- Record Label: Proper Records
- Release Date: Sep 19, 2011
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Apr 23, 2013In crafting an album that’s filled with largess, they give their fans a work that genuinely seems destined for the ages.
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UncutOct 18, 2011While these are thrillingly alive with Scott's undaunted belief in rock's majestic possibilities, he reminds himself to have fun as well. [Oct 2011, p.105]
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Q MagazineOct 5, 2011All 14 tracks here use Yeats's verse, and while it's a natural fit, occasionally, as on The Song Of Wandering Aengus, Scott's over-enunciation can overwhelm. [Oct 2011, p.130]
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MojoOct 5, 2011Like Eddi Reader's Sings the Songs Of Robert Burns, this is bard bigging-up of note. [Oct 2011, p.97]
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Oct 4, 2011Scott's permanent air of wonder, and respectful, well-crafted arrangements, allow him to get away with even the most fanciful of tales.
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Oct 4, 2011Eighteen years in the making, An Appointment With Mr Yates is The Waterboys actual masterpiece.
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Oct 4, 2011Too often, Scott and his band are guilty of lily gilding.
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Oct 4, 2011Scott's overly melodramatic delivery sometimes gets in the way of the words, although his arrangements are for the most part respectful and apt.
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Oct 4, 2011From the clarion call of The Hosting Of The Shee to the haunting The Faery's Last Song, the result is a fabulous feast of words and music.