Poor Old Lu - The Waiting Room CD

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====================================== Track listing

1. "Revolve"
2. "Now"
3. "Sunlight & Shadows"
4. "Crushed"
5. "Today"
6. "Interlude"
7. "A Month Of Moments"
8. "Praying For The Perfect World"
9. "Crowded"
10. "Friday To Sunday"
11. "The Waiting Room"

After a six year hiatus (during which the group had officially disbanded), Poor Old Lu
has returned with a wonderfully cohesive collection of songs that won't fail to satisfy
both the longtime fan as well as the many new listeners sure to be introduced to this
band through "The Waiting Room".

Poor Old Lu formed in 1991 in Seattle, Washington, and "Mindsize", their 1993 label
debut for Alarma Records, immediately set them apart from the rest of the emerging
Seattle scene with a wonderfully unique sound that was impossible to get out of your
head. Over the course of the next three years, Poor Old Lu continued to grew musically
and artistically and recorded two additional full length records (1994's "Sin" and
1996's "A Picture of the Eighth Wonder") and one EP (1995's "Straight Six") for Alarma
Records. Shortly after the release of "A Picture of the Eighth Wonder", the band
officially split up, even going so far as to record and release their "...Final
Performance" (1998, KMG Records).

To the delight of fans, the members of Poor Old Lu have done anything but stagnate over
the past several years. Guitarist Aaron Sprinkle has been actively producing and
engineering many records, not the least of which are the five recordings he's made solo
or with Bassist Nick Barber as Rose Blossom Punch. Drummer Jesse Sprinkle has also been
actively recording, and, in addition to playing drums for Morella's Forest, he has
produced two records and an EP with his own New York-based band, The World Inside. Lead
Singer Scott Hunter hasn't been recording, but his lyrical and vocal contributions
evidence the same maturation as the rest of the band. Musically, this band continues to
shine. Bravely experimenting with new sounds and techniques, Poor Old Lu challenges
listeners to join the band where they're at today, never content to simply pick up where
they left off in 1996.

Thematically, Poor Old Lu seems to have brightened up a bit since their last outing. The
title is a metaphor for Earth as we wait to meet our Saviour in Heaven. "The Waiting
Room" serves alternately as an exploration of broken man and his earnest plea for grace
and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. This theme is plainly defined at the onset
through Hunter's ever-introspective lyrics in lead track Revolve: "Have the lights gone
dim/in the light of this sin? ... I'm pushing this out and pulling You in/I've been
living in doubt and walking on pins/I'm throwing this out and hoping in (where joy and
peace begin)/I'm sick of the drought and walking on."

Ultimately, this record is not only a welcome return of a wonderfully talented band, but
it is also an exciting preview of things to come. This is a great place to start if
you're not familiar with Poor Old Lu; and, if you are already a fan, you know that "The
Waiting Room" will join the rest of Poor Old Lu's records as an absolutely indispensable
musical component of your life.