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This Is The Sea (CD)

By: The Waterboys (Artist)

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The Waterboys Artist Snapshot:

Scottish folk-rockers the Waterboys started out in the '80s as proponents of what came to be known (after the name of one of their songs) as "the big music," an anthemic, widescreen vision replete with earnest statements and grand-scale production. By the time of 1988's FISHERMAN'S BLUES, the Waterboys had rediscovered their Celtic folk roots and reinvented their sound accordingly. By the '90s, the band was rocking harder, but leader Mike Scott broke up the group after '93's DREAM HARDER and made a couple of quiet, acoustic records before reconvening the Waterboys at the start of the next decade.

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DISC 1 for This Is The Sea (CD) Album By The Waterboys (Artist)
1   Don't Bang The Drum
2   The Whole Of The Moon
3   Spirit
4   The Pan Within
5   Medicine Bow
6   Old England
7   Be My Enemy
8   Trumpets
9   This Is The Sea
 

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Title Note

The Waterboys: Mike Scott (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, bells); Karl Wallinger (violin, trumpet, piano, celesta, keyboards, guitar synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, maracas); Anthony Thistlethwaite (saxophone, double bass).

Additional personnel include: Steven Wickham (violin); Roddy Lorimer (piccolo, trumpet); Lu Edmonds, Matthew Seligman (bass guitar); Chris Whitten, Kevin Wilkinson (drums).

Recording information: England (03/1985 - 07/1985).

Released in 1985, THIS IS THE SEA stands as the Waterboys' most ambitious and impressive record. The Scottish band takes the majestic, Phil Spector-influenced "Big Sound" of the era, and applies it to grand tales of the ocean and the countryside. While singer/songwriter Mike Scott's plaintive vocals and cinematic lyrics are prominent, the album's shimmering production also showcases the bold layers of instrumentation and lush arrangements. "The Whole of the Moon" spotlights the regal keyboard lines of Karl Wallinger (who would soon leave to form World Party), providing a nice contrast to moodier tracks such as "The Pan Within," a mythology-heavy song that glides along on a slinky melody, and "Medicine Bow," an urgent, expansive guitar-fueled rocker. Scott masterfully caps off the album with the jangling title track, evoking a glorious sense of liberation while sailing into the sunset. (Note: The 2004 reissue of THIS IS THE SEA includes an outstanding bonus disc that culls 14 tracks from Scott's archives, and features a bevy of previously unreleased songs.)

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