A Rock in the Weary Land (Expanded Edition) The Waterboys

• 1 Let It Happen 06:21
• 2 The Charlatan's Lament 06:54
• 3 Is She Conscious? 04:43
• 4 We Are Jonah 05:10
• 5 It's All Gone 02:18
• 6 My Love is My Rock in the Weary Land 08:09
• 7 Lucky Day / Bad Advice 03:08
• 8 His Word is Not His Bond 04:01
• 9 Malediction 04:19
• 10 Dumbing Down the World 03:08
• 11 The Wind in the Wires 05:35
• 12 Night Falls on London 00:51
• 13 Crown 07:07
• 14 My Lord, What a Morning 02:27
• 15 Fanfare by Thighpaulsandra 00:58
• 16 Sad Procession 07:25
• 17 Is She Concious (Acoustic Demo) 04:32
• 18 Dumbing Down the World (Live at Glastonbury) 03:51
• 19 Trouble Down Yonder 01:08
• 20 In the Long Low Weary Land 03:16
• 21 Wintermind 03:12
• 22 Never Been out of Love 01:07
• 23 Somewhere in the Bleak Mid-Distance Something Beautiful Is Born 02:58
• 24 Anatomy of a Love Affair 01:18
• 25 Is She Conscious (Funky Thumbs) 01:05
• 26 Martin Decent 02:08
• 27 Time, Space & The Bride's Bed 04:15
• 28 Oh Yeah / I'll Be Satisfied 02:00
• 29 Carolan's Weird Welcome 00:53
• 30 Since the Fire Started Burning in My Soul 01:28
• 31 The Height of His Head 00:28
• 32 My Love Is My Rock (Instrumental with Choir) 08:12
• 33 It Bends Towards Justice 01:39
• 34 The Last Rock Freak Out 02:30
• Total Runtime 01:58:34

Info zu A Rock in the Weary Land (Expanded Edition)

"A Rock In The Weary Land" was The Waterboys' seventh studio album, originally released on 25 September 2000. The recording saw the return of the band name after Mike Scott's two solo albums and featured contributions from two original Waterboys, Kevin Wilkinson and Anthony Thistlethwaite, and some brilliant new ones including keyboard players Thighpaulsandra and Sir Richard Naiff.

NME described the album as "a masterpiece" and Mojo called it "brazen, unapologetic, vital".

This release marks the first time the album has been reissued, and its first ever release as 24bit remaster. Mike Scott has curated this definitive version, with the sequence on the LPs and CD Disc 1 based on the 14-song 2001 US edition, which added 'Lucky Day / Bad Advice' and 'My Lord, What A Morning' to the original UK version.

This edition features twelve previously unreleased tracks, chosen by Scott, and is taken up with a spectacular 16-minute live version of Waterboys' classic Savage Earth Heart.

"Through the years, the Waterboys have adopted whatever persona or fancy Mike Scott held at a given point in time. Hence, this band has fluctuated from the pop/rock of the early- to mid-'80s to the ensuing folk period to the aimless early '90s, which yielded Dream Harder. That was their swan song, which alienated Waterboys fans who grew to cherish the previous two releases, Room to Roam and Fisherman's Blues. That apparently didn't concern Scott too much, since he equates the individual (himself) with the band in no uncertain terms: "[T]o me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions." Appropriately, A Rock in the Weary Land fuses the complexity, grandeur, and simplicity that have characterized Scott's music in the past. This is the recording that the homogenous Dream Harder failed to become. It's ambitious, moody, surreal, and relevant. Scott terms the renewed sound of the Waterboys as "sonic rock," in which he incorporates all of the elements and possibilities of modern rock (which he finds compatible) into a uniform, technically updated body of work. Various distorted and synthesized effects are utilized throughout this album, but typically so are the psychedelic tendencies that Scott has always held dear. John Lennon influences seem to surface frequently, both vocally and compositionally, most notably on "Is She Conscious." And, as virtually all Mike Scott projects (both solo and group) will reveal, much of the content revolves around the struggle, confusion, and inspiration that his growing faith elicits." (Dave Sleger, AMG)

Mike Scott, vocals (all tracks), guitars (track 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12), 12-string acoustic guitar (track 3), piano (track 1–5, 11), synthesizer (track 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12), organ (track 2, 8, 9, 10), Roland RD500 (track 2, 5, 10, 12), mandolin (track 9), bass (track 9), acoustic guitar (track 11)
Jeremy Stacey, drums (track 1, 2, 4, 5)
Thighpaulsandra, keyboards (track 1), synthesizer (track 1, 4, 12), Mellotron (track 2, 12), trumpet (track 5)
Livingston Brown, bass (track 1, 2, 10–12)
Steve Orchard, vulture (track 1), space echo (track 8)
The London Community Gospel Choir (track 2)
The Joseph Brothers, handclaps (track 2)
Tresmegistus, Indian harmonium and hand drums (track 2), effects (track 5, 10)
Dave Ruffy, tambourine (track 2), drum programming (track 9; at the end)
Mark Smith, bass (track 4, 5)
Jody Linscott, ocean drums (track 4)
Claire Nicholson, backing vocals (track 5)
Robin Scott, backing vocals (track 5)
Anthony Thistlethwaite, slide mandolin (track 5, 12)
Richard Naiff, piano (track 5, 11), organ (track 11)
Cameron Miller, bass (track 8)
Rowan Stigner, drum programming (track 8, 9)
Rev Isaiah Shelton, voice sample (track 9)
Rev E.D. Campbell, voice sample (track 10)
Paul Beavis, drums (track 10)
Nick Wollage, organ (track 10)
Chris Taggart, drums (track 11)
Kevin Wilkinson, drums (track 12)
Gilad Atzmon, saxophone, sol (track 12)

The Waterboys
are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a number of different styles, but their music is a mix of Celtic folk music with rock and roll. After ten years of recording and touring, they dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career. They reformed in 2000, and continue to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott emphasises a continuity between The Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions."

The early Waterboys sound was dubbed "The Big Music" after a song on their second album, A Pagan Place. This musical style was described by Scott as "a metaphor for seeing God's signature in the world." It either influenced or was used to describe a number of other bands, including Simple Minds, The Alarm, In Tua Nua, Big Country, the Hothouse Flowers and World Party, the last of which was made up of former Waterboys members. In the late 1980s the band became significantly more folk influenced. The Waterboys eventually returned to rock and roll, and have released both rock and folk albums since reforming. Their songs, largely written by Scott, often contain literary references and are frequently concerned with spirituality. Both the group and its members' solo careers have received much praise from both rock and folk music critics, but The Waterboys as a band has never received the commercial success that some of its members have had independently. Aside from World Party, The Waterboys have also influenced musicians such as Eddie Vedder, Johnny Goudie, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists,Grant Nicholas of Feeder,James Marshall Owen, and Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff; both Bono and The Edge from U2 are fans of the band.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet