The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
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Re: The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
Dear oh dear, you let yourself down there M
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Re: The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
The Modernist wrote:fueryIre wrote:.
Off the top of my head (and I'm nowhere near being any kind of U2 expert), aside from possibly Sunday Bloody Sunday which is a protest song, I can't really think of one recording where their Irishness is really apparent.
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I'm surprised you say that. Just for starters:
"Top o' the Morning to ya" from Achtung Baby
"Bejesus, mine's a Guinness" from October
"Emerald Suede Shoes" from Rattle and Hum
Get to feck, you feckin' gobshite!
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Re: The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
The Modernist wrote:fueryIre wrote:.
Off the top of my head (and I'm nowhere near being any kind of U2 expert), aside from possibly Sunday Bloody Sunday which is a protest song, I can't really think of one recording where their Irishness is really apparent.
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I'm surprised you say that. Just for starters:
"Top o' the Morning to ya" from Achtung Baby
"Bejesus, mine's a Guinness" from October
"Emerald Suede Shoes" from Rattle and Hum
Get to feck, you feckin' gobshite!
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Re: The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
I liked the first three albums but never warmed to the folk stuff and only casually listened to stuff after, including the Yeats album, and not really been too impressed.
I love all of the This Is The Sea album and still play it regularly
I love all of the This Is The Sea album and still play it regularly
Re: The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
Modern Blues (2015) is strong. Worth a punt.
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Re: The Waterboys - Any fans/haters here? They don't get mentiooned on BCB that often
The songs are quite good and the playing OK as long as they forget about synths and all that stuff. The problem I have is Mike Scott'e voice. He just can't sing. And I love Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and the like, but Mike Scott is just terrible vocally.
Some of the songs can take a bit of talk-singing and that's not too bad. I would single out Glastonbury Song as one that works, but overall I can't dig it.
One little nag. I have asked the moderator, but I'll try again. Please remove the dogs! They're horrible.
Some of the songs can take a bit of talk-singing and that's not too bad. I would single out Glastonbury Song as one that works, but overall I can't dig it.
One little nag. I have asked the moderator, but I'll try again. Please remove the dogs! They're horrible.
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Bob wrote:One little nag. I have asked the moderator, but I'll try again. Please remove the dogs! They're horrible.
They're in someone's signature line (get shown every time he makes a post).
You'll have to have a word with the bloke.