The magnificent seven : the Waterboys Fisherman's blues/Room to Roam band, 1989-90 (engelsk)

"Still firing on all cylinders after recording and promoting the acclaimed Fisherman's Blues, The Waterboys' leader Mike Scott was in no mood to rest on his laurels, and reconvened his band just days after the last date of a lengthy tour. Over 15 months between the spring of 1989 and the summer of 1990, the now expanded outfit jammed and jigged incessantly to piece together what would eventually become Room To Roam, and this thrilling box set brings together a colossal 103 tracks guiding listeners along every step of the creative process".

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"There is much to discover, but it's telling that the live versions of pre-Fisherman's Blues material sound especially alive - whatever The Waterboys went looking for in Ireland might have been there all along ... Extras vary with format, but there's a 54-page booklet with track-by-track commentary from the band, and the super-deluxe edition includes a full-scale 50,000-word book about the period my Mike Scott".

"A well-honed outfit led by one of Ireland's premier drummers, the Brady bunch - consisting of Fender Rhodes maestro Bill Carrothers, saxophonist Seamus Blake, and bassist Dave Redmond - lead the listener through a variety of moods, from introspection ("Plan B") and agitation ("Suicide Squeeze") to mellow euphoria ("Wanderlust")".