World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams

When greatness is expected, goodness tends to get overlooked. World Without Tears doesn't stand up to the perfection of Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, but it is full of robust rock songs, beautiful guitar playing and Williams' trademark runs of fuliginous nouns.

Best Tracks: "Ventura," "Those Three Days"

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