If I Should Fall From Grace With God

3+ stars, nice album.

I enjoyed the instrumentation of this album, even with the limited range of the vocalist. I did like him singing with the guest vocalists. Strangely, after this album Spotify thought I wanted to hear Christmas songs. That was weird. Anyway, it was definitely a change of pace and with the vocalist, I was surprised that there was a wider range of song styles than I expected. Still, I just don't think I would come back to listen to the entire album all at once, but a song or two on shuffle is pretty nice.

Cool idea and all - Irish folk mixed with punk. I have friends who love bands like the Dropkick Murphy's and would love this. I just don't see what is so exceptional about how it all comes together. A fine listen, but nothing to really hook me or make me go looking for more of their collection. Bottle of Smoke and Streets of Sorrow stood out. Fairytale of New York was an interesting anti-Christmas songs song. Fiesta was a nice bait and switch from soft to punk. The rest just kind of mixed together.

Pleasant enough listen, but too much of same-same throughout. Nothing bad, just not an album I needed to hear before I die. Tracks that caught my ear: If I Should Fall from Grace with God, Turkish Song of the Damned, Battle of Smoke, Metropolis, Streets of Sorrow. Moving on.

To me, The Pogues have always sounded like some random people in Ireland doing a karaoke, not professional singers. But I guess that's part of the charm

Felt like I was in Temple Bar for the whole thing. Fiesta is class. Was going to give it a 2 because I don’t think I’d go back to it/not something I’d lash on in the car but I feel that’s a bit harsh so low 3 for me. Pogue Mahone

Interesting

Pretty good

Surprising.

Was a fun listen but in no hurry to listen a second time.

Ok in short bursts

nice instrumentals but vocals aren't my cup of tea

Pirate rock 🏴‍☠️

The album with Fairytale in New York on, the best Xmas song ever. Enjoyed the ablum at first, but I wasn't drunk so it got old quick. Too long

Not bad

I can't tell the difference between them and any other irish rock whatever band. It's not bad, but it's just not exceptional in anyway. More likely however, my impatience and lack of emotional connection to music is what explains my mediocre rating.

Another one of those records where I can’t decide if what I just listened to was pure genius, or unadulterated shite….or both.

Catchy celtic rock that probably inspired the Dropkick Murphys

Liked this more than I thought I would. Great energy

Fairytale of New York was a hidden staple of my childhood. Perfect music for if you're a pirate sailing at sea, but I had to stop listening after track 10 because the sound arrangement of each song was getting a bit repetitive for me personally.

Porque son The Pogues ....

Great album. Love the whole genre.

Gonna be honest I just tried laying down in bed with my AirPods and goin thru this before sleep and I tried..I did. But after about 3 songs I can just tell how this album is gonna be. I’m sure there are some standouts on this album, atleast ONE..but man his voice is just unbearable to me. It’s crazy how if Marcus Mumford sang this I’d prolly like it, but nah can’t stay up for this. Musically was cool and I’m sure there are some on this album that I’d like more than the first 3, maybe I’ll revisit. Gonna give a very generous 3 just because I’m sure some people in Europe love this album and this man’s voice, and I don’t wanna disrespect them

Fun! Not sure what the exact breakdown of genres would be but a lot of songs felt like punky Irish shanties; I pictured wooden floors and beer and salt water. I feel like I've heard some of the more upbeat songs in Scorsese films. There was a good variety of styles here too; crazy that "Fairytale of New York" and "Fiesta" were on the same album. But the gritty, charged vocal performance of Spider Stacy (what a name) provided a nice through-line. The band is super tight, that accordion player rips and the strings sound great. There were some moments of more somber beauty in there too, "Shanne Bradley" and "Fairytale of New York" were gorgeous. Not too much else to say, this isn't a type of sound I'm super familiar with but it was great to appreciate The Pogues from a distance. A little bit of appropriation going on maybe but I won't question it too deeply lol. Enjoyed it!

I am enjoying this album! I like the drunken dive bar sound of the lead singer. The musicians are very fun to listen to. They're so versatile and there are so many of them! It just sounds like a whole packed crowd of people playing. I'm enjoying listening to the unison parts, like when the banjo and the mandolin are together. These songs run the gamut. "Fairytale of New York" is too beautiful... such a good duet. A lot of these songs sound like they're in a movie. I like how joyful the music is! I got to the "Sketches of Spain" track and was like ????????. I feel like I'm hearing a folk band stretch its wings and try things out. It's long, and this is a LOT of Irish folk for me to do over two days. But overall very pleasant, at times emotional. Good time was had.

This is the one Pogues album I've listened to extensively. I had a little Pogues love affair as a teen. I left this album behind in the wastebin of a misspent youth, but still kept a bit of the spirit and the dancing which is like the antidote to the dark and stormy Dropkick Murphys. Turkish Song of the Damned is sounding great with the dust knocked off and Fairytale of New York is, of course, the one track I've carried all these years and kept in my Xmas rotation sometimes getting misty of the days gone long with my first girlfriend, Jane and my great friends Lauren and Raphael. Cars big as bars and rivers of gold. Thousands are Sailing is noteworthy. Lullaby of London hits certain note sequences that also bring forth the wellspring of sentimentality. Worms is easily the low point and I assume offered up for humor. As an aside, if you've not been, please hurry and go see Ireland. They are the kindest and most compassionate people in the world. From a cultural and humanistic standpoint, it's the greatest country in the world.

