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Mumford and Laddie Bairns. Country wishes it was this authentic, and this fun. Difficult to understand, but the wide array of instruments the album calls upon- accordion, fife, strummed piano??- keep it interesting.
Not my cup of tea
Erinnert an Irish Folk
Not what I expected. From What…? To OK! Bien.
Highly enjoyable sounds of punk fused with folk. Shane's vocals always take you to that place you know the place, woo
Absolute belter of an album, good fun all round
Rollicking good fun
This is my favorite Pogues album, but that’s a safe bet anyway. I mean come on! This album has everything The Pogues are: drinking, death, a proclivity to engage in fisticuffs, swearing, and drinking. Oh did I say “drinking” twice? Well, that sounds about right. By the way, this might just be the best named album of all time. The only gripe I have about this album is that I greatly prefer Woody Guthrie’s “Jesus Christ” to The Pogues’ “Jesse James”. The final track is gutting, and since you've already had your whiskey by the time you get to the end of the album, your ears are just about ready to hear the tragic tale of "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda". Your heart's just about ready for the lazy horns expressing the dull pain of a mangled soldier.
Nice and facsinating album! Perhaps it derserves four stars…
It was exactly what I expected
Pirate music
I expected this album to wear out its welcome after about 20 minutes, and it didn't, which is a victory. Mostly it's just a lot of fun. Best track: The Body of an American (even though it's only on the deluxe version)
Not my type of music. Drunk pirate music :D
Not bad...
Listened Before? N This is like primitive Dropkick or Flogging Molly! I like it a lot. I wasn't expecting to hear banjo in a British punk album, but there it is. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
C'est ok. Du punk celtique bin correct
Bit shit
What an album to start with lol I didn't mind it, I just need to be in the mood for this music. Closer to St. Patrick's day, or in an Irish pub. Heck yes. Running on a cool late summer night? No. But I did add it to a playlist that fits the mood.
Solid album but a lot of songs sounded thr same...
A few good tunes here. Overall, I don’t think I like Irish music enough to listen to an entire album of it. It is good in small doses.
"Rum Sodomy & The Lash" is the second studio album by the London-based Pogues. The music is categorized as Celtic punk and folk punk and they were definitely the leaders in those punk categories. Although, I would say they play more traditional Celtic then later bands like The Dropkick Murphys who are more punkish. Some great quotes here; the album was named after a Winston Churchill quote: "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but Rum, sodomy and the lash." The album was produced by Elvis Costello who delivered this: "I saw my task was to capture them in their dilapidated glory before some more professional producer fucked then up." This album is pretty free-flowing in the traditional Celtic music fashion and to me the strength are Shane McGowan lyrics. His songs are more like stories, about the likes of war, different characters and lots of mentioning of pubs....imagine that. Thr album starts slow with "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" and then picks up the tempo. The story is of a man laying on his death bed looking back on his life which included all sorts of various drunken adventures and characters. The first single "A Pair of Brown Eyes" is slower and in the Celtic music tradition. Great mandolin playing especially at the end. A guy goes to a pub after breaking up with his girlfriend and talks to a war veteran. The second single "Sally MacLennane" is more up tempo and happier sounding. The song reminded of those Irish Spring soap commercials and, 9also, singing at a pub. Well, it should; Sally MacLennane is a pub. Although the music sounds happy it's about a guy who goes away and comes back to his town where everyone is gone. And finally another song worth mentioning is "Dirty Old Town" which is a traditional song written by Ewan MacColl about Salford, England. Great vocals by McGowan. I admit to being not the biggest fan of this music. This album definitely grew on me especially with Shane McGowan's delivery and story telling.
Pretty unique
I love the Pogues, and this album is amazing from beginning to end.
This album was really good. Loved the Irish folk music and a really enjoyable listen.
Not my vibes
A mix of country, punk and irish music. Very rare and nice
Pretty mid
Lot of songs on this album, luckily they were, for the most part, short. “Sally MacLennane” is the only song I added to a playlist. This is an album to sing in a pub with the boys drinking a pint.
I was packing when listening to this and it the perfect worker album. Felt like I was in the coal mines they my crew
Haha this shit sucks
Irish, folk punk - cool The name and the album art are absurd Dirty Old Town is the Virgil van Dijk song and it's a bit cruel of the website to do us like that yesterday Loved following along with many of the stories in the songs If you mention this album to a certain type of Southsider you'll end up talking about the IRA for the rest of the night I'm a sucker for a good version of Waltzing Matilda
Very fun album! If you're not moving to this idk what the hell you are on. Play this shit at the bar and I guarantee people get down to it. I looked em up and somehow this band isnt from Ireland, so they automatically get knocked a point for that. Irish eyes is a good bar in Chicago 7/10
This was definitely interesting. The band played waltzing Matilda was a good conclusion. If I was in a pub/tavern with a fat mug of ale this album is a 5
Great album! Very enjoyable.
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" Is up there my favourite new song heard so far.
I was happy to see the Pogues come up in my list. I've heard several songs, and listened to a previous album from them on this album. Rum Sodomy & The Lash was new music to me, except for some minor exceptions with the cover of "Waltzing Matilda". I like the celtic instruments, music and vocals from the band. I liked this album enough to listen to the extended version. "Navigator", "The Gentleman Soldier", "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia", and "Planxty Noel Hill" were the tracks I liked the most. Two of those are instrumentals, and they are favorites because of the celtic instrumentation. I know a heard a word or two I couldn't recommend, but the irish accents soften the sound. I might make my way back to this album again.
This is the second album of The Pogues that I have listened to and I really enjoyed this album. A big per-cursor to bands like Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphy. Awesome Irish Folk music.
