Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys

Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released February 19, 2013
Recorded 2012
Genre Folk
Sea shanty
Length Disc 1: 70:54
Disc 2: 73:10
Total length: 144:04
Label ANTI- / Epitaph Records
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBCPositive[3]
The Boston GlobeMixed [4]
Consequence of SoundC–[5]
The Guardian[6]
The IndependentPositive [7]
NME6/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Record Collector[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys is a compilation album of sea shanties and the follow-up to Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys. The concept is the same as it was on the first album: artists representing a variety of genres perform cover versions of sea shanties.[2][12]

Track listing

All songs traditional, except where noted.

Disc One
No. TitleWriter(s)Performer(s) Length
1. "Leaving of Liverpool"   Shane MacGowan 4:01
2. "Sam's Gone Away"   Robyn Hitchcock 2:45
3. "Bamboo (River Come Down)"  Herbert Haufrecht, Dave Van RonkBeth Orton 6:17
4. "Row Bullies Row"   Sean Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl w/ Jack Shit 4:07
5. "Shenandoah"   Tom Waits w/ Keith Richards 4:02
6. "Mr. Stormalong"   Ivan Neville 4:06
7. "Asshole Rules the Navy"   Iggy Pop w/ A Hawk and a Hacksaw 2:04
8. "Off to Sea Once More"   Macy Gray 5:01
9. "The Ol' OG"   Ed Harcourt 3:26
10. "Pirate Jenny"  Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc BlitzsteinShilpa Ray w/ Nick Cave & Warren Ellis 7:30
11. "The Mermaid"  Patti SmithPatti Smith & Johnny Depp 2:25
12. "Anthem for Old Souls"  Chuck E. WeissChuck E. Weiss 4:30
13. "Orange Claw Hammer"  Don Van VlietEd Pastorini 3:17
14. "Sweet and Low"  Patrick FerrisThe Americans 3:29
15. "Ye Maniers All"   Robin Holcomb & Jessika Kenney 4:24
16. "Tom's Gone to Hilo"   Gavin Friday & Shannon McNally 4:50
17. "Bear Away"   Kenny Wollesen & the Himalayas 5:35
Disc Two
No. TitleWriter(s)Performer(s) Length
1. "Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy"   Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention 2:36
2. "Rio Grande"   Michael Stipe & Courtney Love w/ Jack Shit 2:47
3. "Ship in Distress"   Marc Almond 2:29
4. "In Lure of the Tropics"  Mac Rebennack, Clarence Leonard HayDr. John 5:01
5. "Rolling Down to Old Maui"   Todd Rundgren 3:46
6. "Jack Tar on Shore"   Dan Zanes w/ Broken Social Scene 3:10
7. "Sally Racket"   Katey Red & Big Freedia w/ Broken Social Scene 2:57
8. "Wild Goose"   Broken Social Scene 6:10
9. "Flandyke Shore"   Marianne Faithfull w/ Kate and Anna McGarrigle 3:09
10. "The Chantey of Noah and his Ark (Old School Song)"   Ricky Jay 6:18
11. "Whiskey Johnny"   Michael Gira 2:16
12. "Sunshine Life for Me"  George HarrisonPetra Haden w/ Lenny Pickett 3:44
13. "Row the Boat Child"   Jenni Muldaur 2:35
14. "General Taylor"   Richard Thompson w/ Jack Shit 3:53
15. "Marianne"   Tim Robbins w/ Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs 4:20
16. "Barnacle Bill the Sailor"   Kembra Pfahler 3:31
17. "Missus McGraw"   Anjelica Huston 5:08
18. "The Dreadnought"   Iggy Pop & the Elegant Too 2:32
19. "Then Said the Captain to Me (Two Poems of the Sea)"  Mary Margaret O'HaraMary Margaret O'Hara 1:48

Track information

There are two songs that have been released previously to this compilation. The instrumental medley "Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy" by Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention was recorded between 1962 and 1972 and first released as part of the 1998 compilation album Mystery Disc.[13] Secondly, Marianne Faithfull's "Flandyke Shore" featuring sisters Anna & Kate McGarrigle was originally released on Faithfull's 2008 cover-album Easy Come, Easy Go. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  2. 1 2 Steve Leggett (2013-02-19). "Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Music - Review of Various Artists - Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys". BBC. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  4. ↑ "CD REVIEW: Various Artists, 'Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys". The Boston Globe. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  5. ↑ Madden, Michael (2013-02-20). "Various Artists – Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys | Album Reviews". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  6. ↑ Robin Denselow. "Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys – review | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  7. ↑ Andy Gill (2013-02-22). "Album review: Various Artists, Son of Rogue's Gallery (Anti-) | Reviews | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  8. ↑ "NME Reviews - Various Artists - 'Son Of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys'". Nme.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  9. ↑ "Various Artists: Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  10. ↑ "Son Of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs And Chanteys - Record Collector Magazine". Recordcollectormag.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  11. ↑ Hermes, Will (2013-02-19). "Various Artists Son of Rogue's Gallery Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  12. ↑ "Music - Review of Various Artists - Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys". BBC. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  13. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1998-09-15). "Mystery Disc - Frank Zappa | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  14. ↑ Thom Jurek. "Easy Come Easy Go - Marianne Faithfull | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

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