Irish folk punk you say. Reminds me of nights at the pub drinking a wee Guinness or three. I once tried to order a half dozen Irish Car Bombs and got lambasted by the bartender. As I came to realize later, lambasted for good reason. I’m glad to see there is a push to rename it as the Irish Slammer. I hope Irish Slammer sticks because it is a tasty concoction. Seven Drunken Nights was always a favorite tune to hear at the Irish bar along with one where the audience screams, “Alice. Alice. Who the fuck is Alice?” I can never hear the name Alice without internally screaming this chorus. This album reminds me of those fun nights.

I really like the pogues. there’s two pogues albums on the list (which seems a bit much). this one is really good, but the other one has one of my favorite album titles ever “rum, sodomy, and the lash” which is what I image “the pirate life” was really like.

It's a good album... I got into them briefly when I was in middle school... but I have a hard time getting into it now. It's fine but I wouldn't choose to listen to this.

A total cultural work I imagine. I never got into Irish Folk much, there is a sort of punk energy here but I don't find any of it interesting to listen to casually. Now if I were in an Irish Bar? Hell ya.

Not my kind of music. But OK.

Fine but not especially my jam. The faster "jiggy" songs get same-y. Fairytale of NY is, of course, a classic Christmas song these days (just wish it didn't have the F slur).

the rhythmic switch-up in the first song game me aggressive whiplash apparently the lead singer recently said he regrets not joining the IRA as a younger man, which is pretty wicked. this is another blind spot for me, but i'm very glad to have listened to it, because the irish roots mixed with punk sensibilities is pretty damn cool there's an inherent joy that comes with listening to people play music that connects them to their roots - i'm pretty sure i have some irish in me (because my beard is fucking red) but have never connected to any culture on my dad's side of the family, so it doesn't necessarily mean as much to me as it would an irish person, but you can tell these guys really like playing it the sound can get a little busy at times (literally just count the strings in that above picture) because there's so many instruments and band members but i think it does a bit to separate it from the non-irish punk stuff that was coming out in the 80s pretty cool listen. not one i'll likely revisit but good stuff

i love the pogues. nothing that memorable, but not bad.

cool band composition but not my vibe

Not too bad, easy to listen, strong Irish folk vibes.

... 6 /10

I expected this to be interesting and it was! Very cool combination of Irish folk and punk sound but in the end it's not really my favorite or something I will revisit much.

A few songs were nice to listen too, but a whole was a bit too much for me.

Standard stuff

I like this feel in general, but don't think I'll often be in the mood for a full album's worth.

5/10. I sort of like this, but I can't listen to it for an hour, while sober, without losing my mind a little. Also it's weird there's just a Christmas song in the middle of the album, but I guess it's not that Christmassy so it's okay

This is a fun mixture of punk music delivered with traditional Irish sounds. I’m sure Springsteen was very familiar with it when he recorded the Seeger Sessions Live From Dublin. Unfortunately for me, after listening, much of this sounds the same to me.

I can see why someone who loves both irish music and punk would like this, but it's really not for me. I'd give a 2.5 if possible but I'll be generous.

Wiki labels this punk folk, it's definitely folk, but not sure how punk this is. Perhaps they're referring to its punk sensibilities and snarling attitude. Nevertheless this is a fun album with a lot more energy than the typical folk albums that I hear. If I should fall and Fairytale of NY are outstanding. The latter is probably the only Christmas song that I actually like. Yes, I'm a grinch. The rest of the album is fine also.

This sounds like the orgins of The Dropkick Murphys. Irish folk and punk fusion with some middle eastern and spanish influence as well. What a wild mix of sound that comes together in a wonderfully strange way.

Not a big Irish punk fan

Ok jam music if you like the style

This was a great album! Loved the different variety of instruments and songs. Felt a huge traditional influence here, probably due to the added members. This got me in the mood for the Renaissance Festival this year!

This album was a lot of fun to listen to. Zero skips, great energy, makes me want to toast a drink and sing along.

Not too bad

Not a massive fan

Irish folk with some great outside influences actually pretty cool

You could tell me this was Flogging Molly and I wouldn't know the difference. Props to the Irish for culturally dominating with their music and bringing traditional folk into mainstream. Very good overall, just gets reptitive for a full album. 3.5 but not quite a 4 for me.

Shane MacGowan’s voice and accent are wonderful on this album.

interesting sounds, irish rock, which I have not listened to much before.

I actually have this in my collection. This is one of those that I really like, if I am in the right mood. It's definitely a little long and not a lot of variety. But a lot of fun and Fairytale of New York is still great.

a fairly good album but i just can’t see myself listening to it. bonus points for fairytale or new york. ive still got 13 songs left and i’m a bit bored icl.

Not bad. Irish folk punk. Sounds like satire. Definitely worth another listen but I think will be my limit of this genre.

I do admire the happy, free sound of Irish folk music. There is no modern music that feels as liberatingly joyful as good irish folk. As far as the album goes, I think I enjoyed it but so many of the songs sounded quite similar.

The title track is an incredible opener that immediately justifies having every instrument on that cover. Fairytale of New York is amazing. A lot of great energy and playing here. I especially appreciate the inclusion of the track 'Worms'. But then my streamer pulled a fast one and tacked six b-sides onto the end , ruining the experience. I really hate that shit. I really do. It's my least favorite thing about streamers, that you have to weed out bonus material. This album ending at 'Worms' is great. Ending where it did wanted me to never go back to it again.

This app has been dogged at trying to make the Pogues a thing. For me, they are the archetypal 'best of' band - and I'm not ashamed to say that in the real world, that's the only album of theirs I physically own. Here, I don't think I've heard anything to change my mind. A couple of bangers, a fair bit of filler and a conservatism born from the limitations of both form and ability. It's not bad, if you like this kind of overheated blarney, but it's not great either.

