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”[[The Boston Globe]]” stated that “songs spiced with tin whistles and pipes abut cuts with driving drums and raging guitars… It’s a sound that ranges from jubilant to mournful”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saunders |first1=Michael |title=Black 47 Home of the Brave |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 20, 1994 |department=Calendar |page=19}}</ref> ”[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]” called the album “another glorious blast of Celtic-flavored rock and roll, with dollops of rap and reggae.”<ref name=”PI”>{{cite news |last1=Cristiano |first1=Nick |title=Black 47 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 4, 1994 |department=Features Weekend |page=15}}</ref> ”[[The Washington Post]]” opined that “Black’s sound is so gimmicky: Celtic-rock given an arena-metal swagger and embroidered with Latin, reggae and hip-hop elements designed to reflect the group’s Lower East Side residence.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=Black 47’s Irish Rage Lost in Gimmickry |work=The Washington Post |date=November 11, 1994 |page=N20}}</ref> |
”[[The Boston Globe]]” stated that “songs spiced with tin whistles and pipes abut cuts with driving drums and raging guitars… It’s a sound that ranges from jubilant to mournful”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saunders |first1=Michael |title=Black 47 Home of the Brave |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 20, 1994 |department=Calendar |page=19}}</ref> ”[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]” called the album “another glorious blast of Celtic-flavored rock and roll, with dollops of rap and reggae.”<ref name=”PI”>{{cite news |last1=Cristiano |first1=Nick |title=Black 47 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 4, 1994 |department=Features Weekend |page=15}}</ref> ”[[The Washington Post]]” opined that “Black’s sound is so gimmicky: Celtic-rock given an arena-metal swagger and embroidered with Latin, reggae and hip-hop elements designed to reflect the group’s Lower East Side residence.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=Black 47’s Irish Rage Lost in Gimmickry |work=The Washington Post |date=November 11, 1994 |page=N20}}</ref> |
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The ”[[Chicago Tribune]]” concluded that “Larry Kirwan’s running commentaries on the Irish immigrant’s adjustment to American life fare well from his playwright’s sense of dialogue.”<ref name=CT/> The ”[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]” said that ”Home of the Brave” “goes on entirely too long … retracing its steps and sounding the same notes.”<ref name=KN/> [[Buddy Seigal]], of the ”[[Los Angeles Times]]”, listed ”Home of the Brave” as the second best album of 1994.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seigal |first1=Buddy |title=1994: The Year in Review |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 1994 |page=F3}}</ref> |
The ”[[Chicago Tribune]]” concluded that “Larry Kirwan’s running commentaries on the Irish immigrant’s adjustment to American life fare well from his playwright’s sense of dialogue.”<ref name=CT/> The ”[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]” said that ”Home of the Brave” “goes on entirely too long … retracing its steps and sounding the same notes.”<ref name=KN/> [[Buddy Seigal]], of the ”[[Los Angeles Times]]”, listed ”Home of the Brave” as the second best album of 1994.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seigal |first1=Buddy |title=1994: The Year in Review |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 1994 |page=F3}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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1994 studio album by Black 47
Home of the Brave is an album by the American band Black 47, released in 1994.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3]
The album was produced by frontman Larry Kirwan and Jerry Harrison.[4] Kirwan wrote 15 of the album’s 16 songs.[4] “Who Killed Bobby Fuller?” concerns a man trying to solve Bobby Fuller’s murder, in order to impress a woman.[5] “The Big Fellah” is about the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins.[6] “Oh Maureen” describes Kirwan’s love for a woman who is married.[7] Winds musician Chris Byrne rapped on “Time to Go”, about political conflict in Ireland.[8]
The Boston Globe stated that “songs spiced with tin whistles and pipes abut cuts with driving drums and raging guitars… It’s a sound that ranges from jubilant to mournful”.[10] The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album “another glorious blast of Celtic-flavored rock and roll, with dollops of rap and reggae.”[5] The Washington Post opined that “Black’s sound is so gimmicky: Celtic-rock given an arena-metal swagger and embroidered with Latin, reggae and hip-hop elements designed to reflect the group’s Lower East Side residence.”[11]
The Chicago Tribune concluded that “Larry Kirwan’s running commentaries on the Irish immigrant’s adjustment to American life fare well from his playwright’s sense of dialogue.”[9] The Knoxville News Sentinel said that Home of the Brave “goes on entirely too long … retracing its steps and sounding the same notes.”[7] Buddy Seigal, of the Los Angeles Times, listed Home of the Brave as the second best album of 1994.[12] USA Today considered it one of 1994’s “overlooked gems”.[13]
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “The Big Fellah” | |
| 2. | “Oh Maureen” | |
| 3. | “Losin’ It” | |
| 4. | “Paul Robeson (Born to Be Free)” | |
| 5. | “Road to Ruin” | |
| 6. | “Black Rose” | |
| 7. | “Blood Wedding” | |
| 8. | “Carlita’s Revenge” | |
| 9. | “Who Killed Bobby Fuller?” | |
| 10. | “Different Drummer” | |
| 11. | “Danny Boy” | |
| 12. | “Voodoo City” | |
| 13. | “Time to Go” | |
| 14. | “Go Home Paddy” | |
| 15. | “Too Late to Turn Back” | |
| 16. | “American Wake” |
- ^ Sprague, David (October 16, 1994). “Rocking of the Green”. Fanfare. Newsday. p. 23.
- ^ Marsh, Dave (January 1995). “Home of the Brave by Black 47”. Playboy. Vol. 42, no. 1. p. 25.
- ^ Bream, Jon (November 18, 1994). “Black 47”. Star Tribune. p. 15E.
- ^ a b Renzhofer, Martin (November 24, 1994). “Black 47 Pounds Home Music and Message”. The Salt Lake Tribune. p. J2.
- ^ a b Cristiano, Nick (November 4, 1994). “Black 47”. Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
- ^ Toombs, Mikel (November 24, 1994). “Album Reviews”. Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 16.
- ^ a b c Campbell, Chuck (December 2, 1994). “‘Home of the Brave’, Black 47″. Detours. Knoxville News Sentinel. p. 3.
- ^ a b Konz, Joe (December 9, 1994). “Black 47 ‘Home of the Brave’“. The Indianapolis Star. p. E7.
- ^ a b Webber, Brad (November 17, 1994). “Black 47 Home of the Brave”. Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
- ^ Saunders, Michael (October 20, 1994). “Black 47 Home of the Brave”. Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 19.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (November 11, 1994). “Black 47’s Irish Rage Lost in Gimmickry”. The Washington Post. p. N20.
- ^ Seigal, Buddy (December 29, 1994). “1994: The Year in Review”. Los Angeles Times. p. F3.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (January 3, 1995). “Among the best, seldom-heard music of 1994”. USA Today. p. 6D.
