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Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys Image
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  • Summary: Johnny Depp and Hal Willner's second collection of pirate/sea songs includes vocals from such artists as Dr. John, Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop, Courtney Love, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, and Tom Waits.
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  • Record Label: Anti
  • Genre(s): Folk, Celtic, British Folk, International, Traditional Folk, Folksongs, Irish Folk, Sea Shanties, Traditional Scottish Folk
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Mar 28, 2013
    90
    Everything on these two discs fits into the theme and flow.
  2. Feb 28, 2013
    80
    Patchy, maybe, but for the most part it's enormous fun.
  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 12, 2013
    80
    As a 36-song sequel, the album drags at times. But there's buried treasure here too. [Apr 2013, p.112]
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Feb 27, 2013
    75
    The sheer volume of ocean-weary crooning on this Depp co-produced comp is bound to cause some seasickness, though Tom Waits bark about rum-fueled heartbreak and Patti Smith coo about mermaids should stave off scurvy. [1 Mar 2013, p.66]
  5. Feb 21, 2013
    67
    It's equal in heft to the first one, and just as uneven.
  6. Jun 4, 2013
    60
    Really, it just suffers from sequel syndrome, as there’s a fine single-disc collection buried within some over-blown, try-hard choices.
  7. Feb 19, 2013
    50
    It works better in theory than in practice.

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