Green Suede Shoes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Genre | Celtic rock, alternative rock | |||
Label | Tim/Kerr/ Mercury [1] | |||
Producer | Larry Kirwan | |||
Black 47 chronology | ||||
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Green Suede Shoes is an album by the American band Black 47, released in 1996. [2] [3] It was a commercial disappointment. [4]
The title track was the album's first single. [5]
The album was produced by frontman Larry Kirwan. It dispensed with some of the stylistic range found on previous albums, focusing more on the Irish aspects of the group's sound; one song is sung in Gaelic. [6] [7]
"Rory" is a tribute to the late Rory Gallagher. [8] "Green Suede Shoes" is a semi-autobiographical song about a rock band; Kirwan later used the title for his autobiography. [9] [10]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Indianapolis Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Knoxville News Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Knoxville News Sentinel called the album "a rehash of the Black 47 shtick," writing that Kirwan "becomes ludicrous with his overdramatic storytelling." [13] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "again adorns its rousing tales of political martyrs and working-class louts with Celtic flourishes, reggae rhythms and punchy hard rock." [16] The Santa Fe New Mexican noted that the band "is often put down as a watered-down Pogues," but praised "Forty Deuce" as "a chilling story about modern Irish-American gangsters." [17]
The Indianapolis Star stated that "Black 47 blends more styles of music than perhaps any other band out there today... But it works." [12] The Los Angeles Times thought that "Kirwan brings a theatrical literacy and creativity to the table ... tales deal with the larger than life, the idealistic rather than the hedonistic." [18] USA Today concluded that, "unlike many pop prophets, the band conveys its agenda in keen storytelling and intoxicating tunes." [15]
AllMusic wrote that "the band cooks simply and mightily, goosing the traditional jigs and reels that make up most of its melodic repertoire with R&B, hip-hop and reggae riddims." [11] Dave Thompson called the album "a neglected classic, the Pogues go posh." [19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Green Suede Shoes" | |
2. | "My Love Is in New York" | |
3. | "Bobby Sands MP" | |
4. | "Change" | |
5. | "Czechoslovakia" | |
6. | "Brooklyn Girls" | |
7. | "Gerty's Farewell" | |
8. | "Vinegar Hill" | |
9. | " Sam Hall" | |
10. | "Walk All the Days" | |
11. | "Five Points" | |
12. | "Rory" | |
13. | "Forty Deuce" | |
14. | "Mo Bhrón" | |
15. | "Green Suede Shoes (Acoustic)" |
Green Suede Shoes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Genre | Celtic rock, alternative rock | |||
Label | Tim/Kerr/ Mercury [1] | |||
Producer | Larry Kirwan | |||
Black 47 chronology | ||||
|
Green Suede Shoes is an album by the American band Black 47, released in 1996. [2] [3] It was a commercial disappointment. [4]
The title track was the album's first single. [5]
The album was produced by frontman Larry Kirwan. It dispensed with some of the stylistic range found on previous albums, focusing more on the Irish aspects of the group's sound; one song is sung in Gaelic. [6] [7]
"Rory" is a tribute to the late Rory Gallagher. [8] "Green Suede Shoes" is a semi-autobiographical song about a rock band; Kirwan later used the title for his autobiography. [9] [10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Indianapolis Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Knoxville News Sentinel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Knoxville News Sentinel called the album "a rehash of the Black 47 shtick," writing that Kirwan "becomes ludicrous with his overdramatic storytelling." [13] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "again adorns its rousing tales of political martyrs and working-class louts with Celtic flourishes, reggae rhythms and punchy hard rock." [16] The Santa Fe New Mexican noted that the band "is often put down as a watered-down Pogues," but praised "Forty Deuce" as "a chilling story about modern Irish-American gangsters." [17]
The Indianapolis Star stated that "Black 47 blends more styles of music than perhaps any other band out there today... But it works." [12] The Los Angeles Times thought that "Kirwan brings a theatrical literacy and creativity to the table ... tales deal with the larger than life, the idealistic rather than the hedonistic." [18] USA Today concluded that, "unlike many pop prophets, the band conveys its agenda in keen storytelling and intoxicating tunes." [15]
AllMusic wrote that "the band cooks simply and mightily, goosing the traditional jigs and reels that make up most of its melodic repertoire with R&B, hip-hop and reggae riddims." [11] Dave Thompson called the album "a neglected classic, the Pogues go posh." [19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Green Suede Shoes" | |
2. | "My Love Is in New York" | |
3. | "Bobby Sands MP" | |
4. | "Change" | |
5. | "Czechoslovakia" | |
6. | "Brooklyn Girls" | |
7. | "Gerty's Farewell" | |
8. | "Vinegar Hill" | |
9. | " Sam Hall" | |
10. | "Walk All the Days" | |
11. | "Five Points" | |
12. | "Rory" | |
13. | "Forty Deuce" | |
14. | "Mo Bhrón" | |
15. | "Green Suede Shoes (Acoustic)" |