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wonderful
Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: This piece is haunting and beautiful. The collaberation of the Chieftains and multiple female artists from around the world is so pleasing and mesmerising, I felt transported to another place and time.
Disappointing and slow
Album Rating: (1 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: I love the Chieftains and am a fan of many of the featured artists, but I was extremely disappointed by this CD. Don't expect the "Long Black Veil" here. Each song is drawn out in a painfully slow style. It's not that there's no good voices or pretty melodies, it's just that the artists seem to be working so hard to be soulful that it's a torturous listen.
A collection of love songs from The Chieftains and some VERY SPECIAL guests
Album Rating: (4 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: The Chieftains refuse to stagnate in their musical career, and this special-guest-filled albums proves that once again. This is an aboslutely all-star collection of traditional Irish songs sung by outstanding female vocalists such as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Diana Krall, Natalie Merchant, Joni Mitchell, Sinead O'Connor, Joan Osborne, and Bonnie Raitt. The fact that this band can collaborate with musicians ranging from country to rock to pop to Asian proves their musical genius.
Good but not my favorite
Album Rating: (3 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: I'll start off by saying that I dig the fact that these guys after performing for 40-odd years together are still looking for new ways to express themselves. They refuse to be a cliche or to stagnate. I just saw them here in Reno this past weekend and while it felt a little sad to not have Derek Bell and Martin Fay up there, they still played with great energy and passion. Those guys never mail it in......
Having said that, this one wasn't my favorite. I felt many of the tunes were a little slow and one-note. I just couldn't get passionate about their efforts here....it felt a little flat. The real spunk came from the Corrs who play a lively and fresh version of "I know my love" and "Sake in the jar" had real wit. "Never give all the heart" a song and word rendition of the Yeats poem was haunting. So I guess you could say some of the parts were truly brilliant (it's The Chieftains after all!) but "the whole" just never quite clicked for me.
as a long time fan of the chieftains, I think this is their
Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)
Review Comments: Best album yet. All of the songs are done by women and the Magdalene Laundries alone is worth the album. Most of the songs are irish classics done with a more personal emotional twist. the Chieftains provide the strong background music that is missing in some other albums.
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1 Never Give All The Heart
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