The Internationale [EP]

Billy Bragg

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 1990)
• Original Release Date: June 19, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002H8C
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,234 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Billy's finest recording?, January 10, 2001

By	Richard R. Johnson "r-squared" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Whether you agree with Billy's politics or not, you can't help but be impressed with the emotion of "My Youngest Some Came Home Today" or the sharp lyrics of "Marching Song of the Covert Battalions." It seems that musicians just don't record this sort of gutsy material anymore. Nowadays, "taking a chance" means offending as many people as possible with obscenities or lewd behavior, but there was a time when musicians believed that taking a chance had to do with performing intellectually bold content that had real social value. Billy Bragg is one of those people. Steve Earle is another. It's a shame there aren't more like them anymore. If you want a stellar example of a talented musician performing gutsy, meaty songs, then listen to this cd.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rally beneath this CD :), May 19, 2000

By	Sai-Git (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

Hey, I'm a socialist, do you really expect me to give this CD a bad review? *chuckle* Great stuff. Bragg's "The Red Flag" is fun to dance to, I might add. And just did. Heh!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent album, January 19, 2003

By	Bob Savage (Watertown, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This is a great album. There is a breadth of tone and subject matter, though all the songs come from Billy Bragg's perspective, and are quite political in nature. To specifically address one criticism on this site, Billy did not write a new tune for 'The Red Flag', he states that he is returning the lyrics to their ORIGINAL tune, which is a lively Irish reel; the effect is to give the song the energy and enthusiam it requires.