Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0634457401129 Label: SUMA RECORDS Manufacturer: SUMA RECORDS Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: SUMA RECORDS Release Date: July 08, 2008 Sales Rank: 735 Studio: SUMA RECORDS
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.
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Rating: - Dreadful...Worst GBS album to date
I wanted to like this album, I really did. But my husband agrees with me, this is rubbish. We own every GBS CD and DVD, and this CD does not improve with increased play. There are two, maybe three tracks that stand out, and no surprise they are the more "traditional" ones. I can indulge "Rocker Alan" for a couple of songs, but not the whole album, and I hate when Sean sings high-pitched ballads. Bob is excellent, as always. Even some of the harmonies sound weak (miss you Darryl!). This album seems very disjointed, like they took all the songs that were scrapped from prior albums and threw them together in this collection. For more contemporary GBS I'd recommend "Sea of No Cares" or "Something Beautiful" before this one. Hopefully they wise up and bring in Chris Trapper again to write some decent songs for the next release.
Rating: - A tough act to follow
I guess in this world of constant evolution from recording artists worth their salt it's no wonder that GBS opt for a transformation to pop music. Only, this isn't their first venture. After a few mediocre trips into popdom with "Sea Of No Cares" and "Something Beautiful" which were passable at best, GBS returned to what they do best on "The Hard And The Easy." The fantastic vintage of that record washed away the heartfelt homogeny that it's predecessors brought in. That being said, I relished the release of "Fortune's Favour", and even moreso that it was produced by wunderkind, Hawksley Workman! How can you lose with GBS and Hawksley Workman? "Fortune's Favour" is how. The opening song "Love Me Tonight" runs the safe, tried and true lines of a typical pop love song with an almost adult contemporary-type production. The traditional instruments are almost absent from this and it's follow-up, the first single, "Walk ... Read More
Rating: - One of thier Best!
Great Big Sea really did a good job with this album. Similar to their other music, this CD has some fine tunes.
Rating: - "With Our Hearts as Big as Sails"
"With Our Hearts as Big as Sails"
You can't keep a good man down, never mind the trio that comprises Great Big Sea. It's no real surprise, after the salt-of-the-earthiness of The Hard and The Easy--an unapologetic excursion into the heart of Newfoundland acoustic traditional--that GBS is shooting sky high with this new release and going supersonic. Oh yeah!
Produced by a fearless Hawksley Workman, Fortune's Favour is the band's 9th studio album in 15 years. I'm honestly surprised and thrilled that GBS continues to conquer new frontiers with unflagging spirit, countless miles and a veritable World's Fair of cities behind them. I'm a loyal fan of 10 years, and if this is to be my review of the album, I figure what the hell's the point of pretending I'm impartial. I'm not. So, there you have it, my deep-rooted bias. The fact is I'm invested--time, money, heart, energy and friendships.
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