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A Rock In The Weary Land - The Waterboys
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66 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the first album for Mike Scott and company (well, basically just Mike Scott) since 1993's 'Dream Harder,' although Scott did have two solo albums in the interim.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Launch.com
    90
    Just when you figure he's down for the count, he comes back with an album as majestic and epic as this one.
  2. All Music Guide
    60
    This is the recording that the homogenous Dream Harder failed to become. It's ambitious, moody, surreal, and relevant.
  3. Blender
    60
    Occasionally overblown... [Aug/Sep 2001, p.132]
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. JimC
    9
    Mike Scott at his brilliant best
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  2. LudwigS
    9
    Fantastic sounds and a lot of emotions
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  3. mightyq
    9
    The biggest problem for many people when listening to the Waterboys is their own expectations: they want the 'Boys to sound the same from album to album, but Mike Scott isn't interested in repeating himself. Mike pushed all kinds of boundaries - and buttons - with this album, but if you listen to it for itself and not what you thought it would be, it's a very strong album. I agree with the reviewer who mentioned John Lennon: in this album I hear what the Beatles might have done had they stayed together.… Expand
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