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The Chieftains: The Long Black Veil.(Sound Recording Review)
The Chieftains: The Long Black Veil. Mobile Fidelity Ultradisc II UDCD 762.
As I've said before, it's good to have Mo-Fi back. There was a time there I'd thought we had lost them forever. And not only are they back (albeit at a different location on the map), they're doing their gold-disc thing again, along with SACDs and super-vinyl LPs. Their Ultradisc II gold remastering of the Chieftain's 1995 folk album "The Long Black Veil" is a welcome pleasure.
First, let me repeat a few remarks I made about RCA's original issue of the album. What do Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Ry Cooder, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones, Mick Jagger, and the Rolling Stones have in common? They are all featured vocalists with the Chieftains. The Chieftains are, of course, the Irish folk group that play on traditional instruments like the bodhran, uilleann pipes, and tiompan, and come as close to the roots of Irish music as any group alive. Here they back up some respectable talent in tunes from both sides of the Atlantic. The most moving are the ballads "Coast of Malabar" with Ry Cooder and "The Foggy Dew" with Sinead O'Connor. The most startling is the title song with Mick Jagger; and, yes, he does still have a singing voice. The most beautifully sung are the two pieces by Sinead O'Connor. The best sounding (there were half a dozen recording locations used) are the numbers by Ry Cooder, who has a golden touch with everything he records. The most interesting vocalist is Marianne Faithfull, whose voice has gained a pleasantly distinctive character over the years. The most bizarre but unforgettable track is Tom Jones, a belter, singing the "Tennessee Waltz." (Jones is looking more and more like ex-heavyweight champ Max Baer, a belter himself, so maybe the comparison is apt.) An album that has Sting singing in Gaelic and the Chieftains jamming with the Rolling Stones can't be all bad. I've played it again and again over the years, a sure sign of something good.
Now, is it worth the extra ...
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