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The Waterboys - Modern Blues

Review by Dan Lucas

The problem is that the songs are pedestrian»

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'Modern Blues' is The Waterboys' long-awaited new album.The album was recorded in Nashville, produced by Mike Scott and mixed by the great Bob Clearmountain. 'Modern Blues' is an electric, soulful, bold, freewheeling rock'n'roll record with a skinful of killer new songs, some of which have been premiered live over the past few years. Ralph Salmins, a mainstay on drums for the past four years, appears alongside the talismanic Steve Wickham, who weaves a dizzying fuzz fiddle spell on several tracks. Fresh to the ranks are Memphis keyboard player "Brother" Paul Brown and David Hood, legendary bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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