Reviews (page 4 of 9)
I really don't like Irish folk...
Love a bit of Irish tunes 4/5
Elvis Costello & The Pogues seemed like a fun collab and I wasn't wrong. I kinda liked it.
I like these guys
Folk punk lives! Seriously thought about holding this album to a 4 just because I wanted to leave room for the later Pogues album on this list that eclipses this one. But that's just dumb. Rum, Sodomy, etc is a definite 5, If I Should Fall From Grace With God just goes to 11.
I enjoyed this album a lot. Wasn’t sure what to expect from the title, album art and the label “alternative” on Apple Music, but pleasantly surprised when it was Celtic Rock!
The Pogues have been on my radar recently because I got really into one of their songs, Fairytale of New York, after hearing Hozier cover it on SNL last December. That tune is on another of their albums, 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God', which is also on this list. This album feels like a drunken night at the pub spent dancing the night away and celebrating life. I appreciate The Pogues's punk twist on Irish/Celtic folk music. Some of the songs are a lot of fun, while others are quite beautiful, and they all tell interesting stories. I love the sound of the traditional Irish band, complete with banjo, mandolin, accordion, fiddle, and tin whistle alongside the guitar, drums and bass. Add in Shane MacGowan's gravelly vocals and it all comes together. Top tracks for me are The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn, A Pair of Brown Eyes, And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, A Pistol for Paddy Garcia and A Rainy Night in Soho. 9/10.
I enjoyed the songwriting overall but although they did a good job keeping it fresh, I guess I'm not a huge fan of the Celtic sound 6.5/10
The album art on this is wild. I wasn’t super awake and ready for the high energy of this album. It’s hard not to get into Celtic - sea shanty styled music though. Callie was bopping to the beat while smashing toys. Was a fun morning.
This was a weird album. I definitely haven't listened to this genre of music before. But, it was still somewhat enjoyable. Definitely not something I'd listen to on the regular. But still a cool style. There was so much energy throughout the album 7/10
Such a fun listen! What a wide variety in one album, all while still feeling tight knit and similar. I find with the Irish/Celtic sound in their folk music, it can sound very similar, using the same instruments, keys, and musical patterns. But these guys kept it interesting for the whole journey. From the flute, to the random screaming in the background, piping flute, brass and strings, female vocals on I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day. Such great elements used as ways to switch up the vibe from song to song. This album feels like a window into a whole other world of music that I don't often find myself listening to, but its a window I'm glad was presented to me. Rum Sodomy & The Lash transports its listeners to grassy hills, irish pubs, and cobble sidewalks, (This is what I imagine Ireland to look like) solely with sound. They paint such vivid pictures, and tell such beautiful stories purely through their music. If you dislike this, I hope the ghost of Christmas past, present and future come to visit you and take you on a journey through time to resolve your traumas. 9/10
I really enjoyed this. Didn’t realize the Pogues sounded like this. I love drunk sailor music.
I can’t believe they’re getting away with this but they are. Charmers.
Makes me want to join a few of me lads in a pub and belt out a few tunes over a few pints.
Best Song: Sally MacLennane Who doesn't like a little Celtic punk music? I was new to them and really enjoyed it. 4/5
Listening to this made me drunk and smelly, great work lads!
Not quite as good as If I Should Fall From Grace (lacks the variation in genres), but I really enjoyed this today.
I liked it fine, but no way an 80s pirate rock album should be on this list.
It’ll be 1000 reviews that are all the same if I repeat the “runtime is too long” mantra, but I’m sorry, these songs are repetitive and each too long. There’s levels of frustration with the length, & this is a lighter infraction, but it keeps good albums from being GOOD albums.
I knew Fairytale of New York but I wasn’t expecting Flogging Molly’s entire schtick to have been lifted. I also love the brutal title when it’s really just music from The Shire
As always, listening to this made me feel crusty and hungover.
Full of toe-tapping tunes. A strong pass of the Old grey Whistle Test.
nomol pooogues. ha s andere vo ihne nöd soo berauschend gfunde. ich loh mich nomol druf iih. erste song najaa bitz punk energy cool aber meh. old main drag watschlet sochli vor sich her. wild cats of kilkenny au afoch irische folk? ich check nume so halbe. d bassistin singt super uf i'm a man you dont meet everyday. a pair of brown eyes seg de hit gsi i guess? tönt scho afoch wie en alte irische song. find alles chli hobbit musig? waltzing matilda het mega schöni blöser. git e 2 i am tschudligung?
GAAAR NÖD READY HAHAHAH jap sorry han zerst denkt vlt chumi inne aber muss zerst nachli schreimusig lose wiso isch eifach so ziemlich jedes bmth album ganz andersch aber trz so fucking guet count your fucking BLESSSSIIIIIINGGGGSSSS alsooo zweite ahlauf okok the sick bed findi jz na funny, v.a. d pfiffe, ischs e tin whistle? aber so ÖÖHHH SUUFFFEEE hani gad eifach nöd so lust OOOMGGG ELVIS COSTRLLO HETS PRODUCEEEDDD LGOISCH MÜND MIER SIN DICK SUCKE sorry de het eifach ganz vill dreckigi gheimnis vo lüt us de musigbranche gsammlet und sie denn erpresst, dass er gepusht wird, ich gseh kei anderi erchlärig also so find s album bis jz easy, eifach nüt mega für mich (ussert ich bin gad mega ide stimmig dezue) frög mich au gad, öb ich am andere album chli e zu schlechti bewertig geh han (es 2), will ich hans nöd soo schlecht in erinnerig poah de walzer kreiert chli e atmosphäre aber es zieeeht sich vlt gits na en stern abzug eifach weg figg de elvis costello vlt heter d epstein files?? ok ich wür mich asi fühle gegebüber de arme ire
Not bad but also not my favorite, respect tho
I’m sure they’re great. Not my jam.
