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Luke Kelly | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Talking Elephant
• ASIN: B0006SGEWY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2010 two CD collection of digitally remastered tracks from one of Ireland's greatest and most original singers, who died in 1984. Apart from his solo work, Luke is best remembered as a member of The Dubliners. This compilation features six previously unreleased tracks, including the Phil Coulter penned "Hand Me Down My Bible". 31 tracks. Toma.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart of "The Dubliners:" Of the Bob Dylan School, January 27, 2007

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Stephanie DePue (Carolina Beach, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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"The Dubliners" were among the first and the strongest of the Irish folk groups that led the folk renaissance of the 1960s; and Luke Kelly, who had previously had a successful solo career singing around Dublin, was at their heart. He was of the Bob Dylan school: his voice was raw, rough, and immediate; he didn't mince words, or polish them, but communicated directly, passionately, and respectfully with his preferred working class audience.

Kelly never recorded a solo album, but on this double CD, we get 18 songs taken from studio recordings, and a further 13 from live shows, reflecting the kinetic energy of his live performances. It's the best we're going to do. The Dubliners' first hit, eventually covered by every Irish folk band, was a rude and rollicking "Whiskey in the Jar:" included here; it was met with disapproval in the prudish Ireland of the time. "The Wild Rover" and "Home Boys Home,"included here as well, are also get-up and boogie rockers. On the more serious side, sung with great feeling and soaring vocals, are "Free the People," ""Dirty Old Town," and "The Town I Loved So Well." They seem to come directly to us from another time and place, as fresh as the day they were first sung.

Oh yes, and rumor has it that Kelly was the one who pushed Bob Dylan onstage at the Newport Folk Festival.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Than a Three - Star Collection, August 31, 2009

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Paul Mcloughlin (Kildare, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I had to write this review to bring the average rating up. I am at a loss as to why Amazon allows people to post feedback on their purchases as a review of the CD itself. How can a one-star shopping experience be allowed to dilute the rating of this five-star listening experience ? Dive right in and listen to one of Ireland's finest ever singers scorch through many memorable tunes, giving several of them their definitive readings. And a brilliant live recording as well. A five-star no-brainer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Ireland's finest, January 26, 2010

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T. Kenna (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of (MP3 Download)

I agree that customer service issues shouldn't be addressed under this section. Luke epitomized traditional Irish music and deserves five-stars for a masterful collection. A can't miss.