Domestic Blues

Bap Kennedy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: E Squared
• ASIN: B000006OW9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,251 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Long Time a Comin'

2. The Way I Love Her

3. Unforgiven

4. Domestic Blues

5. I've Fallen in Love

6. Vampire

7. Angel Is the Devil

8. The Backroom

9. Mostly Water

10. The Ghosts of Belfast

11. My Money

12. The Shankill and the Falls

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, December 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Domestic Blues (Audio CD)

This album is like a combination of Bob Dylan and John Prine. It's got a clean, acoustic sound, excellent vocals and nice lyrics. I am looking forward to more music from this artist.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nearly flawless, December 11, 1999

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Johnny Roulette - See all my reviews

This review is from: Domestic Blues (Audio CD)

On this cd, Bap Kennedy reminds me of an Irish Steve Earle, only smoother. It was released on Steve's E2 label & Steve plays on many of the songs. It wouldn't matter though. Bap Kennedy deserves full credit for this absolute masterpiece. The songwriting is incredible. There isn't a dud to be found. Musically, its roots are derived from a country-folk base with an Irish flavor. There is a good cover of Earle's "Angel Is The Devil", which is actually the best version of the song. You won't want to miss the hidden track either. It's a cover of the Irish/Pogues song "Dirty Old Town", on which Steve & Bap trade verses. The contrast is humorous, but it works! "Mostly Water" is perhaps the highlight, displaying Kennedy's wit. The love songs are very moving and sincere. If you like Steve Earle, then buy this. If you don't, then buy it anyway! In a year that saw the release of Lucinda Williams' "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road", this recored more than holds up as desrving a share of the top record of the year(and of most others). Domestic Blues is truly beautiful. To steal a line from Roky Erickson, it flatters everything that's good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this CD, the surprise of 1998, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Domestic Blues (Audio CD)

If you like the Steve Earle CD Train a Comin' then you'll love this Bap Kennedy CD. The dobro work of Jerry Douglas is alone worth the price, as is Junior Husky's bass (one of his last recordings). Bap is just a "too cool" Irish country singer with a heartfelt voice and lyrics that are simple and clear. This is also a great CD to play guitar along with if you're into that sort of thing - polish your chops with the best!