Very Best of the Pogues

Pogues

Genre: music4me > Rock > Rock

Format: CD Album

Released: Mon 12 Mar 2001

Catalogue Number: 8573874592

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Description:
There's little question that the Pogues were a seminal band, blessed with great musicians, led by Shane MacGowan, a songwriter of major vision and talent. This was apparent on their initial Stiff singles but it truly blazed on their debut, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, an album that artfully walked the razor's edge between Irish traditionalism and venomous, working-class punk. Though they became more accomplished in later albums, they never strayed from this template. What did change, however, was the group's consistency, largely because their fortunes were tied too closely to those of MacGowan. His talent burned intensely, but like a supernova, it flamed out quickly as the singer sank into an abyss of liquor and drugs. He could still turn out some great moments, but his unpredictability became a major liability for the group's very sanity and they had to let him go. Ironically, without Shane aboard, the Pogues started to drift and they only lasted through one more album before calling it a day, leaving behind a body of work that is very well summarized on The Very Best of the Pogues. This concentrates heavily on the group's first three albums, where MacGowan's writing was its sharpest and the band sounded best, but it also picks up highlights from erratic albums like Peace and Love and Hell's Ditch.

Track Listing:

1.	Dirty Old Town
2.	The Irish Rover
3.	Sally Maclennane
4.	Sha-Sha
5.	A Pair of Brown Eyes
6.	Fairytale of New York
7.	The Body of an Amercian
8.	Streams of Whiskey
9.	The Sick Bed of Cúchulaínn
10.	If I Should Fall from Grace with God
11.	Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
12.	Rain Street
13.	White City
14.	A Rainy Nigyht in Soho
15.	London Girl
16.	Boys from the County Hell
17.	Sunny Side of the Street
18.	Summer in Siam
19.	Hell's Ditch
20.	The Old Main Drag
21.	The Band Played Waltzing Matilda