The Hard and the Easy
Released: Oct 25, 2005
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Released: Oct 25, 2005
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If you think you've figured out Great Big Sea's formula, you're right: take sea shanties, fishing songs, and the odd original tune that sounds like a folk song and deliver them all with lusty...
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Great Big DVD & CD
Released: Oct 19, 2004
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Released: Oct 19, 2004
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With the release of Great Big DVD & CD, a major question arises of Canadian favorites Great Big Sea's ability to plan their releases according to necessity. The release of the live album Road Rage...
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Something Beautiful
Released: Mar 9, 2004
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Released: Mar 9, 2004
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On Something Beautiful, Great Big Sea starts putting more emphasis on the "rock" in folk-rock, and the results are impressive. The departure of bassist Darrell Power led the remaining three...
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Sea of No Cares
Released: Feb 26, 2002
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Released: Feb 26, 2002
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Another attempt at combining traditional and pop musics with skillful handlings of Celtic instrumentation and mainstream rock songcrafting. Nevertheless, Great Big Sea's sound has begun develop a...
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Road Rage
Released: Oct 31, 2000
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Released: Oct 31, 2000
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The ascent of Celtic-based folk music in Canada is probably one of the biggest left-field phenomena around, and Road Rage proves just how far it has risen. At one point, a live album of traditional...
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Turn
Released: Mar 7, 2000
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Released: Mar 7, 2000
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Turn is Great Big Sea's third major label release, and the band's third one-word titled CD (following 1995's Up and 1997's Play). Along with the similarity of titles there is a similarity of music....
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Rant and Roar
Released: Jun 2, 1998
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Released: Jun 2, 1998
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Essentially a compilation for the U.S. market, where the first three albums were unreleased, Rant and Roar samples tracks from the more commercially oriented second and third albums. While some...
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Play
Released: May 20, 1997
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Released: May 20, 1997
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The pride of Newfoundland, Great Big Sea are a great big deal in Canada and as of 1997 have made inroads into pockets of Europe. With their third album, is the time is right to make their presence...
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Up
Released: 1996
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Released: 1996
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Although Great Big Sea initially started out as a fairly traditional Newfoundland outfit, Up shows the band adding more rock muscle to the fiddles and accordions. It's still a pretty traditional...
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