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March 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Waterboys: Modern Blues

The Waterboys Modern Blues Harlequin and Clown Much has been made of Mike Scott’s lyrical wordplay, his way with a line – but I can’t hear anything that clever or interesting on his Waterboys’ latest, Modern Blues. But worse than that, his pedestrian phrasing – the same sound on every single song – seems to […]

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February 24, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Simple Minds: Big Music

Simple Minds Big Music Caroline Anyone rushing to call this the best Simple Minds album in 20 or even 30 years is forgetting Black & White 050505 but Big Music is the best since then, the best in a decade; a continuation of fine form shown across the last decade and a half. It’s also […]

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December 2, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1732

The Waterboys, The Best Of The Waterboys ’81-’90 (1991) I always used to see this album cover about, saw the album in stores – remember print and TV ads from the time – and I didn’t really know what The Waterboys sounded like. I didn’t really care either. But then – a decade on (or […]