The Waterboys - Dream Harder (Directors Cut) (2024)

After two albums of neo-traditional Irish music, Mike Scott brings The Waterboys back to the big rock sound of earlier albums like This is the Sea. Coming after the remarkably accomplished Fishermen's Blues and Room to Roam, Dream Harder is a bit of a disappointment. Its best material doesn't carry the same weight as compositions from Blues -- compare the simple beauty of Fishermen's Blues' "Has Anyone Hear Seen Hank" to Dream Harder's overblown "The Return of Jimi Hendrix." Scott can still bang out some good songs, but on Dream Harder there aren't as many as on previous efforts.

Tracklist:
1-1. The Waterboys - Kiss The Wind (02:29)
1-2. The Waterboys - The New Life (06:41)
1-3. The Waterboys - Glastonbury Song (03:44)
1-4. The Waterboys - Preparing To Fly (04:33)
1-5. The Waterboys - The Return Of Pan (04:20)
1-6. The Waterboys - Corn Circles (04:05)
1-7. The Waterboys - Workin' Out My Karma (02:23)
1-8. The Waterboys - Winter Winter (00:34)
1-9. The Waterboys - Love And Death (02:46)
1-10. The Waterboys - Wonders Of Lewis (02:05)
1-11. The Waterboys - The Return Of Jimi Hendrix (05:49)
1-12. The Waterboys - Good News (03:40)