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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0634457401129 Label: Great Big Sea Manufacturer: Great Big Sea MPN: 1 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Great Big Sea Release Date: July 08, 2008 Studio: Great Big Sea Editorial Review: Product Description: After a remarkable 15 years in, a band should by this time be content to slow down and rest on their laurels. Instead, ''Fortune's Favour'' sees Great Big Sea boldly embracing new sounds and new ideas, fearlessly pushing the boundaries of their own art and music. In their lifelong quest to marry the traditional music of Newfoundland with their own pop explorations, ''Fortune's Favour'' is a new benchmark. 14 new tracks plus a bonus DVD of the group in the recording studio. Average Rating:
 Rating: - The Life of My TimeAfter the Hard and the Easy and a very welcome return to the salt, sea and shores of Newfoundland found in those playful and traditional style songs by the greatest band on earth, I was a little put off by my first few listens to this newest effort. The songs sound good and are well produced but I was a little bored about half way through by, what seemed to me, to be lots of the same old thing. I know it is in vogue to recycle these days, but not when it comes to music. I'm still not sure after a ... Read More Rating:  - Great cd by a great bandThis is a great album from the guys. The new songs blended in really well in the live set on the current tour. A+++ Also recommended, download the GBS cover of "Gallow's Pole." Rating: - Great CD from Great Big SeaJust saw Great Big Sea in concert (NYC - 9/19/08) and fell in love with some of their new songs (Walk on the Moon, Love Me Tonight, England). I had to hear them again! This CD is not like their old ones - more rocky, less folksy - the love songs pull on the heart, their defiant ones make you want to dance, and their ballads fill you with longing. I wish they had compiled a live CD of these songs because this group ROCKS in person... It's true, the band sounds less like Great Big Sea of 10 ... Read More Rating:  - A lot of pop.Following up on "The Hard and the Easy", the boys head back to the sound of "Something Beautiful" with a pop fueled CD. The odd thing is that you don't recognize it's GBS until the 6th song. The first five are cannon fodder. They all sound the same, could be made by any band in the country and I find myself skipping over them quickly. Starting with "Oh Yeah" you finally recognize the boys. From there songs like "Company of Fools", "Banks of Newfoundland" and "Straight To Hell" keep with their theme ... Read More Rating:  - Disappointing change in directionThe celtic rock of Great Big Sea, and intense energy they inspired, seems to have drifted away in this new chapter of their career. How very disappointing for me, a big fan. Fortune's Favor is more Irish Folk than Celtic Rock. It is not bad, but not what a previous Great Big Sea fan like me enjoys most. |