Well that was fun...
I once listened to this album while driving through the Irish countryside. One of those special listening experiences. It’s The Pogues at their best. I’ve been a fan of the band for about twelve years or so now, ever since spending a Saint Patrick’s Day around that time listening to them while pounding pints of Guinness. It’s too bad Shane MacGowan couldn’t temper the drunken Irish troubadour persona that made him and the band famous. He really was an amazing songwriter and had a singular voice.
Excellent Celtic-punk!
Not what I usually listen to, but it was pretty dang good!
Appreciate it for what it is but not for me outside of raucous pub setting
I nearly cried on the last one, and Dirty old town is brilliant. High 3
Some of my fav pogues songs on here, but as an album... hmm. Someone sort out the production maybe. Was a good shout for Armistice day though.
Ah they are wonderful. I really enjoyed this, including the tracks I didn't know.
I started started with low expectations but it was mostly quite good
3.5
hated the name, loved the freaking album.
A pretty good album, I liked A Pair Of Brown Eyes and A Pistol For Paddy Garcia the most.
Third start for "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" alone.
They may not be the most authentic of Irish/Celtic Folk bands, but they are probably the most well known, and had a major role in popularising the genre. This isn’t quite as good as If I Should Fall From Grace With God which came after, but it’s still good with some outstanding stuff - And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda in particular. As far as Irish bands go, U2 aren’t fit to sniff the shit on The Pogues boots, and Shane MacGowan had a thousand times more integrity and poetry in one of his rotted teeth than Bluto and The Fridge have in their entire bodies combined.
yes
A delightful romp
A bit like Willie Nelson: quite samey but in a very pleasant and enjoyable way.
Great album.
Rambunctious
With the extended version this isn't far off the best of the pogues and I love the pogues
FUN FUN AS HELL
Ok. Diese Band war mal Kult. Aber ich höre dir heute nur noch mit etwas Befremden.
I feel like I should be inclined towards this music, but in practice I couldn't really get into it. It was nice background noise though.
Ok, wenn ich in einem Irish Pub (1) besoffen (2) auf dem Tisch (3) tanze (4) ist das die passende Begleitmusik. Leider fehlen im Moment (1) - (4).
I hate this music so bad. I hope this is the last Pogues album I ever hear.
Pioneers of one of my favorite subgenres, what I call ethnic punk rock. Yes, the Irish are most people's favorite (Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys), but there are many others (Gogol Bordello, Mariachi el Bronx). In true punk style, the winning formula is very simple: infuse a pop-punk band with traditional instruments and the lyrics with your ethnic group's tales of oppression. All that said, this is hardly the Pogues' magnum opus. It's a tic long and lacks any of their bangers. Hopefully, this isn't their only entry on the list; they certainly deserve another. Influence 4. Quality 4. Hits 1. I still love this shit 4.
One of the first albums I ever brought - it still sounds as raw and fresh as the day it was released - a must add to your collection
Meanders a bit near the end which is a shame but still a great album 4.5*
Really? Top 1001 albums? Really.
1. The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn - fast trad/punk tune. Brilliant start to album 2. The Old Main Drag - drunken. Bit boring 3. The Wild Cats of Kilkenny - great bass and guitar. Instrumental belter. 4. I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day - Cait's vocals on this are amazing. Shame she didn't sing more for the Pogues. 5. A Pair of Brown Eyes - Catchy ballad. MacGowan in great form. 6. Sally MacLennane - Knee slapper 7. Dirty Old Town - Perfect 10/10 8. Jesse James - Good tune, don't like the singing on this one as much though 9. Navigator - Nice slow ballad. Great lyrics 10. Billy's Bones - catchy wee tune. Short and sweet 11. The Gentleman Soldier - don't like the singing on this one either. Bit weird. 12. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Nice end to the album. Shane's vocals haunting.
I find the accordion one of the most annoying instruments, hence I dislike most Irish music.
So first listen I was hating everything and everyone to the point where I was going to give this one star. Living in Northern Ireland this would have been borderline treasonous lol. I gave it another go later on in much better form and bloody loved it, a proper fun listen. Top Track - Wild Cats of Kilkenny
Great album with lots of good songs. The lyrics and vocal delivery are excellent. The guy was really insanely good at this. I don't think I have ever actually listened to this whole album but its great from beginning to end. Really enjoyed it and will listen again.
All ye naysayers and haters, I am sorry but you haven't done some Irish jigging in a long time and it shows. Let those feet loose for your own sake and the sake of everyone around you. You'll be a much more pleasant person afterwards I promise. I’m also a firm believer all man-woman duets forever and now on should be done like The Gentleman Soldier.
I have a strong personal bond to the first Pogues album (Red Roses For Me), but this one is musically a step up. 'Sickbed of Cuchulainn' and 'Sally Maclennane' in particular encapsulate what the band was all about, but there's no filler on here. Magnificent. Five stars all the way.
Scratches me itchin' taint, aye it does.