4/5 mollys flogged
Wasn't sure I would like it at first but by the end I was a fan.
I’m ambivalent. I love Celtic music, and I enjoy these orchestrations. The ongoingness of McGowan’s aggressive vocal style is tiring, but oh! So effective on Dirty Old Town and The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. This latter peace moved me deeply, it really is a masterpiece.
What started out as charming and novel, grated on my nerves by the end. Apparently, I can only handle so much piccolo, fiddle and slurred folk tales.
A cool precursor to Dropkick Murphy’s and Flogging Molly
Raucous and emotional
A good Irish listen; good for driving.
It's quite enjoyable so long as your mood matches the buoyancy of this record. The trouble is it's hard to keep up if you are just listening to it alone in your room on your headphones. This record is meant for a much more social environment. The shagginess can be appealing as well as tiring.
The unruliness, the vigor, the wit, the sentiment, the absolute joy of the Irish soul is in The Pogues, as it is in Brendan Behan and Seamus Heaney and James Joyce. Here that soul has been brought into the twentieth century (the rapidfire drums and howling vocals on The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn) but it's still essentially nostalgic -- about green lands, slower time, a community based on old custom (A Pair of Brown Eyes). Maybe traditional music played like this isn't for everyone, but I think it's so original, so unmistakably the music of a place. A Dirty Old Town so deeply beloved.
this is exactly why i wanted to do this a pair of brown eyes, dirty old town, navigator fills beautifully between, starts strong with ‘sick beds’
neutral milk hotel vibes fav track - the band played waltzing matilda
Als ik ooit een jaar verdwijn weet dan dat ik dit album bij me heb. Instant reisklassieker
This was an interesting album. 1 song I'd be at a Renaissance fair, the next one I'd be in an Irish bar. It was all over the place, but I liked it.
Good Irish drinking music. Felt like what would happen if you gave a pub band from the 1300s modern day instruments.
Great songwriting, though I find it difficult to get past the traditional instruments.
This is the kind of music that when one song comes in you go... that's not too bad. But then as you hear more and more of it; It will start to irk your nerves. Wouldn't be bad to add to my shuffle but i probably wouldn't listen to an album again. 3/5
would never have listened to this on my own volition, but now I have nothing to look forward to but st patrick's day
Not my fave, but kind of fun! Good album from start to finish. The kind of album you and your pals can get loaded listening to at night in a seedy bar.
Folky
An Irish classic from an iconic group from the region. This album is simply so fun and entertaining and enjoyable. Classic Celtic flutes, accordions, rhythms and humorous and honest lyricism.
How can one listen to this kind of music and not be jolly and wishing they were in a pub, raising a toast? Hard not to be instantly put into a good spirit listening to this album and while it was a wee bit long and lacked real stand out songs, it was overall a very enjoyable album that benefitted from its range of songs, from fast paced and more punkish to slower paced ballads, it had a little bit of everything
Great Irish-Punk album! I personally think it's a little bloated, but it has a lot of charm. No songs stuck out as awful, but there are a handful that I didn't care for. Really enjoy the vibes. The album makes me with it was St. Patrick's Day. Best Songs: A Pair of Brown Eyes, Sally MacLennane, Dirty Old Town, A Pistol for Paddy Garcia, The Body of an American Worse Songs: Navigator, The Old Main Drag
Punk celta. Me gusta. Un 4.
It's irish punk music.
a few skips but the good ones are good
Revisiting traditional irish/Celtic folk, with a pink rock twist. And succeed with the project. Thumbs up
nope. 2/5
good pogues
Sounds exactly like you think it will.
While the music here definitely has an admirable passion and quality to it, it is more of a novelty than something I would listen to again.
Pirates lmao Thinking 3/5
This is an essential album
I was not encouraged by the title but I found the music actually quite nice. Very listenable. I may play it again!
Oh so it's like an Irish-version of the Dropkick Murphy's. :P
Always had the impression that The Pogues rocked a little too hard for me but I enjoyed this. The instrumental tracks were beautiful. Won't be a regular listen for me.
It's a good time. One of the great pub albums.
punk and weird i like it I think
Used to listen to this in school, mainly for the swearing, but it’s always been a good album. Some great tracks.
This was fine. It's certainly not my style of music, but I did not mind listening to it. The songs were fun to listen to, but they all kind of sounded the same to me.
Lots of my favourite songs on this one
Some great songs on this album. Would have loved to have seen them in their pomp.
Still convinced this is some sort of joke that only I don’t get. So many better storytellers, so many better songwriters, so many better singers. I don’t even understand why the band stuck around to make it.
Actually pretty great. Energetic, folky with all the charm you'd expect.
I really like the punk celtic sound, it can be difficult to pull off; this band does a decent job of it. There's a part of me that wishes their faster-paced songs would get a little more violent as the sound always remains very clean, but the booze-fueled stories in the lyrics are very much alive and well. I want to describe this group as an Irish version of the Mountain Goats. The production leaves something to be desired, I'm assuming due to budget constraints. The volume of each track is a little bit wonky as well, on Spotify at least. Overall an enjoyable listen, the folk instruments all came out to play on this album. Fave tracks: Wild Cats of Kilkenny, A Pair of Brown Eyes, Dirty Old Town, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
I've got a soft spot for some good ol' Irish diddies. There are some real gems on this one, the instrumentation is solid and the lyricism is rich, I could really picture some of stories being told. I did find that some of the tracks kind of blended together, as the sound was the same through a lot of them, but it never dragged, as this is a sound I enjoy hearing. Fav Tracks: A Pair of Brown Eyes, Dirty Old Town, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Please... no more Pogues...
