Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo]

Great Big Sea | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Zoe Records
• ASIN: B000JJRIPC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,808 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #91 in Music > World Music > Celtic > Rock

Track Listings

1. Captain Kidd - Great Big Sea

2. Jack Hinks - Great Big Sea

3. Sweet Forget Me Not - Great Big Sea

4. Billy Peddle - Great Big Sea

5. Concerning Charlie Horse - Great Big Sea

6. I'm a Rover - Great Big Sea

7. A Boat Like Gideon Brown - Great Big Sea

8. The Mermaid - Great Big Sea

9. The River Driver - Great Big Sea

10. Scolding Wife - Great Big Sea

11. Old Polina - Great Big Sea

12. Shines Right Through Me - Great Big Sea

13. When I'm Up - Great Big Sea

14. The Night Pat Murphy Died - Great Big Sea

15. When I Am King - Great Big Sea

16. Danny Boy - Great Big Sea

17. Run Runaway - Great Big Sea

18. General Taylor - Great Big Sea

19. Sea of No Cares - Great Big Sea

20. Helmet Head - Great Big Sea

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars love GBS - not great "Live" quality, January 9, 2007

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Megan K. Helfrich (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

GBS is awesome... and the disc is pretty good (CD & DVD) but the "live" sound quality leaves a little to be desired.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The next best thing to being there, December 14, 2006

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A. Gammill (West Point, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

I was fortunate (REALLY fortunate, I live in the Southern U.S.) to have seen Great Big Sea on this tour. In fact, the material for "Courage & Patience & Grit" was recorded just over a month after I saw the band play. So I can say with certainty that this is a pretty close approximation to what I saw.

A previous reviewer complained that the boys look tired. But the album's liner notes reveal that the Hard and the Easy tour was divided into 2 parts: The first half is the more intimate, folk-based side of the band. The 2nd half really kicks things into gear.

This is GBS's third live album, and I was delighted with the 2-part concert approach. Old favorites like "Excursion Around the Bay" and "Mari-Mac" never sounded better, while a stripped-down "Sea of No Cares" is simply breathtaking.

In addition, there are 4 music videos that were not available on the excellent "Great Big DVD" collection from 2004. Longtime fans will surely be thrilled to have the video for "Lukey", which includes members of the Chieftains (and is a different mix of the song than previously released). The video clips for "Shines Right Through", "When I Am King" and "Captain Kidd" are mostly in the same vein as the band's other videos. That is, they're pleasing enough, if not exactly groundbreaking.

If I have one minor complaint about this set, it's the audio CD of the concert. Part of the charm of the band's live sets is their connection both to the audience and to the other band members. This is evident on the DVD, especially Alan and Sean's playful banter leading into "The Mermaid." This is completely absent on the CD (as are four of the concert's songs, a necessary concession due to the limitations of CD recording). But the real problem is that I noticed small gaps in between each track. This is irritating in that it breaks the continuity of the "live" recording. A minor point, like I said, but it just means I probably won't be playing the CD nearly as much as I do my "Great Big DVD" live CD.

If you're a fan, this is certainly a worthwhile--and very reasonably-priced--addition to your collection. It's not quite perfect, but it's ALMOST as good as the "real thing."

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Get Some Rest Boys, November 28, 2006

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Concerned Fan (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo] (Audio CD)

It could have been so much better. Watching the DVD, the band appears exhausted, and almost every song is sung flat. I was looking forward to this concert DVD, since their first live DVD/CD was great (it even aired on the CBC, but I hope this one does not). I have seen them live, and I can tell you that this DVD does not represent how great GBS can be onstage. If you get a chance to see them in concert, don't let the "Courage & Patience & Grit" performance keep you from going. I look forward to their future projects and shows, but this one should not have been released. I know that recording live is expensive, and timing it is diffucult, but they should have used a better performance.