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Where The Action Is View on Youtube
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London Mick View on Youtube
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Out of All This Blue View on Youtube
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Right Side of Heartbreak (Wrong Side of Love) View on Youtube
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In My Time on Earth View on Youtube
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Ladbroke Grove Symphony View on Youtube
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Take Me There I Will Follow You View on Youtube
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And There's Love View on Youtube
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Then She Made the Lasses O View on Youtube
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn View on Youtube
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Like a briefer, though similarly eclectic sequel to 2017's ambitious double-album Out of All This Blue, the Waterboys' 13th outing, Where the Action Is, sees Mike Scott continuing his unexpected dalliance with dance and hip-hop-influenced rhythms, while also delivering the more straightforward rock bangers and folk-infused introspections that are his bread and butter. It also maintains the prolific run of material that started with 2015's Modern Blues, marking a surprisingly fertile period which also saw the band's return to the higher reaches of the U.K. album charts. In spite of some of its more contemporary sonic experiments, Where the Action Is has a rich thread of nostalgia running through its veins in the form of various tributes, personal ruminations, and revisitations. With its snappy Lord Buckley samples and chirping organs, the title cut is a boisterous update of Robert Parker's 1966 hit "Let's Go Baby," from which it borrows its tone and name. The equally raucous "London Mick" honors Clash guitarist Mick Jones, while mid-album highlight "Ladbroke Grove Symphony" recounts in loving detail Scott's early days as a young romantic rocker in West London's then-Bohemian center. In another corner of the classic Waterboys spectrum is a pair of tracks rooted in Scott's life-long affection for literature; the springy electro-folk of "Then She Made the Lasses-O" is a modern outgrowth of poet Robert Burns' Green Grow the Rashes-O, while the elegant chamber-folk closer "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" is built around an impassioned reading of a passage from Kenneth Grahame's immortal Wind in the Willows. Even if some of the quirkier dance-addled cuts like the beat poet-rap of "Take Me There I Will Follow," miss their mark somewhat, Scott deserves credit for continuing to add new layers to the Waterboys' ever-growing musical patina, and as goofy as parts of it are, the song's refrain is still pretty catchy. Overall, Where the Action Is is another reliably interesting and well-written addition to the band's latter-day renewal.
1. Where The Action Is
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Composer
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Mike Scott
Paul Brown
Robert Parker - Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
2. London Mick
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
3. Out of All This Blue
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
4. Right Side of Heartbreak (Wrong Side of Love)
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Composer
- Mike Scott
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
5. In My Time on Earth
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
6. Ladbroke Grove Symphony
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Composer
- Mike Scott
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
7. Take Me There I Will Follow You
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
8. And There's Love
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
9. Then She Made the Lasses O
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
Simon Dine
10. Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- Primary Artist
- The Waterboys
- Producer
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Brother Paul
Puck Fingers
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 10 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 43 minutes and 30 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 4/10 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock
- Label
- Cooking Vinyl Limited
- Music Distribution Service
- Orchard Enterprises Inc
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- May 23, 2019
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 711297523140