Intersting Irish Music, listening while not my cup of tea I can't help but feel transported to a Old Time Pub, where two men are brawling while the rest laugh and drink. Fun album

Good set of songs from the punky folkies. The Christmas song in the middle seems a bit odd (though maybe not at the time)

pretty good, probably 3.5

I'm not generally a fan of Celtic-style music, but these guys are the exception. It's a great record... for all that Celtic shite up in it. ;)

it's fun, but it all sounds the same

It's the guys who did that song! And they do that song! And some other songs too I guess! It's alright.

Agradable y fácil de escuchar

This is the third album from the Irish folk punk band The Pogues. It is their best-selling album, thanks to the hit single "Fairytale of New York". Critics loved this album and praised the band for trying out some new musical ideas. Although this is The Pogues best-selling album, I still prefer their previous album "Rum Sodomy & the Lash" because of its sea-shanties which I'm partial to over this album's Irish folk punk/rock.

Cool

Some great songs and some mediocrity in here.

Okay record, has it's moments.

Folk music. Klinkt als veel Nederlandstalige nummers in een ander jasje. Bekende melodietjes zijn "If I should Fall from Grace with God" en "Fiesta". ***

I know the pogues arent for me when the 3 best songs are not their usual style... mexican, turkish and christmas song were great. Rest was piratey nonsense.

I've heard a bunch of these live but never on record, and a bunch covered by the Dropkick Murphys, so it's very much up my street. Easy 3, possibly 4, not enough to get me to a 5 but plenty of stuff to listen to often.

I love this kind of music, a kind of fusion between Irish folk and punk (hope we get some Dropkick Murphys on this list too), and this is a really clever album in the way it incorporates both of those and a load of other influences. That said, the quality of this is pretty variable, a lot of ups, but a lot of mediocrity there too. I think it's the top end of a 3 for me, doesn't do quite enough to get into a four (but a lot of the reviews on the site say that there's a better Pogues album out there, fingers crossed it makes the list).

Muito tipo folklore

Irish music

Initially I wasn't sure if I liked the sound but it slowly grew on me. Definitely sound like they heavily influenced flogging Molly and dropkick Murphy. Will listen again.

Wifebeater

folk com animação punk interessante.

Lekker album van The Pogues, die stem van Shane blijft toch uniek.

Ik kan dit waarderen. Zin om in Dublin in een kroeg te gaan zitten en een pint te bestellen.

Better than I expected. Pretty solid album. Highlights: If I Should Fall from Grace with God Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) Thousands Are Sailing Shanne Bradley

Interesting album, fast paced, Irish folk rock

Surprisingly versatile Celtic/folk/punk tunes. More listenable than a dropkick Murphy’s album imo.

Pros: - track one, at like 00:30 there's a wild shuffle- did yall hear that? it sounds like a CD glitch but it's not. It's in the snare and how it "reacts" to the rest of the band. That's really cool!! - Production is really good and the instruments are really distinct for late 80's. In my mind this time period for music was a lot of like maximalist production techniques and a ton of synths, ton of compression, and unnecessary layers because recording tech was getting better and better, but they kept it simple while still interesting and full. GREAT use of panning instruments to left and right ears without overdoing it. - So track 1 is like irish pop punk and track 2 is some middle east folk rock? This shit slaps Cons: Misc: - not naturally what I would be into but it's a cool overall sound right? - impressed overall!

Really enjoyed this, title track, bottle of smoke, thousands are sailing and, of course, fairytale of new york, were my favourites. Would have been better to listen to it in December though, given the clear association.

I'm totally out of my element with this one. I don't hate it. Better than the Dropkick Murphys. But, isn't everyone? Also, I'd like to think, if you're not drinking while listening to this, you're doing it wrong. If I Fall...is a great morning record. Day drinking!

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would

Cette bande de joyeux compagnons m'a mis de bonne humeur en ce mardi matin dès les premières notes de leur album. En revanche, quelques minutes plus tard, mon humeur a viré du tout au tout. J'ai en effet fait une découverte très désagréable: les pistes de l'album ne sont pas organisées dans l'ordre sur Spotify. Une erreur majeure qui coûtera aux Pogues une potentielle très belle note.

Solid

Irish folk-punk! lotta fun every once in a while

The sweet propulsion of the first three songs grinds to a halt for “Fairytale,” but the quality of the music keeps this not just afloat but sailing.

Well not at all what I was expecting. As someone with a passing interest in Dropkick Murphies this was pretty good. I’ve definitely heard this album in bars in Peterborough.

Nije moj đir ali da netko pusti neb se ljutila.

Očekivo sam bolje

Very Irish, sounds like Dropkick Murphys. Not terrible though.

🤔

It's not one I would put on with great frequency. I could quite happily sit in a pub and drink Guiness, while this played. But then again I could quite happily sit in a pub drinking guiness while most of the albums on this list played.

Aika hauska meininki. Ei oo kovin tuuttu genre tämä niin vaikea sanoa että onko parempaa kun keskiverto irkkurevittely (vai onko tää nimenomaan tän bändin juttu), mutta tarttuvat haitarimelodiat maistuu kyllä.

Style over substance

It’s a bloody good soundtrack for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. But other than that, not for me.

Music that I just to hear when in a pub in Donegal

This made me Irish

Overall, a fun sound and enjoyable album, but less enjoyable listening to the whole album straight through. Some of the songs began to feel quite alike-sounding for me as I listened through this, so to my ear these songs would sound best showing up in a longer playlist mixed in with a variety of artists and songs. It's good stuff, just kind of pounds on my ears when it's all at once.

