. Stereotypes so old and ingrained that they are not really certain where they came from. |
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sbegf
(Manchester, Maryland) | | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 13:44 | |
Love Lucinda Williams, but that was too close to country for me, like some of her other stuff....
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gvan
(From inside the house!) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 16:49 | |
Ouch! Cartwheels on a gravel road? That sounds like it would really be hard on the hands.
(Disclaimer: Just kidding. I know it's "car wheels.")
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roulleau
| | Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 16:48 | |
I take comfort in the fact that there are currently at least 18 other listeners out there who agree with me that this song is a 10 all the way. |
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nicolewe
| | Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 09:33 | |
cute driving song  |
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nelsonha
(NOR ยค CAL) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 09:33 | |
This is very tedious. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is the new fingernails on a chalkboard.
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jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | | Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 09:30 | |
fredriley wrote:This started off a 5, but the sheer monotony of the 3-note verses ...
You nailed it. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 09:19 | |
This started off a 5, but the sheer monotony of the 3-note verses overwhelmed my patience and I had to hit the mute before I threw something at the monitor. 3 from the Nottingham jury, which really would rather hear the sound of car wheels on gravel than this again. Perhaps if it were a few verses shorter it might be tolerable. A shame, as Lucinda Williams other stuff on RP is quite good.
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kittyharker
(Arkham) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 09:18 | |
Love the guitar and the vocals.
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SweTex
(Swede living in Texas) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 09:17 | |
wenatchee wrote:Car Whee-oh-ls on a grevel row . . .
Hehehe... |
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JGM
| | Posted: Jul 31, 2010 - 14:49 | |
Really surprised this is on the playlist and not Lake Charles or Drunken Angel. Car Wheels is a great album, but this is its weakest moment.
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Hippostar
(Portland, OR) | | Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 16:18 | |
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lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny) | | Posted: May 29, 2010 - 18:09 | |
huebdoo wrote:is it me or is her twang in her voice fake? It sounds forced
She hales from Tennessee by way of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas—so I'm guessing that twang's for real.  As to the evocative quality of her lyrics, turns out her dad is the poet Miller Williams. |
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 07:37 | |
huebdoo wrote:is it me or is her twang in her voice fake? It sounds forced
Too much time in the city, huebdoo. Treat yourself! Get in the car and drive across the USA. Lots of hidden treasures in this country for those with the heart and mind to listen and learn.
Thanks for painting these beautiful vignettes of time and place, Lucinda. If you had not chosen music, you could have been a great novelist. |
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pauleywalnuts
(Ontario) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 07:33 | |
A little more Lucinda on RP would be nice.  |
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MTachyon
(Neon United Trails) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:46 | |
The 56-year-old singer marries her manager Tom Overby during an on-stage performance at the First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minn.
Grammy-winning singer Lucinda Williams got married to her manager Tom Overby during her performance at the First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, September 18. Bringing the wedding report to the surface for the very first time was NPR. "Friends, family and fans were all in attendance to witness the nuptials, as the show was open to the public," the site reported.
While no further details were shared about the wedding, two pictures were posted, one of which witnessed Lucinda and Tom, who wore matching black outfits, standing next to each other with the companion of a priest. The other shot, meanwhile, showed the bride and groom sharing a kiss on stage as the other people watched.
Lucinda Williams announced her engagement to Tom Overby, who is a former Best Buy music executive, in 2006. The nuptials is the first for Tom and the second one for Lucinda. She was previously married to drummer Greg Sowders.
Lucinda has been hitting the road on her 30th Anniversary Tour to celebrate three decades as a recording artist. |
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fingerpin
(OhiO) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:45 | |
themotion wrote:What would a rats ass look like? ... No rat, just the ass. If someone handed me a rat's ass, i would be like 'WTF is this?!'  I'm pretty sure it would be very small.  |
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Tizmself
(Santa Barbara, Ca.) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:42 | |
I like most songs from Lucinda almost at first listen. This one however, took a few listens for me to get it. I now think it is one of the highlights of the album. A solid 8.  I bought this CD just before a road trip up the California coast to Cambria. By the time I was on the way home this entire CD was a staple in the CD player. Brings back great memories of good company, mountains and oceans. |
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rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:40 | |
Such vitriol for a song. Holy smokes. Can't you guys just chill out for 4:44? It's not my favorite song, either, but something better's coming up soon ..
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crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:36 | |
The smell of Lucinda...someone left her out again.
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daigoro
| | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 22:42 | |
bugslovertoo wrote:
One song people don't like. One song. I personally hate it, but I like most of what Lucinda does. This one I find annoying, repetitive, and grating. That doesn't mean I don't like "America's" pearls. Geez. Got a bigger paint brush?
I agree with you about this song. Lake Charles and others are much better tunes. |
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joanie
(Baltimore) | | Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 08:08 | |
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bugslovertoo
| | Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 16:49 | |
bobcat1963 wrote:Judging from the comments here, I guess Americans don't appreciate there own pearls  One song people don't like. One song. I personally hate it, but I like most of what Lucinda does. This one I find annoying, repetitive, and grating. That doesn't mean I don't like "America's" pearls. Geez. Got a bigger paint brush? |
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bugslovertoo
| | Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 13:11 | |
Lyrically one of the most annoying songs I have ever heard, and I run to turn off RP when it is played. I like Lucinda, but I really do not like this song. It would not bother me one bit if it was removed from the play list and immersed into cement and then dropped into the Mariana trench, secretly, at night, so no one could ever find it again. Car wheeeeeeeeels on a gravel road car wheeeeeeeeels on a gravel road car wheeeeeeeeels on a gravel road ARGH!  |
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