2005 - His previous recording The Street Was Always There, to which Waves is a sequel and bookend, was among my top favorite CDs from last year. As with its predecessor, Waves pays tribute to the artists with whom Andersen roamed Village streets and shared club and festival stages. Pieces by Dylan, Ochs and Neil are represented again, this time in the company of songs from Tim Buckley (now, there's a proto-emo act), Tom Paxton, Tom Rush, Happy Traum, John Sebastian and Lou Reed (whose secret folk-singer identity Andersen handily exposes).
13 Songs
- ONCE I WAS
- RAMBLIN' BOY
- I'VE GOT A SECRET
- PALE BLUE EYES
- GOLDEN BIRD
- JOHN BROWN
- CHANGES
- TODAY IS THE HIGHWAY
- ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- COCONUT GROVE
- BOLD MARAUDER
- HYMN OF WAVES
- THIRSTY BOOTS