5.0 out of 5 stars
Really A Great Irish Album, May 2, 2009
This review is from: Greatest Irish Album Ever (Audio CD)
One look at the artist list will give a hint of the quality of the collection. There are a couple of tracks that might not make it to the "... ever" height but overall the selection is a good cross section of the sad songs so dear to the Irish heart.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
That Deceiving Title is a Matter of Opinion., October 12, 2005
This review is from: Greatest Irish Album Ever (Audio CD)
Beware of marketing ploys like the title of this collection by various performers, because the only thing they share in these 18 tracks is their inherited ethnicity. This isn't so much an eclectic blend of various Irish musical culture as it is a collection of pop, blue-eyed soul, and country musicians who are most likely only well-known within their borders.
I will give the label kudos for such gems as the two Wolfe Tones songs, "My Heart is in Ireland" and my personal fave on this disc, "Streets of New York," "The Green Fields of France" by The Fureys, Meav's "She Moved Through the Fair," and Clannad's "Dulaman." If you're looking for anything more "Irish" on the other baker's dozen tracks, you will come away disappointed unless you enjoy second rate songs from alternative genres. If this is the case, you will be better off purchasing individual albums by Sinead O'Connor, U2, and The Cranberries.
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