The Pogues are one of those acts that I know critics adore, but I haven't found myself able to find the same appeal. Like don't get me wrong, Irish Punk has its time and place, but I can't help for some reason shaking a certain gimmicky element. Wild Cats of Kilkenny is wild and wonderful instrumental. Love the distorted echo effect they are throwing on the guitar(?) -- paired with the flute melody it makes for a slightly off balance sounding song. A Pair of Brown Eyes is some solid song writing as is And THe Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Otherwise, this kind of just breezed by without much notice. As I said up front, its not that I actively dislike this, I just don't actively enjoy it either. For me this falls into a soft 3 territory
A fun listen. Reminded me of a more basic version of the Waterboys. I am not critically acclaiming this album, but it was entertaining for sure. Low 4.
Just a straight up fun Irish Celtic rock album, well at least until the last song that was pretty sad about what sounded like a guy getting his legs blown off in a battle. Remember this band from about a year ago and I liked that album more, but this one still made me also want to drink about 15 Guinness
Just like the last Pogues album, it makes me want a pint. Really loving A Pistol for Paddy Garcia. The rest was some solid Celtic punky stuff with some good stories sprung in. Not really my cup of tea while sitting working but certainly not bad.
Just so much fun
Very well performed and hugely influential. But it was a bit too much for me. Every song that sounds like this kinda sounds the same to me.
A toughie - I appreciate what this album is doing but it's not something I'd see myself listening to again. I can see some similarities to Tom Waits (both are drawing from traditional music styles and have distinctive vocal performances), but I think Waits has a theatricality and uniqueness to his music that draws me in a bit more.
Thoughts before listening: The Pogues are awesome. I only ever owned their greatest hits on CD, so it will be nice to listen to what's supposed to be their best album. Review: Drunken Irish folk songs played with a punk rock attitude. I love it, and these guys went on to inspire a bunch of bands I discovered in my 90s punk days i.e. Flogging Molly and the Dropkick Murphys. Its a fun listen. 4-stars
A'ight this made me crack a wee smile. Good entertainment and you don’t have to overthink it.
Interesting album, tin whistles, irish folk and some punk rock. Good album if you enjoy songs about grief and sorrow, and the common folk.
Some of their best work.
Meeehhh I love Fairytale of New York in December but this just doesn't do anything for me. 2/5
Listened to a 1hour+ Irish Punk album without it getting anoying. That's a win for the Pogues, but they didn't win me over.
I hate this entire style of music and when I hear it I can still smell the drunk, 40-year old skinheads who tried to tell me how great it was when I was in high school.
Phew. The legacy of the Pogues is huge especially in Ireland but not really for me...
A decent album that mixes trad Irish music with punk. Clearly an influence for bands like Dropkick Murphys and The Real MacKenzies
Best Pogues album
had this cd in my car stereo for most of high school
Fun enough but, like the local wine you drink on holiday tasting far better in France or Italy, I think it would sound much better in a lively Irish pub than at home.
we love irish folk music but only that 1 song about getting wasted in the UK cause a flight got delayed
no thank you
I feel the same way about this album as I did the Pogues other album on this list. It's better than I thought it would be but I still have no idea if I would just sit down and listen to it. Perhaps if I were in an Irish pub. The sound is still better than the current Irish punk-rock stuff that seems to permeate a lot of the American Irish sound these days. Whether there needs to be another Pogues album in the book or one album would have sufficed can be argued, as the sound here is very similar to the sound on their other albums. If you hear one, you haven't heard them all, but you certainly would have gotten the point. Really fun album and I had heard "Waltzing Matilda" many times in my life but I think this may be my favorite version.
masterful storytelling and quality musicianship. you can practically smell the cigarette smoke and whiskey as you hear these songs. my brother has been into the pogues for a long time, and if i remember correctly, this is his favourite album of theirs. great listen from start to finish. highlights: “the old main drag” “a pair of brown eyes” “and the band played waltzing matilda”
Don’t even to listen to it today. A masterclass is storytelling and instrumentation.
If i were to sail the seas with me' maties, it would be perfect background music. Very folkmusic, not bad, just not my perfered album. Alestrom if they were not heavy ahah
I loathe these Pogues albums. Fucking hell
I know I should like this more but I just didn’t.
Very basic.
Love The Pogues. Great sound - vocals and music - wit and vibe. 3+
The Irish are the best of us. Listening to this album this morning reminded me of the time I was in Regina for work and I spent the evening sitting at the bar of an English pub drinking Guinness and Jamesons and played “Death of an American” on the jukebox. This happened last week so it was pretty easy to remember. The only decision here was 4 or 5 stars. I was leaning 4 as some of the early songs were a little forgettable, but just as I arrived at the office “And the band played waltzing Matilda” came on. I had never heard it before and I just sat in my car for 8 minutes staring into an early October sunrise holding back tears as Shane MacGowan told me a story of the tragedy of war as plainly and beautifully as I’d ever heard it. 5 stars.
4.5 Traditional and punk at the same time. Would not be a bad addition to any record collection
Was very surprised by this and enjoyed it, some Irishy shanty music
Already a big, big fave of mine. Come back to it time and time again over the years. How they make such chaotic music with such beautiful lyrics is beyond me. Shane’s voice is unparalleled in Irish music. Only criticism is the second half isn’t as good but I also haven’t given them the time of day.
This is a 4 to 4.5 star album for me, but I have to give it a 5 on this scale. It has such amazing songs and really was an introduction to so much of the world of the punk-infused Irish folk sound of The Pogues that is timeless and both brutal and beautiful.
I'm not Irish, but I do love this genre. This one is right up there with Dropkick Murpheys.
Not exactly my cup of tea and not something ill come back to but some parts were alright to listen to in passing
I just cant with this band. One song is enough
For a person raised to dance the reel and jig, this is heart music. Pour us another round and sing us another tale!
Nails on a chalkboard. Truly. Whoever put this on the list should have their voting rights revoked.
Very enjoyable.
Beer, friends, and Irish music makes for a great night
Folk punk huh? I'll be honest, I have a bias against most Irish music. I have nothing against it personally, but I've had so many friends who decided that being 1/16 Irish was their best personality trait and decided to just listen to music like this and drink Guinness, now I'm a bit burnt out. Listening to this brought me back to those days, and I realized I still needed more time to heal and forget.
Great cover, good album: consistently good songs (which is another way of saying they all kind of blend together for me: that must be my English bias)
Esperaba una cagada terrible pero me agrada mucho, muy nostálgico y suena exactamente a su tapa de álbum. Nota: 3.3
That's vulgar.
sobriety, purity, and tenderness
grating, annoying irish music with very poor singing
Exactly what I needed at the beginning of autumn.
Incredibly surprised at how much I absolutely love this.
It was different
the sick bed of cuchulainn- 5 the old main drag- 5 wild cats of kilkenny- 5 im a man you dont meet everyday- 5 a pair of brown eyes- 5 sally maclennnane- 6 or 7 a pistol for paddy garcia- 5 dirty old town- 6 jesse james- omg sick red dead ref. 7 navigator- 5 billys bones- 5 the gentlemen soldier- 5 and the band playing waltzing matilda- 5 i like the idea of punk retellings of old irish folk songs a lot better than the execution. but it wasnt terrible
7/10
I'm sure this is for someone, it's just not for me
Great band, great album.
I like it better than their other album on the list. Favorite song: wild cats of kilkenny
2.9
Good - 4.0
Ach die Pogues, ganz alte Zeiten...schon gut! c
That was fun. Not sure it could be an all the time, any time record. But I would listen to it a lot of the time.
Fun stuff
For the Pogues, it is good album, just not a great album. Enjoyed the more traditional Irish instruments. While’s the last song was certainly a moving tale, it was a bit long at 8 minutes.
A mix of songs that worked surprisingly well
This is one of the bands that makes me happy to have done this little project. It's a band I never would've found otherwise, they're great (not spectacular but great), lot of fun to listen to, and I thoroughly enjoy.
enjoyed their blend of traditional songs & instruments with contemporary sounds.
Great Irish band. Great album. You think of great Celtic music, one of the bands that’s always at the top, The rogues!
Damn imagine tak usiąść i zacząć pisać szanty. Jak na swój gatunek niezłe (chyba, nie mam za wiele doświadczenia), ale dosyć daleko od tego co słucham
This is not fairytales of New York
Day615 - it’s fun it’s different and i would listen again. the exact kind of album i want to discover
A blend of punk, Irish, and drinking songs. It works well, I only think I would listen to this on St Patrick's day or tailgating a Notre Dame Game. Wild Cats of Kilkenny: 4/5 Sally MacLennane: 4/5 London Girl: 5/5 The Body of an American: 4/5
Godt gang i noget irsk folkemusik med punk toner. God lyd
Solid album, not a huge fan of the pogues.
What the hell why not Favorite: a pistol for Paddy Garcia
Ca ne me tente vraiment pas ce matin.
Note à moi-même : à écouter quand j'ai l'goût d'être en criss.
The lack of a comma makes me wonder, is this sodomy with a rum bottle? Rum enema? Just asking. The Pogues rule.
I actually enjoyed this one. It feels like it's got more of the folk side of their sound than the punk side, and despite it being a specific vibe, it doesn't go on too long and get annoying like some of these do.
Fun! I didn't know VeggieTales was a genre of music 😂
Wonderful album, not boring to listen to, I loved it!
Dirty Old Town and 11 lesser songs, to give the album its alternative title. It's very raucous and fun, with McGowan's vocals very much on point - in the sense that they're meant to be. But a lot of it strays too far into trad Irish for my own tastes. And then we have DOT, an ode to Salford, my home town. It's just magnificent as a song, and sends shivers right through me. Obviously the best place to hear it is at 2.58 on a Saturday afternoon at Moor Lane as Salford City come out onto the pitch. I've also got a sneaky feeling it used to play at Old Trafford back in the 90s maybe? Before Gary Neville introduced them to the Roses that is. Anyway, a good but not great album overall, with one transcendental moment.
eh... i'm sure it has a time and place, but this isn't it for me.
Just a classic Irish folk band - not sure I could have picked them out of a folk festival line up 😅
A Pair of Brown Eyes //
3/5
Irish punk, felt kind of pirate-y
Insgesamt ganz stimmig und man schunkelt oft mit, ohne es wirklich mitzubekommen. Aber es ist mal wieder nicht so wirklich etwas bei mir hängen geblieben. 2-3/5, wobei ich eher zur 3 tendiere.
Fuck off
I was irish in a past life
The highs were high but the lows were low. Highs: The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn, Sally MacLennae, and Billy's Bones.
I enjoy a good jig
The Sickbed of Cuchulainn has been on my favorites playlist for YEARS! Of course, I enjoyed the whole album. Wild Cats of Kilkenny had me reminiscing about the days I did Irish stepdancing, and then suddenly I was in the Wild West with A Pistol for Paddy Garcia. I will definitely listen to this album again.
Какой же Москаленко лошара…
Argh
Irkku juomalaulua ja kansallis
I already had If I Should Fall From Grace With God and awarded it one star in spite of it featuring the stone cold classic Fairytale of New York. So what in the world were they thinking adding a second Pogues album that does the exact same shit for another 45 minutes?! It’s somewhere between a barn dance and a renaissance fair and both of those things are a million miles away from being enjoyable listening for me. I will never ever willingly choose to put this on and I maintain there is no need whatsoever for TWO Pogues LPs to be on the list.
this is irish as FUCK boy
Fantastic Irish folk album. The sentimentality, the prose, the mild but full instrumentation. It's like a nice shepherds pie. I wouldn't order it at a restaurant to celebrate or anything, but if it was what was for dinner I would be stoked.
