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Scott began writing songs for This Is the Sea in the spring of 1984, beginning with the song "Trumpets". Scott recalls that in December 1984 "during the Waterboys' first American tour, [he] bought two huge hard-bound books... in which to assemble [his] new songs" [5] For the following two months Scott worked on the songs in his apartment, writing the lyrics, and working on guitar and piano ...
When This Is the Sea was presented to Island Records, Scott suggested holding back the release of "The Whole of the Moon" as a single in favour of "Don't Bang the Drum" or "Medicine Bow" first. He felt that "The Whole of the Moon" was a "demanding song [with] lyrics crucial to people's appreciation of it" and so releasing a rockier track first ...
The Waterboys' lyrics and arrangements reflect Scott's current interests and influences, [85] ... a song from the recording sessions for This Is the Sea, ...
The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea: Released: 28 April 2011; Label: Chrysalis (#5099909841024) ... The Best of the Waterboys 81—90 "Fisherman's Blues" ...
The Best of The Waterboys 81–90 (1991) The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott and the Waterboys (1998) This Is the Sea - special remastered 2CD edition (2004) Karma to Burn (live) (2005) "The Whole of the Moon" remains one of the Waterboys' most famous and most financially successful songs. [3]
Wickham joined the group officially in 1985 after This Is the Sea had been released. Mike Scott, the Waterboys' leader, spent time in Dublin with Wickham, and moved to Ireland in 1986. That year, the Waterboys performed "Fisherman's Blues" on The Tube, which was the first time the new musical direction the band was taking was demonstrated.
"World Party" was written in Summer 1985, shortly after the completion of the band's third studio album This Is The Sea. The lyrics were inspired by Live Aid. [4] The song was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland on 25 March 1987. [5]
"The Big Music" was released as a single, and became a descriptor of the sound of the album, the preceding debut The Waterboys and the following album This Is the Sea. Waterboys chronicler Ian Abrahams described the song as the album's defining track, with New Musical Express' Andrew Collins stating, "What a concept and what an albatross.