{"id":143319,"date":"2019-03-25T05:39:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T09:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=143319"},"modified":"2019-08-30T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T14:38:56","slug":"music-monday-50-best-albums-by-brendan-omalley-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=143319","title":{"rendered":"50 Best Albums, by Brendan O\u2019Malley, #42. The Raunch Hands, Against The World<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

My talented brother Brendan O’Malley is an amazing writer and actor. He’s wonderful in the recent You & Me<\/i>, directed by Alexander Baack. (I interviewed Baack about the film here<\/a>.) His most recent gig was story editor\/writer on the hit series Survivor’s Remorse<\/i>. Brendan hasn’t blogged in years, but the “content” (dreaded word) is so good I asked if I could import some of it to my blog. He did series on books he loved, and albums he loved. I thought it would be fun to put up some of the stuff here. So we’ll start with his list of 50 Best Albums. I’ll put up one every Monday. <\/p>\n

Brendan’s list of 50 Best Albums is part music-critique and part memoir and part cultural snapshot. <\/p>\n

I have always loved these essays, because I love to hear my brother talk. I am happy to share them with you!<\/em><\/p>\n

50 Best Albums, by Brendan O’Malley<\/h1>\n

42. The Raunch Hands – Against The World<\/i><\/h2>\n

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\nIf there is one album that evokes my childhood, it is The Raunch Hands Against The World<\/i>. Released in 1960 or 1961, this collection of folk songs is still one of my favorite albums today. My sisters and I knew the album by heart, and even though my parents had bought it, I am sure they grew weary of the hootenanny bellowing from the den.<\/p>\n

You might be able to pick up a copy on eBay, but most likely you’ll have to take my word for it. This is one of the great folk albums of all time. And as far as I’m concerned you can remove the “folk” and say one of the great albums, period.<\/p>\n

First of all, it is hilarious. It came out at the height of the Cold War, before social unrest became pigeonholed into long hair and stinky underarms. These guys look like a Skull ‘n Bones charter meeting but this is some of the most radical shit ever. They open with “The Bomb Song” which chronicles a Slavic terrorist group having to come up with someone new to carry the suicide package.<\/p>\n

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