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Greenland Whalefishers - Down & Out
Rate: 9 Stars
One of my absolute
favourite bands now when not Men They Couldn't Hang and Pogues isn't so active.
Dropkick Murphys is alive but they're more punk rock than folk-rock but
Greenland Whalefishers from Bergen in Norway is perfect in their mix in their
folk punk. You can't sit still when you hear them and Norway's best band since
Aha(????) is a fact. They seems to have very fun and when and if they come to
Sweden I must check them out. Because this type of music is my favourite music
(just today maybe) in the punk rock because the mix of folk and punk feels so
pure. Check this out and hear this lot of hit songs comes out of your stereo.
Ett av mina absoluta favoritband nu när
inte Men They Couldn´t Hang och Pogues är särskilt aktiva. Dropick Murphys finns
ju men de är mer punkrock än folkrock men Greenland Whalefishers från Bergen i
Norge är precis sådär perfekt avvägda i sin folkpunk. Man kan inte sitta still
när man hör dem och Norges bästa band sedan Aha(????) är ett faktum. De verkar
ha jävligt kul och om de kommer hit är det ett måste att kolla in dem. För den
här typen av musik är nog egentligen min favoritmusik(just idag kanske) inom
punken för blandningen av folk och punk känns så otroligt äkta. Kolla in och hör
detta koppel av hitlåtar komma ut från din stereo.
Skrutt Magazine
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Greenland Whalefishers - Down & Out
I saw Greenland Whalefishers live a few years ago and every person in the
place was up dancing, including me.
They also played well enough to make me part with my hard earned money for a CD
of theirs,
so I was quite pleased when their latest offering 'Down And Out' popped through
my letterbox.
With my Irish roots and my granddad always playing ditties from the Emerald Isle
how could I not be a fan.
Irish music is a genre all of it's own and love it or hate it there is always
plenty of good musicianship shown in it.
If you are a fan of The Pogues/Shane MacGowan or Blood Or Whiskey this will be
up your street.
It's traditional as it comes and with good production that comes with any
release by Deadlamb Records,
it's as good as anything released by better known Irish Bands.
Tim Davies - Punk4Life -
www.punk4life.co.uk
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Greenland Whalefishers - Down & Out
I have been hearing great things about these guys for some time but is the first
time I have got to hear them. The first thing that springs to mind is The Pogues,
and in my book that's one of the best compliments any band can get! The Greenland
Whalefishers go for the Irish/Celtic sound but not in a Dropkick Murphy's or
Flogging Molly way, they just play more straight up traditional Irish music,
there is a slight punk edge - the same way as The Pogues have, none of the
American style - not that there's anything wrong with that. Arvid's vocals are
absolutely amazing again not trying to label them as a Pogues clone, but his
voice is very similar to Shane McGowans.I love this! the tin whistle solos, the
Madeline, Banjo, Fiddle, the vocals, all the songs are catchy as hell, and a lot
of them have great sing-along parts, and if your a dancer/jiver then this will
certainly have you moving. In summation the best way to describe the boys would
be Norway's answer to The Pogues, and if you like that style then this CD is an
absolute must. 10 outta fuckin 10!
Reviewed by: Shay - HARDCORE TIMES -
www.hardcore-times.com
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Greenland Whalefishers - Down & Out
Depressing shite! Nonsensical sing-a-long
ditty's that don’t rock my boat.
Another CD floating in the rivers of bilge. These initial thoughts were meant
for the review but patience, consideration and several more airings left me with
an appreciation of a good band knocking out some effectual tunes with skill and
passion second to no-others within this sub genre’. It’s true this isn’t my bag
and I could have disregarded it as such but you have to be fair and through a
couple of forced extra listening which resulted in further pleasurable plays I
realised this isn't half that bad. In fact any lover of the Pogues or Blood or
Whiskey etc. will love this CD as it is a match for anything the latter two have
done. ‘Rocky Road To London’ is my personal fave but in truth
they are all good with a clarity and accuracy of sound worthy of anyone’s
listening time. For me it isn’t a must but it isn’t worthy of a slating
either. Make up your own mind.
www.fungalpunknature.co.uk
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