Schmaltz. Steeped in nostalgia ie a world that probably never existed. Still their right to do what they wish etc
Folk punk. I really like the arragements, the melodies and the spirit of the album. (7/10) FT: Sally MacLennane, Dirty Old Town
Wow! Great Irish beat…but the lyrics are not for me.
Oh it's the Pogues, my favorite band of rowdy Celtic punks. Love them. I love how they took all the energy and attitude of punk and merged it with traditional music to create something completely new. If this sounds wild to you now, imagine how this music landed in the 1980s. In an era teeming with musical creativity and experimentation, the Pogues managed to stand out with something both old and new, and more than a little badass. If you only have a general idea what the Pogues are all about, this album may come as a bit of a surprise. While it's as fun to listen to as you would expect, there are actually some striking songs, with great musical depth and gorgeous instrumentation. The songwriting is poetic, incisive, grim and occasionally shocking, with stories that stick with you. Delivered in Shane MacGowan's trademark boozy style, it's everything punk wishes it could be, but so much better. Fave Songs: Sally MacLennane, A Pair of Brown Eyes, I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day, Dirty Old Town, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
31st May 2022 Listened while working from home. Went out for dinner with Jen in the evening and had Clapham Common ice cream. Love this, it’s very evocative. Makes you think of dusty pubs and revolution.
I don't possess the relevant DNA to enjoy this hibernian folksy drunken Captain Pugwash nonsense. Never liked it - music for people who like you to know they get properly drunk
At first I was worried that’d I’d be sick of the style of music by the end of the record but it grew on me quite a bit. If I was drinking in a pub in Ireland I would absolutely love to hear this stuff. 6/10
No me gusto para nada. No es mi estilo de música
If I hear the pogues mentioned then I normally think of their Xmas hit that’s played to death annually. An interesting album, covering some historical cultural events, it made me look at them in a different light. The band played the waltzing Matilda was the one that stuck in my mind the most
This seems like an album that people could listen to or they would hate it. Celtic rock isn’t terribly but I would say I wouldn’t seek it out. The album did have a good rock sound. The lyrics and singing were heavy on the Irish theme which made it hard to enjoy. Not a bad album just a niche taste. 5.7/10
It has its moment but overall its a bit try hard.
Long and hammering the same mail
3.5/5 reqlly enjoyed this album
Good stuff, not as good as last album, and the random song with the American vocalist was awful
A rollicking good time. Fave: And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
epic!
I am not, and have no desire to be a pirate or sailor. Therefore this is not the music for me. Lots of personality, but just not a style I like.
The Pogues! Not expecting to see them here, but I'm pleasantly surprised. It's not my favorite album by them, but it's still really good. While I think the bands they influenced aren't bad, you really don't need Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys albums when you can just listen to The Pogues instead.
folkzão da massa
Irish type music.
szanty!
This rocks so hard i’m not even joking
I like this sort of Irish folk/punk music but not sure how to differentiate this with anything else out there.
Punk-twinged Irish folk rock. If that sounds like your thing, you're going to love this. Everybody else can give it a pass.
A group I had never heard of. Had trepidation starting but was pleasantly surprised. Not something I would want to listen too often, but once in a while would be a nice listen.
The Pogues' second album is full of very good drinking songs, and most of it wouldn't go astray on a pirate ship at all (judging by the album cover - it's very appropriate). A super fun listen! Best: The Sickbed of Cuchulainn Worst: And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (seemed really out of place on an Irish album with such thick accents) 3.5 Stars
I expected to not like this album when I read its description on Wikipedia. However, I was surprised by how catchy and enjoyable it was when I was listening through it. I really liked the Celtic aspect of the album; it’s definitely the most notable and interesting part. It’s different from most, if not all, of the albums that I’ve listened to thus far that actually made my ears happy. The only gripe I have with this album is that the mix is pretty bad. The singer’s voice seems to be drowned out in some songs, and near the end of the album, the songs just drop in volume for some reason. Favorite track: A Pair of Brown Eyes
I went into this album thinking it was gonna be pretty cheesy, but it ended up being very enjoyable all around. I really liked the ballads they told through their songs. While I only have a few highlights, that doesn't mean I didn't like it as a whole. Highlights: 1, 6, and 8.
It's more Irish punk. Pretty fun to listen to, but not something I usually seek out or am in the mood for. Still, lots of fun to listen to!
I wanted to like this more than I did. It picked up in the second half, but most of it was pretty boring. Now, if more songs on this album were like Sally MacLennane or Billy's Bones it could've easily gotten a higher score, but they aren't.
Kneipen Mucke. Kann man hören.
nahh not really, I mean it was an interesting experience, but songs sound very similiar to each other, one song would be interesting but whole album was really boring :/
More traditional Irish than punk, this is still a collection of punchy, catchy tunes that were unlike anything in rock music at the time.
Doesn't disappoint on any level - Bill (5/5) Reminds me of the UK, makes me happy - Shannah (5/5) Better than anticipated, more measured and musical than expected - Conor (4/5) (4.7/5)
Can’t do the Celtic stuff.
Not my vibe, can see the craftsmanship and energy in The songs though
Hey! I knew a song or two from St Patrick's day playlists. And that's what this sounded like. Other than one tune where it sounded like the vocals simply couldn't keep up, this was pretty solid for the genre.
possibly one of the most interesting albums on this list (so far)! i appreciate this a lot: this is solid music and is a good combination of folk and punk. folk in general isn't easy for me to listen to, but combining it with punk creates a fascinating upbeat folk sound! but if there was ever any doubt it was folk, you've got that banjo and fiddle. that being said, i have respect for this album and it was a good listen, but it really isn't for me. bonus: how cool elvis costello produced this! what a range that man has.
