The Very Best of the Original Dubliners

A very nice change of pace, Irish folk. Though I would have liked a general Dubliners comp rather than just the hit-making quintet of the late 60s. The songs are pretty sparse and under-produced and there are no drums for all the songs, though you don't really notice that due to the lilting rhythms and uplifting voice of Ronnie Drew. I really liked the folk version of Whiskey in the Jar even more than the hard rock (Thin Lizzy) or metal (Metallica) updates. Most of the songs here are traditional songs re-arranged by them - my favourite is the roaming I'm a Rover. The version of Ewan MacColl's Dirty Old Town here is not as good as the more layered version by The Pogues, which is also more melodic than the Dubliners' version. Luk oot yer windey, chappies!