Dream Harder

The Waterboys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1993)
• Original Release Date: May 25, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000000OSY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,168 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another change in direction, April 25, 2002

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Althaea35 "althaea35" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dream Harder (Audio CD)

It is now several years since I first purchased this disk - and with the perspective of histroy it is easier to put into some kind of context.

It was a few years between "Room-to-Roam" and this album and thus when it first appeared it was grabbed at with some delight -Mike Scott had actually put out another album! The first few listens were hugely disappointing - after his definitive "Big Music" and journey into fun "Irish Folk/Pop" this turn in the road was, at first, a disappointment. It was relegated to the unlistened to pile for a few weeks. Then out of curiosity I put it on again one day - suddenly it grabbed me and I really began to like it. Skip track one - and just relax into the rest of it - it is simply fun tuneful pop - don't even bother thinking about it! Who wants to get intellectual about the Waterboys anyhow!

A stand-alone Waterboys' album - but certainly one that should be in the collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still as uplifting and melodic as ever., April 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dream Harder (Audio CD)

"Dream Harder" simply put,is a metaphysical masterpeice of soaring highs juxtaposed to an often pensive,thoughtful lyrical bank.The first time I heard the waterboys(song"The hole of the moon")they sounded superficially like a New Wave Simon and Garfunkel,an interesting marriage to say the least.So I went out and purchased"This is the Sea",more than just plesantly suprised I loved the bands unity of Irish folk rock set to intelligent well written verse.That's exactly what you get hear,this time the vacilating subject matter involves anything from Jimi Hendrix to the ancient Celtic pagan god(I presume)Pan.Hey,these guys even did a song sung to one of W.B.Y old poems!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lighter, brighter, and packed with energy., June 11, 1998

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A. C. Walter "awalter" (Lynnwood, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream Harder (Audio CD)

Dream Harder is a transition for Mike Scott and The Waterboys, a move beyond their heavy celtic phase and into something sounding a little more like pop. The hit single, The Glastonbury Song, is the heart of the album. Bursting with creativity and imagination, the song can only look forward. The New Life in a Spiritual City is clearly in sight here for The Waterboys. Their creative influences come to them in visions, and the "boys" introduce us to C.S. Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, and the pagan god Pan. Their music soars and, as always, the lyrics are poetry.