Wayne Hancock- Thunderstorms and Neon Signs

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Playing the too-country for commercial radio side of the field, Wayne Hancock makes some of the loneliest Hank Williams-styled C&W since, well, since ol' Hank himself. Moving easily from hillbilly bop ("Double A Daddy") to dancehall honky tonk ("Juke Joint Jumpin'"), Hancock has the old-school twang down cold. He succeeds most, though, when he takes that old sound and fits it into his own modern life, as he does on the exquisitely drawn title track, where he details why pulling off to a motel whenever the highway weather gets bad makes his heart swell with fond memories. --David Cantwell



1. Juke Joint Jumping

2. Poor Boy Blues

3. Thunderstorms and Neon Signs

4. She's My Baby

5. Big City Good Time Gal

6. Ain't Nobody's Blues But My Own

7. Double A Daddy

8. Why Don't You Leave Me Alone

9. Tag Along

10. Cold Lonesome Wind

11. Locomotive Joe

12. No Loving Tonight

13. Friday and Saturday Night

14. Summertime





If you were lookin' for country music that's

too lonely for VH1,

too despondent for CMT,

and too ornery for GAC,

you just found it.