Record Label: Mustard Finnegan’s Shite N’ Onions
Genre: Celtic Punk
Band Link: link
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Shite N Onions/Mustard Finnegan’s Good Times Rock ‘n’ Roll Emporium released this album in hopes of spreading the word about Celtic punk music. For their first release, they have a split CD featuring The Mahones from Ontario, Canada and Catgut Mary, Melbourne City Australia. I’ve been a Mahones fan for 8 years and always look forward to their new albums. Sadly, this album doesn’t have any new music from the Mahones. I never heard of Catgut Mary so I’m glad I got this album to review.

Adam, my partner in crime for the website (or as I like to call him behind his back, my puppet) reviewed this album already. The thing is, you can’t really take Adam seriously since he only listens to Canadians playing big synthesizers. I mean really, who still listens to Rush besides him and the bands’ family members? He also likes to listen to Gothic music in the dark and write deep poetry about kitty cats, but let’s not get into that here. So I decided to write my own review of this CD since I actually listen to good music…

As far as this CD is concerned, it’s a nice introduction to the Mahones and Catgut Mary. I thought the song selection for the Mahones was all right. I don’t really care for the song “Celtic Pride” but “Paint the Town Red” is one of my favorite Mahones songs. The other two songs from the Mahones is “Drunken Night in Dublin” and “Whiskey Devils.” As a bonus track, you can hear the Mahones do a live version of “Across the USA” and it goes on for 9 minutes! As far as Catgut Mary, they have an accordion-driven Celtic punk/pirate sound and the singer has a groggy voice. You gotta have a groggy voice if you want to do a pirate-style punk band. The one thing I can gather from both bands is that they seem like excellent live bands. Whether its in the pub or a concert venue, they both seem like they can put on an exciting live set. If you haven’t heard from either band and want to check out some Celtic punk, pick up this CD!

Bottom Line: Both bands are better than Rush
Notable Tracks: Drunken Night in Dublin, Paint the Town the Red, Melbourne Tram Song
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