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    'NEVER FEAR', The 14 Track seminal debut from JOE HURLEY & ROGUE'S MARCH includes Hurley's Xmas classic "AMSTERDAM MISTRESS" , (Feat: on SONY MUSIC Collection 'The Essential Irish Songbook') the anthemic 'SHUT UP & DRINK' , 'BEND IN THE ROAD'" .
    The CD garnered Rave Reviews, landed the band on the cover of CMJ Magazine for the year's best new release, & was produced By GOLDEN GLOBE Winner JIMMY HARRY

    Incl: LYRICS, ART, CREDITS , RM 1st PR PIC . Go to 'ABOUT' Section for REVIEWS & MORE-

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    SAMPLE REVIEWS Of 'NEVER FEAR'
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    "Celtic-tinged R & R with unshakable pop hooks, mixing guitars & keyboards with mandolin & tin whistle, Rogue's March celebrate drinking, depression, and strife, with songs thickly coated in black humor. "Shut Up and Drink" and "Amsterdam Mistress" (which rhymes "pints of guinness" with "lots of slow kisses" ) make for perfect St Patrick's Day wallowing " --- NEW YORK TIMES

    "Rogue's March are a fantastic band who have managed to capture the same excitement they create during a show in a tight, raw, studio recording, NEVER FEAR. This 14 song collection is an exuberant package featuring a heap of memorable music."
    NEW YORK POST 'CD Of the Week'

    " Esteemed Rocker Joe Hurley is one of N.Y.'s most entertaining front men. His distinctive vocals can be raucous as all get-out, and as sorrowful as a baritone can be"
    VILLAGE VOICE

    "The songs are great, suggesting the finest moments of The Mekons and The Pogues "
    CMJ MAGAZINE 'Jackpot '

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    NEW YEAR SALE! NOW ONLY $7 ! Debut CD 'NEVER FEAR' ' by Joe Hurley & Rogue's March, signed by Joe Hurley,. AND includes FREE. DIGITAL CD, with LYRICS & PIX.
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    14 Tk CD features Hits 'Shut Up & Drink' & the Xmas classic 'Amsterdam Mistress' . The CD landed the band on cover of CMJ Magazine 'Jackpot',& received critical raves for its spirited mix of Punk, Irish, Cabaret, R&R, exquisite ballads, & the poetry of it's cinematic lyrics.
    Rip-roaring with pathos. Prod. by GOLDEN GLOBE 'Best Song' winner JIMY HARRY.

    From THE NEW YORK TIMES....
    "Celtic-tinged rock with unshakable pop hooks, mixing accordion and guitars with mandolin and tin whistle. They celebrate drinking, depression, and strife with jigs thickly coated in black humor. Songs like 'Shut Up and Drink' and 'Amsterdam Mistress' (which rhymes 'pints of Guinness' with 'lots of slow kisses') make for perfect St Patrick's Day wallowing." - NEW YORK TIMES

