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Black 47
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CD Reviews
Bankers and Gangsters
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve always liked Black 47 a lot, but I’ve always considered their Fire of Freedom album to be their best – with nothing else coming close.

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Fire of Freedom
Review by Gary Hill
This disc is a fine combination of many varied musical styles. There is a definite Irish bent that is always present on the album (sometimes in the music, sometimes the vocals, sometimes the lyrics, sometimes all of them).
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Iraq
Review by Gary Hill
Black 47 has been outspoken with their criticism of the Iraq war from the onset. This CD finds main man Larry Kirwen and company turning in a disc full of their own brand of music that shows that critical outlook.
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Last Call
Review by Gary Hill
This is really a bittersweet moment.

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Live In New York City
Review by Gary Hill
A document of a live show of this intriguing band, this is a fun album. Black 47 combines Irish sensibilities, instrumentation and lyrical content with jazzy horn sections and punk, rock and reggae musical styles into a very entertaining stew of musical entertainment.
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Rise Up
Review by Gary Hill
This album is a collection of Black 47 political songs.

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St. Patrick's Day Party
Review by Gary Hill

This new collection features music designed to help create the mood for your very own St. Patrick's Day party.


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DVD Reviews
Black 47 - Fanatic Heart: The Story So Far of Black 47 DVD
Review by Gary Hill
I've been a big fan of Black 47 since their Fire of Freedom album. I've followed their career from that point all the way to the end of the band - and even beyond.

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Concert Reviews
Black 47 - Live In Chicago, 2002
Review by Gary Hill
Black 47 are without a doubt one of the coolest Celtically oriented rock bands on the face of the planet. The elements that make them so are a great sense of humor and irony, influences that reach far from the areas of Celtic music and a wonderful sense of fun.
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Black 47 - Live in Rockford, IL, 2003
Review by Gary Hill
There are those who say that no one parties like the Irish. Having seen Black 47 live twice now, I must say that they bring some support to this argument.
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Interviews
Black 47
Interview by Gary Hill
Interview With Black 47's Larry Kirwan from 2002

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Copernicus - Cipher and Decipher
Review by G. W. Hill

As always, some people will “get” Copernicus and some won’t.


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Copernicus - Cipher and Decipher
Review by G. W. Hill

As always, some people will “get” Copernicus and some won’t.


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Copernicus - Deeper
Review by G. W. Hill

You either like Copernicus or you don’t. It’s that simple.


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Copernicus - disappearance
Review by Gary Hill

This album is an intriguing and interesting (if perhaps not the most readily listenable one).


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Various Artists - Larry Kirwan’s Celtic Invasion
Review by G. W. Hill

Larry Kirwan is the main man behind the band Black 47. I like that band a lot, and I like Kirwan.


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Various Artists - Larry Kirwan’s Celtic Invasion
Review by G. W. Hill

Larry Kirwan is the main man behind the band Black 47. I like that band a lot, and I like Kirwan.


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Copernicus - Live! In Prague DVD
Review by G. W. Hill

This is an intriguing beast. Of course, one could say that Copernicus is an intriguing person.


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Copernicus - No Borderline
Review by G. W. Hill

There are definitely some parental advisories with some of this.


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Copernicus - Nothing Exists
Review by Gary Hill
This album used to be available only as an LP. It is getting its first CD release now, although it was the first album from Copernicus.

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Copernicus - Null
Review by G. W. Hill

This is perhaps the weirdest and most extreme of Copernicus’ albums.


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Copernicus - Null
Review by G. W. Hill

This is perhaps the weirdest and most extreme of Copernicus’ albums.


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Various Artists - Poetry of the Air: A Collection of Love Letters to Music from Musicians written by Gary Hill
Review by Greg Olma
I have known Gary Hill for a while now and the one thing that I can say with complete certainty about him is that he takes his music seriously. 


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Various Artists - The History of Irish Music written by Larry Kirwan
Review by G. W. Hill

When I saw the title to this book, I was expecting a dry reading experience.


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Copernicus - Victim of the Sky
Review by G. W. Hill

I like Copernicus. He’s certainly not for everyone, but his type of art turned music is cool.


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