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FolkWords.com Reviews Mashers Debute Album

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FolkWords.com   Reviews Mashers Debute Album

<strong>Raw as you like but you'll love it.</strong><br /><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">There&rsquo;s something comforting about the certainty that come what may, the idiosyncratic roots of regional English folk grow deep. And if you need confirmation, then listen to Deliberate Mistake from the Rawmarsh Mashers. Seemingly, this album is their attempt to reproduce the trademark rawness of The &lsquo;Mashers live. Well that&rsquo;s true &ndash; it&rsquo;s basic and raw - but it&rsquo;s also bloody good. If you want a pub session in your living room then this is the one for you.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">On Deliberate Mistake you&rsquo;ll find a selection of songs blending life experience, irreverent and bizarre humour, love of the North, a fondness for strong drink and the odd hard-hitting punch between the eyes. And that&rsquo;s what makes it so good, because just when you think you&rsquo;re listening to a couple of jokers you find there&rsquo;s a serious side in there too. Their take on &lsquo;Be Reasonable&rsquo; and &lsquo;Bloody Rotten Audience&rsquo; are great, so is their rendition of &lsquo;Fat People in Love&rsquo; &ndash; all jolly fun-packed stuff. Then you get a savage adaptation of &lsquo;Ordinary Man&rsquo; and a fine burst of tradition with the drinking song &lsquo;Sixth and Porter&rsquo; and &lsquo;Two Recruiting Sergeants&rsquo;.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">The &lsquo;Mashers clearly have a view of life that thrives on taking a poke at just about anything; as long as it keeps a serious and abiding respect for Rotheram and all points North. This album will never go down as a folk milestone but it&rsquo;s entertaining and fun &ndash; and ain&rsquo;t that what it&rsquo;s all about? I&rsquo;m willing to bet that Deliberate Mistake will stay on your CD stack long after you replace the others.</span></p>

Phillip Hartley
10/11/08 04:30:04PM @phillip-hartley:
Great review for a great CD. Well desverved.

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