The Waterboys - This Is the Sea - 1985

"This Is the Sea" es el tercer álbum de The Waterboys y el último de su serie llamada"Big Music", y uno de mis álbumes preferidos de la década de los ochentas.

Mike Scott, líder y principal compositor de la banda, considera que éste es "el disco en el que logré todas mis ambiciones musicales juveniles", "la expresión final, plenamente realizada del sonido de Waterboys"."Terminé con ese tipo de música para lograr lo que estaba tratando de lograr con ese álbum." "Esa música de sonido grande, con muchas sobregrabaciones, ya no necesitaba hacerla más."

El álbum fue grabado entre marzo y julio de 1985 y publicado en octubre.En 2004 se editó una versión remezclada y expandida, que es la que yo tengo, con un cd adicional de material de la banda.

"This Is the Sea" incluye el single más conocido de la banda, "The Whole of the Moon".

THE WHOLE OF THE MOON

THE PAN WITHIN

LISTA DE TEMAS

(Autor Mike Scott excepto indicadas)

"Don't Bang the Drum" (Scott, Karl Wallinger) – 6:46

"The Whole of the Moon" – 4:58

"Spirit" – 1:50

"The Pan Within" – 6:13

"Medicine Bow" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 2:45

"Old England" – 5:32

"Be My Enemy" – 4:16

"Trumpets" – 3:37

"This Is the Sea" – 6:29

Bonus disc 

"Beverly Penn" – 5:38

"Sleek White Schooner" – 3:44

"Medicine Bow" (Full Length) (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 5:44

"Medicine Jack" – 4:11

"High Far Soon" – 2:05

"Even the Trees Are Dancing" – 4:27

"Towers Open Fire" – 4:34

"This Is the Sea" (Live) – 5:53

"Then You Hold Me" – 4:56

"Spirit" (Full Length) – 4:11

"Miracle" – 1:14

"I Am Not Here" – 0:22

"Sweet Thing" (Van Morrison) – 7:11

"The Waves" – 6:38

DON´T BANG  THE DRUM

CRÉDITOS

The Waterboys
Mike Scott – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion, synthesiser, drum machine programming, bells and effects
Anthony Thistlethwaite – saxophone, double bass, bass guitar, mandolin
Karl Wallinger – bass synth, piano, organ, keyboard programming, synthesiser, celeste, percussion and backing vocals
Con:
Steve Wickham – violin
Marek Lipski – violin
Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, background vocals[25]
Stewart Bartlett - French horn
Kevin Wilkinson – bass guitar, drums
Martin Swain – bass guitar
Chris Whitten – drums, cymbals
Pete Thomas – snare drum
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Max Edie – background vocals
Lu Edmonds – bass
Matthew Seligman – bass
Adrian Johnston – piano (re-release only)
Production credits
Mike Scott (tracks 1, 2 & 8)
Mike Scott & Mick Glossop (tracks 5, 6, 7 & 9)
Mike Scott, John Brand & Mick Glossop (track 4)
Mike Scott, Mick Glossop & Karl Wallinger (track 3)[25]
Barry Clempson, Felix Kendall, Graham Dickson, John Brand, Keith Andrews, Mick Glossop, Nigel Gilroy - engineer
Lynn Goldsmith - front cover photography

THIS IS THE SEA