It's good to see people posting to this group again after months of
silence. I suppose it's inevitable that some old fans of Amy would
resent the appearance of Eric on her turf, and vice versa. Me, I like
'Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby' (both the CD and the live act) quite a
bit -- their styles mesh together more seamlessly than I thought they
would at first, and after listening to the record and seeing them play
live in Austin, it's obvious that they get a kick out of each other's
company and making music together, and I'd also say the venture has
creatively revitalized both of them. I don't like every single track
on the record, but the hits outnumber the misses and at its best, it
approaches the best songs from either of their catalogs. Come to it
with an open mind.

Although I'm not as familiar with Eric's stuff as Amy's, I've owned
his LP 'Big Smash' for a quarter-century and to me, he's no one-hit
wonder; he's a funny, profane and nearly always interesting tinkerer
with gadgets and musical ideas.

I was also glad to be able to interview both of them in advance of
their show, for a daily newspaper in Austin (they like to do
interviews while driving between gigs; why not?). I've posted a link
below.


http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/200\
8/09/15/interview_with_wreckless_eric.html


If anyone else caught the duo recently, whether in the US, UK, rural
France or anywhere else, I'm sure we'd all be interested in hearing
about it.


Wes



--- In amyrigby@yahoogroups.com, egoodst285@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 11/13/08 1:26:52 PM, dudley206098@... writes:
>
>
> > >>anyone have the new album yet with Eric
> > I hope that he doesn't get in the way. He really is a one hit wonder
> > from the 70s.<<
> >
> **I like-- takes some getting used to but Amy def. strong figure.
It's fun &
> offbeat.
> You do have to adjust to Eric's wacky/ pub rock style-- but then I
like him
> ok too. & it is kinda like Stiff Records stuff '80's to some
extent, but I
> like that. Good album, if not a 'substitute' for AR's own solo
work (or other
> group work either). Ed
>
>
> **************
>