Up

by Great Big Sea

Overview

Although Great Big Sea initially started out as a fairly traditional Newfoundland outfit, Up shows the band adding more rock muscle to the fiddles and accordions. It's still a pretty traditional sound by most standards, with jigs and reels galore, but it allows the band to do a revved-up cover of Slade's "Run Runaway" and make it appealing to both the traditionalist and the rock fan. There's everything you'd expect from a bunch of young Maritime musicians from Canada: a good dose of Celtic, songs about the sea and about drinking, a good dose of fun, but a healthy reverence for the musical tradition. "Mari-Mac," where the lyrics accelerate to a terrifying speed by the end, is worth the price of admission alone. ~ Sean Carruthers

Product Details

Release Date:	06/30/1998
Label:	Telde
UPC:	0706301227725
Rank:	107248

Tracks

1. Run Runaway
2. Goin Up
3. Fast as I Can
4. Mari-Mac
5. Dancing with Mrs. White
6. Something to It
7. Buying Time
8. Lukey
9. The Old Black Rum
10. The Chemical Worker's Song (Process Man)
11. Billy Peddle
12. The Jolly Butcher
13. Wave over Wave
14. Nothing out of Nothing
15. Rant & Roar

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Great Big Sea   Primary Artist
Alan Doyle   Mandolin,Guitar,Vocals,Bouzouki
Danny Greenspoon   Guitar
Louis Thomas   Drums
Darrell Power   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Ross Murray   Percussion
Oliver Schroder   Violin
Bob Hallett   Fiddle,Violin,Vocals,Mandola,Mandolin,Accordion,Tin Whistle,Button Accordion
Al Cross   Drums,Percussion
Rick Lazar   Percussion
Sean McCann   Guitar,Vocals,Bodhran,Tin Whistle,Drums (Snare)
Greg Keelor   Vocals (Background)
Jim Cuddy   Vocals (Background)
Oliver Schroer   Violin

Technical Credits

Alan Doyle   Lyricist,Composer
Danny Greenspoon   Engineer,Producer,Equipment Coordinator
J. Payne   Composer
Andrew MacNaughtan   Photography,Art Direction
Ray Montford   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Reely Unique   Equipment Coordinator
Lil Thomas   Assistant
Dan McCann   Composer
Robert Power   Equipment Coordinator
Michael Wrycraft   Design,Layout Design
Ron Angel   Composer
Janis Spence   Composer
Traditional   Composer,Lyricist
J. Spence   Composer
Bob Hallett   Composer,Lyricist,Liner Notes
Don Ellis   Equipment Coordinator
Great Big Sea   Arranger,Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Jeff Wolpert   Mixing Engineer
Jim Payne   Composer
Sean McCann   Composer
Jim Lea   Composer
Noddy Holder   Composer
Victor Florencia   Assistant Engineer
Denis Tougas   Assistant,Assistant Engineer