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An Appointment With Mr Yeats

The Waterboys

An Appointment With Mr Yeats

The latest album from Mike Scott marries the poetry of William Yeats with his band's Celtic influenced folk rock

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7.3

Label
Proper
UK Release date
19/09/2011
US Release date
27/09/2011
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  1. 10.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    A fabulous feast of words and music.
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  2. 8.0 |   AU Review

    Unlikely to win The Waterboys any new fans, but it easily ranks with this underrated band’s finest work
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  3. 8.0 |   State

    Rather than sounding awkward, the lyrics mostly rattle along at a lovely rhythmic clip, demonstrating that Yeats must have been a bit of a proto rock and roller, or at least a man with a very musical ear
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  4. 8.0 |   Blurt

    They give their fans a work that genuinely seems destined for the ages
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Like Eddi Reader's Sings The Songs of Robert Burns, this is bard bigging-up of note. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Most of Mike Scott's accompaniments are Big Music Waterboys. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Subba Cultcha

    If you're a fan of Yeats or the band you're in for a treat. If you're not familiar with them, this is as good an entry point as any
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  8. 8.0 |   BBC

    Scott’s conviction, alongside his years of preparation, ensures that this is a genuinely successful experiment
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  9. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    The chief Waterboy sounds head over heels in love with his subject
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  10. 8.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    A complete work of art
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    All 14 tracks here use Yeats's verse, and while it's a natural fit, occasionally Scott's over-enunciation can overwhelm. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Scott'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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  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The 14 tracks never totally transport this listener beyond the borders of Yeats’s poetry and Scott’s sprawling, occasionally clichéd musical vision
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  14. 4.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A frustrating listen
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