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| | Lucinda Williams: World Without Tears - PopMatters Music Review |
 | | The daughter of poet Miller Williams, she's recorded six albums, generally to critical praise, won three Grammies, and her material has been widely covered, with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Loveless, and Tom Petty scoring hits with her songs. |
 | | Williams is known for being a perfectionist, which had led to difficult relationships with some producers and players over the years -- an often-cited case in point would be the six years it took her to release 1998's masterful Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. |
 | | The end result is a visceral album, not only because of Williams's voice and the live sound but also because of the album's subject matter, which considers subjects such as isolation, failed relationships, depression, drug abuse, suicide, and child abuse as well as William's frank articulation of her own sexuality. |
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