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The Waterboys — Still A Freak
Album: Modern Blues
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Released: 2015
Length: 3:57
Plays (last 30 days): 5
I'm still a freak, I never went straight
I kept my appointment with fate
And like every human being that was ever born
I'm unique
Things disappear, but I'm still here
I'm still a freak

I'm still a head and I'm doing fine
I can hear your voice in my mind
You ain't singing my praises now honey
do it when I'm dead
I'm not bitter but I'm no quitter
I'm still a head

I'm still awake, I knew all along
If you ain't crazy there's something wrong
and there's no such thing as a coincidence
or a mistake
And all this confusion is all just illusion
I'm still awake

I'm still a freak, I ain't been gagged
I'm still flying the flag
The game's movin' so fast, who knows where it's gonna
be this time next week!
Empires rise and fall, but through it all
I'm still a freak!
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Album cover looks a lot like's Shearwater's Rook album cover.
 lizardking wrote:

Well thanks for stating that....gave me a chance to learn some Judaism:

blech (plural blechs) (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking

Religions can be so very weird!

(And well done on the reply to deepwoodskev.)
 MilesW wrote:

Funny thing just happened - about 20 minutes ago the Waterboys flashed through my mind, and I checked the interweb.  Freiburg, Germany (2 hours from home), 25 July, 2023.  Bought tickets for me and my sweetie... 20 minutes later, "Still a Freak" rocks out on RP!  Sometimes the universe is just synched up!



"no such thing as a conincidence, or a mistake"
MilesL
Still a freak?

Don't forget the hybrid:  gearhead freak.
 unclehud wrote:

Heh, heh heh.  Age 66 at this moment, and I'm still a freak.  



At 77 moi aussi! 
HEY! A shout out to Wild Bill, Streaming Only Good Vibes in Humboldt County style! and Hell yeah, I'm still a freak!; got RP in my earbuds and a grin on my face... Sun is shining warmly here in Boulder, but Heaven's best powder is falling a bit to the West where it matters most... Me n Kevin n Kurt will be skiing Vail on Sunday and Breck on Monday... We're all still freaks, letting the days go by as chill as can be... Thanks, RP!
Always been and forever will be... 
Love The Waterboys, and this...this is my frickin' ANTHEM!
Compared to their earlier stuff, well, it just doesn't compare.  
It get that guitar riff stuck in my head all day. Im okay with it. LOL
 unclehud wrote:

Heh, heh heh.  Age 66 at this moment, and I'm still a freak.  



Man, 62 here and  still flying my freak flag... though thinner and not as much on top!  
More Waterboys please. Awesome track.
Right now I'm tempted to move this 9 --> 10   
   
 MilesW wrote:

Funny thing just happened - about 20 minutes ago the Waterboys flashed through my mind, and I checked the interweb.  Freiburg, Germany (2 hours from home), 25 July, 2023.  Bought tickets for me and my sweetie... 20 minutes later, "Still a Freak" rocks out on RP!  Sometimes the universe is just synched up!



'and there's no such thing as a coincidence'
stella is getting her groove back starting right now!!! tyvm
 unclehud wrote:

Heh, heh heh.  Age 66 at this moment, and I'm still a freak.  



68, so do I!
Heh, heh heh.  Age 66 at this moment, and I'm still a freak.  
Funny thing just happened - about 20 minutes ago the Waterboys flashed through my mind, and I checked the interweb.  Freiburg, Germany (2 hours from home), 25 July, 2023.  Bought tickets for me and my sweetie... 20 minutes later, "Still a Freak" rocks out on RP!  Sometimes the universe is just synched up!
Such a jam
Me like.  Yet another band I really never paid attention to, until hearing them on RP.  I need to start a list of good music I have been introduced to here.  It would be a long one.
Wow, walked into the middle of that solo!  Didn't expect to see it was The Waterboys...
The great Mike Scott and co...  Still freaks.  Violin solo by Steve Wickham!!
 lizardking wrote:

Well thanks for stating that....gave me a chance to learn some Judaism:

blech (plural blechs) (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking


Judaism, the original law fraternity. Each law has it's loophole.
 BassRift wrote:
 On_The_Beach wrote: loved reading these when I was younger.




