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Track Listings
| 1. Long Life |
| 2. Nothing But A Song |
| 3. Yankee Sailor |
| 4. Good People |
| 5. Dear Home Town |
| 6. Over The Hills |
| 7. Hit The Ground |
| 8. Safe Upon The Shore |
| 9. Have A Cuppa Tea |
| 10. Wandering Ways |
| 11. Follow Me Back |
| 12. Road To Ruin |
| 13. Gallows Pole |
| 14. I Don't Wanna Go Home |
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Album Description
Embarking on their 18th year as a band, platinum-selling Canadian folk rockers Great Big Sea voyage a little further from their signature Newfoundland inspired sound to land Safe Upon The Shore with their tenth studio album.
Recorded in 'fits and starts' over a six month period, the album was produced by Los Lobos' Steve Berlin and Great Big Sea in New Orleans, L.A., St. John's, NL and anywhere that inspiration struck, including tour buses and various dressing rooms along their tour.
"A lot of this was recorded straight onto Alan's laptop, as soon as we had the ideas." explains Sean McCann, singer and bodhran player. "As for the rest, for a long time we wanted to record somewhere with a vibe, somewhere with an atmosphere that might seep into the songs themselves. There is nowhere on the continent, really, that has more of a vibe than New Orleans."
And the vibe is evident with the New Orleans brass on 'Don't Wanna Go Home', the Bayou-inspired hootenanny 'Hit The Ground And Run', the Southern folk/rock harmonies of 'Good People' and delicate Creole/folk-infused lullaby 'Follow Me Back' mix with the more traditional Newfoundland fare on 'Yankee Sailor' and 'Road To Ruin'.
Album Description
2010 release, the 10th album from the Newfoundland natives. Recorded in New Orleans with Steve Berlin, Safe Upon The Shore offers 14 new Great Big Sea songs ranging from upbeat rockers to the familiar GBS ballads.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
NOT YOUR STANDARD GBS ALBUM - BUT STILL GOOD,
By Paul S. Power "Music Reviewer" (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Safe Upon the Shore (Audio CD)
Believe it or not, it took the release of Eminem's "Recovery" to keep this album from taking the number 1 spot on the Canadian Albums Chart when it came out in July. The boys did grab the number 2 spot however, which is testament to their many years of touring across the country, around the world, and releasing over a dozen albums in their 17 years as a band. Given the fact too that Alan Doyle was busy filming "Robin Hood" with Russell Crowe (Alan was cast as Allan A'Daye, the wandering minstrel-not too much of a stretch there, but he was good in the part and the movie was good too) so fans should be happy that the band even had time to release this collection. So how is it?For the most part, there's a different sound than what we usually associate with GBS throughout this collection; some of the songs were recorded straight into a laptop computer, and others in an actual studio in New Orleans. The resulting album is definitely a step forward for GBS. "Dear Home Town" is a mid-tempo song about what gets left behind along life's journey, and "Long Life" also touches on the journey to and from, and back again. As mentioned above, both songs have a decidedly different sound than what we're used to from the boys. Don't fret though, the band's history of reeling and rocking hasn't been abandoned; "Road To Ruin", "Hit The Ground And Run" and "Wandering Ways" are all about shotgun weddings, pubs, ladies and the old black rum! The album's namesake song, the bittersweet "Safe Upon The Shore" is presented a capella and is only made stronger by that presentation; "Have A Cuppa Tea" (written by Ray Davies of The Kinks) is a neat little song, with a bluegrass meets Marti Gras feel that is slightly quirky but entertaining all the same. Bob Hallett updates "Over The Hills And Far Away" to great success. This song can be traced back at least 300 years so this re-vamping is a nice touch, and some people may be familiar with the Led Zellepin version of "Gallows Pole", the GBS cover is a lot heavier than one would normally expect from the boys. Kudos to them for being adventurous. Some fans would like to see their favourite bands stay the same from album to album, and some bands do just that. However, unless you're amazing artists, that can result in complacency and boring songs. This album is a bit of a stretch, and possibly a bit of a risk for GBS, but you know what? It sounds great.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still Goog GBS,
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This review is from: Safe Upon the Shore (Audio CD)
I'm an old fan of GBS (since the album Up) and I've heard pretty much everything from them. This album sonds a lot like their previous one: Fortune's Favor, but not better. They could have called the album ''Fortune's Favor: the B side'' and it would reflect better what you should expect from it. It took me a while to appreciate the album entirely (about 10 listenings). I give it a 4 stars because it's still the Great GBS music and I enjoy a lot the album. However, when you hear a song like ''Have a cuppa tea'', you wonder what happened with songs like ''The Old Black Rum'' and ''The Night Pat Murphy Died'' which are songs I'm looking for when I want to listen to GBS. Fortunately, the songs ''Road to Ruin'' and ''I Don't Wanna Go Home'' save the day. It's not their best, but still a good album that I recommend to any GBS fan.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
love the boys from the Rock:),
This review is from: Safe Upon the Shore (Audio CD)
This ia a great album if you like the sounds of the east. I have never heard a bad song yet. After seeing them Live in concert I understand more of the Island ways and I enjoy listening to the songs and ballads of the east coast. Great Job laddies!
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