This album definitely felt like a raucous free for all, which was mostly a fun, good thing. Overall though, it wasn't really my thing.
It was a weird album. It was a Irish folk music but as a punk album. I did not care for it.
Interessante, mais pelos instrumentos celtas na real.. valendo
Good fun and debauchery with these punk marinated pirate shanties. Bring out the rum and swashbuckle!
Not really my thing but it's a fun listen. The lyrics are also surprisingly dark.
This has go to be The world’s longest Irish Spring soap commercial
It's everything you expect of The Pogues. I like it, it's deliciously Irish, it's all very samey though. I'd be quite happy to hear a couple of these songs at a time. An entire album just goes on too much though. If I were rating individual songs they'd probably mostly score higher thn the two I'm giving the album.
Came as a surprise, but tired of it easily. Though there was quite bit of variety in narrative for most tracks.
This might be a great album but it demands a few more listens. Love the sound of it but I don't really love any of the songs. But they all pull me in one way or another - whether it's the voice or the meter, I don't know. But it didn't get my undivided attention. I'd listen again, though, so, 3 stars.
I like this stuff! A whole album does somewhat soak into the walls a little, but there's a three-song run in the middle of the album beginning with 'A Pair of Brown Eyes' and finishing with a rendition of Ewan MacColl's 'Dirty Old Town' that is quite magical. Now, what do we all think of the Irish accents? Is this any different from European rock and popacts doing an American twang when singing? Or does it seem like a calculated attempt at injecting an extra dose of authenticity into the mix?
I don't know anything about this band and I have to be honest: I've spent most of this listening time wondering what the hell "Rum Sodomy" is. Did that get mentioned in a lyric and I missed it? Can one be sodomized by a drink? I don't want to think about anything worse than that. But as far as titles go, well... this is one I'll remember. Alex: am I understanding you correctly that these lads are not Irish and are just putting on an accent? If so, hmm... I don't think it really takes away any enjoyment for me and I simply can't imagine these songs without the accents. On the whole (or hole, if we're talking about that Rum Sodomy) I liked it but it's probably something I'm only reaching for at St. Patrick's Day parties. Still, I do think it's elevated above other stuff I've heard that tries to occupy this space. It's just not necessarily a space I'd want to spend too much time in, namely because of the RUM SODOMY.
Love me some Pogues. This is not their best but still pretty good.
Sea shanties and raucous drinking music abound! This is the second album from the English folk punk band The Pogues. The music is inspired by traditional Celtic punk and sailing voyages on the sea. The songwriting on this album is beautiful and the traditional music is as incredible as it is timeless. Listeners won't forget this album any time soon, as it never ceases to delight. I highly recommend this album to everyone for its eccentricity, novelty, and the profound joy one will feel when listening to it.
Well for one thing, this popped up a day after St Patrick's Day - feels like a missed trick. It's one of my Dad's favourite albums too (the last one to come up was Take Five, and it got five stars just like that... I feel like this might have the same treatment. And you may need to add an additional star option when Graceland arrives). A perfect mix of sentimental, offensive, raucous and fun.
3.5
10/10 Best song - Sally MacLennane
ok normally i would despise music like this but i actually found it quite entertaining and i don’t know why… it just was music i wanted to dance to? like obviously i wouldn’t go out of my way to request a song but i just thought it was fun.
eh. My 2nd Pogues album in the first 250. At least 1.5 too many. I suspect my thoughts about this are the same as the first - would likely enjoy live in a pub for 30-45 minutes with a pint, probably as the music is designed, but listening as an album - very uh not-enjoyable for me. Actually...I don't think I hated the other one as much as this. Vocals are shit and I cannot get beyond that. Not something I'd ever put on to listen to voluntarily. Might even go to the basement if it were on the upstairs stereo. um...track 3 "Wild Cats of Kilkenny" was nice (instrumental). 2/10 1 star
Oh, how I wish I'd seen them live. Preferably in a pub with a dance floor. I love the little touches that elevate it above folk (I love good Celtic folk BTW). My favourite is the surf guitar solo on, "A Pistol For Paddy Garcia." I was expecting to mark this down because of repetition, but this glorious LP is packed with variety, fun, skill, and that spark of anger and rebellion that turns good into great.
I am a big fan of Celtic punk and the Pogues are largely responsible for popularizing it. This album is at times angry, political, and endearingly reflective. Shane MacGowan’s distinctive delivery can be heard in later bands such as Flogging Molly, and serves to highlight his influence. The music itself is brilliant. Combining punk forms with traditional Irish instrumentation is a unique and effective hybrid and one that allows for the expression of a cultural identity within a popular genre.
A few very fun songs along with some ballady sounding tracks. Overall an enjoyable album that I'd definitely come back to.
Wasn't a fan of this one. I think I liked one song, maybe...
Pirate music
Punk music turns Celtic. Ground zero for the Irish punk bands like Dropkick Murphy's, Black 47, Flogging Molly, etc. all start with the troubled Shane McGowan and his colleagues. Great album, great track list.
so many sea shanties
not my cup of tea. it wasn’t bad i guess, but i was bored the entire time. i’m sure witnessing this live would be a completely different story, but i personally was not feeling the energy just by sitting and listening. you know that one scene in Tangled? where they sing “I’ve Got a Dream”? this album reminds me of that song. the only difference is i actually enjoyed “I’ve Got a Dream”. now THAT makes me want to dance
I had a lot of preconceived notions about this band. Even though I’ve only heard good things about them. Even though some artists that I really like are associated with them in one way or another. I knew that it was that Celtic, pub shit. I knew that it was merged with the punk rock mentality. When I think of that, I think of Dropkick Murphys. Well, needless to say, my ignorance was ill-conceived. This album was so cool! It’s still not my absolute favorite style or anything. The songwriting didn’t blow me away. Regardless, there were great songs, and the energy was palpable. I was smiling through most of it. I would love to dance to this. I’d listen again
Absolutely great album - fantastic mix of songs, given a unique twist.
