World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams

Pros: Williams' singular purpose in her view of the gender wars.
Cons: Williams' singular purpose in her view of the gender wars.

Thom Jurek on allmusicguide [www.allmusic.com] calls World Without Tears “simply the bravest, most emotionally wrenching record she's ever issued” and a work of art. Others have not been so enthusiastic. Lucinda Williams ...

Pros: a brave comment and insight into the monotony of depression
Cons: Make sure there are no sharp objects around.

It's hard to listen to this album now that I don't get as depressed as I used to. I have an actual boyfriend now, not "boyfriends" or "friends" or "guys I know but who don't return my calls after the 2nd date when I've already given it up, so what's the ...

Pros: Fruits Of My Labor, Righteously, Ventura, Those Three Days, Sweet Side, Minneapolis, World Without Tears.
Cons: Overtime maybe?

World Without Tears (2003) is different from Lucinda Williams' previous releases. Her band is simply composed of ...

Pros: It's a Lucinda Williams album.
Cons: It's another Lucinda Williams album.

Listening to Lucinda Williams is like picking at a scab. It hurts. It's ugly. It's just not a good thing to do. But once you start at it, you just can't leave the darn thing alone. You always end up bleeding and it'll always leave a scar. The...

Pros: some excellent songs at the album's start
Cons: she really needs to take her Prozac

Lucinda Williams' "World Without Tears", a frustratingly uneven piece of work, is a thematic shift away from the Southern-flavored country of 1998's "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road". On the song "Fruits of My Labor", Lucinda sings that, "I finally did it, ...

Pros: Heartfelt
Cons: Hard to understand lyrics

Lucinda's lyrics are original and poignant but her pronunciation is often lacking so a referral to her printed lyrics is needed. Her slurring of speech sometimes gets annoying but it is obvious how it aids in getting her emotions across.