Bankers and Gangsters CD

Bankers and Gangsters celebrates Black 47's 20th year on the road. The title track is a humorous, if acidic, comment on the current financial crisis in inimitable Black 47 fashion. Opening track Long Hot Summer Comin' On comes out blazing in New York memories of CBGB's and Lester Bangs among others; even as Celtic Rocker finally defines an ever growing national scene. That Summer Dress is already a retro-funk dance floor favorite; while Red Hugh shows why Black 47's songs are used in college and high school classes around the world. And if you listen closely enough to Long Lost Tapes of Hendrix you might even discover what bank vault in West Cork Jimi's last live recordings are hidden in. Bankers and Gangsters is vintage Black 47 - uproarious, tuneful, challenging, current and above all, entertaining.