After two albums of neo-traditional Irish music, Mike Scott brings The Waterboys back to the big rock sound of earlier albums like This is the Sea. Coming after the remarkably accomplished Fishermen's Blues and Room to Roam, Dream Harder is a bit of a disappointment. Its best material doesn't carry the same weight as compositions from Blues -- compare the simple beauty of Fishermen's Blues' "Has Anyone Hear Seen Hank" to Dream Harder's overblown "The Return of Jimi Hendrix." Scott can still bang out some good songs, but on Dream Harder there aren't as many as on previous efforts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Dream Harder
05/25/1993 | Polydor Uk
All Music Guide Review
Dream Harder Track Listing
Credits of Dream Harder
- George Marino
- Mastering
- Patrick McCarthy
- Engineer
- Cindy Mizelle
- Vocals (Background)
- Jerry Peters
- Percussion
- Fiona Prendergast
- Vocals (Background)
- Bill Price
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Thommy Price
- Bass, Drums
- Ljubisa "Lubi" Ristic
- Sitar
- Mike Scott
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Pal Shazar
- Vocals (Background), Paintings
- Brian Stanley
- Bass, Drums
- George Stathos
- Clarinet, ?
- Fonzi Thornton
- Vocals (Background)
- Scott Thunes
- Bass, Drums
- Carl Glanville
- Assistant Engineer
- Andy Smith
- Assistant Engineer
- John Jackson
- Assistant Engineer
- Michael White
- Engineer
- Rory Romano
- Assistant Engineer
- Tom Zutaut
- Art Direction, Repertoire
- Frank Olinsky
- Art Direction
- Michael Halsband
- Photography
- Dan Gellert
- Assistant Engineer
- John Hardin
- Photography
- Willie Mannion
- Engineer
- Geoff Archuletta
- Assistant Engineer
- Darwin Buschman M.D.
- Vocals (Background)
- Terry Wetmore
- Vocals (Background)
- Billy Connolly
- Voices
- Jim Keltner
- Drums
- Kenny Aaronson
- Bass, Drums
- Tawatha Agee
- Vocals (Background)
- Laura Lee Ash
- Vocals (Background)
- Carla Azar
- Bass, Drums
- Bashiri Johnson
- Conga, Drums, Tambourine, Shaker, Talking Drum
- Joe Blaney
- Engineer
- Niko Bolas
- Engineer
- Chris Bruce
- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Darvin M.D. Buachman
- Vocals (Background)
- Thom Cadley
- Assistant Engineer
- Bruce Calder
- Assistant Engineer
- James Campagnola
- Saxophone
- Roger Greenawalt
- Vocals (Background)
- Lolly Grodner
- Assistant Engineer
- Steve Holly
- Bass, Drums
- Caroline LaVelle
- Cello
- Jules Shear
- Vocals (Background)
- The Waterboys
- Main Performer


















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