''The Shouting End of Life'' is an album by the
British folk rock
British folk rock is a form of folk rock which developed in the United Kingdom from the mid 1960s, and was at its most significant in the 1970s. Though the merging of folk and rock music came from several sources, it is widely regarded that the ...
group
Oysterband
Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury around 1976.
History Early history
The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name "Oyster Ceilidh Band" played purely as ...
, released in 1995. The album was vehemently political, and showed a much harder, punkier side than previous albums.
The album peaked at No. 96 on the
UK Albums Chart
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.
Critical reception
The ''
Toronto Star
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'' lamented "the passing of the more subtle side of Oysterband, which allowed fiddle, winds and cello and youthful enthusiasm to color new light into the traditional."
AllMusic
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wrote that "though British folk has been a major influence on the Oyster Band, much of this CD finds them favoring a Celtic-influenced exuberance."
Track listing
# "We'll be There" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 3:22
# "Blood-Red Roses" (Telfer, Prosser) - 4:06
# "Jam Tomorrow" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 4:10
# "By Northern Light" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser, Chopper) - 3:47
# "The Shouting End of Life" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 3:26
# "Long Dark Street" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 3:48
# "Our Lady of the Bottles" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 3:07
# "Everywhere I Go" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 3:48
# "Put Out the Lights" (Telfer, Prosser) - 3:34
# "Voices" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser, Chopper) - 4:42
# "Don't Slit Your Wrists for Me" (Telfer, Jones, Prosser) - 3:46
# "The World Turned Upside Down" (Leon Rosselson) - 3:03
References
External links
official website
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1995 albums
Oysterband albums
Cooking Vinyl albums