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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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While The Rankin Family may have spurred the interest in Celtic music in Canada, Great Big Sea were the ones to really take the style and run with it, bringing it to a...
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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...
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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...
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