Rock in the Weary Land [Import]

The Waterboys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 5, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B00004Y347
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let It Happen

2. My Love Is My Rock in the Weary Land

3. It's All Gone

4. Is She Conscious?

5. We Are Jonah

6. Malediction

7. Dumbing Down the World

8. His Word Is Not His Bond

9. Night Falls on London

10. The Charlatans Lament

11. The Wind in the Wires

12. Crown

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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

Product Description

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 jewelcase. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Waterboys album since "Fisherman's Blues", November 15, 2000

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Soseverian (Sellersville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock in the Weary Land (Audio CD)

At first I didn't get it. The feedback... the guitar with the long driven sustains blending with swirling organs and distorted vocals... then it started to come together, and when it finally did there was a dizzying whirl of color and light and dark. This new Waterboys album has some of Mike Scott's best songs ever .. including "Is She Conscious?", "It's All Gone" and "We Are Jonah". A couple of the songs reuse the same or similar chord progressions, and that can get a little long, but overall this is the New Waterboys in a New Direction with all their wit, wisdom and wild-eyed delirium intact.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Rock In The Weary Land, November 10, 2000

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Tim L. (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock in the Weary Land (Audio CD)

I've been one of the Waterboy's most fiercely loyal fans since the mid 80's. With the exception of "Dream Harder", I've loved every album they've recorded. Unfortunately, The current album "A Rock In The Weary Land", is not one of their finer moments. The Waterboy's (Mike Scott) have apparently tried to update their sound this time around. Mike Scott produced this album and is apparently now into self mutilation. He uses vocal effects to distort his normally incredible voice into a ball of fuzz and static on several songs. The tragedy is that the material content of this album is pretty solid (except for the vocal distortion). There are some good songs here. The main strength of the Waterboy's has always been Mike Scott's magnificently passionate vocals. Why mess with perfection ? In the future, maybe Mike will let someone else produce his albums. Someone who has the good sense not to distort his vocals.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He's not back, He's still here, January 25, 2002

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John S. Atherton "G'Pa" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock in the Weary Land (Audio CD)

Another entry in Mike Scott's musical journey. He's never been gone, he's just changed. I don't view this as a return to anything, but another glorious incarnation of his vision.
Ignore the whining about distortion, just turn it up loud and enjoy the music that was made as Mike intended it to be. Think about what the lyrics are saying and you'll perhaps realize why it sounds that way.
The concerts supporting this cd have been filled with incredible energy. If you get the chance, go.
Also look for "Too Close to Heaven". It's part two of Fisherman's Blues and contains music from those sessions.
Watch for the remastered rerelease of The Waterboys and This is the Sea with new tracks coming in mid 2002.