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  • Audio CD (21 Aug 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Anti
  • ASIN: B000GLKMR4
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,700 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Cape Cod GirlsBaby Gramps 7:14£0.69
Listen  2. Mingulay Boat SongRichard Thompson 4:13£0.69
Listen  3. My Son JohnJohn C. Reilly 1:38£0.69
Listen  4. Fire Down BelowNick Cave 2:50£0.69
Listen  5. Turkish RevelryLoudon Wainwright III 4:21£0.69
Listen  6. Bully In The AlleyThree Pruned Men 2:30£0.69
Listen  7. the Cruel Ship''s CaptainBryan Ferry 3:35£0.69
Listen  8. Dead HorseRobin Holcomb 2:54£0.69
Listen  9. Spanish LadiesBill Frisell 2:22£0.69
Listen10. Coast Of High BarbaryJoseph Arthur 4:02£0.69
Listen11. Haul Away JoeMark Anthony Thompson 4:10£0.69
Listen12. Dan DanDavid Thomas0:50£0.69
Listen13. Blood Red RosesSting 2:44£0.69
Listen14. Sally BrownTeddy Thompson 2:54£0.69
Listen15. Lowlands AwayRufus Wainwright & Kate Mcgarrigle 3:25£0.69
Listen16. Baltimore WhoresGavin Friday 4:40£0.69
Listen17. Rolling SeaEliza Carthy 4:49£0.69
Listen18. The MermaidMartin Carthy & The Uk Group 2:23£0.69
Listen19. Haul On The BowlineBob Neuwirth 1:29£0.69
Listen20. A Dying Sailor To His ShipmatesBono 4:44£0.69
Listen21. Bonnie PortmoreLucinda Williams 3:36£0.69
Listen22. ShenandoahRichard Greene & Jack Shit 2:58£0.69
Listen23. The Cry Of ManMary Margaret O''hara 3:06£0.69


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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. BoneyJack Shit 1:55£0.69
Listen  2. Good Ship VenusLoudon Wainwright III 3:15£0.69
Listen  3. Long Time AgoWhite Magic 2:35£0.69
Listen  4. Pinery BoyNick Cave 3:15£0.69
Listen  5. Lowlands LowBryan Ferry W/Antony 2:36£0.69
Listen  6. One Spring MorningAkron/Family 5:25£0.69
Listen  7. Hog Eye ManMartin Carthy & Family 2:44£0.69
Listen  8. The FiddlerRicky Jay & Richard Greene 1:34£0.69
Listen  9. Caroline And Her Young Sailor BoldAndrea Corr 3:58£0.69
Listen10. Fathom The BowlJohn C. Reilly 3:44£0.69
Listen11. What Do We Do With A Drunken SailorDavid Thomas 3:44£0.69
Listen12. Farewell NancyEd Harcourt 6:06£0.69
Listen13. Hanging JohnnyStan Ridgeway 3:28£0.69
Listen14. Old Man Of The SeaBaby Gramps 5:18£0.69
Listen15. Greenland Whale FisheriesVan Dyke Parks 4:41£0.69
Listen16. Shallow BrownSting 2:30£0.69
Listen17. The Grey Funeral LineJolie Holland 4:53£0.69
Listen18. A Drop Of Nelson's BloodJarvis Cocker 7:10£0.69
Listen19. Leave Her JohnnyLou Reed 5:30£0.69
Listen20. Little Boy BillyRalph Steadman 5:33£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski hatched the idea for Rogue's Gallery while filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"--that idea being to cast genteel rock superstars like Bono, Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry, Andre Corr, and Sting to reinterpret gritty seafaring standards for an exhaustive 43-track double-disc set produced by Hal Wilner. Throw in a bunch of credible folk stars (Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Thompson), their offspring (Rufus, Teddy) and a string of other curious characters (Jarvis Cocker, Antony) and what results is one of the strangest compilations in recent memory, if not exactly the most historically authentic or, well, digestible. Nick Cave embraces the role just a little too hard on "Fire Down Below," while Ferry can't help but sound like he's singing for the cast of "The Love Boat," but cut through the chaff and there is some real bootie here: Bono's "Dying Sailor to His Shipmates," Jolie Holland's "The Grey Funnel Line" and "Boney" by a mysterious tramp called Jack Sh**, which must be some kind of anagram for Johnny Depp. --Aidin Vaziri

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The idea for Rogue's Gallery originated when Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp were working on their second film together, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. 'I slowly became fascinated by the idea of a contemporary reinterpretation of the sea chantey,' explains Verbinski. 'I imagined the artists that I listen to and respect doing their take on this age-old music: the song of the sea.'

The collection is filled with contemporary reinterpretations of songs from a genre of music that has all but disappeared. Bono, Sting, Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Thompson, Gavin Friday, Van Dyke Parks, Andrea Corr and Rufus Wainwright are only a few of the distinguished artists who turn in uncompromising and honest performances that illuminate the power of traditional sea songs.

