Home → The Waterboys → A Pagan Place
A Pagan Place
Rock · 1984 · 7 tracks

A Pagan Place

The Waterboys

A towering wall of sound where post-punk urgency meets ancient Celtic mysticism. Reverb-heavy trumpets and spiritual lyrics define this 'Big Music' landmark.

Find on Amazon

It's like a post-punk band decided to record a religious ceremony in a very echoey cathedral.

A soaring, spiritually ambitious quest that feels both ancient and urgently modern.

A Pagan Place · vs · The Waterboys
Wall Of Sound+2.8σ

The production is built around wall of sound than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Church Not Made With Hands
6:06
02
All the Things She Gave Me
4:35
03
The Thrill Is Gone
4:34
04
Rags
5:21
05
Somebody Might Wave Back
2:43
06
The Big Music
4:45
08
A Pagan Place
5:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive entry of Roddy Lorimer's trumpet on the title track, cutting through the dense guitar fog.
The relentless, driving piano rhythm of 'The Big Music' that feels like a spiritual engine starting up.
The way the backing vocals swell into a communal chant during the final minutes of 'Church Not Made With Hands'.
Sits BesideSee all
This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea
The Waterboys
1985

Shares alternative rock, folk rock, art rock (subgenres); wall_of_sound, reverb_heavy, layered_dense (production style)

Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows
Angels & Airwaves
2016

Shares wall_of_sound, reverb_heavy, layered_dense (production style); alternative rock, art rock (subgenres)

An Appointment With Mr. Yeats
An Appointment With Mr. Yeats
The Waterboys
2011

Shares mysterious, triumphant, brooding (moods); folk rock, art rock (subgenres)

The Waterboys
The Waterboys
The Waterboys
1983

Shares alternative rock, folk rock, art rock (subgenres); reverb_heavy, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree
U2
1987

Shares alternative rock, folk rock, post-punk (subgenres); reverb_heavy, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Earth and Sun and Moon
Earth and Sun and Moon
Midnight Oil
1993

Shares alternative rock, folk rock, art rock (subgenres); forest, dusk, stargazing (atmosphere)

Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
Killing Joke
1986

Shares wall_of_sound, reverb_heavy, layered_dense (production style); alternative rock, art rock, post-punk (subgenres)

Meteorites
Meteorites
Echo & the Bunnymen
2014

Shares mysterious, triumphant, brooding (moods); alternative rock, art rock, post-punk (subgenres)

Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Misericordiaque
Insanus, Ultio, Proditio, Misericordiaque
Christian Death
1990

Shares alternative rock, post-punk, art rock (subgenres); reverb_heavy, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Coldplay
2008

Shares mysterious, triumphant, brooding (moods); alternative rock, art rock (subgenres)

Reviews
web.archive.org
Read review

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →