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The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God Audio CD

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The Pogues Band: The Pogues
Title: If I Should Fall from Grace with God
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Release Date: 2005-01-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: If I Should Fall from Grace with God 2: Turkish Song of the Damned 3: Bottle of Smoke 4: Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl, The Pogues 5: Metropolis 6: Thousands Are Sailing 7: Fiesta 8: Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road/Road to Dublin/The ... 9: Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six 10: Lullaby of London 11: Sit Down by the Fire 12: Broad Majestic Shannon 13: Worms 14: Battle March (Medley) [*] 15: Irish Rover [*] 16: Mountain Dew [*] 17: Shanne Bradley [*] 18: Sketches of Spain [*] 19: South Australia [*]

Great Album- Eclectic and Original
Not a bad cut and just an all around great recording. Shane MacGowan's voice cuts through the title track and sets up what is a fabulous collection of songs that range from rollicking Irish/Punk to folksy ballads. The Pogues are the real deal and this is one of their best.


Need a pick-me-up? Buy this album.
I mean, what could I possibly say about "The Oresteia" or "Der Ring des Nibelungen" that hasn't been said before and that would do it justice or add to the general enlightenment? Anyway, I usually find that there are more than enough people on amazon. I don't usually review classics- works of literature or music whose greatness is so self-evident and widely acknowledged as to render any acclaim of mine as superfluous, unnecessary and probably inadequate. com who feel the need to tell the world that Shakespeare is "a great writer" or that Mozart's tunes are "awesome". Such is how I viewed "If I Should Fall From Grace of God" until I surfed onto the product overview at amazon and saw that only a measly 13 people had seen fit to praise this extraordinary album. So in the interest of promoting incredible music, let me just say that this album is one of the classics. I've seen it on more than one published list of "Greatest albums of the 80s" or "Desert Island albums". This is one of those albums which make you sit up and say "Wow- I've never heard anything like this before", which is what I said when I first heard it in the early 90s. Raucous, poetic, funny, head banging, joyful, beautiful- it is the Pogues' best album and one of the all-time greats. .


Just a great damn CD and remastering!
Wow, what a job the studio did remastering it! A lot of care seems to have gone into the process, and the sound is almost three dimensional: the clarity of each instrument, the separation, the pounding bass. I've loved this CD since I bought the original relase around 1990, and decided to pay some more money for the remastered version. . . The highpoint for me on this CD is "Thousands are Sailing," and it's an absolute pleasure to hear it remastered.

If you love the Pogues, but already own the original release of this CD, consider repurchasing the remastered version; you'll be very pleased you did.


This Great Band's Greatest Album
Some of their biggest hits and some of their rocking best. Every Shane MacGowan Pogues' album was terrific, but this one stands apart from the others. Not one track that falls below the category of great. I defy anybody to say one bad thing about this album. "I am Francico Vasquez Garcia. . . ".


No Falling From Grace, Here

There is not one bad cut, but I especially like the title cut, Fiesta, Medley, and Turkish Song of the Damned. I love this album! A former co-worker of mine turned me onto it in the early 90's and I will be forever grateful to him for it.
One song, however, stands out above the rest - fans know what song that is - Fairytale of New York. Kirsty MacColl - I am still sad to hear of her passing a number of years back - duets with Shane MacGowan on this beautiful Christmas story tune, one that creates instant visualization in one's mind. It's an absolute favorite.
This music is a blast to listen to - upbeat, punk, rock, Irish, pub - a mix of so many different styles that it is hard to decribe. But, it gets your heart beating.
If you have never heard The Pogues before, Shane's vocals may initially catch you off guard. But, give him (and the band) a chance.
Truly different, and truly amazing.


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