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The Waterboys: The Best of the Waterboys '81-'90

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Label: Ensign Records
Released: 1988.07.01
Time:
 53:22
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.mikescottwaterboys.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2008.05.20
Price in €: 4,99



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[1] A Girl Called Johnny (Scott) - 3:54
[2] The Big Music (Scott) - 4:40
[3] All the Things She Gave Me (Scott) - 4:31
[4] The Whole of the Moon (Scott) - 5:00
[5] Spirit (Scott) - 1:51
[6] Don't Bang the Drum (Scott/Wallinger) - 6:44
[7] Fisherman's Blues (Scott/Wickham) - 4:23
[8] Killing My Heart (Scott) - 3:37
[9] Strange Boat (Scott/Thistlethwaite) - 3:08
[10] And a Bang on the Ear (Scott) - 7:25
[11] Old England (Scott) - 4:13
[12] A Man Is in Love (Scott) - 3:50

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Mike Scott - Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes

Anthony Thistlethwaite - Organ, Bass, Harmonica, Mandolin, Baritone Saxophone, Upright Bass, Mouth Organ
Karl Wallinger - Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals, Producer, Mixing, Synthesizer Bass
Trevor Hutchinson - Bass
Chris Whitten - Drums
Steve Wickham - Organ, Fiddle
Kevin Wilkinson - Drums
Colin Blakey - Flute, Piano
Tim Blanthorn - Violin
Fran Breen - Drums
Noel Bridgeman - Drums
Jay Dee Daugherty - Drums
Martin Ditcham - Percussion
Rupert Hine - Percussion, Producer
Vinnie Kilduff - Guitar, Producer
Nick Linden - Bass
Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet
Ray Massey - Percussion
Peter McKinney - Drums
Martin O'Connor - Button Accordion
Sharon Shannon - Button Accordion
Barbara Snow - Trumpet

Eddi Reader - Vocals
Ingrid Schroeder - Background Vocals
Max Edie - Background Vocals
TV Smith - Background Vocals

Barry Beckett - Producer
John Dunford - Producer
Mick Glossop - Producer, Mixing
Phil Tennant - Producer, Mixing
Felix Kendall - Engineer
Patrick McCarthy - Engineer
Jim Preen - Engineer
Ted Sharp - Engineer
Paul Cobbold - Mixing
Pearse Dunne - Mixing
Stephen W. Tayler - Mixing
Tim Martin - Mixing
Ian Cooper - Mastering
John Williams - Advisor
Barry Clempson - Assistant Engineer
Robbie Adams - Assistant Engineer
John Grimes - Assistant Engineer
Iain MacFarlane - Assistant Engineer
Carol Kennedy - Studio Assistant
Frank Miller - Photography, Cover Photo
Philippe Herriau - Photography
Steve Meany - Photography
Tim Paton - Photography
John Pasche - Design Coordinator


 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s

1991 CD Ensign/Chrysalis F2-21845
1991 CS Ensign/Chrysalis 21845
1991 CD Ensign/Chrysalis 21845
1991 CS Ensign/Chrysalis F4-21845
1996 CS Alliance 21845
1996 CD Alliance 21845
2000 CD Ensign 3218452
2005 CD EMI 321845

UK reissue of 1991 compilation for the Celtic alternative rock act. 12 tracks, 'Girl Called Johnny', 'Big Music', 'All The Things She Gave Me', 'Whole Of The Moon', 'Spirit', 'Don't Bang The Drum', 'Fisherman's Blues', 'Killing My Heart', 'Strange Boat', 'And A Bang On The Ear', 'Old England' & 'Man Is In Love'.



What separates The Waterboys' music from other bands of the same Celtic, folk-rock sound is the intricacies that lead singer Mike Scott puts into his work. His lyrics are forever tangled up in metaphors and philosophy, brightened by accompanying mandolins, saxophones, and even trumpets. Rich in its boatyard appeal and seaside caricature, The Best of the Waterboys harbors their most renowned pieces from 1981 straight through to 1990, bringing to light their dockside effervescence with songs like "Fisherman's Blues" and "Strange Boat." Superb at conveying atmosphere with their instruments, the Waterboys added depth and uniqueness to a decade that was being saturated with arena rock, synth pop, and heavy metal. The sweetness of tunes like "A Girl Called Johnny" and "Spirit" are blanketed with the comfort of Anthony Thistlethwaite's sax and upright bass strumming, and "A Bang on the Ear" loses itself in its cozy Englishness. The prettiest of all the songs is by far "The Whole of the Moon" from This Is the Sea, which has Scott singing his most passionate assortment of romantic lyrics to the relaxed pace of Karl Wallinger's synthesizer. The beauty of their music unfolds throughout their vivid collaboration of voice and instrument, heightened in tracks such as "A Man Is in Love" and "All the Things She Gave Me." Here, the small village idioms wrap themselves around the music to produce a certain innocence that forever binds itself to Scott's persona. It is this collaboration of esoteric lyricism and jovial harmonies that cast wonderment throughout each separate piece. This compilation is an excellent discovery point for anyone interested in the gorgeous complexity of the Waterboys' music.

Mike DeGagne - All Music Guide



"The Big Music" nannte man andachtsvoll den gewaltigen Sound aus Geigen, Trompeten und Saxophon der schottischen Individualisten. Angetreten sind der brillante Pianist Karl Wallinger (heute World Party) und der emotionalste aller Rocksänger, Mike Scotts, um der Musik die Gewalt und Aussagekraft zu verleihen, die wahre Kunst braucht. Daß ihnen mit "The whole of the moon" sogar in Deutschland fast ein Hit gelang, war Zufall. Die Waterboys waren nie kommerziell ausgerichtet, sie gingen musikalisch und textlich tiefer als Durchschnittsbands. Sie waren spirituell ("Spirit"), poetisch ("Don't bang the drum"), und politisch wie in "Strange Boat". Die Poems des Mike Scotts waren verworren wie die eines depressiven Dichters und in die Dunkelheit seines Seelenlebens begann erst Ende des Jahrzehntes ein wenig schottischer Humor durchzusickern. Eigentlich sind die Waterboys eine Band, die so emotional und besonders ist, daß man sich Album für Album durch sie hindurcharbeiten müßte, um zu begreifen welche Genies hier am Werk sind. Doch wer sich einen Eindruck der Band verschaffen will, sollte mit dieser seichteren Version beginnen.

Andreas Heineke - Amazon.de
 

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