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Waterboys

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All Time

of 150,006

696
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  461
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,424
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  0
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,292
  
  213
- Folk
  
  of 936
  
  52
- International
  
  of 2,378
  
  113
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  490
- Rock
  
  of 8,167
  
  374

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Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

2.1357

1990s

2.4804

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Waterboys is ranked overall as 2.6233 out of 4 stars

2.6233

Waterboys Album Rankings

Waterboys scores a combined 3.2213 out of 4 stars for Fisherman's Blues

Fisherman's Blues (3.2213)

Mike Scotthad been pursuing his grandiose "big music" since he founded the Waterboys, so it came as a shock when he scaled back the group's sound for the Irish and English folk ofFisherman's Blues. ...more

7.17

to

21.85

from (9) sources

Waterboys scores a combined 3.2026 out of 4 stars for This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea (3.2026)

Expanding the epic, multi-layered sound ofA Pagan Place,This is the Seais a more ambitious yet a more successful record, since it findsMike Scottat his melodic peak. ...more

7.87

to

33.82

from (11) sources

The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990 by Waterboys

Waterboys scores a combined 2.8957 out of 4 stars for The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990

The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990 (2.8957)

What separates The Waterboys' music from other bands of the same Celtic, folk-rock sound is the intricacies that lead singerMike Scottputs into his work. ...more

Waterboys scores a combined 2.5723 out of 4 stars for Dream Harder

Dream Harder (2.5723)

I'm starting to see the bigger picture," wrote Mike Scott on the last Waterboys album,Room to Roam."I'm beginning to color it in. ...more

8.24

Waterboys scores a combined 2.4333 out of 4 stars for The Waterboys

The Waterboys (2.4333)

The Waterboys' eponymous debut album findsMike Scottessaying his vision of "big music." PartVan Morrison, partU2, it was sweeping and romantic, with nearly every song stretched out to epic length. ...more

Waterboys scores a combined 1.9129 out of 4 stars for Room to Roam

Room to Roam (1.9129)

WithRoom to Roam,Mike Scottessentially expands the traditional folk ofFisherman's Bluesby relying heavily on his Celtic leanings, but the record isn't quite as successful, since the record lacks the m ...more