The Waifs

The Waifs

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B0001MZ7IW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,564 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The Waifs' self-titled 1996 debut is marked by all the qualities that have made them a hit with AAA, folk, and roots audiences: honest songwriting, rollicking bluesiness, and the soaring vocals of sisters Donna and Vikki Simpson and guitarist Josh Cunningham. The Waifs is the start of their journey from Australian grass-roots road warriors to international festival favorites.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good folksy, blue grassy album, August 12, 2006

By	Dee Cee "A2 Reader" (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

Just missed 5 stars, for me, due to one ragged track . . .

Elements of the Indigo Girls, lyical fun like Arlo Guthrie. Plus, there's banjo music, and nothing says fun like a banjo!

4.0 out of 5 stars Australian Folk, February 20, 2009

By	Dave_42 "Dave_42" (Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

After listening to their most recent album, it was a nice trip back to their origins to return to The Waifs first album. "The Waifs" is the self-titled debut album which was released in May of 1996, and it is a much more straight-forward folk effort then their recent "Sundirtwater", and as such it builds a strong foundation for what the group has become. I think most people who appreciate their current sound, will also enjoy listening to this album, even though the two are quite different.

All the tracks on this album are worth hearing, and several can be picked as highlights. My personal favorites are "Take It In", "Gillian", "Intimate", "Jealously", "Billy Jones", "Brain Damage", and "Company". It is saying something when over half the tracks immediately come to mind when thinking about which are the best on the album. Even with such a long list of the best, I can easily say that even those that I didn't list have their merits and it seems like some get better every time I listen to the album.

The Waifs are from Western Australia and consist of Josh Cunningham (guitar, mandola); and the sisters Donna Simpson (vocals, guitar, percussion) and Vikki Simpson (vocals, guitar, harmonica, tin whistle). They are joined by Jen Anderson (violin, mandolin), Archie Cuthbertson (percussion), and Mark Aspland (percussion). Josh wrote about half the tracks on the album, but all three contributed multiple songs to the album.

3.0 out of 5 stars wrong track listings, April 24, 2008

By	Lonny Smith (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Waifs (MP3 Download)

the track listing for the MP3 download are not from this album; the listings are from "Up All Night." However, the preview plays the correct songs. Question: what do you get in the download????