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 be channelling 1980s Van Morrison and 1970s Bob D…
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