It was inevitable that someone would emerge from the Irish showband tradition to add rock & roll to the equation. Like all the most profitable ideas though, it only seemed obvious once someone had thought of it. If nothing else, the huge following gained by The Saw Doctors’ debut set illustrated what a wide-ranging thing Irishness is. If This Is Rock And Roll plays to the band’s greatest strength–a talent for rabble-rousing tunes which detail all manner of small town life. Diversity? Well, here’s the occasional lighters-aloft anthem such as “Sing A Powerful Song”. Exotic? How about “N17”–a rollicking offspring to Christy Moore’s emigrant hit “Don’t Forget Your Shovel”? Now add it all together and you’ve got yourself a national institution. As Irish as a pint of Guinness with a potato in it. –Peter Paphides
Product Dimensions:- 12.7 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm; 81.65 g
Manufacturer:- Shamtown
Item model number:- 5390365940031
Label:- Shamtown
Number of discs:- 1