Pretty good. Not my thing, clear influence on Irish bands like Dropkick Murphy or Flogging Molly which I just associate with being a teen. Better with headphones, second listen surprised me by how much I enjoyed. Well done niche music.
An appropriate soundtrack for a crappy Wednesday at work.
Easy to convey the feeling of this one. It's Irish.
Good enough for the Navy, good enough for The Pogues
Rum Sodomy & the Lash sounds like a half-sloshed poet leading a pub singalong. messy but oddly magnetic if you’re in the mood for it.
Shane McGowan and The Pogues have found a special place in my heart, a place of imagined nostalgia for joyful, whiskey fueled nights spent in an Irish pub that I've never actually experienced. But to be honest, even the fancy pub is just a run-down dive bar during the day, and this music is not compatible with a hangover.
Entering a cool Irish pub... nothing I'd put on by myself, but a fun experience
218/1089 - Same as my first review. They definitely know their sound.
The lack of a comma between the first two words of this title paints a picture of alcohol misuse to the extreme. Punctuation matters! As for the music, it’s perfectly acceptable drinking music. But with the exception of “Dirty Old Town,” I’ve heard better singles from this band.
The catch-22 is that the rawness that moves this up to a 4 prevents it from being a 5. Great fun for a whiskey night or a facsimile thereof.
Usually, I can only handle one or two songs of Shane McGowan vocals. But this album is probably the high point of the Pogues, at least for me. Several of the songs really have some heart to 'em. And the singing isn't as argle-bargle as most McGowan stuff. 3.5* and rounding up, partially out of surprise.
This is the kind of thing I would hardly ever listen to just because I think it needs a v specific sort of context to make it work, if that makes sense?? As in I listened to it today while cleaning my kitchen and scrubbing limescale off the kitchen sink and that just didn’t feel like the right context, you know? I think this album should be listened to in a social setting. Anyway that said I will likely not listen to it again for a really long time but I think it’s great, 4 stars, boom.
Had fun, but got tired
I like these guys more and more every time I listen
I still think "Hell's Ditch" is their best album but I understand why this is their most popular. Unfortunately, I'm going to be singing "Sally MacLananne" in my head the rest of the day. Though I will say that "And the Band Played 'Waltzing Matilda'" might wind up in my History curriculum sometime in the future.
⭐︎4.0 中世のヨーロッパ風のケルティックサウンドとパンクロックを融合したサウンドが斬新。 ボーカル曲よりもインスト曲の方が個人的には高評価。
Already listened to this album. Shane McGowan is a great lyricist.
Love the sound. Brings me back to My adolescence
80s folk punk. Fun genre, rowdy and old-fashioned. Irish folk with a punk twist, edgy and wild.
An almost perfect fusion between punk and folk, fluctuating between beautiful retellings of classic folks tunes, and raucous outbursts of energy. There is so much to love about this album.
Catchy Irish Jigs but not something I would listen to in my spare time.
Whats not to like? Happiest album ever?
Day 38 First listen- I am very biased cause I love Ireland. The album was great fun! I NEED to experience this in an Irish pub drinking Guinness. It's a NEED! (3.5/5)
Won't catch be listening to an album like this unless it's St. Patrick's Day.
4 Stars (11/15)
I enjoy Irish music once in awhile, so this was a good listen. But it is what it is, so while I know what I'm getting into, but it's not any more than that.
This isn't music that I would choose to listen to, but I did enjoy listening to it. The album seemed well put together and I'm glad I got the experience of listening to it.
Early on, I was considering a 1. My mind has never been changed so much. Most songs are so fun and happy. "A Pair of Brown Eyes" and "Sally Maclennane" were the songs that made me question my final rating. From there, the songs were mostly great. "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia" is an amazing instrumental track. Finally, "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is such a heartbreaking song. It may seem out of place on an album full of songs about drinking, but I am glad this song is here. All unmentioned songs are fine at least. Only song I could put as worse than fine is "The Old Main Drag." At points in this album, I seriously considered every single ranking.
I know these guys now. I heard another one of their albums on this list. Not my cup-of-tea but I'll listen to some of this.
Really enjoy the fact it’s Irish songs but with good production. One of the downsides for me about trad music is the sameyness of it all, and the album doesn't do that. Really like the different effects. Gives each song distinct character which is lacking in most traditional music. Lyrics are obviously funny and relatable.
Love the Pogues. Maybe not quite as good as later albums, but RS&tL still can scratch that Pogues itch. 4.5/5
what a great band and album
Oof. (26/100)
Punk and Irish Folk at it's finest
What's not to like!
if ya didnt listen, you owe yerself...
6.5/10
Fav: Dirty Old Town Least Fav: The Gentleman Soldier These definitely sounded better blasting from the speakers of the Irish bars
Not my cup of tea but it was the pouges so what else can I say?
I only knew Dirty Old Town on this but that might be my least favourite song on the whole album. Starting off with the banger “ The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn” and ending on the depressing “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” is a rollercoaster.
Wish this popped up when we were in Dublin last week
Good at what it does I suppose, just not really my kind of thing. I still think it had a lot of pretty cool and fun moments though.
Quite enjoyable.
ren faire music. (i've never been to one, neither do i live in a country where we have ren faires, but i know people who do, and this is the kind of music they listen to...)
