The man inside the Waterhoy It's been thirteen years since Whoever booked Mike Scott's March previously unreleased material from the unconditionally, then how can I love and Scottish-Irish folk rockers The 13 solo gig certainly knew how to pick a early 1980s) reflected an intense period accept other people?" he asks. "Loving stage when they chose the St. James of personal growth. Scott admits that the oneself is a very difficult thing for us Waterboys released their first Community Centre. New York-recorded album, which he humans. It's something that I think we all album. Since then, lead singer The former St. James United Church produced with an untried set of musicians have to learn to do." Mike Scott has fiddled with a may make for an unlikely rock concert who knew not his former band, was a Scott says the next album, which he variety of musical styles around venue, but in Scott's case, the choice was personal project masking itself behind "the starts recording six weeks from now in Waterboys identity." the globe. singularly appropriate—the candle on the London, "will probably swing another altar was a particularly nice, subtle touch- "I made the album [Dream Harder] way" from the confessional approach he Peter T. Chattaway caught since Scott's writing, which has always had under that premise," Scott told The Ubyssey, took this time out. up with Scott before his show in a spiritual bent, took a positively devotional "but once I made the album I didn't feel "This [Bring 'Em All In] was a par­ Vancouver to discuss his views on turn on his solo debut Bring 'Em All In. they were the right musicians to tour with. ticular album for a particular period of Even the penultimate Waterboys album I tried to find more musicians, I did a time. I really love this album, and I love music, spirituality and what it's Dream Harder (the subsequent Secret Life of whole lot of auditions in New York, and that the songs are so autobiographical like to go solo. the Waterboys was a package of B-sides and at the end of that it's like a lightbulb went and some are diarylike and they are very off above my head and said, 'This is not specific—place names, events and so on— happening. This is not but I don't think I meant to happen. Take could keep doing another course.'" that. I think that's this That course hap­ t—^Loving oneself is a album, and the next pened to include a very difficult thing for us album will be quite year-and-a-half stay in different." Scotland's Findhorn humans. It's something How different? community, as Scott that I think we all have Scott teasingly relates in his song to learn to do. suggests that he might 'Long Way to the call it a "punk-folk Light.' "It's a hard place to sum up," Scott solo record"-it will certainly be more says. "It's a spiritual community. It's an rock'n'roll oriented-and the slightly ecological community as well. Do you sinister preview he offered in concert of know the concept of the 'still small voice 'My Darker Side' stands in stark contrast within'? Eileen Caddy directed alot ofthe to the upbeat New Age vibes that typify early building ofthe community based on Bring 'Em All In. that voice, and it's very close to Christian Through all the changes in music, lyric mysticism, for what it's worth. and theme, does Scott see some sort of "I guess I would say it's based on what's consistent, unifying thread that binds his called the perennial philosophy, which is works together? the philosophy held to be behind the "I don't know, it's for you guys to figure majority of world religions, that life has a that out!" he laughs. "I know that the way purpose and there is a divinity and a that I write changes all the time. It has its power of love in all creation." own evolution, and that's the way it should These may sound like serious themes, be. but Scott handles them with a cheeky "I suppose the song is always the most sense of humour, following the prayerful important thing, and the musical styles are 'What Do You Want Me to Do, Lord?' the suit of clothes that the song wears," a with the raunchy T Know She's in the point Scott proved last Wednesday when Building' and the triumphant, energetic he closed his encore set with a soft acoustic 'Return of Pan' with the rustic, jaunty version of 'This Is the Sea.' A normally insouciance of 'Corn Circles.' aggressive bit of wailing guitar licks and "It's kind of mischievous, yeah," Scott fiercely pounded drums, Scott now sang says of the latter duo, "and Pan is this anthem gently into his mic. mischievous. I thought that was a really I couldn't help but smile when he got rood pairing. It rubbed a lot of to the lines: people the wrong way, but I I slipped into the cathedral thought that was very funny! It was quiet and cool I don't take myself too With the humid air moistening our collars seriously." and a speaker system that could be heard One might get the a block away, the former church that opposite impression hosted Scott's show was anything but quiet from Bring 'Em All In, the and cool that evening. first album to be released The hack technical effects also worked under Scott's own name against the joy and simplicity of Scott's (he even plays all the music: 'Building the City of Light' will instruments himself), and presumably take more than alternating the theme of self-love that blue and green filters, and a tacky black- occupies such tracks as and-white slide of a lunar landscape 'Wonderful Disguise' and 'I'm undercut the wondrously metaphorical Learning to Love Him.' lyric to 'The Whole of the Moon.' Scott, however, insists that But buried in the heart of all that was a MIKE SCOTT comes out of hiding and sheds his Waterboys chorus line to perform songs that these songs are not narcissistic. still Scottish voice that matched the still are honest, introspective, and tirelessly upbeat. KYM WYATTPHOTO "If I can't love and accept myself small muse Scott has followed all his life. EQUITY INEQUITIES • DAVID SUZUKI • RYAN DAVIES INTERVIEW feature An interview with AMS Director of Finance Ryan Davies BOOK SALE. Battling with your political conscience English Dept. Buch.Tower. Mon. & Tues. March 18, 19 10:00-3:30. Bargains!! by Janet Winters saying, "Let's not do this again." Macintosh Color Classic for sale. You 've said you 're committed to But what kind of precedent does 4/160 with kybd, mouse, carrying case. ensuring we live within our financial the Coke deal set for future contracts 822-1654. means. What do you mean by this? with the AMS? For Rent I meant in terms of budgets. 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