Fat Freddie's Cat!
So good the waterboys : love the voice and the organ
i really lv them....
WAY too much use of that guitar lick! Irritating.
 On_The_Beach wrote: loved reading these when I was younger.
https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328815106l/1421201.jpg


Good Tune!
 kcar wrote:

Moving 7 --> 9 for that yodel-screaming guitar solo. Dammit. 



Sounds more like a violin solo to me. 
 
Moving 7 --> 9 for that yodel-screaming guitar solo. Dammit. 
still a freak
ain't being gagged

we're still around 
 cbhutchinson50 wrote:

As a Scotsman, I have to say I hear no trace of a Scottish accent.
 
I hear a very faint trace of an accent, but I wouldn't claim to know what kind, other than it isn't American like Tom's, which I think might have been the point of the comment you replied to?
 tomcool wrote:
Iā€™m adopting this song as my personal anthem. So I better rate it a solid ā€œ8.ā€
 
Agreed! This is now my walk-on cut... 

 rezadent wrote:
I'm still a freak, I ain't been gagged
I'm still flying the flag

The game's movin' so fast, who knows where it's gonna
be this time next week!

Empires rise and fall, but through it all
I'm still a freak!

 

My battle cry through out this year and will be for few more months i am afraid to say.
Friday night beer drinking music
 olivertwist wrote:

The singer's Scottish accent in particular reminds me of Tom Petty.
 
As a Scotsman, I have to say I hear no trace of a Scottish accent.
I'm still a freak, I ain't been gagged
I'm still flying the flag

The game's movin' so fast, who knows where it's gonna
be this time next week!

Empires rise and fall, but through it all
I'm still a freak!

 coloradojohn wrote:
I do love that wild character on the album cover; 
 The image of that wild character reminds me of
"True Detectives" season One..
Nothing wrong with the word "Blech" in german language, that is sheet metal. Could be gold, silver, copper, stainless or rusty steel. Though this is by far not the best song on the album, it is still plated.
Blues Hammer!!!
blechhhh
 deepwoodskev wrote:
You'll find this song listed under Webster's definition of the word "blech."
 
Well thanks for stating that....gave me a chance to learn some Judaism:

blech (plural blechs) (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking
overlapping out of sync drums on that mix out of the Kinks was a bit of a mess...
Love the Waterboys!!!
 justin4kick wrote:
I hear Tom Petty. And that's not a good thing.
 
The singer's Scottish accent in particular reminds me of Tom Petty.
I hear Tom Petty. And that's not a good thing.
 Piranga wrote:
Hard to overstate how awesome this song was at the time. 
 Still pretty awesome to my ears...

 deepwoodskev wrote:
You'll find this song listed under Webster's definition of the word "blech."
 
yup
Hard to overstate how awesome this song was at the time. 
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
Huh,  these guys are still around.  I didn't know.  I am out of touch with them.  This seems to be a new sound for them
 
 
Wathed them live on 2015 in Milan Italy, very great show and one of the best discography album.
You'll find this song listed under Webster's definition of the word "blech."
 Solrighal wrote:
Utter garbage.
 
Or gutter arbage. 
Utter garbage.
https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328815106l/1421201.jpg

still a freak. it fits a period. i like it.
-
RSN
 hayduke2 wrote:
1 sucko piece of crap imo

 
Looking at you 10's surprised you think this is 1.
It is at least 5.
Have another listen.
Does anyone else hear I'm an Adult Now by The Pursuit of Happiness?
 hayduke2 wrote:
1 sucko piece of crap imo
 

I like these guys awesome live band
1 sucko piece of crap imo
Ratemaking Freak.
 LaurieinTucson wrote:
I always think this is Alice Cooper!
 
