# Great Big Sea! Woooo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443 "2003-10-14T20:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/1 "2003-10-14T20:03:09Z")
Just kicking back and listening to my Great Big Sea CD and I wanted to express two things: 1. Great Big Sea rules! 2. Wooo! 3. Hi, Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/2 "2003-10-15T00:35:22Z")
Great big sea…! I thought I was one of the only one knowing who they are! ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/3 "2003-10-15T00:41:17Z")
I only discovered GBS recently, and I agree, they’re quite fun! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/4 "2003-10-15T04:21:23Z")
LOVE them. I saw them at the Minnesota State Fair last summer on recommendation from a Newfoundland friend and I’ve been hooked every since. Only now I know their lyrics and they must come back here. Soon. Please. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/5 "2003-10-15T05:26:18Z")
Saw them live here on the beach. They were second billing, but the evening was theirs. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/6 "2003-10-15T13:03:29Z")
Yay! They came here, we had tickets, but I (of course!) got sick so we didn’t go. Now they need to come back! ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/7 "2003-10-15T14:47:52Z")
GBS rules. Although I saw them live a bunch of times (being from Eastern Canada) the best time was when I saw them live just after their 2nd CD release. It was in a tiny pub, and we sat about 30 feet away from them. Good times… ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/8 "2003-10-15T16:08:31Z")
I love their song “Home for a Rest”. I’m not sure if they wrote it or not, but the lyrics are great! Been there done that… MtM ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/9 "2003-10-15T17:35:40Z")
I belive Spirit of the West did that last one. ---
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/10 "2003-10-15T23:45:16Z")
They have a DVD coming out soon. Yay! We saw them in concert with a home crowd in St. John’s. Fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/11 "2003-10-16T00:09:17Z")
Home for a Rest is indeed by Spirit of the West, though it’s at least possible that GBS has covered it. They haven’t, to my knowledge, but my knowledge is not all-encompassing. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/12 "2003-10-16T01:14:12Z")
Speaking of the DVD, it only looks like it’s coming out in Canada, at the moment. So if I order it (or get it through my eeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil Canadian connections), it probably won’t work here in the States, right? Regions, and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/13 "2003-10-16T04:26:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GMRyujin \* > \*\*Speaking of the DVD, it only looks like it’s coming out in Canada, at the moment. So if I order it (or get it through my eeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil Canadian connections), it probably won’t work here in the States, right? Regions, and all that. \*\* It will work just fine. Canada and the US are both Region 1, and both use the NTSC TV format. Enjoy! Great Big Sea always make me smile when I hear them. ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/14 "2003-10-16T16:10:15Z")
You’re right! And I call myself a Canadian… Fuq, I suck. Well… Spirit of the West ROCKS! MtM ---
**Author:** ![Jimson\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@Jimson\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimson_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/15 "2003-10-16T17:55:47Z")
I occasionally catch Great Big Sea songs on MSN Radio, Irish Pub Music along with all kind of other good Irish/Celtic inspired stuff. I need to get one of thier CD’s ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/16 "2003-10-16T17:56:42Z")
I’d never heard of them until they opened for my very favorite band ever (Cowboy Mouth) last month. I was hooked on GBS instantly! I think the show I saw was their first in Texas, but I’ll definately track them down if they come here again. Great music, great show. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/17 "2003-10-16T23:07:08Z")
Time to contact the Canadian black market… “Eh, we need some Molson, eh, and tell me aboot this Great Big Sea DVD, eh?” ---
**Author:** ![Badandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@Badandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badandi)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/18 "2003-10-17T00:52:52Z")
I saw GBS last spring, and it was one of the most energetic and entertaining shows I’ve ever seen. Lovely music. Love 'em to death. “I just have to love a country…where a band that plays Irish music -Great Big Sea- are rock stars” -Matt Bivins of Jump, Little Children. ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-big-sea-woooo/207443/19 "2003-10-17T01:30:08Z")
'nother GBS fan. I’m not too familiar with their music, since I haven’t bought a CD yet, but a friend gave me a mix CD with a live version of Boston and St. John’s (I think that’s the title) and I’ve been hooked ever since.