At The National Stadium Dublin - Paddy Reilly

Advantages: A good collection of 20 songs from the 40 years, Good drinking tunes
Disadvantages: Nowhere near a big enough compilation of their best songs.

.... The ten members have been: Ronnie Drew: Vocals, Guitar "Banjo" Barney McKenna: Vocals, Banjo, Mandolin Luke Kelly: Vocals G-Banjo Ciaran Bourke: Vocals, Guitar, Whistle, Harmonica John Sheahan: Fiddle, Mandolin, Whistle, Backing Vocals Bob Lynch: Vocals, Guitar Jim McCann: Vocals, Guitar Sean Cannon: Vocals, Guitar Eamonn Campbell: Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals Paddy Reilly: Vocals, Guitar The album includes a number of original Dubliners recordings and also a number of songs by other people. The album consists of 20 tracks and to be honest I'm not going to do every track but instead just the stand out ones. Of course If You haven't guessed yet the band are from Dublin. So on with the album. The album starts with “Don’t Give Up 'Til It’s Over” a song that really sets the tone for the whole album. It starts with a guitar before the vocals... Read review

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Advantages: Read my op :o)
Disadvantages: Read my op :o)

...The title of the album incarne rebirth of Sinéad. A cure of youth which Sinéad O' Connor offers to these Irish traditional songs, by in particular making call for the production in Donal Leunny and Adrian Sherwood (Primal Scream, Massive Attack). And which of other that the young woman could give to these songs the glare and the strength which they releases? The more so as the voice of Sinéad, recognizable between all, especially when it assembles the note which the echo broad answers ("Lord Franklin"), is the dreamed interpreter. The instrument even, would say one, so much this stamp bird which is it his is run and is based in the Celtic melodies come the night of times ("Molly Malone ", "Baidin Pheilimi"). Since Sinéad O' Connor records discs, it never made another thing that to express with pride its origins (it was born in Dublin... Read review

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Advantages: a great set of solo songs from the Waterboys front man
Disadvantages: none

...to the next but this is exactly what Scott manages to do. Here we are treated to the art of "less is more" and "Iona" is a great example of the art. A barely audible acoustic guitar picks out a distant rhythm behind a set of moving and beautiful descriptive words and the only change in dynamic is achieved through a gradually rising distorted electric guitar that provides an otherworldly wash of sound in the background. Although the Waterboys were always regarded as an Irish band, due to being based there, Scott is a refugee from the land that shares his name and he pays homage to his old hometown in "Edinburgh Castle" a straightforward acoustic busker style ballad. Dublin gets it own recognition in "City Full of Ghosts", a personal reflection of the musical exploits of times gone by with specific references to the Waterboys. Dublin is a city full... Read review

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