The Waterboys, A Rock in the Weary Land - 1h 3m 47s

Tracks & Durations

1. Let It Happen	6:19
2. The Charlatan's Lament	6:52
3. Is She Conscious?	4:40
4. We Are Jonah	5:07
5. It's All Gone	2:16
6. My Love Is My Rock In The Weary Land	8:05
7. Lucky Day/Bad Advice	3:06
8. His Word Is Not His Bond	3:59
9. Malediction	4:16
10. Dumbing Down The World	3:06
11. The Wind In The Wires	5:33
12. Night Falls On London	0:48
13. Crown	7:04
14. My Lord, What A Morning	2:27

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Review

Seven years and two Mike Scott solo albums since the Waterboys' previous album, Scott's decision to resuscitate the name of the band that made him famous feels like the decision of a man who is determined to stop running from something at which he excels. The second of his solo albums, 1998's Still Burning, was infused with the epic scope that had characterized the Waterboys at their best; A Rock in the Weary Land feels like a logical progression. There is little trace of the Irish-folk influence that occupied Scott for much of the early 1990s; his is what Scott calls "the big music"--surging rock ballads infused with Zeppelinesque drums, backing choirs, strings, and what sounds like dozens of guitars. At its peaks, as on the title track and "We Are Jonah," it is vintage Waterboys, which is to say it's altogether exhilarating. --Andrew Mueller Long awaited seventh album for the influential and critically acclaimed alternative rock act fronted by the literate singer/songwriter Mike Scott. Includes the first single, 'My Love Is My Rock In The Weary Land'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.Mike Scott Has Reassembled a New Band of Players, Realizing that Trying to Make it on his Own was Just Not Gaining the Recognition that the Name Waterboys Already Invoked. The Results on this Album Are Stellar, with a New Focus, Direction and Energy...as Well as a New Label. The Songs Are Some of the Best Scott Has Yet Written, Deeply Poetic and Intricate. The New Band Wowed the Crowd at the 2000 Glastonbury Festival and have Been Garnering Raves all Over Europe. A Most Welcome Return.

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