I don't know much about the pogues other than Fairytale of New York.....but I quite enjoyed this. I would like to see them dial down the folk and dial up the punk, but it was an experience i wouldn't mind repeating

Interesting Irish drinking song album. Each song is rather similar, but I don't mind it too much.

Typical Sound, i can imagine it is a either you love it or you hate it sound, but I can enjoy this type of music!

I feel like I like the idea of this more than I actually like it.

A fun listen with generally toe-tapping rhythm (albeit angry lyrics) but a bit repetitive musically/ vocally

I love the Irish jig sound, and I liked the mix of fast paced songs with slower paced melodies. The album itself got a little redundant for me, and would I listen to it over and over? No.

Exciting and fun. Love the celtic melodies. Couldn't listen to for long stretches without going insane.

Very different from everything else, could have done with being a wee bit shorter

Sometimes it sounds like St. Patrick's Day. Other times it sounds like a hangover, which I guess happens when you sing about sleeping off a binge in a drunk tank on Christmas Eve. But "Fairytale Of New York" is actually one of my favorite Christmas songs. Overall the album surprisingly never crosses the border from lubricated to morose, which isn't something I can say about the Dropkick Murphys.

It still sounds fresh.

Enjoyable. I've never given the Pogues much thought outside of Come on Eileen. The Irish flavour gets a bit tiresome by the end. Would listen again.

A neo-folk kinda thing going on.

I may have only heard a few tracks from the Pogues, and never a full album. Overall, I think I like the Pogues. "Fairytale of New York" is the track from this album that I've heard several times before, and I like it. "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" and "The Broad Majestic Shannon" were other favorites. To me the Pogues (with their Celtic instrumentation) would fit in well with Great Big Sea, and the first album from the Crash Test Dummies. The Pogues add a punk feel to their delivery, and it was worth checking out the album as a whole.

Interesting album. I was not familiar with any of the music. I will probably never listen to it again but I didn't hate it.

it was really fun and irish! i liked the vibe and i just wanted to be in a little irish pub dancing to this song. i wouldn’t listen to it again because i have no reason to but i thought it was overall really fun !

3/5 nice irish sounds, but not ultimate.

It’s a unique sound for sure. But the whole time listening to the album I kept thinking “This song would be great in a movie, but not so much by itself”.

A fun, celtic punk album that was fun to listen to. Kind of reminds me of songs you'd play at a pub/bar with your best friends. 7/10.

Good instrumental playing….

As this album played I got both excited and annoyed. Excited because I have a very soft spot for this type of music, kind of like Dropkick Murphys or some other irish band of misfits. The people who live out in the sticks in the show Outerbanks call themselves the Pogues so that was a nice call out as well. But I'm annoyed because while this album is fine, and has one reallllllly good song, Turkish Song of the Damned (holy cow love the beat), this does not need to be on this list. Throw this album up against Miles Davis or ACDC or Fleetwood and it just crumbles.

Welp, here we are again, with a Celtic album by a Celtic band. There's plenty on this album to like, and I do like it. At the same time, it doesn't resonate at a higher frequency for me. 3 stars.

Some iconic songs, but not huge amounts of variation IMO

Come for the punk, stay for the Irish folk.

Está bien. Me sirve para ver de donde sacaron los Dropkick Murphys la inspiracion, basicamente hacen punk de esto. No soy el mas fan de la musica irish, pero no me parece un disco malo. Quizás envejeció mal. Bottle of smoke y Thousands are sailing son mis favoritos del disco pero overall está muy bien.

Otra de las sorpresas que tuve con esta lista. Este es un género que no escucho at all: música bien irlandés y de momentos... SKA? (no sé, capaz estoy tirando fruta). Para cuando pensás que el álbum va a ser todo igual encontrás cosas hermosas como "Streets of Sorrow". 3/5 bien merecidos

Very clearly the inspiration for Flogging Molly, sounds like a lot of Flogging Molly's more ballad-ish stuff. Really enjoyable, wish i would have discovered this a long time ago.

This is some interesting Irish music for sure. I can see how it influenced other irish bands in the future like Flogging Molly, etc.

Love the Christmas song but all the others sounded the same.

Pogues appear as first repeat artists to my knowledge.... Not sure this album is unique to qualify as 'must hear'. Good but.....

The verse and musicianship are great.

false

Had to listen to it on the day I had my biggest fuc*ing hangover in years. I think it's good at what it does which is unfortunately not my taste

Not bad, although not really my thing

WHO’S FOR REN FEST?!!

Nesta vida deparamo-nos com combinações estranhas, este álbum é uma dessas combinações estranhas que são tão difíceis de conjugar. De que mistura trata-se? Então eles pegam em música folk irlandesa e mesclam com punk. Funciona, talvez para alguns, para mim é um não. Em defesa do álbum quero referir que já não consigo ouvir música folk irlandesa é um género do qual me encontro saturado devido a visitas excessivas a Casa do Fauno, onde todos os santos sábados tocam música folk irlandesa ao vivo. Existem algumas ressalvas que necessito de fazer, como a voz tão Punk Rock do vocalista que roça quase uma incapacidade de cantar, nada mais punk do que isto, cantar bem é demasiado conformista para o nosso vocalista. Isto seria verdade se ele nas cantigas mais calmas não conseguisse vocalizar as coisas em condições, coisa que consegue, dai a voz completamente desafinada provém de uma escolha artística dele. O álbum é relativamente longo tem 19 músicas e uma duração total de 1 hora e 4 minutos, o que aplicado a uma baixa diversidade musical, sendo o caso deste álbum, torna-se cansativo. Existem variações como é o Fiesta, mas quanto mais adentramos no álbum menos punk fica e muito mais folk. Musicalmente isto tem muito folk por vezes o que me causa cansaço, não vou mentir. Das músicas que mais apreciei deste álbum estranhamente tem muito esta conotação de folk, falo do Thousands are Sailing. No geral é um álbum que não tenciono voltar a ouvir, mas tenho de lhe dar um 5, eu não gostei dele muito por motivos de gosto pessoal, por isso irei dar uma nota de 5. Nota: 5/10 Data: 10/01/2025

Good fun, excellent poetry, poignant ballads. Very listenable.

