The Ultimate Collection ( 44 Tracks ) [Import, Original recording remastered]

Pogues | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 5, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Warner Classics UK
• ASIN: B0007U8XHU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

1. Rainy Night In Soho

2. Sally Maclennane

3. Irish Rover

4. Dirty Old Town

5. Fairytale Of New York

6. Streams Of Whiskey

7. If I Should Fall From Grace With God

8. Fiesta

9. Body Of An American

10. Misty Morning Albert Bridge

11. Repeal Of The Licensing Laws

12. Boys From The County Hell

13. Sunnyside Of The Street

14. Pair Of Brown Eyes

15. Summer In Siam

16. Sickbed Of Cuchulainn

17. London Girl

18. Tuesday Morning

19. White City

20. Hells Ditch

See all 45 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Fusing the spirit of punk rock with traditional Irish folk music, Shane MacGowan and the Pogues created a distinctive musical style and influenced such modern alternative heroes as Dropkick Murphys and the Real McKenzies. MacGowan's songwriting and distinctive vocals have created some great music, both in the studio and live. This fantastic double CD brings you the best of both The Pogues' worlds. Disc 1 features 22 classic singles and album tracks including 'Irish Rover' (with The Dubliners), 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes', 'White City, 'London Girl', 'Fiesta', their unique rendition of Ewan MacColl's 'Dirty Old Town' and 'Fairytale Of New York', which features the incomparable vocal talents of the late Kristy MacColl (Ewan's daughter!). Disc 2 showcases The Pogues live in concert, recorded at the legendary Brixton Academy in 2001. This second disc features an additional 22 blistering performances including 'Turkish Song Of The Damned', 'Sally Maclennane', 'Young Ned Of The Hill' and 'The Sickbed of Cuchulainn' among others. Two discs featuring 44 tracks in all. Warner.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars brings it all back, May 11, 2005

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Andy Gregory (Cleveland England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Collection ( 44 Tracks ) (Audio CD)

This is a fabulous offering. The compilation cd is a good place to start if you are new to their music but the real gem is the live cd contained in this package which brings all the atmosphere of their shows straight back. I worked front-stage at some of their gigs in Leeds (UK) in the eighties.If you remember them from then, this is an essential cd for you. The frenzied music,the heat coming off the crushed audience and the stench of sweat.Shane barely able to stand as he drinks and drinks and growls out his wonderful songs.The front rows of the audience 'Shane Shane - give us a drink !!'singing their hearts out to every tune.Most of the classics are on the live cd. 'Rainy night in Soho','Streams of Whiskey' and 'If..' stand out for me.Play it loud and have your spirits lifted every time you hear it.Absolutely brilliant.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live Disk Makes Hits Collection A "Must Buy", April 8, 2005

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Darius Nafine (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Collection ( 44 Tracks ) (Audio CD)

While the material on Disk 1 of this two disk set is really just a digitially remastered recycling of pre-released material (and incidentally about the 4th Pogues greatest hits album released), Disk 2, a live CD recorded at the Pogues Reunion Show in 2001, is simply unbelievable.

"Unbelievable" for a number of reasons. First, the sound quality is fantastic, which is not the case for most of the Pogues live recordings issued as bootlegs, etc. Second, Shane MacGowan sounds MUCH more coherent than he has recently on his live solo album ("Across The Broad Atlantic"), or even on his studio albums ("The Snake" & "The Crock of Gold"). It is still the MacGowan sound that makes you wish that you were as drunk as he is, but the lyrics are decypherable. Finally, the song selection is great, including such post-Shane songs as "Tuesday Morning" (written and sung by Spider Stacy).

All in all, a great album, which is a "must" for Pogues fans and a fun, enjoyable listen for new Pogues listeners.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pogues Ulitmate Collection, I'll Drink To That!!!!, May 2, 2005

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This review is from: The Ultimate Collection ( 44 Tracks ) (Audio CD)

Although there have been many "best of" compilation albums by the seminal Irish-folk punk rock band, this one by far is the most important and exciting one. The first disc, showcases the brilliant songwriting of Shane MacGowan, however, all of this material is found on other Pogues "best of" albums, not to mention their original albums. The compilation album features classic cuts from the Pogues brilliant first three albums, (Red Roses For Me, Rum Sodomy and the Lash, and If I Should Fall From Grace With God,) up to their very good follow-up albums (Peace and Love and Hell's Ditch.) There even is a post-Shane song on this first disc as well. But as before, all of this material can be found on other mediums.
The best feature of this new compilation album, is the bonus live CD of the Pogues in 2001, at London's Brixton Academy. This live album showcases the amazing energy that made the Pogues such an exciting live act in the first place, even Shane seems up to task as well. When listening to this CD, I felt that I was actually there, man what a feeling!!!!!
All in all a very good album, hopefully a new live CD will eventually be produced covering the Pogues 2004 reunion tour. But for right now, grab a Guinness, and drink up lads, its the best of the Pogues.