Another enjoyable album
fun, get's tiring after a couple of songs though
Did not disappoint. I think this album could've been 10-15 minutes shorter, but overall this was a pretty solid listen. 3.5/5
Average
Another fantastic entry by The Pogues, my favorite Celtic rock band tied with The Waterboys. Not as fun and suffers more duds than their later entry, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, but it's still a blast to drink and dance all throughout. Major complaint is that the songs blended in following "Dirty Old Town" but there's still a lot to like. On the plus side, the expanded edition attaches their impressive Poguetry in Motion EP.
Rock. Celta. Folk
Favorites were "I'm a man you don't meet every day" and "Sallie MacLennane". Some of these sound like an influence for Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"
Irish Celtic punk music is just not my thing. D.
Super fun punk Irish sound. My favorites were Sally MacLennane and A Pistol for Paddy Garcia
Lively raw and great fun. A couple of great classics in there to boot.
What a brilliant album, Punk / Folk / whatever, still sounds great
Just classic. I love every song!! Drinking music.
Банджо
Slow, boring. Not terribly interesting. Couldn't wait for it to finish
Pour out your whiskey, gather round and lets have a good ol'sing song. Lively and evocative, not really my cup of tea but it wasn't unenjoyable
Strong 4, Jammers on this
This was something else, And it was quite fun to try, I’m not always at pub. 5/10
This is not particularly for me overall, love fairytale of New York but that's enough Pogues for me I reckon. I do like the mixture of different vibes on this album but I do not love a lengthy album very often unless it's really quite perfect. For example, I fucking LOVE the song the Parting Glass, I find it enchanting and hypnotising but I love to hear it sung by Cara Dillon or one of those other sickeningly perfect Irish women's voices not by Shane MacGowan's raspy pub chanty type voice. Oh! Shocked to see this was produced by Elvis Costello too wowwww maybe that explains why I don't love it. I also really liked the change of pace and interest with "I'm a Man you Don't meet every day" love her voice it's beautiful.
It didn't feel that this was the right sort of music for sitting on my own and listening to with my headphones, it feels like music you sway, dance and jump around to with other people. Really enjoyed it though regardless, I think I've only listened to the pogues Xmas song before so good to hear the others
Hmm some of this was genius, some of it was annoying and also it went on a bit. I'm struggling to know how to rate it. I like what it stands for - like punk folk music - how fun, but I can't say I loved ALL of it. God damn I want to give a 3.5, but I'll round up
Bloody love the Pogues, such a great band. I has such nostalgia for this album, my parents playing it a lot when I was young.
Chaterrimo
I was in high school at the turn of the century when celtic punk made its resurgence with bands like Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. In fact I saw the Pogues in their reformed state in the early 2000s but went mainly for dropkick murphys or something equally lame because we all had that phase. The tunes and shantys on this record are catchy as hell. They are currently stuck in my head! Against my will, I've been humming and whistling then all day. The instruments are different, and Elvis Costello's production is top notch. The ensemble is tight. The songs are poetry. I've just never had a drop off alcohol in my life, so I think there's a HUGE piece of the puzzle missing for me. I know these guys are kind of the OG and I was not born or a baby when this band was in their original form, but for me this album just reminds me too much of that dark time when celtic punk made its resurgance in the late 90s/early aughts and it's a time I am not all that eager to relive for 45 minutes or 1 hour depending on which album version you listen to. That's not their fault, it's just my own past getting in the way and haunting my perception. Stiff Little Fingers were always better imo anyway.
Music that makes me happy!
no i don't like this one
I liked it a lot
Sally MacLennane is a great song. This album depends on your mood for that Irish folk style. right now this is hitting me on an above average day because it's friday.
I preferred this one to "If I should fall..." still not totally my bag but some blood stirring tunes and great lyrics
This is the greatest drinking album I've ever listened to
Very much of its time.
I mean I guess if this is your thing. Obviously the energy is there.
very fun and nice. not the best and wasnt like captivating but it was just pleasant which is nice. i didnt feel like it was trying too hard and it was classic the pogues (the fairy tale of new york but not christmas)
not particularly an abundance of things that will blow you out of the water, but nonetheless, Rum Sodomy & The Lash features lots and lots of fun.
Was pleasantly surprised. Which shouldn't be a surprise, since I enjoy bands like Flogging Molly. The instrumental tracks were sublime, and though the album starts on a punky note, there were some solemn, touching ballads that made me feel like I was crying over a pint of Guinness in an Irish pub.
Folk slash punk not really my bag, but it's hard to argue with the skill of the execution.
Whimsical spirit may improve it a tad, but I still fail to detect any worthy reason for me to listen to this.
The genre could be good if done well, but I'm not a big fan. It's missing the excitement and musical inventiveness to make this listenable. Also is it just me or are the tracks mixed pretty badly? Some songs just seem randomly much quieter than others
Meh, I don't think Celtic music is for me
not exactly my style, but pleasantly surprising. really oddly cool for what it is lmao
Best Song: A Pair of Brown Eyes. Rousing, rolling song in a singalong style. Worst Song: A Pistol for Paddy Garcia. A just okay instrumental song with a Old West vibe. Overall: Rough, raw, danceable music that also manages to tell stories with each song. Excellent folk punk.
