I've feared ...

Such phrases as 'The new Fiddler's Green disc no longer Fiddler's Green' I will not let go, it is only legitimate to evolve. Fiddler's Green Fiddler's Green will always remain, even if they would begin at once to play Metal. Who are those sets of, often has a very clear idea, has to look like the next album for him, and then disappointed. Of course, this idea is nonsense. I had him, I think that's normal, but I would therefore never be forgiven because of my personal disappointment a bad review, which in this case other reasons. One can expect from any band that plays 20 years the same style and the same level, ie viewed from the forth the development is legitimate.

Nevertheless, I think the album is not particularly good. Fiddler's Green has always heard because the 'Irish flair' liked that this band had always banished very skillfully on their plates. With 'Drive Me Mad', the first album with new guitarist was designed very heavy party, but was still marked unmistakably Irish. The mix of traditionals and good original songs was perfect. I like the album.

I also like Sports Day At Killaloe. I was indeed at that time wondered at the first Hördurchgängen what Fiddler's Green for now want to start as a party band, but the album was good. Although designed for party, but Irish and good.

Nevertheless, I then crept after the performance style on the live DVD and a concert already own experience a dull premonition 'and which has unfortunately been confirmed.
Fiddler's Green is now definitively a mediocre party band. No one can argue that the songs would be of very high quality on the album, always the same melodies, often rich two or three motives for an entire song. The only thing that Fiddler's Green just been lifted from a normal party band, the use of violin, banjo and bodhran. These instruments made in my opinion, from the last two 'Party albums' good Irish-indepentent speed folk albums. On this album, but that is no longer the case. These traditional instruments are used only to support, to breathe an Irish flair of mediocre party music. This did not succeed, in my opinion. If you were to play with guitar, bass and drums, would no distinction. Although Wall of Folk, P Stands for Pady, Fields of Green and Victor and his demons for example are nice but Schell exhausted party songs and bottomless for Fiddler's Green's level. Besoners Victor and His Demons with video is good as an example here (guitar intro, constant interjections, meaning the trad. Instruments compared to modern instruments, trim, action in the video, theater, variety of melody are not there). There is nothing more that makes these songs. Fiddler's Green is sinking into mediocrity. Serve with the voice of Pat well, Albi can sing much better, but that is hardly to bear. Their concerts spices up the band through the Wall of Folk, in principle, only one copy. What they have since been delivered, is far below the potential that they have shown in the past albums. The bonus CD does not make it better, 'I Quit' example is just another example of a bad party song.
Have As already indicated some reviewers, the digipack is not particularly well thought out: Small note in the margin. It is exactly as high as the CDs that you have to pull it out of cardboard sleeves in digipack. This is very difficult and the digipack is easily destroyed. But good can happen, does not affect my review in any case.

Conclusion: I do not know if I have it brought over good, but what I want to say: The new songs are still party-heavy, and no longer have that certain something, what the last two albums has still done well. Even traditional instruments can no longer hide the mediocrity. Of course, all my mind, I will not speak for others. I suspect that this change has to do with getting the songwriter Peter Pathos. He is the Fiddler's I think quite from. Although the new music was what, but has every party music now been exhausted as after two albums. Let's see what brings the next album. Hopefully gone from pabulum. Perhaps it represents a certain flair that Fiddler's Green independently represents the style, restores. Would be nice to me like the boys and I will rejoice in the coming years a long time to their old plates. The new board like the fast and superficial Drüber hearing (the goal of party bands), while listening carefully to make my hair on. There are some bands that "Irish Folk" Write to the flags, regardless of how Irish are now or not, that's not all that important. In any case, there is in my opinion not many bands that stand out from this 0815 Swamp, Flogging Molly or the Pogues, for example. Fiddlers Green I've ever counted to just Another Sky and Folk Raider were ingenious plates with good songwriting and diverse songs that were very interesting. But Wall of Folk? Really no more, for me Fiddlers Green belongs now be final and the swamp of mediocre wannabe Irish-punk bands. Sorry guys.