Yes, Lauderdale has a good voice and the musicianship is fine.
May I suggest first of all that he sings too close to the microphone which
gives us a too much in our face interpretation. Next, it
's the songs.
I get the feeling Lauderdale would like to "break out" but that he's
reticent. preferring to stick to the tried and true. Occasional flashes of
brilliance speckles his cd and he's rockabilly to the core. He needs to
quit hugging the mike so much and allow his instincts to take center stage.
Lauderdale is downright cute in a Marty Stuart way and he is talented.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: soul
><< Boy, when I hear the words "country" and "soul" in the same sentence,
> the first person that comes to mind is Buddy Miller. I guess over the
last
>couple
> years his albums have stayed in my favorites as long as anyones. Tasty!
> >>
>
>Ah yes, another fine example. Although one I'll suggest doesn't quite work
as
>well as I'd hope is what I've heard of Jim Lauderdale's work. A wonderful
>voice and the boy's got plenty of twang 'n soul in him. So how come I find
it
>all mostly dull?
>
>Neal Weiss
>
