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If I Should Fall From Grace With God [Original recording remastered]

The PoguesAudio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (September 19, 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Rhino
  • ASIN: B000H8SFMK
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,476 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. If I Should Fall From Grace With God
2. Turkish Song Of The Damned
3. Bottle Of Smoke
4. Fairytale Of New York
5. Metropolis
6. Thousands Are Sailing
7. Fiesta
8. Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road To Dublin/The Galway Races
9. Streets Of Sorrow/Birmingham Six
10. Lullaby Of London
11. Sit Down By The Fire
12. The Broad Majestic Shannon
13. Worms
14. The Battle March (Medley)
15. The Irish Rover
16. Mountain Dew
17. Shanne Bradley
18. Sketches Of Spain
19. South Australia

Editorial Reviews

Shane was at a new level of songwriting brilliance when Steve Lillywhite produced this 1988 LP. Fairytale of New York; The Broad Majestic Shannon; Bottle of Smoke this is the Pogues' masterpiece, here with Mountain Dew; Shanne Bradley , and four more bonus rarities.

Customer Reviews

All of the songs are good. Chuck P.  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
I can hardly listen to it with having a tear form in my eye and a lump in my throat. Timothy Masterson  |  13 reviewers made a similar statement
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars In the all-time top twenty 'rock' albums January 29, 2007
Format:Audio CD
When they first appeared, people referred to the Pogues as an 'Irish punk' outfit. Since then I've heard them recategorized half a dozen times. But nomenclature aside, there's no disputing what the Pogues brought to music in the eighties and nineties.

Few artists communicate as effectively as Shane MacGowan, few voices in music are as immediately recognizeable as his. His lyrical gifts outpace even our most prolific songwriters. When MacGowan writes for himself, he ultimately writes for all of us.

I'm not one of those hyphenated Americans that need go back eight generations for an identity, but when I hear this music, it calls to something inside of me, something I suspect not even Ellis island can fully erase.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was the first Pogues album I ever bought. I had listened to Peace and Love when it came out, but I had (I am embarrassed to admit) dismissed this band as creators of "pirate music". And indeed, they do have a bit of a sea-shanty feel to them at times on their romps. But for me to continue to hold the "pirate" opinion would have been to blindly ignore the tremendous musicality and brilliant poetry of this band.

Most everyone realizes that the drunken delivery of Shane McGowan of poetic lyrics are brilliant. But would the brilliance come through without the tight composition of rollicking Irish music that backs the words? The seven backing musicians, especially on the fast, punk-tinged romps such as "Sit Down By The Fire" and the title track, show of a virtuosity unknown within the realm of punk (the place where most people put the Pogues). Songs such as "Metropolis" are nothing short of amazing. Songs such as "The Broad Majestic Shannon" glisten with a Joycean sheen of Guinness in pubs on a Saturday morning before going off to watch the local rugby club combined with a feeling of a stone house in a heather lea in the mist. Old Ireland meets "London Calling".

I have a collection of almost 1000 cds, and this one is always in the rotation, along with "Rain Dogs" by Tom Waits, David Bowie's "Heroes", and "Workbook" by Bob Mould. While it may take a few listens to really discover what makes this disc tick, it is worth the effort. Nothing short of the most rewarding disc to come out of England in the mid-80s.

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Pogues Strike Gold Again February 6, 2005
Format:Audio CD
If "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" confirmed the Pogues as no mere novelty act, than "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," is the triumph that they deserved. Shane MacGowan's writing was now at mythical proportions, with such songs as the title track, "Lullaby of London, Bottle of Smoke, and The Broad Majestic Shannon." Phil Chevron's song "Thousands Are Sailing," about the Irish diaspora, proved that MacGowan wasn't the only talented songwriter in the band. This album also contains the best Christmas song ever, the MacGowan/Finer "Fairytale of New York, featuring the late Kristy MacColl. This release also showed the Pogues expanding their boundaries adding jazz ("Metropolis") Spanish flamenco ("Fiesta") and Middle Eastern tunes ("Turkish Song of the Damned") into their rollicking Irish set. "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" showed MacGowan tackling political issues for the first time, and if you want to see the Pogues tear through some numbers than "Sit Down By the Fire, and Medley" find them doing just that. Overall, "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," is a brilliant democratically written album from a band at their most creative peak.

The new remastered version contains the Terry Woods instrumental "The Battle March Medley, and the traditional "South Australia." The Pogues and Dubliners duets on the "Irish Rover and Rare Ol' Mountain Dew" are on here as well. Shanne Bradley, a beautiful instrumental by Shane MacGowan, and Jem Finer's "Sketches of Spain," round off the bonus tracks.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Christmas music?
Fairytale of New York was nothing close to what I expected, considering it's been the #1 Christmas song in Ireland for the last 25 years. The rest of the cd was ok for Irish Rock. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Barbara Sulpizio
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic. Perfect. Amazing.
More than any metal or punk album I own, whenever I need a pick-me-up, this one never fails to do the trick. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Danny
3.0 out of 5 stars Good cd
Thsi CD is ok, but the songs do sorta sound sthe same after a while. Also the second or thrid song has the 'f' word repeated over and over..
Published 3 months ago by E. Sump.
5.0 out of 5 stars I love the Pogues
This was another great album from the Pogues. If you like Irish music this is a must. The shopping experience was easy and fast shipping.
Published 3 months ago by Grant E Feeny
5.0 out of 5 stars The Pogues Always Get 5 Stars
I wish I was really fat so I could get a giant tattoo of Shane McGowan's face on my bulbous belly. Perhaps my belly button could be his mouth smoking a cigarette. Did he smoke? Read more
Published 3 months ago by Landfried
5.0 out of 5 stars SHOULD I FALL FROM GRACE BY THE POGUES
This is one of the better CD's by the Pogues. Their rendition of "Fairytale of New York" is second to none,,a classic. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kevin J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal
Awesome. Great music at a great price. The downloader works great and the whole process took only a couple minutes.
Published 4 months ago by Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums ever made
All of the songs are good. Seriously, why are you still reading this? Get the album. Get it now! Shane McGowan is a genius.
Published 4 months ago by Chuck P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Christmas just ain't Christmas till you find yourself drunk and crying again over Fairytale of New York ... God Bless Shane McGowan ... God Bless the Pogues ... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Stephen Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Punk with a twist.
No they are not the Clash, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols or Iggy Pop but this cd gives them merit to this exclusive club of musicians using accordians, banjos stand up bass along with... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dennis R. Goodwin
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