The Big Picture (Bap Kennedy album)

{{Infobox album

| name = The Big Picture

| type = studio

| artist = Bap Kennedy

| cover = TBPbapkennedy.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2005|08|02}}

| recorded = Somerset, England

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country, Folk rock

| length = 37:12

| language = English

| label = Loose Records

| producer =

| prev_title = Long Time a Comin': The Story So Far

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Howl On

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Claus

| rev1score = {{Rating |8|10}}[http://www.cluas.com/music/albums/bap_kennedy.htm-review Claus review]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

}}

The Big Picture is the sixth solo studio album by Bap Kennedy, released on August 2, 2005 on Loose Records. It is a mix of country, Americana and Celtic soul with guest vocals by Shane MacGowan and also features a song co-written with Van Morrison. On "Moriarty's Blues", Carolyn Cassady recites from her book, Off the Road.{{cite web|url=http://loosemusic.com/bapkennedy/index.html|publisher=loosemusic.com|title=Loose Music: Bap Kennedy|accessdate=2009-06-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222080116/http://www.loosemusic.com/bapkennedy/index.html|archivedate=2008-12-22}}

In a review by Mojo it was given four out of five stars.

Track listing

:All songs and music by Bap Kennedy, except where noted.

"Rock and Roll Heaven" – 2:46
"The Truth is Painful" – 4:00
"Moriarty's Blues" – 3:15
"Streetwise" – 3:28
"Too Old for Fairy Tales" – 4:43
"Milky Way" – (Van Morrison, Bap Kennedy) - 3:49
"Loverman" – 3:16
"Fireworks" – 3:06
"On the Mighty Ocean Alcohol" (vocals by Shane MacGowan) – 3:22
"The Sweet Smell of Success" – 3:09
"The Beautiful Country" -3:17

Personnel

Bap Kennedy - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Ed Deane - acoustic, electric and lap steel guitar
James Walbourne - guitar, mandolin
Carwyn Ellis, Rory McFarlane - bass
BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
Kieran Kiely - piano, accordion, low whistle, organ
Johnny Mac, Martin Hughes - drums
Michele Drees - drums, percussion
Damian Hand - tenor and alto saxophone
Dave Priseman - trumpet, horn
Jake Walker - violin, viola
Alison Limerick, Carlton Webster, Vera Haime - backing vocals

Notes

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100710193206/http://www.bapkennedy.com/main/reviews__the_big_picture.asp bapkennedy.com - Reviews: The Big Picture]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222080116/http://www.loosemusic.com/bapkennedy/index.html Loose music: The Big Picture]

Category:Bap Kennedy albums

Category:2005 albums