I almost really like this but not quite :-) It gets a bit manic at times.
Not too bad! Some lovely instrumental cuts on there as well. No fan of the punky, irish rock style but this grew on me.
Definitely an interesting album. Has a cool mix of a more folky Irish type and also some rock/punk type. I wouldn't revisit it, but I'm glad somebody is/was doing something different for once. Not an upsetting listen at all and overall a good album.
Ok
Mindre ensformig enn jeg trodde det skulle være. Flere veldig gode låter, men også en del filler.
Would be great fun live. This, not so much.
There are a lot of people who do not understand how much of a piece of art The Pogues and their records are. It is so much more than your ordinary Friday pub sing-along punkiness. It's all about reflection on the why and how societies may end up drinking and singing such stuff, embedded into a rather far-reaching historical reflection on top. Great.
A grumpy day leaves unfair impressions: I’ve been unable to separate record from popular use as signifier of a cliched, anarchic spirit of Irishness in American pop culture, which is funny as most of the band were English. Listenable, forceful, stuffed with tropes I’m tired of today, but that’s not their fault. Placeholder 3, hope for a happy revisit.
Their next one is even better, but if this was their only album their legacy would be secure. Two of MacGowan's finest songs side-by-side surrounded by a glorious folk-punk cacophony captured excellently by Costello in a pretty small studio. Their talent for retrieving the aggressive intent buried within traditional folk was remarkable.
I have seen this album for sale but never bought it because of its name and my preconceptions of the band. So I didn't ever expect to say something like this, But....... I think I may be a closet Pogues fan. I really liked this. His voice though by most standards is not good, really seems to suit these songs. And the band appear to be consummate musicians. I find it impossible to even contemplate giving it less than a 4, but not worth a 5.
I like The Pogues. The tunes make feel happy and I love the story telling.
This was the album which brought the Pogues into the public spotlight. I wasnt a huge fan, probably as im not actually Gaelic. Unfortunately I still have Sally MacLennane as an earworm, its a bloody good song. 'Dirty Old Town' is top drawer too. Now I shall flush that song out of my ear and forget about this album for the next God knows how many years.
I liked it but I acidentally olayed the album twice and didnt even realise I’d already listened to the songs 💀
I‘m just not build for this
I need some rum. This could be on the soundtrack of a pirates of the caribbean movie, or some episode of backyardigans. Not something I'd go out to seek and play on my own time 2/5
This was pretty fun. It's quite Irish sounding for sure which maybe limits frequent enjoyment.
It's nice, but becomes very samey, very quickly. Still, nice.
This was cool.
Great hybrid of punk and traditional instrumentation.
I can only listen to so much Irish drinking music. Nothing here was bad, but goddammit it was all the same song. Hurt my head lol. It was bad as an album but if I was just listening to an occasional song here and there maybe I'd like it more. Actual rating....1.5 Liked Songs: "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" , "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" , "Sally MacLennane" , "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia"
liked songs: I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day, A Pistol for Paddy Garcia Not my favorite thing I've ever listened to. 2.25
There are a lot of great Irish folk instrumentation on this album. There are also a lot of mid-tempo drinking songs that kind of crawl by. When the band really lets it rip like on "Billy Bones" it's a great time, and even when the songs are slow the backing music and vocals are always great. The highlight is probably the closer, where the story and emotion makes up for the slower pace. With a little more energy this could have been a great album, but as it is there are definitely some songs worth skipping.
I like the idea of the Pogues more than the music. I have two or three Pogues albums, and play each one or two times a year. This one does not tempt me to add another to my collection, despite it being arguably their best. Go figure.
Some really cool British Isles music... described as "folk punk"... a good album from start to finish... Elvis Costello produced it... highlights are the vocal by Cait O'Riordan, "I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day"... "A Pair of Brown Eyes" is a GREAT song by Shane MacGowan... Elvis plays some mandolin on it... side two only has one original on it... but the covers and trad songs are top notch... a great, sparse rendition of "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" closes out this journey through the sound of Celtic punk... Five Stars.
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sodomy
Not my tempo..
You scumbag you maggot you cheap lousy ahh
The energy on this is through the roof. I don't see anything comparing to this.
Ok 2.5
WAY better than any other punk albums we've gotten om this list. The traditional Irish music works so well with this genre, and its not used as a gimmick either. This held my attention from start to finish. Pogues tapped into something great here and all the pieces fit together nicely. It reminds me a little of Great Big Sea here and there for the more lighthearted songs. Great use of folk music here all around.
Turns out all punk had to do to make me love it was inject traditional Irish folk songs. This album slapped! I kissed the Blarney Stone
Songs to scally your wag
This was pretty cool, but not sure i’d listen to again. Some beautiful and sad songs tho
Absolutely great album. Irish punk might not be everyone's thing but I absolutely love it. Great sound, We wouldn't have Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly without The Pogues. Sound still holds up today, Definitely belongs on a list of albums everyone should hear! I'll be adding this to regular rotation.
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Sounds like Rum, Sodomy and the Lash.
pogue mahone
I knew this album because of Josh, who has great, eclectic tastes. He'd definitely give this 5 stars. If it weren't for him, I'd have probably given it 3.5, but previous exposure increased my enjoyment a lot of this. Not to mention how influential the Pogues have been to so many of my favorite contemporary artists. 4.5/5, and I'll round up for Josh.
A style all their (Celtic) own.
This is fun and you really can’t tell the McGowan originals from the traditional songs. Loses a bit for the awful cover of Waltzing Matilda though, definite low point
point0.
