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Mike Scott had been pursuing his grandiose "big music" since he founded the Waterboys, so it came as a shock when he scaled back the group's sound for the Irish and English folk of Fisherman's Blues. Although the arena-rock influences have been toned down, Scott's vision is no less sweeping or romantic, making even the simplest songs on Fisherman's Blues feel like epics. Nevertheless, the album is the Waterboys' warmest and most rewarding record, boasting a handful of fine songs ("And a Bang on the Ear," the ominous "We Will Not Be Lovers," "Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?," and the title track), as well as a surprisingly successful cover of Van Morrison's breathtaking "Sweet Thing." [Fisherman's Blues was reissued in 2006 with a bonus disc containing fourteen outtakes, alternate versions and late-night studio jams. The re-mastered original included extended versions of "And a Bang on the Ear" and "World Party."]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
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The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
The Waterboys, MainArtist
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
Album review
Mike Scott had been pursuing his grandiose "big music" since he founded the Waterboys, so it came as a shock when he scaled back the group's sound for the Irish and English folk of Fisherman's Blues. Although the arena-rock influences have been toned down, Scott's vision is no less sweeping or romantic, making even the simplest songs on Fisherman's Blues feel like epics. Nevertheless, the album is the Waterboys' warmest and most rewarding record, boasting a handful of fine songs ("And a Bang on the Ear," the ominous "We Will Not Be Lovers," "Has Anybody Here Seen Hank?," and the title track), as well as a surprisingly successful cover of Van Morrison's breathtaking "Sweet Thing." [Fisherman's Blues was reissued in 2006 with a bonus disc containing fourteen outtakes, alternate versions and late-night studio jams. The re-mastered original included extended versions of "And a Bang on the Ear" and "World Party."]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:42:43
- Main artists: The Waterboys
- Label: Chrysalis Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2016 Chrysalis Records Limited 2006 Chrysalis Records Limited
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