Amazingly we seem to have gone backwards in how we do music, I just cannot see anyone today producing a Musical masterpiece such as this, just wonderful every play :)
One of those albums that doesn't have a single bad or even mediocre note on it. Every song still sounds as strong as it did when I first took it out of its sleeve back in 1985.
This song breaks my heart. Reminds of a friend that I've known since high school. He was brilliant, ahead of his time but over time he slipped into addiction and madness. I only saw the crescent, he saw the whole of the moon.
Dude, you can't just drop that without mentioning that after he left he formed his own band, World Party, who produced some amazing music. Ship of Fools, Is It Like Today and Way Down Now are all worth checking out.
Great choice, Laurie. Lots of second choices available. Suggest A Church Not Made With Hands, A Pagan Place, The Pan Within, Fisherman’s Blues, The Big Music to name a few. A band that truly deserved a broader appeal than they received. Cheers!
I own several albums by The Waterboys and I have always valued and appreciated the meaning of the songs' lyrics. Mike Scott has very clear diction so you can understand the lyrics he is singing. I love everything about The Waterboys'. "Don't Bang The Drum" will make you very glad that they did......Bang The Drum. I met a Girl called Johnny in a Pagan Place, when she left I got The Fisherman's Blues where someone pointed out that This is the Sea. Great Bands have great Drummers.............
I have to say as an audio engineer, that's seen untold numbers of react videos. You have to be the first I've seen that commented on stereo imagery. Nicely done. :)
This is a great song! Bought the album when I saw the music video, the band (with violinist and a trumpeter to boot!) kind of reminded me of Dexy’s Midnight Runners in the way they performed it with such freedom and passion (especially with the last set of lyrics, from “unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers…” onwards…really singing from the heart and ringing out the emotion!)
I was 16 when this song came out, the musicality is beautiful, his voice is perfect for this song, I am a tad older now, as is this song, but it would be a top hit if re released today. Good reaction Laurie, you gave background, which most dont.
Saw them at the Riviera in Chicago in the 80s - what a show! Has it been 36 plus years since! Decades later and the music still holds up! "Fisherman Blues" and "And a Bang on the Ear" Incredible songs.
Karl Wallinger is just a beautiful human being. he suffered a from brain damage in the early 2000's and had to learn to talk and play again. so so sad.
@@gammaanteria Robbie Williams covering his She’s the one, helped massively in royalties for him. Otherwise he’s had to have sold the children (his words)
World class song. I think I read somewhere Mike Scott address rumours it was about Prince's talent and he said closer to Hendrix but it wasn't about him either specifically. Great reaction enjoyed it, thank you.
Check out ‘ A Church not made with hands’ especially at this time of the year, it’ll put a smile on your face and a glow in your heart. You don’t need to react to it, just listen to it, for yourself.
If you have a Dream and that Dream seems out of reach don't give up on it.Reach for the stars, clime that ladder, its only a finger tip away.You can do it and that is why i love this song so much.
Thay are playing Glastonbury this year. Make sure you check that weekend out. Glastonbury is a unique experience for all. You are young my friend. Put it on your bucket list lol. Much love from the UK
This song make a good example about one thing : There's no way 2000's pop music can beat the 80-90's in composition, mood and soul inside the song. Today musicians were to much depending on computer to make the tunes. They've synthesized almost every sound & tune they made with DAW and other programs. Yes they were fast & easy to composed, yes they were nice to heard......but much of them sounded so robotic and plain. No pop up background melody No sudden improve of vocals or instruments No Soul and Mood in every chain of notes Just sounded like automaton everyday alarm clock... Nice but easy to forget I really miss the old days music, when composers really composed the music from their heart.....not from CPU & Microchips
I just want to duplicate what people are saying. The Waterboys have such a wonderfully varied music supermarket trolley of stuff. From fun tunes to deep spiritual songs. "Everlasting Arms", "Bring 'Em All In", "A Man Is in Love", "Too Close to Heaven", "Building the City of Light" then "Rare, Precious and Gone", "Saints and Angels". "Beverly Penn", "On my wat to Tara", its endless. Also try the album "Karma To Burn" and on it goes............
Hi, Nice reaction recently discovered you channel through your love of Freddie Starr (i knew Freddie for a brief moment in time, which I'll enlightening you on another more appropriate video). but the waterboys were a very under rated band i felt great songwriting and meaningful lyrics and this brings me to my point Waterboys wrote a song called STRANGE BOAT which has a great message if i feel, but i you do react to this song strangely i would recommend Tom Jones's version its probably my favourite of his songs. you have a great voice by the way.
If you want to check ouit more Scottish Songwriters, I'd recommend "The Modern Leper" by Frightened Rabbit/Scott Hutchison. I think you will like it. Great reaction here too!
Live versions of ‘Long Strange Golden Road’ and ‘Destinies Entwined’ I’ve seen on You Tube tend to be just a bit magnificent! You can never get what The Waterboys are about. Just when you think you have them pinned down and figured out they veer off in another direction!
Hi Laurie..I've searched for a review of the song "two rivers" by the adventures and there's no result...maybe you could try the song and share your thoughts 😊. Shout out from the Philippines 😅
I love that song by The Waterboys. I think you’ll love this from the Manchester band James: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zPNw_2h0CnU.html
If you like the song musically and lyrically, YOU WILL DEFINITELY LOVE MANDY MOORE'S cover of The Whole Of The Moon! Most definitely! By far, the best song Mandy Moore ever recorded in her career. And she does it much much better than The Waterboys. And Mandy has made many really good songs. And some great songs. But Whole Of The Moon is her finest 5 minutes.
