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Sydneyfan
10-18-2007, 10:41 PM
Favourite album, favourite song...?

Anyone else a fan of Shane and the boys? If not, I'll just stay in here and talk to myself I guess....
Libertine4Life
10-19-2007, 06:50 AM
cant say im an expert on the pogues. i defy anyone not to love Fairytale of New York, love that song, but only in December of course!
shane mcgowan is pretty fucked now tho isnt he? i saw him on TV performing with pete doherty last xmas (i think) and he couldnt stand. was odd seeing someone worse for wear than pete
Sydneyfan
10-19-2007, 06:40 PM
cant say im an expert on the pogues. i defy anyone not to love Fairytale of New York, love that song, but only in December of course!
shane mcgowan is pretty fucked now tho isnt he? i saw him on TV performing with pete doherty last xmas (i think) and he couldnt stand. was odd seeing someone worse for wear than pete

Yeah, poor old Shane is a mess. He's in a wheelchair most of the time these days I think. Brilliant songwriter, brilliant mind which he has sadly destroyed with booze over the years. If I Should Fall From Grace With God is probably the Pogues best album. After that, Shane pretty much lost the plot.
foggy
10-19-2007, 06:43 PM
I love The Pogues, thanks to a recommendation from Syd actually. My favorite song is A Rainy Night In Soho. <3 Favorite album is probably If I Should Fall From Grace With God.
thefed
10-19-2007, 07:23 PM
one of my favorite bands

album: If I should Fall from Grace with God
song: "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six"
strawberrywine
10-19-2007, 08:25 PM
Dirty Old Town is a great song.
Sydneyfan
10-19-2007, 09:18 PM
Dirty Old Town is a great song.

Yes :upyours

And even though it's a cover, I don't think the Pogues have ever sounded better than And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Shane's vocals and phrasing on that song are just perfect.
blueone
10-20-2007, 03:20 AM
I am going to check out If I Should Fall From Grace With God. :upyours
Sydneyfan
10-20-2007, 03:28 AM
I am going to check out If I Should Fall From Grace With God. :upyours

Good man. Let us know what you think. :upyours
blueone
10-20-2007, 03:37 AM
Will do. :saxsolo
blueone
10-22-2007, 03:35 AM
I think I am in love. :)
Libertine4Life
10-22-2007, 09:12 AM
am i missing out on something?? is it actually that good. are they fairytale of new york style ballads, except not about xmas
blueone
10-22-2007, 09:19 AM
From the two albumns I now own I would say not. You certainly have your quota of ballads which are Irished up a bit but you also have a bunch of kick ass irish folk songs with a punk influence.
Libertine4Life
10-22-2007, 09:23 AM
ah ok. i'll still probably check it out. also, id been meaning to ask...are you called blueone because your a Manchester City fan??
blueone
10-22-2007, 09:27 AM
:lol Oh dear me, no. I dislike most sports. :D
Libertine4Life
10-22-2007, 09:32 AM
haha, thats ok. just checking :lol
blueone
10-22-2007, 09:36 AM
No worries. :)
Sydneyfan
10-22-2007, 03:42 PM
ah ok. i'll still probably check it out.

Libertine, if you do want to check out a couple of tracks to see whether they are your style or not I'd recommend one or more of these:

Rainy Night In Soho (possibly their best known ballad)

The Sick Bed of Cuchulaiin (great example of how they put a punk twist on what is essentially Irish folk)

Bottle of Smoke ( amazing rapid fire punk delivery that also shows that a brilliant lyrcist MacGowan was at his best)
blueone
10-22-2007, 03:47 PM
I'm a man you don't meet everyday = ace.
Sydneyfan
10-22-2007, 03:51 PM
I'm a man you don't meet everyday = ace.

Another good one. It was a pity Caitlin ran off to marry Elvis Costello instead of staying with the bands, I thought she added an interesting dimension.
Sydneyfan
10-23-2007, 12:42 AM
If I Should Fall from Grace With God video. This makes me really regret I never had the opportunity to see them play live.

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Sydneyfan
10-23-2007, 12:54 AM
And Dirty Old Town from 1988.

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blueone
10-23-2007, 03:05 AM
If I Should Fall from Grace With God video. This makes me really regret I never had the opportunity to see them play live.

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I'm not sure if I'd like to be in a crowd like that. :lol
Sydneyfan
10-23-2007, 06:19 PM
Ha, I think it would be fine as long as you got really drunk first. :upyours
blueone
10-25-2007, 04:17 AM
Ok, what albumn should I get next? I am officially addicted. :D
sbors
10-25-2007, 12:42 PM
I just got an Rest of the Best. It's really good and reminds me of a band from Dallas called Slobberbone. Their whole catalogue is great, but if anyone gets the chance check out their album "Barrel Chested" or "Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today." Unfortunately, they're broken up and the only place I know to find their stuff is on itunes.
Sydneyfan
10-25-2007, 04:52 PM
Ok, what albumn should I get next? I am officially addicted. :D

Apart the two you already have, I only have The Best Of collection. However, I've just ordered Red Roses for Me, their first album. The problem with the later albums is that MacGowan doesn't feature much, or isn't on them at all.
blueone
10-25-2007, 05:04 PM
The problem with the later albums is that MacGowan doesn't feature much, or isn't on them at all.

Really? That's kind of weird.

Apparantly Peace and Love is supposed to be good too. :upyours
Sydneyfan
10-25-2007, 05:29 PM
Really? That's kind of weird.

Apparantly Peace and Love is supposed to be good too. :upyours

Peace and Love is the last album which Shane appeared on. He left (or was kicked out of ) the band after it was released. I've heard quite a few tracks from it - they are good. But Shane sounds drunk as a lord on every song. Misty Morning, Albert Bridge is probably the standout, beautiful song.
Sydneyfan
10-25-2007, 06:55 PM
I found a live version of Misty Morning, Albert Bridge:

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blueone
10-26-2007, 03:41 AM
Nice. :upyours