the pogues
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clandestino
no llevar papel
I saw them at the Academy last night and he could stand and sing just fine. But I saw him being carried on to the stage pretty much to sing "Fairy Tale" with Kirsty at Ally Pally supporting Moz, ages ago...in 1992 the internet reckons. I've seen three of the Academy Christmas shows in the last four years and they've all been great, and Shane's been just fine. If anything he was more restrained than usual last night.
Voley
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as if it matters what fucking school he went to. bunch of tossers.
Quite.
The Pogues are just Irish shit.
tbh i'm not at all familiar with their work, other than the obvious and a song called 'lorelai' someone put on a mixtape for me (which is a lovely song) - a longstanding loathing of irish folk music has put me off... should i listen to rum sodomy & the lash? or something else?
I think that's their best by a long way.
I had a long time loathing of Irish folk too, but cured it with the McPeake Family (big influence on Dylan and the Inc String Band), Sarah & Rita Keane, Paddy Tunney, Peg Clancy Power, Seamus Ennis, Sweeney's Men, Brendan Behan and Joe Heaney. I'm even quite into the solo piping and solo fiddle stuff now too, like Tommy Potts or Michael Goreman or Willie Clancy.
I had a long time loathing of Irish folk too, but cured it with the McPeake Family (big influence on Dylan and the Inc String Band), Sarah & Rita Keane, Paddy Tunney, Peg Clancy Power, Seamus Ennis, Sweeney's Men, Brendan Behan and Joe Heaney. I'm even quite into the solo piping and solo fiddle stuff now too, like Tommy Potts or Michael Goreman or Willie Clancy.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
shane mcgowan wrote all the lyrics afaik. And I've not read the biography (was written by his girlfriend Victoria iirc) but it's supposed to be great.
Did you know he went to Westminster? (posh private school)
In fact MacGowan didn't write all the lyrics and in fact Thousands are Sailing which imho is nthe most evocative Pogues song ever wasn't writtne by him. Having said that Shane is a genius and as many di walks the tight rope between genius and madman. the guy is a legend, the best lyricist of my generation and The Pogues are the best 30 nights out I have ever had. Long may they continue.
Urbanblues
Was that it, life?
I saw them on Saturday night. It was an excellent gig.
The supporting act, The King Blues, were also very good.
The supporting act, The King Blues, were also very good.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
clandestino
no llevar papel
There were two supports. King Blues were main support.
northeastoipunk
bash the rich
i agree with trev hagl . neck are fuckin well good , seen em at newcastle recently , punks and irish jigs doesnt always work , support band were crap but eye candy front singer you could put up with it . then neck came on to be honest i was too pissed on vodka to remember appart from laughing cos all the punk crowd took the piss by doing wor version of river dance , but few days later i listened to the album its bloody great , if u like the pogues this stuff is ten times better
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Anyone who thinks Neck are better than the Pogues is clearly suffering from some kind of major brain injury.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
You still on the vodka then? You shouold be shot for saying nonsense like the above.
Garek
Living n ADDled chaos
Sorry to bump a year and more dead thread, but seems wrong to start a new thread. Can anyone recomend more Irish music in a similar vein? Currently I listen to the Pogues and the Wolfe Tones. I would like to hear more Irish music, but not of the sort you pick up at a petrol station called "101 Celtic Tunes" which'll of course have a green CD cover.
Cheers
Cheers
clicker
nanook rubs it....
Sorry to bump a year and more dead thread, but seems wrong to start a new thread. Can anyone recomend more Irish music in a similar vein? Currently I listen to the Pogues and the Wolfe Tones. I would like to hear more Irish music, but not of the sort you pick up at a petrol station called "101 Celtic Tunes" which'll of course have a green CD cover.
Cheers
You could try The Popes.....headed by Mad dog who Pogued a bit and then Shaneo Poped a bit...all very incestuous and in a similar vein. I like Paul's gravelly vocals, the lyrics are good...........and there are The Dropkick Murphys.....The Saw Doctors have a fair following, but not up my alley....
and then you've got Iarla O'Lionaird for some cracking Sean Nos....gaelic singing. And Christy Moore and Paul Brady for guitars,words and sentiment....without the leprecauns and peat fires.
Garek
Living n ADDled chaos
Will check them out thank you
Should also add I do like trad folk, but I like stuff with true soul. Why I like the Wolfe Tones, it is trad but it has real heart beyong misty eyed yearnings. Any recomendations based on that would also be good.
Eire Og
Sorry to bump a year and more dead thread, but seems wrong to start a new thread. Can anyone recomend more Irish music in a similar vein? Currently I listen to the Pogues and the Wolfe Tones. I would like to hear more Irish music, but not of the sort you pick up at a petrol station called "101 Celtic Tunes" which'll of course have a green CD cover.
Cheers
You'll love me for this recommendation, trust me! De Dannan - fucking IMMENSE, well, at first anyway
One must-have album by them, if you get nowt else, is Selected Jigs and Reels, second best is De Danann, and third The Mist Covered Mountain.
The rest of their stuff is okay - but the first three cannot be touched.
How about some Scottish folk? Try a band called Lau. They fuck about with tempos like you wouldn't believe.
Yeh, if you like your Irish folk well played with a huge void of any soul in it
Yup
Nah - I don't see why good musicians can't give you both. I like passion in my music. You listen to that Jigs and Reels by De Dannan - impossible to keep still. A lot of their stuff actually brings tears to my eyes, it moves me so much.
Planxty bore me shitless. I have tried and tried to find something I like about them, but apart from acknowledging that they can play technically very well, there's nowt else for me
