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| | Sundirtwater | | | Music Artist : | | The Waifs | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Compass Records | | Release Date : | | 2008-03-04 | | Store Price : | | $17.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Pony
2. Sun Dirt Water
3. Vermillion
4. How Many Miles
5. Without You
6. Sad Sailor Song
7. Get Me Some
8. Eternity
9. Sweetest Dream
10. Goodbye
11. Stay
12. Love Let Me Down
13. Feeling Sentimental
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Nice Vibe, Good warm recording,sweet tones
Submitted on: 2009-09-27 |
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I'd heard of this band before, but never really listened to them. They sort of remind me of a group like The Greencards with Drums and electric bass, love their vocals, great hooks in the songs.
I reckon I really like this disc is because it is different."Love let Me Down" has some real hot guitar tones. The overall sound is refreshing. It is interesting that original fans do not like it. I think it worth a spin!! |
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 My favorite Waifs album.
Submitted on: 2009-04-22 |
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| I love this album; it's without a doubt one of my favorites of the past year. The Waifs continue to push themselves musically and to take chances, and it pays off beautifully. The mix of musical styles and genres is fascinating, and gives the album a kind of kaleidoscopic, White-Album effect. There's a sweetness to the material, and a soulfulness/sadness at the same time. Hard to single out one favorite song: "Sundirtwater", the title track, is haunting and unique; "Pony" is great rocking bluesy fun; "How Many Miles" and "Goodbye" are infectious anthems; "Sweetest Dream" is thrilling and features gorgeous gospel-style harmonies; "Eternity" is bouncy and catchy yet deeply heartfelt; and "Feeling Sentimental", the closing track, is a 1920s/30s-style song backed by a ukelele that is a lovely signature to the album. I've been enjoying this album for many months and am not remotely tired of it. A must-have for Waifs fans or for any lover of great soul/folk/pop music. Just buy it already! :) |
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 A steep drop off from the early years!
Submitted on: 2008-08-17 |
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| I have enjoyed all of the Waifs early work, but this latest effort is surprisingly disappointing. The tracks are mostly bland, unimaginative and plain. The Waifs seem to have lost focus and the combination of moving lyrics and excellent musicianship I have enjoyed in the past. I will carefully evaluate further purchases from The Waifs. |
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 The Waifs seem to have lost it :(
Submitted on: 2008-06-14 |
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I adore the Waifs more than anything- I always eagerly anticipate their albums for unique lyrics, incredible vocals and just seriously fun music from an incredibly talented group. This album was a huge disappointment- I bought it when it came out and have only listened to the entire album the first time and since then play only selected tracks and consider clawing out my eyes when Stay comes on- that song is horrific. Pony and Sad Sailor Song are the only two I actually want to listen to regularly. I was annoyed by the retread of Without You- been there. I understand that bands need to grow and develop- but unfortunately in this effort, the Waifs threw out everything that makes their music enjoyable (with the exceptions of Pony and Sailor, perhaps by accident).
For those new to the Waifs, I fell in love with them listening to Sink or Swim- a great example of their strengths. When Up All Night came out, I'll admit I was at first disappointed it was quite a bit more mellow than Sink or Swim, but upon further listening became addicted to it- it's a very deep and beautiful album. Purchase either of those two (or A Brief History is excellent as well). And to Vicki, Donna and Josh- I hope ya'll find your charm again. |
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for waifs fans ... a must
Submitted on: 2008-05-31 |
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| Generally, an excellent album. I've just recently become a fan in the last 8 months or so - and when I learned they released this album I couldn't wait to own it. There are some excellent tracks - "Pony" is probably my favorite. Also enjoy "Eternity," and "How Many Miles." I did feel that track 11, "Stay" was a bit disjointed, and didn't relate well with the rest of the cd - but in the end, I adore the waifs and if you're a fan... you can't go wrong with this album ... on a whole, it's got a little of everything that makes them what we've come to love! |
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