The Canny Brothers Band "The Guinness Situation" Self-released
Release date: March 14, 2014
Running time: 35:56, 10 tracks
The Canny Brothers Band recently released their third album, “The Guinness Situation”. The band’s sound is fronted by mandolin and banjo and perfectly backed by acoustic guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and percussion. The guys from Brooklyn have played a lot of gigs and therefore the band is a well-oiled machine.
There are three types of songs on “The Guinness Situation” and two of them are really amazing. First of all, the self-penned songs. Three of the songs have been written by band members, two by Keith Fallon (“Devil’s Bird” and “Take Me”) and one by Tom Canny (“William O’Connor”). My favourite song is “Take Me”, a kick-ass song with a Paperboys twist, but the intimate “William O’Connor” about the true story of the Canny’s maternal grandfather, and the opening “Devil’s Bird” are top-notch songs too.
Secondly, the covers of songs that are still fresh. The last song of the album is a cover of Grateful Dead lyricist’s Robert Hunter’s a capella tune “Boys in the Barroom”. The lads have made a fantastic job and the arrangements are brilliant. Hats-off guys! “Peggy Gordon” is a ballad that I’ve always loved and unfortunately the Celtic rock/punk bands tend to ignore. Once again, the CBB’s rendition is awesome. Finally, they have chosen a couple of Wolfe Tone classics, “Some Say the Devil is Dead” and “Celtic Symphony”. Good choice and better performances, particularly that of the “Up the Ra” song.
The third group of songs is that of the standards that almost every single band has covered. It’s not easy to find new aspects on them, maybe a The Indulgers meet Tempest twist on “Drunken Sailor”. “The Guinness Situation” is the band's third album and, IMHO, the lads should have recorded more original stuff and forgotten about these three songs. I feel that they are OK for a live show or for a debut album, but not for a third album.
So, is the album worth hearing? Of course! 7 out of 10 songs are excellent and regarding the other three I’m sure that a lot of fans out there will enjoy them. Go to Soundcloud and listen to three of the best songs on the album and after that go to CDBaby and listen to the sound clips for all of the songs.
Tracklist:
01. Devil's Bird 4:42
02. Drunken Sailor 2:37
03. Spanish Lady 2:48
04. Take Me 4:02
05. Some Say the Devil Is Dead 2:40
06. Peggy Gordon 4:18
07. Dirty Old Town 3:42
08. Celtic Sympony 4:21
09. William O' Connor 4:03
10. Boys in the Barroom 2:37
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Review by Kinksmarkham
Release date: March 14, 2014
Running time: 35:56, 10 tracks
The Canny Brothers Band recently released their third album, “The Guinness Situation”. The band’s sound is fronted by mandolin and banjo and perfectly backed by acoustic guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and percussion. The guys from Brooklyn have played a lot of gigs and therefore the band is a well-oiled machine.
There are three types of songs on “The Guinness Situation” and two of them are really amazing. First of all, the self-penned songs. Three of the songs have been written by band members, two by Keith Fallon (“Devil’s Bird” and “Take Me”) and one by Tom Canny (“William O’Connor”). My favourite song is “Take Me”, a kick-ass song with a Paperboys twist, but the intimate “William O’Connor” about the true story of the Canny’s maternal grandfather, and the opening “Devil’s Bird” are top-notch songs too.
Secondly, the covers of songs that are still fresh. The last song of the album is a cover of Grateful Dead lyricist’s Robert Hunter’s a capella tune “Boys in the Barroom”. The lads have made a fantastic job and the arrangements are brilliant. Hats-off guys! “Peggy Gordon” is a ballad that I’ve always loved and unfortunately the Celtic rock/punk bands tend to ignore. Once again, the CBB’s rendition is awesome. Finally, they have chosen a couple of Wolfe Tone classics, “Some Say the Devil is Dead” and “Celtic Symphony”. Good choice and better performances, particularly that of the “Up the Ra” song.
The third group of songs is that of the standards that almost every single band has covered. It’s not easy to find new aspects on them, maybe a The Indulgers meet Tempest twist on “Drunken Sailor”. “The Guinness Situation” is the band's third album and, IMHO, the lads should have recorded more original stuff and forgotten about these three songs. I feel that they are OK for a live show or for a debut album, but not for a third album.
So, is the album worth hearing? Of course! 7 out of 10 songs are excellent and regarding the other three I’m sure that a lot of fans out there will enjoy them. Go to Soundcloud and listen to three of the best songs on the album and after that go to CDBaby and listen to the sound clips for all of the songs.
Tracklist:
01. Devil's Bird 4:42
02. Drunken Sailor 2:37
03. Spanish Lady 2:48
04. Take Me 4:02
05. Some Say the Devil Is Dead 2:40
06. Peggy Gordon 4:18
07. Dirty Old Town 3:42
08. Celtic Sympony 4:21
09. William O' Connor 4:03
10. Boys in the Barroom 2:37
Website
Soundcloud
Reverbnation
Click to buy:
CDBaby
Amazon
iTunes
Review by Kinksmarkham
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