Not many albums can make you dance, sway and cry all within the hour. 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash' is The Pogues' finest work, although some prefer the almost as good follow up 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God'. The album is packed with an impressive amount of variety, original material blending seamlessly with covers and instrumental numbers. The last thing MacGowan or his band could ever be accused of is being boring, and the almost complete absence of bad songs on this album is a testament to that. It goes down rightly as the album that captured the band at their emotional, intoxicated and brilliant best. 5/5
Objectively there's nothing wrong with this album but Irish folk punk is just entirely something I don't have interest in. I feel like it would work well in a very specific scene in a movie or something and that's about it.
Great Album Top to Tin Whistle.
Just can't get into this genre as much as I think I should.
this album will get 5 stars from me every day. i don't exactly remember the first time i heard it, but i remember the time, if that makes sense. i was probably 19, and while i knew of them, i don't think i'd really heard anything by them until then. and for some folks, there's a clear line between when you don't love the pogues and when you do - that summer was the line for me, and i'm glad to be on the other side of it. i mean, just try to imagine a world where shane's poetry never happened, or where spider stacy never played the tin whistle on sally maclennane...we'd all be the lesser for it. anyway, if it should happen that you've never heard anything - or anything much - by the pogues, congratulations! you get to experience them for the first time, and that's an amazing day. this album is a fantastic starting point - it's got a little of everything. the opening two tracks tell you, in no uncertain terms, exactly what you're in for: sometimes slow, sometimes mournful, sometimes absolutely jumpin' - but always beautiful, always something unexpected, and always with something to tell you, a message just for you. i've gone on quite a bit now, so let's wrap this up. old main drag will make you sad. dirty old town will make you nod knowingly, even if you've somehow never seen a town like that. brown eyes will somehow make you remember the first world war as if you'd been there, and then make you sad. a man you don't meet every day will make you fall in love with cait. sally will make you wanna dance, and then make you sad. and if you make it all the way to the end, you'll be so numb by the time you make it to matilda you won't even notice how sad it makes you. and yet, somehow, it is not a sad album. it's just...irish, y'know? sadness kinda comes with the territory
The Pogues are absolute legends. I love Celtic inspired music and Pogues are true pioneers of it. Solid album.
Upbeat Irish tunes. Better than a three, but not really a four star album. Rounding up, as it is something I can see coming back to again - most likely some afternoon in mid-March.
Folk punk is neat but gets old fast. These boys drank so Dropkick Murphys could get shittered. I'd say a 3.5 but gotta round down.
3.75
Lots of fun and the album art itself is so rad. While I don't think this is the greatest thing to grace my ears. I do think it's so fucking fun, and I look forward to getting to know the music better, then being able to sing a long with it, gonna be super neat.
Wow. Really enjoyed mix of punk and Celtic. Very original
Wildly swings between earnest folk songs and punk anarchy. I prefer a smoother ride.
My Pogues kick gets stronger
Will not listen
Really great. Never heard it before.
Good stuff.
8/10
Irish punk...who knew it could be cool
It's Irish drinking music. What's not to like?
It’s the Irish Flogging Mollys! Seriously, who woulda thought that McGowan would still be alive in 2021?
File under St Paddy’s Day
I goddamn love the goddamn Pogues. This is my absolute Jam. What a cracking album.
Great when you're drunk. Not so much when you're sober and don't drink anymore. It's good, but not for me.
1. Sea folk 2. Bag pipes, violin,banjo, (drums and percussion for effects) 3. Vocal not so in tune. 4.feel great 5. Emphasised on lyrics not melody 6.the bg melody line keeping the song alive
IRISH FOLK PUNK IRISH FOLK PUNK IRISH FOLK PUNK
You don't have to be an alcoholic with no teeth to understand and like this album; but it couldn't hurt. Best Tracks: The Old Main Drag; A Pair of Brown Eyes; Sally MacLennane
Cool
Piraten muziek. Hoe episch!
Feel good folk / sailor music
Irish folk music is always amazing. Add a dash of punk elements and this album absolutely rips
This album is dynamite, and the Pogues have such a unique sound. Pair of Brown Eyes, Rainy Night in Soho, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda are all five star songs.
So much fuckin energy here, it's impossible to dislike in any way. It sounds dumb to write it but Shane McGowan's alcoholism was something I thought was really cool in my 20s. I always thought the ultimate rock star would be a cross between him and David Lee Roth. Punk rock energy, arena rock antics, incredible substance abuse problem haha. 5/5.
I can definitely hear their influence in later bands
I've always loved this album - kept finding myself humming or whistling along. Just brilliant
Can't seriously listen to Irish punk...
1985 - English/Anglo-Irish Celtic punk
В целом обычный ирландский движ, но несколько песен оч душевные
Stel je toch voor dat je per ongeluk in een tijdsmachine bent gestapt en de rest van je leven in middeleeuwen moet blijven en deze shit aan moet horen. Wat is dit kut zeg!
Beetje too much die dronkemansfolk.
Ik heb echt een enorme hekel aan The Pogues.
Het is best vrolijk, maar ik kan het ook niet helemaal serieus nemen.
