Snow on the Waves

Meghan Hayes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cranky Heartburn Music
• ASIN: B000050682
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Washington Post, March 18, 2005

"'Go and Give the Guard a Break' is far more intriguing than your average batch of tunesmith musings."

Product Description

"Snow on the Waves" melds folk, rock, alt-country, and melodic pop into a musical crossbreed. Hayes’ knowing lyrics and voice are the poetic strokes over the record’s lilting grooves, propulsive rhythms, and haunting dirges. Many of Hayes’ aching, twisting songs are reflections of her wanderings through the United States and the Czech Republic; themes of love and fear cast a constant shadow over the recording. In addition to writing, singing, and playing acoustic guitar on the twelve tracks, Hayes produced the record with David McKittrick.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snow on the Waves is Awesome, March 22, 2001

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Todd J. Paglia (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow on the Waves (Audio CD)

This is a great debut album by an up and coming artist. It is one of those rare combinations of great lyrics, awesome music and Ms. Hayes' voice is angelic. It is no wonder the Washington Post named her one of the top ten new local artists to watch in 2001.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snow on the Waves is OUTSTANDING in every way, March 23, 2001

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Suzy Friedman (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow on the Waves (Audio CD)

I am blown away every time I listend to Snow on the Waves by Meghan Hayes. Her voice is truly beautiful. Her lyrics are deep and meaningful. I can listen to her CD over and over all day long. I am lucky enough to live in the DC area, so I have also been able to hear her live. If you live within a days drive of DC, I highly recommend making the trip to hear her perform.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh and fiercely listenable, August 17, 2003

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sunjoy "sunjoy" (NYC, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow on the Waves (Audio CD)

I was lucky to have been introduced to Hayes' music at a college reunion. Despite the alumni connection, I confess that it took a few listens before I started to like the album (and I did come to like it a lot).

At first The lyrics seemed cryptic and overly abstract in their imagery: "You sing like a windchime /
Cut in half by the fine line"; and I felt Hayes was using a gritty singing and production style when I wanted to hear something like Sarah McLaghlin.

The lyrics are worth the time it takes to mull them over (the album really should come with a lyric sheet!), and the ones that don't quite make sense to me still ring true emotionally: "Oh City... ...If you'll be the one to wear the neon lights/
I'll be the one to hail the cab".

The music adds some balm to the often bleak subject matter, and keeps things up-tempo and flowing while staying enmeshed to the songs' emotional content.

All in all, if you've found yourself in a musical slump, half-heartedly listening to the same 5 or 6 sometime-favorite albums, Snow on the Waves might be just the thing to make it all fresh again.