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'Shut Up And Drink' (Hurley/Harry) --------------------------- It's four a.m. now, and I'm falling on the floor I just need one more drink, just one more The lady on my left buys me a glass of gin She may be Irish Catholic but she's awful fond of sin Fuck everything, Shut up and drink I dont wanna hear your shit tonight, I dont want to think It's six a.m. now, the lady said goodbye Left me alone with Tommy cause the bottom shelf was dry He belts Delta Dawn like a trucker from the South But Alabama boys dont throw Guinness down their mouths Fuck everything, Shut up and drink I dont wanna hear your shit tonight I dont want to think Fuck everything, Shut up and drink I dont wanna hear your shit tonight I dont wanna hear your shit tonight I dont wanna hear your shit tonight, No I fuckin dont, right Eight a.m. now, just fell out of a cab Said a quick prayer for Tommy, I guess it's kind of sad He's a little closer to Heaven, slumped head first on his bar He may be an alcoholic but he wants to be a star Fuck everything, Shut up and drink I dont wanna hear your shit tonight I dont want to think Fuck everything, Shut up and drink I dont wanna hear your shit tonight I dont wanna hear your shit tonight I dont wanna hear your shit tonight No ! Well maybe ! Yes baby One more ! ------------------ Lyrics-Joe Hurley Music- Hurley/Harry Copyright Joe Hurley Music
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The Bog 03:16
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'Amsterdam Mistress' --------------------------- There were pints of Guinness, lots of slow kisses We were almost in love, but too many near misses Will the missus walk in, kick down the front door Her eyes in red silence, yeah I've done this before Patsy sang 'Crazy', and you sang along I didn't think my heart could break over one song Pints of Guinness, lots of slow kisses We were almost in love, my Amsterdam Mistress For one perfect moment, I held you by my side One enchanted evening, oh It felt good, to be alive I never felt lighter, so wanted and warm Like a blanket draped across me, a child reborn Your old wooly cap, the falling of new snow You laughed as you shivered 'Please never let me go' The ghost of Dylan Thomas was smiling that night There were carols by the river and Christmas tree lights Pints of Guinness, lots of slow kisses We were almost in love, my Amsterdam Mistress For one perfect moment, I held you by my side For one enchanted evening, Christ it felt good, to be alive Feels like Christmas , with all your slow kisses I wish you were with me, my Amsterdam Mistress Feels like Christmas, with all your slow kisses I wish you were with me, my Amsterdam Mistress --------------- Lyrics & Music-Joe Hurley Copyright Joe Hurley Music. Ascap
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Joyriding 04:15
"JOYRIDING" (Hurley) "Sally takes her pill Crawls in the back seat with another strange man She looks pretty ill, but she's okay A tired love flows down her face, oh so gently In a cold white basin, with a towel, that's all grime & greasy Another John Henry and the money's alright He gave her a cigarette, she gave him a light But now her mouth is wired up tight She went joyriding last night Tony shuts his eyes and drives, his love lays on the road up ahead This is much more fun than school He's taken the road less travelled and a stranger's car, it's going ninety The power of speed makes him feel so cool Another Hail Mary as he kills all the lights Stealing a car is like flying a kite But now his body is wrapped up tight He went down joyriding, joyriding last night Heaven's lights are near, what are you doing here, Feel the brightness warm & clear,taste it now my dear Father said 'Son, it's a family matter, keep it that way Wash those bloodstains off your clothes" The keys to his car, keys to her heart lay in a ditch by the side of the road She's not coming home tonight Another John Henry and the money's alright She gave him a bag, he gave her a fight and now her body is wrapped up tight She went joy, joyriding...joyriding last night I Must be home by ten,Can I call on you again, I'm not like other men she goes up, down, all around, up, down, all around She had a long white robe and I'd put my arms here and snuggle up just so, her touches soft and slow she touches and she goes she goes joy, she goes joy, she goes joyriding "
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'I MUST BE DREAMING' Lyrics by Joe Hurley "Patricia said its not what you have got, It's what you leave behind But I've got nothing but unpaid bills and that thought never crossed her mind She smiles as she strolls down another All Souls Day she goes I slipped as I fell through the crack that lets in all the light At night she dreams of playgrounds, and first kisses, she holds her pillow tight When you're young, loves for keeps her grazed knees and your heart skips beats, it goes I lost my place, I love your face I must be dreaming A soft embrace, a new found grace I must be dreaming Behind the shed she said drop dead you're always falling down One last dance, she moved to france, she wrote me twice said I wish you were around I swore, once before, that I would never feel this way again I lost my place, I love your face , I must be dreaming A soft embrace, a new found grace I must be dreaming I cannot waste this sweetness taste I must be dreamin I'm a textbook case, back in the race I must be dreaming"
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Bad Mistake 03:21
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"I WISH MY WIFE WAS A COUNTRY SINGER" (Hurley) "I wish my wife was a country singer Fresh coffee kisses and new smokes every day She'd inspire me to write the great American novel and I might... She'd hide my morphine and take the pain away I wish my wife was a country singer Grammys to spare, Gold records on the walls And after a night of vodka, beer and whiskey, oh yeah She'd pick me up in a Pick-Up Truck with balls Country Singer, have no fear, I am here for you Country Singer, dont shed your tears, I'll always be true I wish my wife was a country singer These thoughts of death, they would not enter my head I'd stop reading Camus, yeah, even the stranger too * Every night I'd say my prayers beside my bed Last night, about half past eight this morning I get a phone call as I'm drininking in some bar Woman says "Hey Joe, you dont know me.. but I'm a country singer." Then the line went dead, that drunken dream didn't go too far But my wife, she aint a country singer I'm not even married, yeah, it's true But if my wife was a country singer Dear Jenny, she'd look just like you." *Some pressings of 'NEVER FEAR', vs 3 sees Camus gone. The alt verse reads "I wish my wife was a country singer These thoughts of death, they would not enter my head I'd stop shooting my gun, yeah , even at strangers Every night I'd say my prayers beside my bed" Hurley has used both lines in Concert. The original version, w Camus line, is the mp3 here !.
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'When You Feel Like Crying' (Hurley/Roth) John throws his books in his satchel As he bicycles down the footpath to school Where the joke is in French class, he daydreams of football Il joue la foule So when the teacher asks the questions He never gets it right He doesn't hear the laughs of his classmates Only hears the screams of last night Sunday comes slowly Yeah but you win 3-1 With the twists and the turns and the sliding tackle burns You're like Bestie on the run But you hide in the garden, Beaneath the weeping willow tree Wondering where your father is Will your mother be too drunk for tea When you feel like crying When you think you cant go on Just think of all the goals you will score When you feel like dying When you just want to close your eyes Just picture the crowds, the songs, the roar You're first awake with the fog in the morning And the dog lays asleep on your bed Your sister warns you there's broken glass by the window Your mother slipped, cut open her head Well Monday's your birthday You're eleven years old You blow out the candles Wishing secrets would never be told When you feel like crying When you think you cant go on Just think of all the goals you will score When you feel like dying When you just want to close your eyes Just picture the crowds, the songs, the roar When you feel like dying When you just want to close your eyes Remember you're a captain, like Bobby Moore --------------- Lyrics-Joe Hurley Music- Joe Hurley/Adam Roth Copyright Joe Hurley Music Ascap.
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'Whispering Salvation' Lyrics-Joe Hurley ----------------------------- The road is dark and littered with all kinds of bad intentions Trudgin through the mud to find asylum or detention Body soaked with sheets of rain, I badly need a saviour Or even just a heart of gold, who might grant me a favour Angel fell, just for me She's just where I want to be I have seen the glory She's whispering salvation Takes me to her bungalow, sits me by the fireplace Tell her that I'm running scared, she runs her hands cross my face A Botticelli angel, but I'm on good behaviour A soldier rat-a-tats on the door, he wants to see my papers In he storms, six foot three He's not where I want to be Angel smiles, winks at me She's whispering salvation Whispers in my good ear Tells me what I want to hear Knows just where the coast is clear Takes my hand, says Never Fear Sings me all her songs of old, Italian sonnets, sweetly told Her breath kills off the winter's cold Her beauty breaks a curses's hold Redeption for a noble heart Goodnight sweet world, I now must part An angel has just sung to me, She's whispering salvation