Brings back so much childhood nostalgia for me. Used to ask my dad to play this album in the car and always loved it. Some pretty mediocre album tracks in there amongst the gems so 3/5 it is for me. Tin Whistle makes me want to drink Guinness with mates in an Irish pub. Also find it mad that the Pogues & Kirsty wrote a Christmas song so ridiculously good that you can enjoy it in mid-February.

Some absolutely wildcard tunes in here (some miss, some bang), but actually quite impressed that the album doesn't just fade into a cloud of Irish jigs. Happy with it.

funny

Tiocfiadh alright

It's a good album, but none of the songs really grab me like those from rum, sodomy, and the lash. Still a very fun genre to listen to, and the Christmas song is quickly growing on me Saved: Turkish Song of the Damned, Fairytale of New York

I think this is pretty good, but I don't really like Celtic Punk very much.

Very Irish.

Quite enjoyed it actually

My Irish connections won't be pleased about this, but I'm not a huge fan of this. 6/10

I think this was the first album by The Pogues I've listened to. It was good, but as expected. Didn't know Fiesta was one of their songs so that was a nice surprise, but nothing there to push this above a 3.

Less punk than previous efforts, still pretty good.

Some solid stuff on this album, though this isn’t typically what I go out of my way to listen to. Still an enjoyable experience

Folk. Celta

Dropkick vibes

was alright

"Fairytale of New York" remains The Pogues' best known and best-selling single. It was named after J.P. Donleavy's 1973 novel A Fairy Tale of New York which Finer had been reading in the studio when the song was first written.[8] The song dated back to 1985 when Finer had written the original melody and lyrics, about a sailor looking out over the ocean, but he admitted that his lyrics had been terrible and MacGowan had come up with a better storyline of a couple arguing in New York City at Christmas time.[6] MacGowan had always intended the song to be sung as a duet, originally with O'Riordan providing the female vocal part, but despite attempts to record "Fairytale of New York" in January 1986 during the sessions for Poguetry in Motion, the band were unhappy with the results and abandoned the song.[9] During the sessions for the third album at RAK in May 1987, MacGowan recorded new guide vocals for the song but with O'Riordan's departure it now had no female vocalist. Lillywhite took the tapes home and recorded his singer-songwriter wife Kirsty MacColl singing the female lines: when he brought them back to the studio The Pogues were so impressed that the song was re-recorded with MacColl as the replacement singing partner for MacGowan.[8] "Fairytale of New York" was released as the album's lead single in November 1987 in the run-up to Christmas and reached number one in Ireland and number two in the UK. Its enduring popularity has seen it re-enter the charts several times since 1987, eventually going on to sell over a million copies in the UK[10] and being voted the most popular Christmas-themed song of all time.

Really good album, none of the songs were bad. Celtic folk punk, sea shanty vibes. Fairytale of New York, Turkish Song of the Damned, Streets of Sorrow, The Recruiting Sergeant and Thousands Are Sailing are the best.

once again not for me, but i understand why people would like it.

Irish ska. Feels like it could be the soundtrack to Mario party

Classic Irish album, for the right setting. Highlights: Fairytale of New York Streets of Sorrow Lullaby of London Ballad of March Medley Irish Rover Shanne Bradley

It’s not that it is bad but you have to really be in the mood for Irish rock

Bijzondere ierse muziek, niet mijn ding maar snap de intentie

It's fine but Irish music is not really my jam. I liked the song with all the fucks. 2.5 rounded up.

Wasn't looking forward to it but again pleasantly surprised. Hasn't cured my aversion to fiddles or banjos but didn't hate it. Loved the Dubliners bits

Breads enjoyed this. Cheese did not.

Irish rock... man the early 90s/late 80s were a weird time. Hard to imagine people getting amped about this music the present day. This record gave us Fairytale of New York, one of my Xmas classics

Parempi kuin edellinen listalla ollut levy, mutta edelleen kalpenee tämän vuosituhannen vastaaville.

Nice little album with a real range of songs. Worms is a strange ending, but 'The Broad Majestic Shannon' and 'The Streets of Sorrow' are great along with, of course, the timeless 'Fairytale of New York'. A interesting insight into Irish (folk?) music, but not quite enough clicking with me on this album to give it a 4.

Not for me

2,5 eigentlich

Some songs are ok while others are just hard to sit through

Did fuck all for me. Couldn't wait for it to end. Dont like his voice. Dont really like fairy tale of new york. Especially not in August, and the few songs i though this is okay then goes into that shit folk celtic music. Fucking kelt! 1.5

Not even a good Christmas song

I have not heard this before. I like the Pogues and Irish folk music just fine I guess, but it gets repetitive after a while. I understand this album moves beyond just Irish folk music into different styles and I might be able to appreciate this better of if I was a bigger fan of various Eurasian folk music styles, but I don’t really notice it. I think this album would be better if it were under 40 minutes.

