The Waterboys
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Biography
[Edit]Led by the literate singer/songwriter Mike Scott, the group's sole constant member, the mercurial Waterboys formed in London in 1981. Born December 14, 1958, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scott first became involved in music as the creator of the fanzine Jungleland and later played in a series of local punk outfits. After college, where he studied English and philosophy, Scott and his band, Another Pretty Face, moved to London; following the group's breakup, he formed the Waterboys, so named after a line in the Lou Reed song "The Kids" but wholly appropriate given Scott's recurring lyrical fascination with sea imagery.
A newspaper advertisement calling for musicians led to a response from multi-instrumentalist Anthony Thistlethwaite; along with drummer Kevin Wilkinson, the Waterboys issued their self-titled debut in 1983. Keyboardist Karl Wallinger and trumpeter Roddy Lorimer joined for the 1984 follow-up, A Pagan Place, which expanded the group's rich, dramatic sound while further exploring Scott's interest in spirituality. With 1985's This Is the Sea, the Waterboys reached an early peak; a majestic, ambitious record, it earned the group a significant hit with the single "The Whole of the Moon."
However, after the album's release, Wallinger departed to form World Party, which prompted Scott and Thistlethwaite to relocate to Ireland and begin with a clean slate. When the Waterboys returned in 1988 with the acclaimed Fisherman's Blues, they were joined by traditional Irish players like fiddler Steve Wickham, drummer Dave Ruffy, keyboardist Guy Chambers, and bassist Marco Weissman, resulting in a stripped-down, folky sound that was continued on 1990's Room to Roam.
In 1991, Scott moved to New York without Thistlethwaite or any other bandmembers; the release of 1993's Dream Harder, cut with session musicians, marked a return to an electric, more rock-oriented sound. Soon Scott moved back to Scotland, where he began a lengthy stay at a spiritual commune; there he recorded the folk-tinged Bring 'Em All In under his own name, apparently putting the Waterboys to rest for good.
On July 17, 1999, drummer Kevin Wilkinson committed suicide in his countryside home in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, just prior to jetting off on an American tour with Howard Jones. Wilkinson, who had also worked with Squeeze, China Crisis, Bonnie Raitt, and the Proclaimers, was a member of the Waterboys since their 1983 self-titled effort.
Good fortune was in the wings, for Mike Scott resurrected the Waterboys name in 2000. Rock in the Weary Land marked the band's first release in seven years. Thistlethwaite and Wickham would return to the group, and tours across the world would prove successful. Fisherman's Blues, Pt. 2, an album featuring previously unavailable material from the Fisherman's Blues sessions, appeared in summer 2002. Scott returned to the studio for 2003's Universal Hall, followed by Book of Lightning in 2007.
After a couple of years of touring and time off, Scott assembled and released a compilation of unreleased songs from the Waterboys This Is the Sea sessions entitled In a Special Place in 2011, and also published a book entitled, Kiss the Wind: A Waterboy's Adventures in Music. He and bassist Scott Arciero also assembled a new version of the Waterboys — Wickham (fiddle), Katie Kim (vocals), James Hallawell (keyboards), Kate St John (sax, oboe), Blaise Margail (trombone), Ralph Salmins (drums), Sarah Allen (flute), and Joe Chester (guitar) — who began performing together in late 2010 and early 2011. In March they entered a studio to commence recording a new album. An Appointment with Mr. Yeats, a collection of new songs whose lyrics were taken from the poems of William Butler Yeats. The sessions were completed in June. The album was released in Europe in the early fall on Proper, and in the United States in early 2012. In January of 2015, the Waterboys released Modern Blues. The album was recorded in Nashville, produced by Scott and mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
Title: Fishermans Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions 1986-1988 (CD1)
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, Celtic Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock
Title: The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott & the Waterboys
Artist: Mike Scott, The Waterboys
Genre: Rock
Title: In a Special Place: The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: The Secret Life of the Waterboys '81-'85
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, World Music, Alternative, Celtic
Title: Fishermans Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions 1986-1988 (CD2)
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, Celtic Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock
Title: The Whole of the Moon
Artist: Mike Scott, The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Celtic
Title: The Secret Life of the Waterboys (1981-1985)
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, World Music, Alternative, Celtic
Title: Fishermans Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions 1986-1988 (CD3)
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, Celtic Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock
Title: In a Special Place - The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Fisherman's Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions (1986-1988)
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Rock, World Music, Alternative, Celtic
Title: An Appointment With Mr Yeats
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: Gospel, Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic
Title: Universal Hall
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: New Age, Gospel, Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Celtic
Title: Book of Lightning
Artist: The Waterboys
Genre: New Age, Gospel, Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Celtic
Collections
Title: This Is... 1985
Genre: Pop
Title: Sweet Relief - A Benefit for Victoria Williams
Genre: Pop
Title: Blockbuster Movie Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Emerald Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Sweet Relief - A Benefit for Victoria Williams
Genre: Rock
Title: Larry Kirwan's Celtic Invasion
Genre: Rock, World Music
Title: Balearic Soft Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: 101 Driving Songs CD 1
Title: Best Of Driving Rock CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: 101 Power Ballads CD 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Mixtape CD 2
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Pop Revolution 1984 - 1985 CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: One Hit Wonders CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Hearts CD1
Title: Mastermix - Issue 308 (CD 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: One Hit Wonders 2010 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Maxi Pop Vol. 2 CD1
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Summer 80s CD2
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1991 (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Seriously 80'S (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits Of The 80'S (CD1)
Genre: House, New Wave, Disco, Italo Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Driving Rock Ballads
Title: 101 Ultimate 80s
Genre: Retro
Title: Greenpeace Breakthrough (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Hits: Rock Classics (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Acoustics Lounge Vol. 25
Title: Rock Hearts Collection 2011 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Pure... Alternative 80s (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 90s Hits (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hits 80s Classics (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: 100 Hits 80s Classics (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: 100 Hits 80s Classics (CD4)
Title: A - Z Of The 80s (CD23)
Title: A Time To Remember - 1985
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: A Time To Remember - 1989
Title: Sound Of The 80s (Super Clasicos) Parte 2 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Classic Rock Roll Of Honour (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: Movie Classics Chartboxx
Genre: Pop
Title: 90s Top Hits (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Rock Album In The World Ever II (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1991
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Trigger Happy T. V.
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Rádio Nostalgia (CD1) / Radio Nostalgia (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 101 Driving Songs 2012 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Radio Secrets (CD3)
Title: Radio Secrets (CD4)
Title: Radio 1 Classics 100 (CD02)
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 4 (CD5)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The 80s Part 2 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, New Wave, Pop
Title: The Best Scottish Album In The World... Ever! (CD2)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Folk
Title: Born To Run 2003 - Volume Two
Genre: Rock
Title: Made In Scotland (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Rock (93 Original Hits) (EMI 2009) (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Big 5 Rock Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Dancefloor (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pride & Passion (CD1)
Genre: Folk Rock
Title: 80s Dancefloor 2014
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Dancefloor: The Collection (CD3)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, Club/Dance, EBM
Featuring albums
Title: Good Will Hunting / Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack