Amazingly we seem to have gone backwards in how we do music, I just cannot see anyone today producing a Musical masterpiece such as this, just wonderful every play :)

Thanks, more people need to hear this body of work. Mike Scott is a master song writer.

This song breaks my heart. Reminds of a friend that I've known since high school. He was brilliant, ahead of his time but over time he slipped into addiction and madness. I only saw the crescent, he saw the whole of the moon.

One of those albums that doesn't have a single bad or even mediocre note on it. Every song still sounds as strong as it did when I first took it out of its sleeve back in 1985.

I’m 51 and these have been my band since I was 15. Roddy lorrimer on Trumpet and the incredible Anthony Thistlethwaite on Sax. My heroes.

The last line is sung by Karl Wallinger, who left the band afterwards. update: Karl died 2 days ago.

I own several albums by The Waterboys and I have always valued and appreciated the meaning of the songs' lyrics. Mike Scott has very clear diction so you can understand the lyrics he is singing. I love everything about The Waterboys'. "Don't Bang The Drum" will make you very glad that they did......Bang The Drum. I met a Girl called Johnny in a Pagan Place, when she left I got The Fisherman's Blues where someone pointed out that This is the Sea. Great Bands have great Drummers.............

Great choice, Laurie. Lots of second choices available. Suggest A Church Not Made With Hands, A Pagan Place, The Pan Within, Fisherman’s Blues, The Big Music to name a few. A band that truly deserved a broader appeal than they received. Cheers!

I have to say as an audio engineer, that's seen untold numbers of react videos. You have to be the first I've seen that commented on stereo imagery. Nicely done. :)

Excellent reaction! First time hearing of this band. Really cool song.

This is a great song! Bought the album when I saw the music video, the band (with violinist and a trumpeter to boot!) kind of reminded me of Dexy’s Midnight Runners in the way they performed it with such freedom and passion (especially with the last set of lyrics, from “unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers…” onwards…really singing from the heart and ringing out the emotion!)

I'm from a little village Ireland called Kilcoole , we used to sing this song & swap out Moon for Kilcoole :)

Another great song by these... Don’t bang the drum Well he bangs those drums like they owe him 💵💵💵

I was 16 when this song came out, the musicality is beautiful, his voice is perfect for this song, I am a tad older now, as is this song, but it would be a top hit if re released today. Good reaction Laurie, you gave background, which most dont.

Thanks for reacting I appreciate it so much

If you love horns, check out the Waterboys Red Army Blues. Anthony Thistlethwaite ‘Anto’ makes his saxophone almost explode. Fantastic.

Had the good fortune to live near Mike Scott at one time. Nice guy and The Whole of the Moon really does capture his take on life

Fancy being lucky enough to hear this for the first time now.. Ship of Fools by World Party next...

Love Waterboys, saw them live in 1989 in Portugal ♥️♥️♥️

This song is why music was invented ❤❤❤❤❤

Saw them at the Riviera in Chicago in the 80s - what a show! Has it been 36 plus years since! Decades later and the music still holds up! "Fisherman Blues" and "And a Bang on the Ear" Incredible songs.

I think this band had Karl Wallinger, who formed World Party…they had some cool songs too!

Apparently Bob Dylan really likes this song

World class song. I think I read somewhere Mike Scott address rumours it was about Prince's talent and he said closer to Hendrix but it wasn't about him either specifically. Great reaction enjoyed it, thank you.

You’d love ‘A Bang on the Ear’ by this band p.s. bang is an Irish reference for a kiss.

Just makes me tear up everytime i hear it. One of the few

Nice one Laurie! If it's gonna be Waterboys, you have to check out This Is The Sea. It's their greatest song ever, according to me! :)

Keep doing the Waterboys, even if you don’t post it. You won’t regret it.

Check out ‘ A Church not made with hands’ especially at this time of the year, it’ll put a smile on your face and a glow in your heart. You don’t need to react to it, just listen to it, for yourself.

Great reaction to a GREAT song!!

It's good

All I can say is that it is THE song.