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ROGUE'S MARCH debut album 'NEVER FEAR'
Prod By GOLDEN GLOBE Winner JIMMY HARRY

REVIEWS Of 'NEVER FEAR'
---------------------------------------------
"Celtic-tinged R & R with unshakable pop hooks, mixing guitars & keyboards with mandolin & tin whistle, Rogue's March celebrate drinking, depression, and strife, with songs thickly coated in black humor. "Shut Up and Drink" and "Amsterdam Mistress" (which rhymes "pints of guinness" with "lots of slow kisses" ) make for perfect St Patrick's Day wallowing " --- NEW YORK TIMES

"The songs are great, suggesting the finest moments of The Mekons and The Pogues "
CMJ MAGAZINE 'Jackpot '

"Joe Hurley is one of N.Y.'s most entertaining front men. His distinctive vocals can be raucous as all get-out, and as sorrowful as a baritone can be" ---VILLAGE VOICE

"Rogue's March are a fantastic band who have managed to capture the same excitement they create during a show in a tight, raw, studio recording, NEVER FEAR. This 14 song collection is an exuberant package featuring a heap of memorable music." NEW YORK POST 'CD Of the Week'

"Musically tight & hugely entertaining, Rogue's March play an inspired hybrid of C&W, Irish Trad, and R & R. 'NEVER FEAR' showcases songs such as "Joyriding", which is as poignant and reckless as anything this side of the Stones' "Gimme Shelter", and "I'm In Love (But Not With You)" which recalls the turn on a dime riffs of Jam era punk.
"Amsterdam Mistress" remains one of the most evocative ballads ever penned" ---- IRISH VOICE

