...get away with it. As this album opens you see what they meant, a long drawn out Spanish-esque wail of trumpets rising to a crescendo before being joined by earth-pounding beats and Mike Scotts all too distinctive voice. Power, imagery and emotion carry you off through the fantastic opener, Dont Bang the Drum, before landing you squarely into the more familiar territory of The Whole of The Moon. If you know any Waterboys song, its probably this one, ... ...this phase of life. The writting has a spiritual quality, very much about the soul rather than the flesh, and backed up by a wide variety of instruments, keeping each song original and varied.
The band were always based around Mike Scott, the frontman and song writer and the line up changed around him, so he was able to adventure in through various musical realms. This albums reflects the high point of their "big music" period, stadium rock for ...
steerpyke 26.07.2004
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