Rarísimo. La música de este álbum de los Pogues es una mezcla entre canciones que suenan medievales mezcladas con algo de folk y dos o tres cosas de rock por ahí. No estuvo mal, pero lo pensaría dos veces antes de volver a escucharlo.
Really energetic and lively, but with a punk delivery, which is not my thing. I’m listening to get away from aggressively cynical, this is that. Still, there are some wonderful moments, and the sound is iconic. The instrumental pieces and songs with female vocals, I will listen to again. High quality recording and mixing — everything is clear as a bell and not a muddled mess (I’m realizing how much pop music suffers when the mix is not right for the music— here, it is). I probably won’t listen to this whole album again (usually a 2). But it gets a 3 for creativity, authenticity, energy, the occasional memorable moment, and the quality of the mix.
Man I love The Pogues. Marrying punk attitude and aesthetic with traditional Irish music and lyrics that speak to the soul. Dirty Old Town is just so good. McGowan really had such a captivating voice.
It’s just the greatest.
The pain of losing Shane keeps coming back. What a great lp, one of my favorites
up to date fiddly diddly
I don’t think this is a bad album but it’s not my cup of tea.
I listen to The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn just about every St. Patrick's day; it's an all-time banger. But then the next track The Old Main Drag is damn near unlistenable. This sums up my feeling on this album, and on the Pogues in general: some really great songs (Dirty Old Town is another, though this may be nostalgia talking) and some absolute dreck (Navigator, I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day, others). This tends to fall along the high-energy, fast song vs. slow song divide because those slow songs really fucking drag and Shane MacGowan (RIP) is not that great of a crooner.
I thoroughly enjoyed this album! I was reminded of a more tame, and more varied, Dropkick Murphy's whom I also love. I love the Irish shanty vibe, the seafaring pirate sound which so my of these songs ooze. But, I loved the softer songs even more. No two songs gave me the same feeling or provided the same listening experience and that's something that really elevates an album for me. Favorite Songs: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda Sally MacLennan A Pair of Brown Eyes
Parece una banda típica de un bar irlandes, lleno de piratas borrachos.
Was different but not bad
Rara la cuestión, un álbum que mezcla la música irlandesa y en punk, es algo que nunca había escuchado ni me hubiera imaginado. Me recuerda al bardcore que escucho mientras leo the Witcher.
No❤️
Mmh
Celtic punk energy in its rawest, drunkest, most poetic form. Shane MacGowan sounds like he gargled broken glass and regret, and somehow it’s beautiful. Feels like getting punched in the heart by a fiddle.
alright, love Irish stuff
Another great album by the Pogues. Great variety in songs, great lyrics and storytelling, great fun instrumentation.
*Weird not listening to this on St Patrick’s Day. *These guys are premier Irish punk rock. RATING - 6/10
I imagine this is what plays in Irish people's heads all day
The Old Main Drag A Pair of Brown Eyes Sally MacLennane Dirty Old Town
Bloody hell this bloke loves canals
This is very of out my depth but it's pretty nice! 7/10 Sorry for writing less recently
I really liked this album. I love the vocals and the way it takes you into that area of the world and time. Transported me into his world. RIP Shane MacGowan
Welp. This certainly fills a niche.
I used to think I hated the Pogues. Don’t think I’ve heard a more beautiful song on this journey than ‘a rainy night in soho’
Oh yes, the Pogues' music immediately transports you to the steamy, maudlin, boozy and homely surroundings of a pub. Not always, but often fun. 3/5
This might be my most controversial five-star rating because I enjoy the sea shanty/folk genre. It is everything I want out of it. However, I understand if people rate it lower because it is not their thing.
im brand new to this group, and enjoyed most of the album, but found it dragged most of the time. i see this as an album that could really grow on me with more listens - there's a lot of heart.
Clearly I am missing something, why is Elvis Costello the producer on this album? And why did this album have a great sound to it while the Elvis Costello album we had was so damn bland? I really enjoyed this, likely because I rarely listen to Celtic rock and it's refreshing. Maybe there are better albums than this in the genre, but since it's my only point of reference, it's a clear 4 at min.