No more tequila for you!  ; )
Great lyrics if the music was only more compelling.....
I always think this is Alice Cooper!
I'm a gonna bump it to an 8. Beer swilling party loud proud dance music. OK by me. In a few listens, I might bump it down. It's allowed. 
{#Idea} We haven't heard "November Tale" in a while
Huh,  these guys are still around.  I didn't know.  I am out of touch with them.  This seems to be a new sound for them
 
I do love that wild character on the album cover; gives "— jamming good, with Weird and Ghillie!" a whole new meaning & life for me!
Love The Waterboys but I'm not sure I would have even guessed this was them.  Instant 9.  It reminded me somewhat of that mid-80's Canadian band The Pursuit of Happiness.
 hayduke2 wrote:
I recommend he check the Merck Manual for that fungal infection

 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

The skronky guitar solo dropped it down a notch. Mike Scott needs someone around to tell him no, I think. Or maybe someone told him he should add a blistering solo. dunno. I do want to hear the rest of the album before I condemn it fully. I'll give this one a 5, but it's veering toward worst-rating-on-RP territory...

 
I bought the CD being a WB fan back to Pagan Place. It's a little uneven a bit reminiscent of Pagan Place but more bluesy and RnR. I find this one interesting due to the lyric content and found it amusing he would do this. Never thought of him as a "Freak". I could do without the "I See Elvis" song. Girl Who Slept for Scotland is good but I don't understand the lyrics, and a few others are good.
                                                      Just   Coincidence
                                              
                                               Mayday ! I'm still flying the flag.
                                               Here comes zig-zag the jet-gag  
                                                    Perhaps I am too  kind.
                                                     Zack, zack, das war's.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

The skronky guitar solo dropped it down a notch. Mike Scott needs someone around to tell him no, I think. Or maybe someone told him he should add a blistering solo. dunno. I do want to hear the rest of the album before I condemn it fully. I'll give this one a 5, but it's veering toward worst-rating-on-RP territory...

 
Well said both of U re: boogie blues and yet still giving the Wboys a chance.  Mike Scott has such a great muse and I am glad they are at least still in the game.  Further investigation needed.
Watched them on the BBC Glastonbury 2015 coverage. Good old-fashioned, no-nonsense, foot-tapping, head-nodding, rock & roll.
 wtango wrote:
Meh.
But I do like the cover art.  National Geograph-esque.

 
my thoughts exactly! {#High-five}
Meh.
But I do like the cover art.  National Geograph-esque.
first listen, hmm toe tapping lol potential Exactly why I listen to RP, always find something interesting or better! lol {#Dancingbanana_2}
 
Wow, these guys totally seem to have channeled something really ROCKING on this latest effort! Sounds amazing to me! Thanks, RP!

 That skronky guitar is a fiddle.

 

ScottFromWyoming wrote:


The skronky guitar solo dropped it down a notch. Mike Scott needs someone around to tell him no, I think. Or maybe someone told him he should add a blistering solo. dunno. I do want to hear the rest of the album before I condemn it fully. I'll give this one a 5, but it's veering toward worst-rating-on-RP territory...

 


 kcar wrote:
Reminds me of T-Bone Burnett...

If this is the same singer as from the Waterboys heyday, his voice sounds really different.

I like this! Thanks, Bill and Rebecca.  

 
If you're thinking of songs like "the Whole of the Moon" - yup, this is the same singer. I don't think his voice has changed all that much. I like this tune too.
Reminds me of T-Bone Burnett...

If this is the same singer as from the Waterboys heyday, his voice sounds really different.

I like this! Thanks, Bill and Rebecca.  
 wgsu_1978 wrote:
Is this the same Waterboys? Sounds like run of the mill boogie blues.
 
The skronky guitar solo dropped it down a notch. Mike Scott needs someone around to tell him no, I think. Or maybe someone told him he should add a blistering solo. dunno. I do want to hear the rest of the album before I condemn it fully. I'll give this one a 5, but it's veering toward worst-rating-on-RP territory...
Humans from Earth?
 hayduke2 wrote:
I recommend he check the Merck Manual for that fungal infection

 
The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill
I recommend he check the Merck Manual for that fungal infection
Is this the same Waterboys? Sounds like run of the mill boogie blues.
hmmm.