Rum Sodomy & the Lash is the best album of The Pogues containing a great selection of their folk punk songs. "Dirty Old Town" and "A Pair of Brown Eyes" are absolute classics in music history.
good stuff
Poggsarna är ju ändå bäst när dom bara kör. Så är det ju bara. Visst finns det en charm med de lite långsammare låtarna men det mäter ju inte upp mot när de bara släpper loss tyglarna och spelar i det höga, mer dansvänliga tempot. Det är väl dock en poäng med albumet. Det måste finnas av båda delarna även det om den ena smaksättningen smakar mycket bättre. Som helhet är det ett fullkomligt okej album. Det är inget som får de allra kraftigaste musiknoderna i mig att börja fladdra. Men känslan är att The Pogues ofta levererar vad de utlovar, hittills har det aldrig varit något som gör mig besviken. Utan jag vet ungefär vad jag väntar mig... och det är precis det. Så om de är något, så är det ärliga. Bäst: Gillar öppningsspåret "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" och "Sally MacLennane"
Cracker
Only four songs I like in this album. I understand that there is so much politics. I can not realize it fully, but I can feel, and I felt! Shane MacGowan is very charismatic frontman! The Best Song is Dirty Old Town
Pues sí me gustó la combinación punk folk celta, mucho más folk que punk. Fav: sally maclennane
Story time: In high school I used to love Flogging Molly, and one time I was wearing a shirt for them and my English teacher asked about it. I told her it was an Irish punk rock band and they were the best. She told me to go back and listen to The Pogues, who did it Irish punk first. I never did but I always remembered her telling me that these guys were the OG's. Excited to give this a listen.
Great stuff! I was way into this yesterday when I was listening, but this morning woke up and couldn't remember what it sounded like ... except there was a melodeon... and it was festive...(?) But to put this in perspective, the morning after a great night with the mates and some pints is often accompanied by memory loss and an underlying feeling that a good time was had. This is that kind of album.
Irish singers > British singers (too many meh British singers so far in the 1001) Also, traditional Irish music > traditional British music And Irish pub music is the peak embodiment. I prefer a little more traditional/folkier than the Pogues, or a little punkier than the Pogues. They are just in a bit of a vague space in between that, while I enjoyed the album, keeps it from being one of my favorite Irish pub rock albums.
This album is best enjoyed when performed live in an Irish pub. I am not in an Irish pub currently, so please turn it off.
An absolute riot.
A little intense for 6am, but kinda groovy pirate music. I'd listen to a few of these again, but not the entire album in one sitting.
The title pretty much sums it up. A feast of whisky, penny whistle, folk and punk spirit. A classic example of a band at the peak of their powers.
I live this album. The highlights are plenty. Dirty old Town, Pair of Brown Eyes, Waltzing Matilda and my favourite I'm a Man You Don't meet Everyday.. Shane McGowan is such a great singer and though his song writing had not yet peaked you could see here what a magnetic front man. A near perfect album. 4.5 🌟
You can trace the roots of bluegrass, Cajun, and even country music style back to the folk music of other lands.I don't listen to Irish music much but this was a fun album to listen. I wanted to get up and dance a jig sometimes.
Excellent Pogues album, perhaps a bit too traditional and straightforward for me, but contains some great songs, especially when they start to mix the songs a bit with other genres..
Thoroughly enjoyed this album, though it did make me a little thirsty.
A few we used to play at the Irish pub in Bathurst (Jack Duggan’s) with a few tracks as potent as deathly mushrooms. Didn’t enjoy it as much as the last album of the Pogues on this list.
I love good Irish music. I'd say Pogues are more traditional than say Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys. Even The Young Dubliners. I'd put them a hair closer to Irish Rovers.
Irish Folk Music with a spirt of punk.
Tons of fun
Never heard it before, but it was great! There's not enough irish rock bands on here. 0RS
4/5 as a matter of fact yes! Great irish sounds.
I was about to discard this one, but I just needed some context, it's quite interesting and fun, glad I got to listen.
Fun and varied; a nice long tour of Irish music with some classics sprinkled in with the originals. Good rowdy vibes.
Ok, fairly traditional, clearer vocals than later albums, but not as good as the 1987 album. Second half better than first half.
No conozco la banda, nisiquiera lei alguna vez el nombre. Tampoco se que genero es. Vamo a ver que onda ya que son 18 temas (uff). JAJAJJAAJ es una onda Rancid irlandes, al menos el primer tema. Real es una banda irlandesa y todo el disco es irlandes. El tema de Jesse James te deja de la polka. Termine en pedo de birra de solo escuchar el disco entero.
5/5 - Yay for pirate punk! Flogging Molly eat your heart out
This was...alright. I honestly didn't dislike it or like it. Some parts were enjoyable. I tend to like Celtic influences [see: Dropkick Murphys], but I'm still not sold on earlier Celtic punk apparently.
Shite!
its Irish folk music?
Música fiesta de piratas en los años 80. Quién podría querer escuchar esto de manera no irónica?. Encima luego se vuelve balada de borracho pesado. Llevo dos canciones y quiero que se acabe ya. La tercera es un jurado desde el primer acordé sin embargo, lo que of monsters and men hubiera gustado de ser. Igual tiene que ver con que no han cantado. Es buena música de fondo, supongo. Totalmente anacrónico escucharlo sobrio de camino al curro en metro a las 8 en 2021. Aún así los mejores momentos son las canciones borrachas de fiesta y menos las baladas borrachas. Un disco para la gente a la que le gustó Disenchantment. The Gentleman Soldier tiene unos drums guapísimos. Mejora mucho volviendo del trabajo que yendo. O la segunda parte es mejor (más instrumental es seguro), o está es una tendencia a estudiar. Lleva dos canciones que parece que se va a acabar pero no, espero sea porque es la extended versión
Pretty cool and i understand how you might like this. Also has a great energy but i personally don't adore this genre of music.
Bem interessante o punk com a pegada irlandesa.