Definitely not the worst thing the Irish did, but definitely not the best thiung they did

I wanted to like this more than I actually did.

God j’étais pas le mood pour ce genre de musique à la job ce matin.. la grosse fanfare toi chose j’avais l’impression d’être sur un bateau.

To begin with, I love the instrumentation in this. This would've been a great instrumental album considering I loved the few instrumental tracks on it. However, John Pogue or whatever his name is decided he wanted to sing over this wonderful music, which really ruined my enjoyment of it. Struggled between giving it a 2 or a 3, but I might have to go with a 2 just because there's only 2 songs I actually enjoyed.

folk irlandais pas ouf

Makes me smile, but not in a good way. More a giggly slightly embarrassed way.

*31 Det er sikkert 5 stjerners oplevelse at prøve på en festival, men som stand alone musikoplevelse er det bare overhovedet ikke mig.

Jeg synes det her er helt enormt irriterende. Jeg ser folk for mit indre øje der danser riverdance og løber rundt i armkrog med et stort trækrus med øl i hånden. Jeg kan ikke lide det. Jeg skulle til at kalde Fairytale of new york en opløftende oplevelse, men så gik der også riverdance i den.

Meget svært at bedømme. Jeg har absolut ingen referenceramme ift. genren eller bandet. Det er underholdende nok, men jeg synes også, at jeg bliver lidt træt af, hvad der for mig lyder som den samme opskrift på stort set alle numrene. 2.7

its a cultural thing i guess

It’s like if the dance scene from Titanic was an hour long. Fine but just repetitive and not exciting at all.

Gang of New York ha music

A bit boring and samey. By the first few songs I felt I had heard everything this had to offer. Not to mention this is long for how mediocre it was.

I was previously familiar with The Pogues but not really any of their material. This album was about what I expected, which is mostly Irish drinking songs. The album also includes a Christmas song. There's nothing particularly wrong with this album, but there is not much variety so it became boring after a few songs. I wouldn't come back to this one.

#1007. The same thing I said for their other album could be said for this one too. One or two of these songs might be fine, but listening to an entire album of it gets real tiring real quick. 2/5: meh

I like the idea. Reminds me of Dropkick Murphy's. But the execution just wasn't great. A lot of genuinely annoying songs and filler content.

Irish folk punk is quite the combo and though seemingly fun should not be delivered via an entire album and instead in small chunks in a proper pub. It's cool but not for the entire album.

Not for me really. Weird to hear fairy tale of New York in July too.

I get why people are into this, genres like this would exist if there werent an audience for it. I am not that audience.

It just keeps going

No wonder their biggest hit had a different singer

Yeah… not my thing. A bit too stomp clap for my taste. And I know it’s the style, but just, kinda a hard listen. Some fun tunes for sure, but eh.

Love how the album kicks off. Im dancing and feeling Irish to short tunes Gotta say, I burned out quickly on the punk vibe, but I didnt hate it. Somewhere around the 2.5 star mark

Ja fairytale of new york är bra, men resten är väldigt enformigt

Pretty good Irish music but I couldn’t get into it

ou, é paia. não vou dar uma estrela pq eu com dez anos piraria. mas achei chato demais, ce ta maluco.

This was a tough one to get through, and it definitely cant beat Rum Sodomy and the Lash

it's ok i guess, but not my thing

korralik iiiri lärm

Not my jam but I appreciate it's passion and existence

I feel like a king being entertained by his jesters

🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

Not my kinda music tbh

Its fun for two songs and then it gets stale. Just a little to mutch for me. The irish foldband didnt hit for me.

It’s cool but I don’t think I’d return to it tbh

tend to put these on on my morning commute. couldn't quite do it. asked a coworker, she knows them as a bar band. i think that felt right.

The P-oh-gs. I have today gained awareness of an unforeseen Platonic ideal: Celtic folk-punk. It takes me back to this Shrek game I used to play on my grandparents' PS1, which had a kickin' Irish soundtrack that just went on and on and on--a strange connection, but a madeleine to pleasant aimless summer days nevertheless. I struggle to name a mood when I'd seek this out, but I appreciate the storytelling, adventurousness, and especially the more tender songs..."Fairytale of New York" and "Thousands Are Sailing."

A little Pogues goes a long way for me, and this time even a little was too long. I own Pogues’ records and have seen them twice live (once with Joe Strummer instead of Shane MacGowan), so there is some love for the band. Their Irish reels meet punk sensibilities meet heartbreaking drinking odes have connected to a decent extent with me in the past. However, if The Pogues are great music when drinking, this listening felt more like a hangover. I literally came close to dizziness cycling through the first three songs, which all seemed to feature the ring-a-round Pogues sound until I was falling down. I was glad “Fairytale of New York” came on to steady myself. It was great that the Pogues had a hit that bought them houses, but I have never been a big fan of this song. Scrooge I forever will be. Other Pogues’ records presented their unique mix in a more exciting manner. I also did not find the ballads on If I Should Fall By the Grace of God as tender as other Pogues’ cuts. They could not reach their own depths, let alone someone like Tom Waits. Lacking the revelry and despair that the music requires, I have to give this album a low rating.

The Broad Majestic Shannon is exactly Fairytale of New York. Classic Jesus and Mary Chain move. You have to respect it. 2.4/5

2 sterne

Wat een afschrikwekkend nare sound is dit… een Iers carnaval der malloten… dan te beseffen dat mijn vriendin dat kerstlied fantastisch vind. Daardoor ga ik toch twijfelen of mijn stemgeluid ook niet net zo catastrofaal en door je ziel heen gaat… Nee grapje, niet mijn muziek wel leuk geëxperimenteerd.

