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Book of Lightning
Rock · 2006 · 10 tracks · 45m

Book of Lightning

The Waterboys

A weather-beaten collection of soulful rock and Celtic folk. Mike Scott's voice sounds lived-in, backed by warm piano and sudden, sharp electric guitar bursts.

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It's like a warm, rainy afternoon in a pub with a poet who's seen it all.

A mature, weather-beaten reflection on love and spirit that feels like a warm fire on a cold night.

Book of Lightning · vs · The Waterboys
Love Lost+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 45m
01
The Crash of Angel Wings
4:02
02
Love Will Shoot You Down
4:34
03
Nobody’s Baby Anymore
4:45
04
Strange Arrangement
3:35
05
She Tried to Hold Me
7:20
06
It’s Gonna Rain
3:05
07
Sustain
3:23
08
You in the Sky
4:39
09
Everybody Takes a Tumble
7:08
10
The Man With the Wind at His Heels
3:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the piano and fiddle intertwine on the opening track to create a sense of immediate spiritual arrival.
The sudden, sharp electric guitar solo that cuts through the melancholic haze of Love Will Shoot You Down.
The sprawling, seven-minute build of She Tried to Hold Me where the band locks into a hypnotic, soulful groove.
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