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While making Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, the film’s star Johnny Depp and its director Gore Verbinski hit on the idea of a covers album devoted to traditional pirate songs and sea shanties. Hal Willner, a veteran organiser of tribute albums, was charged with bringing the scheme to fruition and the result was Rogue’s Gallery, a diverting double CD released in 2006 featuring artists such as Sting, Lou Reed and Bono. The production’s staging in London was notably less starry. At three and a half hours, it was also drawn-out. Before the end, mutinous members of the audience were jumping ship and heading for the exit. The romance of the high seas had been replaced by another, less glamorous aspect of the mariner’s life – desperate boredom. You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more,... [read full story]