Het genre folk-punk is niet echt voor mij weggelegd, oké ik moet zeggen dat een beetje diversiteit in de lijst altijd welkom is maar soms wordt de plank volledig mis geslagen. Op het Wikipedia dingetje stond dat t kerstnummer hun grootste hit was maar die was dan ook het meest afschuwelijk. Verder kreeg ik vaak het gevoel dat ik me in een Ierse pub bevond, kan een vibe zijn met een paar Guinness achter de kiezen en lekker mee brallen, maar nuchter is t niet veel aan. Stem van de zanger was ook nogal onprettig.

This challenge has showed me I do in fact like the pogues, loved their debut when that appeared! But this wasn’t a must listen at all. Although I did enjoy getting to listen to Fairytale of New York guilt free in May.

But really WHO is listening to this Just not for me.

Мне показался этот альбом скучным и переполненым какими то совершенно ненужным деталями: всякие крики и некоторые аранжировки.

No. 2 stars

Nothing wrong with it, just not my thing.

Hello, I am 2% Irish

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE IRISH ROVER IS SO FUN

not my vibe and wow that Christmas song was fucked

Too much jig music

Standouts Shanne Bradley

Ei iskenyt hirveästi. 2/5.

There are some good songs on here but a lot of them are very similar. Maybe I haven’t listened to enough Irish folk music or whatever but I wasn’t huge on this album.

Did not enjoy. Every song was exactly the same I could barely finish this out of bordeom. I was gonna give it a 1 but then I realised id still rather listen to this than the white stripes album so it gets a 2.

Intersente mezcla de géneros pero el banjo y el acordeón me funcionan personalmente mejor en bandas como Mumford and sons en sus primeros discos

Pish

I found out that I was going to listening to Irish punk I was really excited to see what it would sound like. I was not expecting Pirate music. This album was pretty enjoyable especially in the early tracks. It had a lot of energy and sounded fun especially if it were to be live music. The one major problem with this album Is that it drags. I felt like I was done with it about 40 minutes in then I had another 30 minutes to go. That might be more of a problem with me though. I don't particularly enjoy the lead singer's voice although it did fit the music well. I don't know much about Irish history but this album has got me interested in learning about it threw the lyrics. I would give this album a strong 6 to a light 7

I can’t get behind Irish sounding music honestly if I liked it I’m sure it would be high up there but that’s just me

Funny pero no lo escucharía seguido

just 2 songs in but I can say this is so much different from what I usually listen, nit complaining I’m vibing with it

I'm a huge Irvine Welsh fan, and he heavily mentions The Pogues from time to time, so I was kinda familiar with the phenomenon. I also have two dearest friends who are passionate about Irish folk music. I myself am a fan of The Clash and Sex Pistols. Anyway, I really tried to love it, but I felt like I am in the Irish Bikini Bottom. My highlight is "Thousands are sailing", I liked the instrumental part, but other that that, I'm so so far from this type of music.

in the same way i wouldn’t be surprised if a european didn’t enjoy a mask and i album i think its okay that i didn’t enjoy this album. Not to discredit the talent of the album nor the band, it just wasn’t made for me. I found myself moving to some songs but i don’t ever see myself being in the mood to listen to this genre.

En jaksanut kuin pari ekaa kappaletta kuunnella.

meh, no es mi gusto, si admito que esta bueno pero hasta ahi nomas. Deberia escucharlo con mi abuelo

Meh

I don't like this. Just comes off as corny and inauthentic to me. I'd prefer normal Celtic folk without the rock

Favourite Songs: Bottle Of Smoke Fiesta

2.5 - Okay so I would pretty much never listen to this unless it was to fit a specific, almost cliche mood (think day drinking or keeping something upbeat and in the sunshine). But I can definitely respect this album. So solid middle of the road 5/10. Fav Songs: If I should fall from grace with god // Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant...

Nicht kater-geeignet. Trieb mich an den Rande des Wahnsinns

Some songs were bangers. Some dabbled in genres they had no business dabbling in... Plus they lose points for an earnest f-slur. 4/10

Irish music outside of blind drunk St Patty's grates the tips of nerve endings.

this album is kinda long

should obviously be heard drunk in a pub

Beetje verbaast want ik had eigenlijk een veel meer indie rustige muziek verwacht. Misschien dat het daarom wat teleurstellend klonk. 2,5

Not for me

Yeah, this was ok. Much better than the American shit on here.

eh it was fun and i liked bottle of smoke and medley but overall not my favourite

didn't expect to be listening to fairytale in new york in march (& wasn't sure what to expect beyond that) i did not like this album. it felt like the mix & the singer's technique were conspiring against my ability to discern any lyics whatsoever. also i usually feel bad disliking any type of folk or traditional music but turkish song of the damned was a pisstake of balkan folk so i feel like im allowed to say i do not like pirate music never have never will can only rly tolerate accordeon in balkan music and even then sparingly i kept checking how many songs i had left and being annoyed at the number... honestly the only reason i'm not giving it a 1 is bc the lyrics WERE good whenever i checked what the guy was saying. took me an entire day and a half to make it through this album but damn it im a completionist

It was a rare occurrence that I could understand what was being said on this album. However, when I could understand, I thought the lyrics were pretty good. I think around three of the tracks were exclusively instrumental, which I'm never a fan of. And the Christmas song felt very out of place to me, but it wasn't that bad. Overall none of the songs were that bad, but after like three in this genre I was getting sick of it. Two stars. (Favorite track: Thousands Are Sailing.)

