Wait Til Spring

Jim Lauderdale | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dualtone Music Group
• ASIN: B00009VTY7
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wait 'Til Spring

2. Different Kind of Lightning

3. Some Other Bayou

4. Slow Motion Trouble

5. Ginger Peach

6. That's Not the Way It Works

7. Sapphire

8. This World Is Getting Mean

9. Awake Now

10. Holding Back

11. Wowowo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lauderdale + Donna the Buffalo = Winning Combination, March 12, 2004

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wait Til Spring (Audio CD)

Jim Lauderdale is something of a late bloomer as a recording artist. His first album, 1991's PLANET OF LOVE, was released when he was 34. Over the course of the next dozen years, his albums have blurred the lines between country, folk and rock. and two recent albums (I FEEL LIKE SINGING TODAY and LOST IN THE LONESOME PINES) found him recording traditional bluegrass with patriarch Ralph Stanley.

On WAIT 'TIL SPRING, he hooks up with the folk-rock sextet Donna the Buffalo for a collection of 11 Lauderdale originals, including a reworking of "That's Not the Way It Works" from his out-of-print 1995 album EVERY SECOND COUNTS. Songs like the title track and "Different Kind of Lightning" are hard-rocking country. "Slow Motion Trouble" has an R&B feel to it. The bluesy "Ginger Peach" floats along a solid organ groove. "This World Is Getting Mean" is the closest to traditional country with its lonesome fiddle. With its heavy percussion and stinging guitar, "Awake Now" has very Santana-esque quality to it. On the closing track, "Wowowo" is given a Cajun feel propelled by Frank Preston's accordion.

While this album isn't likely to break Lauderdale out of his cult status, this is a very satisfying album. (Running time: 41:19) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars don't wait til spring to buy this!, July 10, 2003

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moog (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wait Til Spring (Audio CD)

Jim Lauderdale has created a winning combination of lyrics and melodies that grab you from the first song. All of the songs have "feel good" rhythms that will have you tapping your feet in no time. Donna The Buffalo add a cool `jam band-y' element to the music and make it more rockin'. It's great music for a long road trip or for listening with friends over a nice cold beer in the backyard in summertime. Definitely buy this album. "Wait `Til Spring" as the title song suggests, but I don't recommend that. Jim put his heart and soul into this album and you can definitely tell. You will enjoy it anytime of the year! I know I will....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This CD has major soul, August 4, 2006

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Thomas Battley "chienmauvais" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wait Til Spring (Audio CD)

I've seen Donna dozens of times, and I've seen Lauderdale play with them numerous times as well. I love Donna the Buffalo, but I have to say that they've never sounded better than backing up Lauderdale on this peach of a record. Their live shows together are unbelievably fun, rockin', and intense and this is the closest you'll get to that (unless you know one of the peple who tap into the sound board at Grassroots). All accomplished musicians playing and singing songs wiritten especially for their unique sound. You won't be disappointed.