Karma to Burn [Import]

The Waterboys, Karma To Burn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Puck
• ASIN: B000A6OAQY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,686 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #92 in Music > World Music > Celtic > Rock

Editorial Reviews

After over twenty year's of being acknowledged as one of the finest live acts, The Waterboys finally release their first ever official live album. Culled from recordings made during their 2003 and 2004 tours of Britain & Ireland, Karma To Burn is as atmospheric, raw, exciting & passionate as any lover of the Waterboys could hope for. Puck. 2005.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Live CD you'll hear this year, October 24, 2005

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o dubhthaigh (north rustico, pei, canada) - See all my reviews
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and one of the best CDs period. Mike Scott leaves nothing on the table and brings to the proceedings material from the entire Waterboys' catalogue. I'll never understand how they self-destructed on the cusp of greatness in the early nineties. This was a band to reckon with and they had the excitement and the energy and the tunes to eclipse Springsteen and a whole host of others who simply play to the gallery. Scott went into a period of solo outings and nominal Waterboy efforts, but perhaps with the release of the FISHERMAN'S BLUES SESSIONS a couple of years back, it struck Scott how viable the concern still was.
To that end a band was reformed around himself and Steve Wyckham and the tours reconvened. This is an exciting amalgamation culled from the 2004 UK and Irish tours and ever track crackles and burns with an intensity that Scott brought to his best efforst. In fact, this release falls squarely in line with FISHERMAN'S BLUES, THE LIVE ADVENTURES OF THE WATERBOYS, THIS IS THE SEA. It is so superb in every respect that it is arguably the best Waterboys disc to date. The 13 minute version of "Pan Within" never lets up (ONLY THE VERSION ON LIVE ADVENTURES that fuses the song with Patti Smith's "Because The Night" is more cathrtic). I've nearly wrecked the car twice while this was on. "Peace of Iona" for his native Scotland is so heartfelt, you'd be excused for packing it all in and heading for a croft in the Western Hebrides. "Whole of the Moon" resonates with such passion, it is nearly as inflammatory as the version on LIVE ADVENTURES. Dissolving into "Fisherman's Blues" it is one of the most thrilling experieneces you'll ever have with a recorded disc. "fisherman's Blues" is possibly one of the best songs ever written in the entire Irish-Scots Rock catalogue and resonates with an authenticity that speaks to everyone. Sharon Shannon comes on for the encore and it's a keeper of a tune, hopefully signalling that where ROOM TO ROAM left off, there will be a return to form. I hope so. A second coming of the full power of the Waterboys would be almost too much to ask for, and makes one delerious at the very likely prospect of its deliverance. Maith Thu! Iontach Mhaith!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for what it is, October 5, 2005

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Richard Magee "Wish Ewe Were Hear" (Abingdon, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This cd is great for what it is- a one cd set of live recordings culled from many shows. Generally I'm not a big fan of this approach- I'd prefer a whole live show, warts and all, as opposed to selecting the best tracks from a myriad of performances.

That said, my disdain for the "cut and paste live cd" is overcome by the incredible performances here. My only real gripe- I want more. A 2-cd set would offset the cut and paste approach. Also, where is the song "Universal Hall?" I saw The Waterboys in Annapolis, Maryland at The Rams Head and found the live version of "Universal Hall" the most moving, spiritually musical experience of my life. It expands on the studio version the way you'd like a live performance to.

In my opinion, this is a cd all fans of The Waterboys would love to have.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, February 9, 2006

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Jeffrey K. Salzmann "colossus27" - See all my reviews
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The Return of Jimi Hendrix nearly moved me to tears the first time I heard it.

Some tunes were better on the 'Live Adventures', especially 'The Pan Within' and that massive sound, but this is a great sampling of their stuff and it only leaves me wanting more and more from these guys.

Brilliant stuff, what else is there to say?