Michele:

Interesting analysis, Frosty. I never would have thought of any of those things having been done in their photos. Makes me wonder what exactly they did do with this picture. It's more Sean's face, though, that doesn't look like him to me. I guess it must be the angle.

I agree entirely. I wasn't thinking of it from a manipulation perspective either. I noticed right away that there was something that looked really different with his face alone.

Sorry for going off on a tangent ladies , and yes I know what you mean, you'd almost swear it was a body double they used, or his twin brother. LOL.

I found this new pic of Sean rather interesting ! , it's really got that famous Jim Carrey
"Mask" kind of look to it !

frostythebeerman:

Sorry for going off on a tangent ladies , and yes I know what you mean, you'd almost swear it was a body double they used, or his twin brother. LOL.

I found this new pic of Sean rather interesting ! , it's really got that famous Jim Carrey
"Mask" kind of look to it !

ROFL - That's totally it Frosty!  I knew there was a reason I was gettin a wee bit scared when that pic popped up on twitter! lol.

So funny!

LOL !, hey if Jim Carrey opts out of any future "Mask" film, I think Sean would be a shoe in for the part !

Ok Ok, I'll settle down now hehe
 

bzjennyb:

ROFL - That's totally it Frosty!  I knew there was a reason I was gettin a wee bit scared when that pic popped up on twitter! lol.

So funny!

*LOOOOOOL*

 So funny and so so true!!!

And I have to say, the more I hear the new songs the more they grown on me... :D :D

Hi Honey,

Ah those shoes, Sean loves those shoes, and for good reason.  For those who have never worn a pair, buy some for your husband, they are amazing.  I've been wearing them for years, and they are very comfortable.  Not sure if they exist for woman though ( ? ) , so buy your hubby a pair, and try them out when nobody is looking  

HoneyintheSea:

Great analysis Frosty!  I'll agree that never entered my mind. Still, love the tie and shoes.

Banks of Newfoundland is on the track list, cant wait to see which of the 3 versions I know of they use, but I have my guess. They are all different tunes and different lyrics.

And it was a tune I put on the "What Songs should GBS do" threads that pop up each year.

I only know the version of Banks of Newfoundland that Shanneyganock does as the encore on Live At O'Reily's. 

 I don't suppose they'd do a version too simillar to Shanneyganock's version, but how different can the other versions be?  I am curious Nick...what are the other versions like, and what is your guess?

I started a new thread for this, but I'll post this info here also .

some nice bonus material, if you pre-order !

May 8, 2008

Fortune's Favour Presale!
The wait is almost over! Fortune's Favour comes out June 24 and the GreatBigSea.com presale for the new album starts tomorrow, May 9, at 12pm EDT. Yes, you will still have to wait to receive your album, but to make the wait time more bearable, we've thrown in some GBS.com exclusives that you can enjoy right away!

With each copy of the CD that you order, you'll receive a download bundle of the new single, "Walk On The Moon", plus two GBS.com exclusives, "Belong (A Cappella)" and "Gallow's Pole"! The link to download your new tracks will be emailed to you shortly after you place your order.

The exclusive songs will not be available after the presale is over, so now's your chance to get them. To ensure that you receive your album on or around the release date, place your order before June 10. The presale will continue until June 24, but after June 10, we cannot guarantee a release date delivery.

For more information on Great Big Sea's new album, please visit the Fortune's Favour page.

Very excited about the bonus material goodies and will be placing my order tomorrow!  I have heard "Belong" just once - in Kalamazoo last spring - and it was amazing!  YIPPEE!!  June 24th can't come soon enough!

Kim

As for Banks of Newfoundland the first version I am aware of I heard first on an Album called Blow Boys Blow song samples here. Ewan Mcoll and A.L. Loyd one of these two was in charge of the Music on the original Moby Dick Movie, I forget which one.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0000058QN/ref=pd_krex_listen_dp_img?ie=UTF8&refTagSuffix=dp_img

The lyrics are very similar to those found here

http://sniff.numachi.com/aidx/tidxB.html

The second version with very different lyrics and tune I head performend by a band called Woods Tea Company. That one is about a brave young captain who dies, you will never guess where... Idont have much more info than that for this one.

The third version I have heard only once on CJYQ, sung by female vocalists who's names they did not announce, it had only a few of the lyics similar to the first group cited, but most of it was different as was the tune.

My guess is the GBS version will be closest to the first one which I think is the more traditional.

Earlier in the tread I was a bit down on Walk on the Moon, as being over produced, I listened to two of the other tunes from FF they now have up on the player on the home page and I like them quite a bit more. Still a bit heavy on the studio effects but I instantly liked them.

Then there's the version by Eugene Ripper on "Fast Folk Underground 2.0," which I first heard on "Celt in a Twist."

 http://www.eugeneripper.com/

Cheers,

Kevin