The Return of Wayne Douglas

Doug Sahm

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 10, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tornado Records
• ASIN: B00004TM19
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,241 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This is probably the last new music we'll hear from Sahm (who recorded an early-1970s country single as Wayne Douglas), and since he began his career as a 13-year-old country singer and steel guitarist, it takes him full circle. The man put his inimitable stamp on everything he did, and this is no exception; shuffling rhythms, crackling guitar, pining steel, and Gypsy-swing fiddle cushion his frayed, weary, dusky vocals. Only Doug Sahm could conceive a putdown of "new country" as sidesplitting as "Oh No! Not Another One," only Doug could do Bob Dylan's "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" the way Ray Price might, and only Doug could conjure up lines and imagery ("as the leaves turn backflips on the farm") like those on "Huggin' Thin Air." He'd probably have recut some of these vocals had he been able, and nearly half the tracks are new versions of his old songs, but you can't help but wish the album went on forever. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doug Sahm recaps a great career, February 21, 2001

By	Doug Seitz (Stillwater, MN USA) - See all my reviews

If Doug Sahm had known he'd soon die, this would probably the album he'd have recorded. How fortunate we are that he did it anyway. "Wayne Douglas" explores Sahm's country roots, re-records some early material, and pays homage to Bob Dylan, a friend and influence. The cd consists almost entirely of songs that Sahm wrote, and those have always been the songs he does best. And he is in GREAT voice, the best he's sounded in years. But Doug also sounds more subdued on this collection, as if he knew he didn't have much time left. There is an underlying sense of melancholy, although this could well be this listener's projection of his melancholy over the loss of a long-time favorite musician. What a great album to leave us, what a great finale to a long career. Thanks, Doug!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Return of Wayne Douglas.... country Doug Sahm, December 25, 2000

By	G. Bond (Midland, TX) - See all my reviews

Growing up in Austin Texas I always enjoyed listening to Doug Sahm. Doug always put on a great show. The Return of Wayne Douglas shows the country side of Doug Sahm. I enjoyed every track on this CD. The remake of "Cowboy Peyton Place" (originally on the 1976, Sir Doug & the Texas Tornados - Texas Rock for Country Rollers)and the classic "Texas Me" are better than the originals (and they were good).

If you liked Doug Sahm and saw him perform live you know how talented a musician he was. Whether it was rock, blues, tejano or country he put his heart into the music.

This is definately a "must" CD for all true Doug Sahm fans. Glad it was released earlier than originally shown. Sorry Doug's not with us to continue his music legacy.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REVOLUTIONARY WAYS, December 2, 2004

By	Douglas McKinnon Jr. (Tijeras, NM) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Doug did many types of music, and did them all well. Personally I like his Tex-Mex tunes best, followed by the Blues/R&B stuff and the psychedelic Rock stuff last. I also knew he had a strong Country soul from his Atlantic sessions (Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone, I'll Be There, Poison Love etc.) but always wished he would let it out more often. I like to think he realized this was the one style of roots music where he hadn't already been there, done that and said what he had to say. He made up for it with this CD, which serves as the musical epitaph of a man at peace with his creations. If there were any taste and justice in contemporary country music, songs like these and those recorded by Joe Ely, Delbert McClinton, Wayne Hancock, Justin Trevino and Hank Williams III would dominate the charts.