I'm a sucker for the Pogues. I've always loved folk, and the integration of folk and punk is particularly inspired in their work (juxtaposing the small-c conservatism of folk with the avant-garde-ism of punk). Also my dad's erstwhile band loved doing the Pogues, and I'm a big fan. Probably the best Ireland ever had to offer (take that, U2 and Thin Lizzy--jk Thin Lizzy I love you too). The way these truly innovative musicians have such a deep love for centuries-old tradition. This is what the "leftist folk singer" always pretended to, but the Pogues nail this so well. Also, the audacity to be the greatest Irish band of all time and not even have a fiddle. Incredible stuff. And so well earned for a spot on this list. There's truly never been anyone who do it quite like the Pogues. I love the realism on this album. The lyrics feel earthy and real. The punk looking around at his world, and seeing a world that has defaulted on it's promises, but is yet somehow worthy of love because of (not in spite of) it's foibles and shabbiness. The soft vocals on "Man you don't meet every day" pair so well with Shane MacGowan's truly legendary drunk-ish splutter elsewhere on the album. I used to think Fall from Grace was their best work (and it has their best tracks), but I think this is a much more well-rounded product now. I used to think of this as a four star album, but it's so much more perfect than I realized. Strong contender for favorite so far. Often I give a first listen to these while working, with limited notes as I go, the try again paying at least a little more attention. But on a first listen this was endlessly distracting in a good way. It has too much to say and it demands attention. I kept turning back to it (this written on the 8th track). I think this is as good a case as anyone has ever made for vocals that aren't traditionally beautiful--the way MacGowan sings demands you pay attention. Alex reminds me to look up lyrics every once in a while while I'm listening, but on the great stuff, no reminder is necessary: I can't ignore MacGowan. Further thoughts: -Dirty Old Town is inescapable if you ever go to Ireland. And their version is dominant. Rarely is such tenderness and distaste for the same place given such clear voice. To me, this is what it means to really love a place. To know it, all it's grime, industrial soot, and to remember all the good that was accomplished there, the loves one met, the dreams it fostered. And to aspire to making it better (in this case by "chopping it up"; I'd advocate a more constructive vision, but this isn't a policy program -The forlorn defeatism of Waltzing Matilda is served so well by MacGowan's "I've just given up" voice. -Pistol for Paddy Garcia is a fun, almost western vibe. I forgot this existed. The genre-playfulness on this album work so well (I know, I don't always appreciate genre playfulness, but here I love it). -Again, love the way that some of these songs are even danceable! Like, we've gotten so many punk/hardcore albums that are immune to the idea that music can *move you*, and then the Pogues just do it -Body of an American: in days of rampant xenophobia, hard to imagine a more beautiful tribute to immigrants in America, and American values. It's not starry eyed about what America is, but there's a love for the idea of adopted homelands that I find beautiful (I'm probably just being a sop on this one and misinterpreting) -The parting glass is one of the oldest traditional Irish songs I'm aware of. And it gutting and perfect. And the percussive performance the Pogues give to finish their album is amazing. I love a band that can neatly blend deference to tradition with breaking new ground. Pogues are about as good as it gets here.
Some pretty solid Celtic rock here.
Is it weird that this reminds me about the mountain goats? I love irish lyricism, truthfully, and love that Elvis Costello called this album "capturing them in their dilapidated glory."
I very much enjoyed this but not quite as much as the first Pogues album we had. I don’t like their slower songs as much and it felt like this album had more slow songs than the prior one. Still a solid 4 for my beloved Pogues!
Another decent album from them. Plus, “Dirty Old Town” was covered very nicely on Rod Stewart’s debut solo album.
I feel like I'm in an Irish pub listening to this great music
Irish folk music with swearing.
A couple songs were ok but did not enjoy most of it. Last song was really long and bad..
The version on Spotify really sucked, volume changes between tracks, some barely listenable due to the poor quality. So, when I finished listening, I went over to YouTube and listened to the whole album again, this time with the ability to actually hear the whole album. More traditional folk than punk to my ears, although I imagine back in the day this would be seen otherwise. It's a very solid album, no real low points, a few high points, particularly the last track. I don't think it's quite enough for five stars, but it's a strong 4 stars.
On one hand, this is an interesting album that is sometimes funny and sometimes sad lyrically. Musically though, I am less positive. It doesn't feel interesting enough for me. And I in the end I am left with a deep feeling of regret that an Irishman wouldn't be better at imitating an Australian accent. Well, let's call it a very weak 3 to be generous.
I liked it a lot, not my usual genre but definitely solid
I've heard the Pogues before but never the whole album. Wasn't sure at first but it grew on me!
Great lyrics and distinct mumbling voice = A punk Bob Dylan band!
Wow I really really enjoyed this album!! I only knew one song by The Pogues before starting (Fairytale of New York - my all time favourite Christmas song) so I wasn't too sure what to expect I enjoy Irish music and I like a bit of humour in songs - so this was a perfect combination! Ended up recognising a few of the songs by the end too 5 ⭐️
Fine I guess. Sort of interesting vibes but they are overshadowed by an ‘80s sheen that feels too sparkly and brittle to my ears.
I do enjoy the music of the Pogues, but the fact that it’s the same style every song gets a little old. These are pretty good songs but it could use more variety.
As soon as it started, I rolled my eyes. I was very not excited to listen to it. I think it’s my vast overexposure to this type of music, mostly Dropkick Murphys. (A little backstory: my partner’s entire family LOVES Dropkick Murphys and I’ve been dragged to so many concerts, I refuse to go to more. It all sounds the same. Accordion, banjo, Irish accent, growly shout, finger point as you push the growl through your throat. Snarl. Every. Single. Song.) Unfortunately, The Pogues got lumped into my despise. Despite my initial negative reflex, I listened hoping this would change my mind. I guess it sort of did. I was fully ready to give it a 2. When we hit Sally MacLennane, and on through Dirty Old Town, it “won me over” and I decided that I like this just fine. Haven’t we had a Pogues already? Surely this list does not need more Irish folk punk. I still hate this type of music.
Never liked them drunk shanties' shouting much.
good old irish folk. def not what i had in mind going into this album, but it such was a delight on a cold winter morning. esp loved the waltzing Matilda track at the end
Folk ain’t my favourite genre, or a genre I like however this was alright. Definitely the highlight was the band played Waltzing Matilda and when they sung the lyrics out of that. Classic Australian song that made me feel something, and a good end to the album. However, again not a fan of folk.
It's very Irish lol
Interessant, das ist es auf jeden Fall, aber nichts, was ich mir jeden Tag anhören würde.
One of the greatest albums ever. Can’t help but smile and dance.
This record is the Pogues coming into their own. It is clear that they have a reverence for the material and a drive to have fun playing it. RIP Shane McGowan.
I appreciate the variety but hard not to feel goofy listening to this at my work desk (2.5/5)
This rocked. I love the sound of this, Irish Folk Punk absolutely rocks. Low 5 stars.
Trur denne kom på rett tidspunkt no, dette var veldig likande