"On NEVER FEAR, you'll find jig-rockers like 'A Rose is God's autograph', poignant ballads, such as the glimpse of an 11-year-old's world in a dysfunctional family in 'When You Feel Like Crying', rousing Grecian Folk tempos on 'Whispering Salvation" and an unusual bent to songs like 'I'm in Love (but Not With You)' and the cheerfully preposterous notion of a bleary 8am mind in 'I Wish My Wife Was A Country Singer ''
Rogue's March sell out shows (1,500 at Irving Plaza) & radio airplay is brisk. Artists such as MARIANNE FAITHFULL are coming by to sit in with them, and in an MTV interview, the Band played their single 'Bend in The Road'. Never Fear is out now on Caroline Records "
-----WOODSTOCK TIMES

"There is true magic on Never Fear, from the upbeat screamers like 'Shut Up and Drink' to the gorgeous ballads like 'Amsterdam Mistress' & the medley of influences works. Rogue's March turns up the heat in a very American way."
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"Rogue's March combines the attitude and drive of the Sex Pistols with the wry lyrical detail of say, a Richard Thompson or Lyle Lovett"
NEW YORK PRESS

"Esteemed rocker Joe Hurley leads Rogue's March, a stately combo that uses New York's roots-rock cognoscenti to interpret the shape of traditional Irish Music"
TIME OUT NY

"I came away with a new favorite NYC band, Rogue's March, whose 'Shut Up and Drink' is a sure party anthem for the end of the century."
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE

"Joe Hurley's voice sounds like the morning after a good bender on Guinness, whisky, heartache, and nicotine. And that voice is pure gold. Hear it on 'Never Fear', from Rogue's March, the muscular punk-Irish-country-English music hall-cabaret band Hurley fronts"
NEW JERSEY RECORD

"At the Guinness Fleadh on Saturday, Joe Hurley and his large Celtic crew gave what would be one of the most talked about rock performances of the festival".
NEW YORK POST

"When not touring with their new CD 'Never Fear' Rogue's March draws crowds including Marianne Faithfull (who jammed with the band onstage), director Jim Sheridan, Timothy Hutton, Martha Plimpton, The Mekons, Matt Dillon, and Denis Leary.. Joe Hurley is revered for his soulful baritone"
NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"Joe Hurley has the best set of pipes you'll ever hear"
UPSTAGE MAGAZINE

"Rich, poetic imagery, with charismatic Celtic ballads and love songs that sound like a late night heart-to-heart with the bartender, such as the newly-minted classic 'Amsterdam Mistress' with the lyrics "Pints of Guinness, lots of slow kisses, we were almost in love, my Amsterdam Mistress"
IRISH ECHO

"That was MARIANNE FAITHFULL at Paddy Reilly's on Sunday, checking out Joe Hurley's great band, Rogue's March. Faithfull arrived with Oscar Winning director JIM SHERIDAN, ("My Left Foot") and screenwriter Terry George. Faithfull ended up onstage belting out songs from Rogue's March's new album 'Never Fear' and her all-time hit "As Tears Go By".
"The band is wonderful" said Sheridan. "They're truly original"

Page 6 NEW YORK POST

Info, CDs, Pix, Shows, Video, Press on Joe Hurley's Sites
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www.roguesmarch.com (Under RENOVATION)
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credits

released January 1, 2003

Producer JIMMY HARRY- Golden Globe winner 'Best Song'

Tracks 7,11, 12, 13, Prod By JOHNNY BYRNE. (RIP)

MUSICIANS
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Joe Hurley-Vocals, acoustic guitar
Jimmy Harry-Guitars, B-3
Bill Gerstel-Drums
Ken Margolis-Accordion, piano
Gary Johannes- Bouzouki, mandolin, whistle,
Dan Prater-Bass

GUESTS
Chris Byrne- Uillean Pipes Tk 4.
Adam Roth-Guitar Tk 12
Jason Goodrow-Guitars.
Eddie Sperry, back vox 11

For EDDIE SPERRY & JOHNNY BYRNE R.I.P
You are deeply missed dear friends.

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‘Best singer in R&R.’ Village Voice.
Joe Hurley, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards 'Audiobook Of The Year' for ‘LIFE'.
CD w/ Colum McCann 'Let The Great World Spin'- Neil Gaiman Audiobook.
Heralded for the emotional delivery of his vocals , he is “one of NYC's deepest singers, both in his vocal range & in the level of his soulfulness-Mesmerizing"
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