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80 of 84 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Heresy from a "purist", 9 Oct 2006
By Mr. S. J. Isserlis "Simon (Hanging Johnny) Iss." (Plymouth, Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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As a founder member of one the Westcountry's best known shanty crews, Hanging Johnny", who have been singing "authentic" versions of these wonderful sailor's songs for some 15 years, with numerous recordings and appearances throughout Europe to our name, I suppose I could be labelled a "purist" and, having read some of the reviews for this collection, particularly on Amazon.com, might be expected to write a review full of bile and venom, bemoaning the apalling treatment given to such revered and delicate jewels as these 43 songs. However, with one or two notable exceptions, I have to say that I have rarely enjoyed a collection more! Yes there are a couple of dreadful renditions, but the vast majority of tracks are stunning interpretations of songs, all too frequently preserved in aspic and given the "precious" treatment. The opening track "South Australia" is a tour de force where spirit and sheer inventiveness rule and set the tone for the rest of the album. How grand to hear "Good Ship Venus" in all her unexpurgated glory, sung so well by Loudon WainwrightIII with such excellent backing. I am an old-school shantyman, but I take my hat off to these guys; forget purism, forget cardboard cut-out pirates; get this album because of its integrity, and because it has the guts to dare to be different in a bland and boring world -pure entertainment- Stan Hugill would have loved it.
Simon Isserlis -Hanging Johnny
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Bargain For The Broad Minded, 31 Aug 2006
By McGrooger (Cumbria, UK) - See all my reviews
I'm a bit of an old folkie but knew that this album was not a straightforward cd of english folk songs. The list of artists featured is very broad - some of them from a folk background, some from the mainstream of pop and rock and some pretty obscure to an English listener.

There are 43 tracks on 2 cd's and I'd probably give 5 stars to at least half of them. You can always skip any you don't like or don't want your granny to listen to - some like Loudun Wainwright's version of The Good Ship Venus are truly filthy.

Among my favourite tracks are Nick Cave's outrageous version of Fire Down Below, a hilarious version of a song, Bully in The Alley by some group called Three Pruned Men and Van Dyke Parks version of The Greenland Whale Fishery, a song I've been singing for about 30 odd years. Hal Willner the weird and wonderful producer has come up with an even weirder and wonderfuller bunch of artists some of whom in turn have come up with truly original versions of the sea songs featured.

I wavered a bit about buying this album but am really glad I did - I'll just need to be careful who's in the car with me when I've got it blasting out!
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting idea slightly undermined?, 22 Aug 2006
By N. Ball "Nick" (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
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When I heard about the release of this album I was extremely excited, as for years I have been hunting down various old and new recordings of sea chanteys. I'm not a huge fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as whilst they are a lot of fun and great entertainment for the average person, they are completely fantastical, and anyone who knows much of the history of the real pirates will be aware that there are so many absolutely fantastic and true pirate stories out there. Still, director Gore Verbinski and star Johnny Depp obviously care a great deal about the subject and with some help from some world-class artists have produced this album.

Whether or not you'll like this music depends largely on what you're looking for in it. The songs fall into two loose categories - 1)dedicated folk singers singing fairly faithful versions of the sea chanteys; and 2) rock/pop artists reinterpreting the material in a loose punkish style. The first category of songs I found to be absolutely what I was expecting from the album, and have found some incredibly moving moments among them - the opening tune 'Cape Cod Girls', for example, followed by 'My Son John'and 'Haul Away Joe'. The folk singers seem to be able to deliver an authentic feel to the material which takes you to another place altogether.

The rock singers, on the other hand, should certainly be applauded on trying to make something new of the traditional songs. Alas, it doesn't always really come off. Some work better than others (Andrea Corr's performance is a nice surprise) but some really feel leaden compared to the subtleties of the folkier side of the album, all clunking drums and distorted guitars where they really don't fit. Bono's redition of 'A Dying Sailor To His Shipmates' (a heart-stoppingly beautiful song in the hands and vocal cords of Paul Clayton) is never-ending and cannot fail to grate, and Nick Cave's blackish snarling feels rather like he's trying to compensate authenticity with attitude - it doesn't work. I suppose this is all simply an attempt to attract more interest in the album by having the big names. They don't completely wreck it, and I'm happy that people may hopefully discover the other songs on the album having been initially interested only by the more well-known artists.

Ultimately, I've derived a lot of pleasure from this album, given judicious use of the skip button. There's a huge amount here to enjoy, whatever your taste, so get stuck in and have fun. Yo ho ho.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars In no way sea-sickness-inducing
It's good because the tunes are weird and wonderful to the modern ear, because it's a compilation and will both surprise you with artists you've never heard of and the ones you... Read more
Published 8 days ago by A. Chinn

4.0 out of 5 stars concept stuff -when it's good it's quality - not authentic
I love it. It's not all of a standard, difficult to digest in parts for sure.

Never heard any real shanties apart from stuff modern folk guys chose. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. I. Meek

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly excellent with odd patchy songs
Most of the songs are excellent and interesting history or context provided in the sleeve notes. A couple of tracks I find irritating and unlistenable (obviously some people may... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Smoky Bear

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too shabby
I can understand some folk purists wanting to hate this before they've even heard it, and it could have ended up as a complete dogs breakfast. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2007 by Marley's Ghost

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hearrrrrrrrty Thumbs up for this Beauty
Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Jarvis Cocker, Antony Hegarty and Loudon Wainwright - all on two fantastic discs - what could be better (even Sting and Bono are bearable) - add... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2007 by N. Edwards

1.0 out of 5 stars Put it in a sack and throw it over the side...
How typical of 'The Big Names' to ruin some great and traditional songs. With the exception of a very few tracks this compilation is awful. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2007 by DanFolk

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the cover and title fool ya'
The first two tunes give you an idea of the musical gamet being covered here, Baby Gramps ("I gargled with battery acid before I sang this song") followed by Richard Thompson's... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2007 by collegemoney

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
I thought this was great. I found it extremely interesting to listen to songs I have never heard, some of which that were 400 years old and sounded as fresh as some punk songs... Read more
Published on 27 May 2007 by Brian

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
On the whole this album is a delight. An excellant companion for a long journey. The lurid stories and the variety of style provide a great deal of entertainment.
Published on 3 Mar 2007 by Katie Hutchins

1.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd steered clear of this one...
As a long-time sailor always interested, nay obsessed, with all things nautical and a former member of several folk bands around the place I was extremely excited to hear that... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2006 by Machinetta

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