Reminds me of college.

Can't wait for my Yes and other Kansas request!🙂🙂

Saludos desde uruguay buen video ❤💋😎👍🎤

This song make a good example about one thing : There's no way 2000's pop music can beat the 80-90's in composition, mood and soul inside the song. Today musicians were to much depending on computer to make the tunes. They've synthesized almost every sound & tune they made with DAW and other programs. Yes they were fast & easy to composed, yes they were nice to heard......but much of them sounded so robotic and plain. No pop up background melody No sudden improve of vocals or instruments No Soul and Mood in every chain of notes Just sounded like automaton everyday alarm clock... Nice but easy to forget I really miss the old days music, when composers really composed the music from their heart.....not from CPU & Microchips

wow u know music

I love your accent. Best wishes from London.

If you have a Dream and that Dream seems out of reach don't give up on it.Reach for the stars, clime that ladder, its only a finger tip away.You can do it and that is why i love this song so much.

FABULOUS

Great reaction thank you.

One amazing song that’s etched in history

Love the song

Proper music better than the crap you normally listen too.

Thay are playing Glastonbury this year. Make sure you check that weekend out. Glastonbury is a unique experience for all. You are young my friend. Put it on your bucket list lol. Much love from the UK

Never noticed the likeness to David Bowie towards the end but Yes it was definitely Bowieesque. Great song with so many big moments!!

Sgoinneal ❤

Hi, Nice reaction recently discovered you channel through your love of Freddie Starr (i knew Freddie for a brief moment in time, which I'll enlightening you on another more appropriate video). but the waterboys were a very under rated band i felt great songwriting and meaningful lyrics and this brings me to my point Waterboys wrote a song called STRANGE BOAT which has a great message if i feel, but i you do react to this song strangely i would recommend Tom Jones's version its probably my favourite of his songs. you have a great voice by the way.

If you want to check ouit more Scottish Songwriters, I'd recommend "The Modern Leper" by Frightened Rabbit/Scott Hutchison. I think you will like it. Great reaction here too!

His voice have same vibe like John Cougar Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adam. IMO

Excellent

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I just want to duplicate what people are saying. The Waterboys have such a wonderfully varied music supermarket trolley of stuff. From fun tunes to deep spiritual songs. "Everlasting Arms", "Bring 'Em All In", "A Man Is in Love", "Too Close to Heaven", "Building the City of Light" then "Rare, Precious and Gone", "Saints and Angels". "Beverly Penn", "On my wat to Tara", its endless. Also try the album "Karma To Burn" and on it goes............

Hope you get to hear This Is The Sea. ❤

The end vocal you thought sounded like David Bowie, was Karl Wallinger, subsequently of World Party.

🎼 You shot a hole in the Moon 🎼 🤣

Хорошая песня👍🏼

Hi Laurie..I've searched for a review of the song "two rivers" by the adventures and there's no result...maybe you could try the song and share your thoughts 😊. Shout out from the Philippines 😅

Please do Afterglow from 3 sides live

Live versions of ‘Long Strange Golden Road’ and ‘Destinies Entwined’ I’ve seen on You Tube tend to be just a bit magnificent! You can never get what The Waterboys are about. Just when you think you have them pinned down and figured out they veer off in another direction!

Anyone who likes this song- check out " asking Annie out" by Willie Nile

Fiona apple Does a cover of this song 🎵

there's a live on YT

it wasn't called the Big Music for no reason

i see you like 1980 british new wave

I love that song by The Waterboys. I think you’ll love this from the Manchester band James: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLZ-qsJjzZannok.html

Hey there. Get some better headphones friend. Those gaming ones ain't good enough xx

If you like the song musically and lyrically, YOU WILL DEFINITELY LOVE MANDY MOORE'S cover of The Whole Of The Moon! Most definitely! By far, the best song Mandy Moore ever recorded in her career. And she does it much much better than The Waterboys. And Mandy has made many really good songs. And some great songs. But Whole Of The Moon is her finest 5 minutes.

Roddy Lorimer on the trumpet.