Green Suede Shoes

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Track Listings

1. Green Suede Shoes

2. My Love Is in New York

3. Bobby Sands MP

4. Change

5. Czechoslovakia

6. Brooklyn Girls

7. Gerty's Farewell

8. Vinegar Hill

9. Sam Hal

10. Walk All the Days

11. Five Points

12. Rory

13. Forty Deuce

14. Mo Bhrón

15. Green Suede Shoes [Accoustic] [Instrumental][Version]

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Green Suede Shoes

Average customer rating:

Greatness
celtic rock with hip-hop, reggae and a pint of stout
The album that will make you want to be Irish!

Green Suede Shoes
Black 47
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

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Rock | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000001EPR
Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

Green Suede Shoes
My Love Is In New York
Bobby Sands MP
Change
Czechoslovakia
Brooklyn Girls
Gerty's Farewell
Vinegar Hill
Sam Hall
Walk All The Days
Five Points
Rory
Forty Deuce
Mo Bhron
Green Suede Shoes (Acoustic)

Customer Reviews:

Greatness.......2000-10-21

Larry invokes a spirt in his (and the groups) music that is unique. You simply cannot hear work like this elsewhere. You may hear many compairsons to groups like the Pouges, but I cannot for the life of me figure out why. Larry and the boys blend folk, ska, and other styles into something that is their's and their's alone. Green Suede Shoes is another fine addition to their body of work, with the trademark Larry K. sense of sardonic humour.

celtic rock with hip-hop, reggae and a pint of stout.......1998-09-19

black 47 is one of the most creative bands you'll ever hear. their music combines traditional irish melodies with rock and roll, with a nod to both hip-hop and reggae. this album is no exception, and more dynamically captures the band's energy than previous studio efforts. the lyrics offer glimpses into ireland's history ("bobby sands," "vinegar hill"), the irish in america ("five points"), and storytelling ("czechoslovakia," "my love is in new york," "40 deuce"). the songs are sometimes politically charged, often quite humorous, and never preachy. this band is a powerful bunch, with skilled musicians and gifted writers. primarily, they are a lot of fun. they will not disappoint.

The album that will make you want to be Irish!.......1998-08-21

This is truly the album that will make anyone want to be Irish. (luckily I was born with this advantage!) But don't ever figure Black 47 to be just an Irish band, they are as diverse as any band in the public eye, today. The songs are powerful, political and quite catchy! Great lyrics set to great music. Black 47 dive into the styles of rock, ska, rap and a few others without ever watering down their Celtic roots. Once you hear the songs, you'll want to go see Black 47 over and over again, (something that I highly recomend!)

Average customer rating:

Some interesting autobiographical work
musically sound....vocally?
This album rocks
sounds like rocky horror show
Black 47 just keep getting better

Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes
Black 47
Manufacturer: Gadfly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music

Rock | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
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Green Suede Shoes: An Irish-American Odyssey
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ASIN: B0007KIGD6
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

Far Side Of The Wall
Downtown Bagdad Blues
The Bells Of Hell
Girl Next Door
Elivs Murphy
The Day they Set Jim Larkin Free
Uncle Jim
Into The West
Liverpool Fantasy
History Of Ireland, Part 1
Kilroy Was Here
Life's Like That, Isn't It?

Amazon.com

Black 47 is not only "New York's house band" but a work-in-progress. Their albums document the history, joys and frustrations the city's deeply connected yet antagonistic Irish immigrant and Irish-American communities and their equally colorful and fractious neighbors. The group's Wexford-born bandleader, Larry Kirwan also has a novel, Liverpool Fantasy, to his credit and now, a memoir called Green Suede Shoes : An Irish-American Odyssey. In it, he relates how the Catholic Church, the IRA and raging hormones drove him to embark upon a riotous American apprenticeship and form an iconic rock group. The simultaneously released "soundtrack" is peopled by characters like Kirwan's uncle, an atypically non-judgmental priest, Malachy McCourt, owner of the notorious Bells Of Hell bar and a bewildered Irish-American soldier, stuck in Baghdad and dreaming of home. These politically outspoken, hilarious, sexually-charged, bitter-sweet vignettes will intrigue new listeners but hit longtime fans like a Guiness-soaked madeleine. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Some interesting autobiographical work.......2007-02-22

I haven't read Kirwan's book so I can't review this as a soundtrack, but there are number of good cuts here.
"The History of Ireland Part I" is as succinct an effort to make sense of Ireland's troubled past as anything I've read or heard.
"The Bells of Hell" about Malachy McCourt's old watering hole is a fun journey into the past and a scene that makes me wish I was there.
"Uncle Jim" and his peace mission to the North is a classic. It's funny and poignant at the same time. A tough accomplishment.
These are the ones stand out for me, but the rest has value as well. Black 47 is a band that challenges and entertains. Not many can make that claim.

musically sound....vocally?.......2006-05-26

Ok I'm not real sure what I expected when I ordered this CD but what I got was something that I had a hard time listening to. The band muscially has wonderful arrangements. Good use of Sax and horns and strong guitars. out of all the songs on the CD the only one I could get through and say was ok was Uncle Jim. Sort of a reel feel to it. Downtown Baghdad Blues has good lyrics. My problem with the entire CD is the lead singer. I Personally think he tries to over sing the songs. Sounds to me like he is in pain. This is just my personal opinion. Others really enjoy this Cd. I didn't.

This album rocks.......2006-02-03

Downtown baghdad bluse is a song that says the wars is screwed up but they are behind the troops. This band takes time to get used to. They are so awesome live if you get the chance to see them. The band is a lot like guiness you either like them or don't. So if you want to try something new give them a shot. I am looking forward to seeing them again.

sounds like rocky horror show.......2005-10-23

I liked some of the songs such as Kilroy Was Here, and Life's Like That, Isn't It, but I think the rest sounded like the rocky horror picture show in vocals, and the lyrics in the other songs sound whiny.The background music was not so bad, but his voice is unmelodic with the music which unbalances the harmony and potential of the song.

Black 47 just keep getting better.......2005-06-05

I'm not a huge fan of re-issueing of old songs,
in most bands it makes me suspicious that perhaps the creative spark is gone.
Not so with Black47, I see enough of them live that I know for a fact the spark is burning brightly still.
I understand this disk was released in conjunction with Larry Kirwan's excellent book and some who have never heard the bands music need something that sums up thier years of music all in one place.
Maybe I'm just a glutton for thier music but the only possible fault (if you can call it that) I find with this album is that not all of the songs are new.
Not really that big of an issue tho,
Downtown Baghdad Blues is a good enough song to carry the whole album for me, and if the perfectly spectacular
Kilroy was Here, hooks new fans to the back catalog of Black47 music, that's enough to make it a 5 star album for me.
Good stuff for both old time fans and beginers as well.

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