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The Pogues - The Very Best of The Pogues Audio CD

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The Pogues Band: The Pogues
Title: The Very Best of The Pogues
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Release Date: 2001-04-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Dirty Old Town 2: Irish Rover - Dubliners, The Pogues 3: Sally MacLennane 4: Fiesta 5: Pair of Brown Eyes 6: Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl, , The Pogues 7: Body of an Amercian 8: Streams of Whiskey 9: Sick Bed of C�chula�nn 10: If I Should Fall From Grace With God 11: Misty Morning, Albert Bridge 12: Rain Street 13: White City 14: Rainy Nigyht in Soho 15: London Girl 16: Boys From the County Hell 17: Sunnyside of the Street 18: Summer in Siam 19: Hell's Ditch 20: Old Main Drag 21: Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Great compilation album
Every track is great, but if I have to choose some over others, I would pick The Irish Rover, A Pair of Brown Eyes, A Fairytale of New York (great even if overplayed), The Body of an American (melancholic and nostalgic), Misty Morning Albert Bridge (same as last), If I should fall from grace with god (celtic punk?), Sunnyside of the Street (a perfect song) and The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (a great finale for the album). Superb compilation of The Pogues, I could listen it for hours and hours (in fact, I often listen to it while I'm working at the computer).


Excellent
BUY THIS ALBUM FOR SOME ROCKIN" CELTIC FOLK!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!


Gonzo. The Pogues ROCK! 'Nuff Said.


Brilliant and Uplifting

Traditonal, classic Irish instrumental backing withaccordion, banjo,mandolin and flute are a refreshing change from more conventional instruments. This cd is full to the brim of lovely folk sounds.
With Shane MacGowan's strong vocal command, this cd really livens up.
Popular favorites 'The Irish Rover", "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" and great 'Dirty Old Town" are included in this cd,which was why I recommend this cd over the others.
You needn't have a drink to enjoy.
Highly recommended to anyone who likes something different and upbeat. .


Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah......
Their best album 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash' rightly gets its fair share of songs here. This is a fairly good representation of the Pogues, for the uninitiated. Shane was never at his most evocative and heart-wrenching than on songs such as 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes' and 'Old Main Drag', or at his rowdiest than on 'Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn'. Like any good 'Best Of' compilation, it also gathers together songs that are infuriatingly not available on other albums. The oft talked about 'Rainy Night In Soho', as well as two of their greatest songs 'The Body Of An American' and 'London Girl'. Any group that's managed to be produced by both Elvis Costello and Joe Strummer gives some indication as to the quality of songwriting involved in their work.

The second half of their career seems a bit disjointed on this collection, with only 3 songs from the brilliant 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God' compared to 4 from the above average 'Hell's Ditch'. Some odd choices from the later collection (e. g. Rain Street & Sunnyside of the Street sound like parts one and two of the same song) are picked over better songs from the earlier one. What about the single 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah', surely one of the best Pogues rock songs that's also pretty difficult to come by on albums.

Despite these minor reservations 'The Very Best Of. . . . ' is a great place to start.


Not quite the perfect best of, but close enough!
But this is certainly the closest any will ever come, with 21 of the best (with the exception of Fiesta) that will certainly serve as a wonderful introduction for the casual fans. The Pogues are one of the few all time great bands that cannot be defined through a mere best of set, from Miles Davis to the Beatles to the modern day Nirvana. It's also particularly essential to any fans of the Irish pub-punk movement that as of recent years has produced many an heir to their thrones (Flogging Molly and the Dropkick Murphys have been the closest, but lack that intangible Irish spirit that Shane McGowan so mastered, nor are they as adventurous) from one of the finest and most unique bands ever, and possibly the greatest band to emerge from the disaster that was the '80s. If you don't have anything by the Pogues, this is a great place to start. The band recieved raves from, and were even produced by such legends as Elvis Costello and Joe Strummer, frontman of the Clash (perhaps the only band to stretch punk further then the Pogues did). If this isn't reason enough, there'll be no convincing you.


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