Just Look Them Straight in the Eye & Say Poguemaho [Box set, Import]

Pogues | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Wea Int'l
• ASIN: B0017XFBMG
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,258 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #65 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > British Folk
  • #92 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Irish Folk

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Kerry Polka [#]

2. The Rocky Road to Dublin [#]

3. Boys from the Country Hell ["Radio-Friendly" Version]

4. NW3 [#]

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Repeal of the Licensing Laws [Demo Recording][#]

2. Dark Streets of London [Demo Recording][#]

3. Greenland Whale Fisheries [Demo Recording][#]

4. Streams of Whiskey [Demo Recording]

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The Aria [#]

2. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly [From Straight to Hell]

3. Haunted [Demo Recording][#]

4. Love Theme from Sid and Nancy [#]

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Sally Maclennane [Live]

2. A Pair of Brown Eyes [Live]

3. Kitty [Live]

4. Maggie May [Live]

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5

1. John Was [#]

2. Miss Otis Regrets/Just One of Those Things

3. All the Tears That I Cried

4. The One and Only

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Remarkable 2008 five CD box by The Pogues, at least three quarters of which comprises previously unreleased material while the remainder is made up of decidedly hard-to-find Pogues' rarities. Compiled by The Pogues with track by track annotations from Phil Chevron, there are a bountiful 111 tracks from 1983 demos (pre-dating their first recordings for Stiff Records) through to live recordings from 2001 Just Look Them Straight In The Eye is an absolute treasure trove of unreleased recordings for all Pogues' fans, spanning their entire career and featuring rehearsal recordings, B-sides, out-takes, rare mixes, BBC sessions plus recordings with Steve Earle, Joe Strummer and, of course, Kirsty MacColl. Alongside these are unreleased soundtrack recordings from Sid and Nancy, Garbo and Straight To Hell, alternate versions of Pogues' classics like "Fairy Tale Of New York" and "Rainy Night In Soho" and a generous selection of live recordings. Rhino UK.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mother Lode, July 3, 2008

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EdTheRed (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Look Them Straight in the Eye & Say Poguemaho (Audio CD)

My. God.

This is no "best of" box set, recycling the same stuff you've already got in your collection...I own just about every official and unofficial recording the Pogues have ever released, and this compilation is almost entirely new to me. Live tracks. Demos. Peel Sessions. Remixes.

More than just a box set, this is archival stuff - the recorded history of one of the best (and most influential) bands in the history or rock music.

The sound quality is almost as impressive as the content itself - really wonderful remastering work.

Just buy it...assuming amazon ever gets it back in stock.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, July 8, 2008

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C. Archuleta "Happy Mutant" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Look Them Straight in the Eye & Say Poguemaho (Audio CD)

I'm generally not one to gush on music except in rare cases like this when high expectations are met with an even grander result. This box is full of some of the best Pogues you will ever hear. How it wasn't released earlier on is beyond me, but it's here now and you must own it if you like the Pogues.

The remastering on many of the cuts is spectacular. You can tell this music isn't just enjoyed, it's loved.

Phil Chevron's notes are well worth the read and give many insights into the madness that is The Pogues.

This box set is well priced and worth twice as much.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Were there ever a doubt, The Pogues are among the great bands of rock history, August 16, 2008

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W. C. White "Googlyelmo" (Seattle<=Arizona<=Brooklyn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Look Them Straight in the Eye & Say Poguemaho (Audio CD)

OK, this is one of those projects that was built up by internet buzz for over three years. As such, the opportunity for disappointment and failure to meet expectations was high. I am a skeptic by nature and especially of the sort of buzz and hype that preceded this release.

Holy ****ing &%$#!!! If you've never been to a Pogues show, but know the material, listen to the live cuts of Sally MacLennane, Dirty Old Town, and The Sickbed of Cuchulainn first. These will confirm what Macgowan has always said, says on the rambling docu-bio "If I Should Fall From Grace. . .", that the Pogues should be recorded live. The energy on those tracks, from the band and the audience is truly extraordinary, and takes me back to New York in the late 80's when I first heard some of this music (at McSorley's Pub on E. 6th St; a night on which I was almost beaten for something unkind a companion said about the Irish). It's raw, it's warm, it's grrrreat fun, and it's a lasting beauty that attends little in popular music, say maybe Bob Dylan and a very few others.

Everything has been said in the other reviews about this set. I can only echo: "when will the other five discs be released"? And: "how about a tour of the US (not just the Northeast)?!" The fact that Shane MacGowan is still alive (look for a prediction of his imminent death to appear in print at least twice a year) is a marvel, and though I do actually say a prayer now and then that he will get sober (at 51 how much longer can he last?), his persistence in breathing the air is a testament to the energy and vitality of the music that flows through him and the band. I enjoy all of this, including the slurred singing from Shane-O (which, incidentally, has as much to do with his very poor dental health as the drinking). The variety, the new stuff, the old stuff in new versions, even the cinematic instrumentals are all a joy. Buy this if you like the Pogues, The Popes, and the genre they spawned, even a little bit. A keeper, a joy, a marvel. Thank you Phil Chevron for this great labor of love. May the Pogues (and Shane) be around and playing another 25 years!