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Rogue's Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys)

Various

2006 · Rock, Pop

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Rogue's Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys) by Various

Rogue's Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys) is a Folk album by Various, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

About

While shooting <i>Pirates of the Caribbean II</i>, director Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp came up with the idea of piecing together a compilation of pirate songs and sea chanteys of yore, sung by various musicians who fit the bill. Subsequently, 2008’s <i>Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys</i> is as entertaining as the <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> film series. Most everyone here really embraced the characters of salty sea scoundrels. It starts with a cover of the traditional “Cape Cod Girls” by Baby Gramps, a silver-bearded old crooner famous for his grizzled throat singing. Both Richard Thompson’s timeless guitar style and rich vocal timbre fit the age-old “Mingulay Boat Song” with authentic authority, while Nick Cave sounds like he was born to sing “Fire Down Below.” Even comedic actor John C. Riley contributes “My Son John” with nary a hint of his satirical style. (Anyone wondering why Shane MacGowan isn’t here can find him opening the 2013 sequel, <i>Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys</i>.)

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Cape Cod Girls7:14
  2. 1-2Mingulay Boat Song4:13
  3. 1-3My Son John1:38
  4. 1-4Fire Down Below2:50
  5. 1-5Turkish Revelry4:21
  6. 1-6Bully In The Alley2:30
  7. 1-7The Cruel Ship's Captain3:35
  8. 1-8Dead Horse2:54
  9. 1-9Spanish Ladies2:22
  10. 1-10Coast Of High Barbary4:02
  11. 1-11Haul Away Joe4:10
  12. 1-12Dan Dan0:50
  13. 1-13Blood Red Roses2:44
  14. 1-14Sally Brown2:54
  15. 1-15Lowlands Away3:25
  16. 1-16Baltimore Whores4:40
  17. 1-17Rolling Sea4:49
  18. 1-18The Mermaid2:23
  19. 1-19Haul On The Bowline1:29
  20. 1-20A Dying Sailor To His Shipmates4:44
  21. 1-21Bonnie Portmore3:36
  22. 1-22Shenandoah2:58
  23. 1-23The Cry Of Man3:06
  24. 2-1Boney Was A Warrior1:55
  25. 2-2Good Ship Venus3:15
  26. 2-3Long Time Ago2:35
  27. 2-4Pinery Boy3:15
  28. 2-5Lowlands Low2:35
  29. 2-6One Spring Morning5:25
  30. 2-7Hog-Eye Man2:44
  31. 2-8The Fiddler1:34
  32. 2-9Caroline And Her Young Sailor Bold3:58
  33. 2-10Fathom The Bowl3:44
  34. 2-11What Do We Do With A Drunken Sailor3:44
  35. 2-12Farewell Nancy6:06
  36. 2-13Hanging Johnny3:28
  37. 2-14Old Man Of The Sea5:18
  38. 2-15Greenland Whale Fisheries4:41
  39. 2-16Shallow Brown2:30
  40. 2-17The Grey Funnel Line4:53
  41. 2-18A Drop Of Nelson's Blood7:10
  42. 2-19Leave Her Johnny5:30
  43. 2-20Little Boy Billee5:33

Sound DNA

  • Folk
  • Traditional Folk
  • raw
  • rowdy
  • coastal

Credits

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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