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Music CD - The Ben Gunn Society: The Ben Gunn Society
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Music CD: The Ben Gunn Society
Artist: The Ben Gunn Society
List Price: $11.99
Our Price: $8.00
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Manufacturer: The Ben Gunn Society
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Tracks:
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1. The Ben Gunn Theme
2. I Want to Be a Pirate
3. Hey, Monkey!
4. True Pirates
5. Providence
6. One Flew Over the Treasure Chest
7. Meditation
8. Apples in the Barrel
9. Cosmic Wind
10. Ben Gunn
11. Red X
12. Ham Sandwich
13. Success
14. No Problem
15. On the Deck of the Hispaniola
16. Black Mountains
17. The Ben Gunn Theme (reprise)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0634479411922
Label: The Ben Gunn Society
Manufacturer: The Ben Gunn Society
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: The Ben Gunn Society
Release Date: 2003-02-14
Studio: The Ben Gunn Society
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Not Just For Kids
Comment: I stumbled across the Ben Gunn Society on a Stoner Rock Internet radio station. I guess the association is due to one of the band members having been a web master for Fu Manchu. Maybe they dropped a freebie off at the station or something. Anyway, I really liked it. I'd never read Treasure Island, but I enjoyed the clear, melodic music, mostly acoustic and sometimes with a hammond organ. Good stuff. I really love Red X and Cosmic Wind. The singer's Russian accent is nice and adds distinction to the songs. Search for their home page, they have several full mp3s to download and listen to.
I don't remember if the Ben Gunn Society induced me to buy Treasure Island and read it to my children, but I did. Knowing the story of Treasure Island does help elements of the album, like the many cheese references, seem a lot less abstract. The kids really enjoyed the book, so on a lark I let them listen to the Ben Gunn theme from the website. They LOVED it!! I had to print out all the pictures for them to color and went ahead and bought the CD for them-- well, us. Their favorite song is Hey, Monkey!
It's not a children's CD, in my opinion, but seems quite enjoyable for the family. There are, just like Treasure Island, lots of references to rum and grog. The song True Pirates does include references to "wenches" and mentions they "make love." That's about all the most sensitive persons would probably find objectionable for kids.
P.S. My Feb '06 order included a note that they will soon be recording a new album.
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Summary: Swashbuckling delight!
Comment: Why should pirates get all the glory? Finally, an album that gives due credit to a scraggly beach bum with the munchies!
"Ben Gunn" is chock full of fun, quirky lyrics and melodies that go down easy and are hard to shake. My 4-year-old really digs it and is getting into the whole pirate thing as a result. (Though I'll have to explain the references to rum and wenches later.) Not since They Might Be Giants' "No!" have we enjoyed listening to a new CD together. It certainly satiates a craving for indie rock that doesn't take itself too seriously, while keeping my little buckeroo happy, too. Great for car rides, a bad day at work and chillin' out with a bottle of Captain Morgan's.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Is This For Real???
Comment: I found this CD sort of by accident. I was looking for the old Treasure Island DVD (the one from the thirties, not the Disney flop) and some how I reached this disc. After hearing the downloads, I couldn't stop laughing, so I ordered it. Is this a real society? The whole CD is so much fun and wacky. I noticed that someone said it's great for children, it is, but I love it myself. The guy singing is so serious, yet he's talking about cheese (lots of it), bananas, monkeys, wenches, grog. In one song there is a list of different apples. Anyway the address on the CD is in California. Treasure Island is my favorite book, I've read it many times since I was a little boy, and even I didn't really remember the character Ben Gunn. Thanks to this strange CD, I went back and read it once more. Okay, that's it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for kids
Comment: My sons are huge fans of Treasure Island and LOVE this CD. They are 6 and 8 years old. The songs are catchy and fun to sing along to. They have been palying it non-stop since we got it. It is a big hit in our house!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Take a classic pirate story, turn it on its head, add wit, humor and catchy tunes, and behold The Ben Gunn Society! More fun than a barrel of monkeys, this song cycle celebrates the adventures of a cheese-crazy pirate marooned on Treasure Island. Also featuring monkeys, bananas, apples, tropical islands, high seas and more pirates! You'll be surprised, amused and entertained. The Ben Gunn Society joyfully delivers its quirky blend of pop and folk-rock, departing from the "yo-ho" tradition yet reveling in the spirit of adventure. Inspired by the Golden Age of Piracy and romance of Treasure Island, Captain Blood and Peter Pan, their albums tell epic stories with a surreal sense of humor. The Ben Gunn Society is based in Los Angeles but has also been seen at Festival de Piratas in Portland, sharing the stage with Captain Bogg & Salty. They might be pirates!
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