This album was fun for about 10 minutes. I enjoy a little bit of the Irish pub vibe, but this was just a bit too much for me. I also really didn't like the vocals. They were hard to understand at times which made the songs lose some impact (couldn't make out the lyrics). Overall, this is sort of fun in a short burst, but for a casual hour long listen? Not really.

Musically ok... Vocally...

I think these are perfect songs if you’re hammered and wanna break stuff. They’re kinda like an Irish version of rage against the machine. So perfect if you want to stick it to the man.

I appreciate the style and the audience it appeals to, but it's not for me. Fairytale of New York isn't enough, sorry.

What in the oriental sea shanty-esque pop rock is this. I mean it's definitely mind blowing but i can't think of a single context i'd rock this and be like "Yee haw pirate this is the shit"

I really wanted to like this album, but as soon as the vocalist opens his mouth, I can’t stand it. The rest of the band is great but the vocalist sounds like a drunkard with chronic diarrhea. The only tolerable song to me was Metropolis, and I don’t know if I actually enjoyed the song itself or just the reprieve from the singer.

All of the songs could have been great if the guy just sang normal. Love the instrumentation, love the energy, but the vocalist is just so, so bad I cannot get past it. I’m not normally one for instrumentals, but this album would be actively better if he just wasn’t in it. My favorite song on the album is Metropolis, because the singer isn’t there. I also think the hit of the album is a hit in part because it is a duet with a woman who actually sings like a normal person.

It’s a decent Irish folk album. The instrumentals sound nice sometimes but mainly boring. Shane sounded like a really annoying old man, he just sounded terrible. I only liked two songs and the majority of the listen was me just waiting for it to be over.

Ännu ett irländskt album. Tyvärr på en söndag i nyktert tillstånd. För det går definitivt att ställa frågan om det här fyller något syfte utanför en rök- och av berusade sjöbusar fylld pub någonstans på den gröna öns landsbygd. Folkmusik i allmänhet och irländsk i synnerhet är överskattad (inte så att den irländska är sämre än annan folkmusik, men upplever att den har ett extra överdrivet positivt rykte). Hade det här albumet fått vara med om det inte vore för Fairytale och Mcgowans tandrad? Antagligen inte. Tvåan är i det absolut nedersta regionerna.

Det är illavarslande när bandet poserar med banjo, dragspel och en väldigt liten flöjt på omslaget, Pouges går balansgång över avgrunden ner till den irländska folkmusiken komplett med stepdans. I titelspåret funkar det bra men i stort ramlar de ner i resten av låtarna. Fairytale of New York är så sönderspelad att den inte går att lyssna på. De är helt ok på att berätta skrönor och Shane MacGowans röst är trevligt skrovlig för ändamålet. Men de tappar mig helt när de ska toka till det i Fiesta. Det blir en väldigt svag tvåa.

Wow, these guys sound just like Flogging Molly! (just kidding, I know who came first here.) Seriously, It's a fine album, when you're in the mood for a little Irish music. It's not in the main rotation, but every once in a while (like mid March, let's say) it's not a bad thing to pull out and play.

honestly couldn’t get through this one but i’m always a fan of a fun irish jig

Hard to understand and docked a star for using the f slur.

top 3 - Fairytale of New York, Metropolis, Thousands Are Sailing. Wasn’t into it + wasn’t in the mood for music I hear anytime I go into town. Fairytale of New York is a classic though! The vibes on this are great as well.

I like the sad drunk songs much more than the happy drunk songs

some cool songs pirate vibe but not my style

I didn't like this, it went too long and the songs all sounded too similar.

Wanted to enjoy this one more

Not into it

Not terrible but was not in the mood for it

not my type

I was high while listening to this, a problem i have with it is that it's very repetitive, got reaaallly bored after a while, 4/10

Praised for it song writing but for me it's lost the bravado of Rum, Sodomy and the lash. I found it a bit samey, all right for a night at the pub but that's about it

i'll never listen to ts

Not my style of music

This is definitely not my cup of tea. Like, AT ALL. I can appreciate this style and that it's something different, far from everything else I've listened, but I don't like it.

Fairytale of New York is a gem, but otherwise this is a real slog. Too many songs that sound the same, too many odd diversions, and far too long

no doubt they are skilled and talented musicians, but this sound/genre is NOT for me so no listening joy. That xmas song is always touching, but they play it for 2mos straight so it's kind of ruined : )

Okayyy Celtic punk!!! Also jazzy? Favourite track: Fiesta

Not for me

There is a time and place for this music. At work or having any kind focus or energy does not match this music.

This was fun but it was also a lot. I think I would’ve enjoyed the songs more if they were isolated but because it’s a longer album I found it to be a bit exhausting. I felt the same way, fun listen but would not do it again, maybe just one song or two. Fav song: Mountain dew or battle march medley

-1 for hate speech

Some fun songs, but I can only listen to this for like 10 minutes. 1 hour was painful.

A bit better than the last pogues album but that’s only really because of fairytale of newyork

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Difficult to understand lyrics and kinda samey.

I respect the talent of this band, but like with most Irish Folk Rock and Pub Rock it is a good thing when you are in the mood at a party... in a pub. Listening to this on the length of an album is really not my coup of tea.

Esee estilo de som realmente não me pegou.

Irish jams, a mumford band. Turkish song of the damned was fun.

i liked the variety but i didn't like the songs themselves

80’s Folk ⭐️Bottle of Smoke

not for me