Disco muy flok música estilo celta, pagana, de hoguera, buen sonido, estilo muy bien logrado; no es de mi gusto
O lo amas o lo odias. Hay álbumes en los que no hay medias tintas al momento de escucharlo y dar tu veredicto, y este es sin duda uno de ellos. Me encantaría pertenecer al club de los que lo amo, pero no puedo. Para mí un sólido 4/10
Ett album och ett band som är oerhört bra på att försätta lyssnaren i en viss sinnesstämning. Efter en genomlyssning vill jag, trots min bakfylla, sitta och marinera levern i stout och whisky på en snuskig brittisk pub medan jag snackar skit med andra fyllon och seglare hela natten. Väldigt traditionsbaserad musik, med tre låtar som är traditionella folksånger, och några covers. Jag har en förkärlek för de brittiska öarna, och The Pogues gör sitt för att stärka den känslan. A Pair of Brown Eyes är bra och berättar en fin historia. Dirty Old Town och And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda, två covers, är också bra. Förutom dessa så håller albumet en hyfsat jämn nivå, med många snabba och trallvänliga låtar. Betyget blir 3, lika många som antalet tänder i Shane MacGowans mun. Bästa låt: A Pair of Brown Eyes.
very good execution but I'm not a fan of the theme
Not for me, too Irish.
A little basic
Very average.
irische gekkigheid\
You hear the opening track and it’s a real blast and the band’s playing and MacGowan’s growling vocals are stunning; and then you hear the second track and you go this is great, such energy, what fun; and then the third track and you go oh this is good; then the fourth and you start to think this is like the other three; and as you continue you think, I might enjoy this music more if I heard the odd track from time to time, rather than a whole albums worth…but there is an undeniable brilliance about The Pogues.
Enjoyable
Pretty good! Can't believe I've never really listened to The Pogues before. Was hard to pick a favourite track.
Meh, Roger hates it. It's a niche to say the least
Happy music, dark lyrics. Also folk. I like it, will come back to it some day. 4/5
Pretty similar to the last Pogues album i listened to... maybe a little less diverse with the song tempos, structure? Good listen.
Really liked this album. Fun sound
Some good stuff on here however after the brilliant debut album, Red Roses for me, I think it disappoints.
4.5
please no more Irish I can only take so much
I grew up around Irish and wanna be Irish people who blasted traditional Celtic, Celtic revival and Celtic punk music. I’m just never going to like it again, or maybe I will but not that I can see. In spite of that, if I’m being forced to listen to this music then this album is on the upper crust of that shit sandwich. The music is nostalgic for me in both a good and bad way, the vocals are reminiscent of church in my home town or visits from my uncle, the tunes are ear worms since their basically sea shanty’s, working songs or pub choruses. I have to give it 3, I want to give it 1 because I hate this music but for all the above mentioned reasons and the fact that I could find this in my great aunts record collection if she was still alive, it’s 3/5.
Another style of music I don't generally listen to but this has some really fun songs and interesting melodies. Love the more western/desert influenced song, but most of them sound so similar and are hard to really identify
Folky- not my favorite
nice cover art. album started, dont know if ill make it through an hour of this voice. second song: i can hear him 'singing' against the mic? its unplesant. cant imagine this possibly taking a turn i like, awful music and voice. curious now if there might be 1 singular song in this album i might like. theres 18 freaking songs. okay a woman singing now. interesting lyrics there. back to the man. i dont hate a pair of brown eyes! i think i got used to his voice and its no longer quite so unpleasant. music reminds me of the sponge bob theme song haha. i can take a guess what the genre is but i wont embarass myself. but they have to be irish right haha. different male singer now i think. idk. the sound effects lol. so unnecessary to do the girls voice in the gentleman soldier xd okay im stopping at london girl, i got the gist of it i think. cant say i loved or even liked this but it ended up being not as awful as i initially thought it might be.
Not really my thing but I can see why it would be attractive to fans of this genre
Something about angry Irish music first thing on Monday morning hit me just right....
No great issues with this but, for me, the pogues require a certain state of mind to be enjoyed and I was not in it yesterday. Saying that, wild cats of Kilkenny is really enjoyable yet strangely haunting all at once. Which was in fact perfect for my state of mind yesterday. What came first? The chicken (me)? Or the chicken’s state of mind?
Quite enjoyable pirate music. I (a millennial) had some "Life is Strange" vibes - probably because it sounds that The Pogues were somewhat influential for Amanda Palmer.
Tohle album se mi vůbec nelíbí, nemám moc rád námořnickou hudbu a zde mě nebavila ani jedna pídnička.
Folk Punk. Well...
What is music for? What is art for? Part of what it’s for is creating little windows into other worlds, and letting others peer into those worlds. And when it works, we peer into marvellous, fully constructed worlds that adhere to their own internal logic - that build something from nothing. That transmit the world you see directly into my head. Point being, this album creates such a world better than most any album I’ve heard in a long time. A totally internally consistent world of heroic boozehounds and defeated champions, spinning yarns and raising glasses. I was transported.
super buenas vibras alv esta cm no me los esperaba tan bueno good ol irish music ig esta buena pa cuando ya estas bien pedote
Wouldn't be surprised if this was made 'Thanks to a grant from the Irish in Britain Heritage Fund', so well does it document the horrors visited on the Irish by our multiply disgraced nation. As for historicity, I imagine some is fact and some is myth and jolly good too because history can't be understood without both. At the same time, McGowan and his troop make you feel the spirital effects of all this turbulence. It's pretty obvious how this is done lyrically. These are fabulous stories bleeding with colour. But it's the inclusion and ocassional reworking of traditional songs among the originals that elevates this to heritage status. Capping it all off with Waltzing Matilda -- about similar awfulness in Australia -- is a masterstroke that makes the album universal. What struck me anew this time were the sparing and gentle arrangements, which belie my assumption that this is mostly punk and puckish fare.
Not my vibe at all
...
I mean yeah. It’s hi energy. Should be something I’m into but I wasn’t.
Good tunes. Slower than I remember. Enjoyable listen all the same
First song is neat, the rest is oppressively Irish