The Very Best of The Pogues [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Pogues

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Wrong
• ASIN: B00005A472
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,669 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Import only digitally remastered collection from the great Punk inspired Celtic Rock act led by Shane MacGowan. 21 tracks that encapsulate the musical mayhem of the Pogues and the lyrical genius of Mcgowan. Highlights include 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes', 'Streams Of Whiskey', 'Irish Rover', 'Fiesta', a cover of Ewan MacColl's 'Dirty Old Town', 'Rainy Night in Sohoi' along with their Christmas classic with the late great Kirsty MacColl 'Fairytale Of New York'. Warner.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah......, February 17, 2004

By	R Jess "Raymond Jess" (Limerick, Ireland.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a fairly good representation of the Pogues, for the uninitiated. Their best album 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash' rightly gets its fair share of songs here. Shane was never at his most evocative and heart-wrenching than on songs such as 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes' and 'Old Main Drag', or at his rowdiest than on 'Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn'. Like any good 'Best Of' compilation, it also gathers together songs that are infuriatingly not available on other albums. The oft talked about 'Rainy Night In Soho', as well as two of their greatest songs 'The Body Of An American' and 'London Girl'. Any group that's managed to be produced by both Elvis Costello and Joe Strummer gives some indication as to the quality of songwriting involved in their work.

The second half of their career seems a bit disjointed on this collection, with only 3 songs from the brilliant 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God' compared to 4 from the above average 'Hell's Ditch'. Some odd choices from the later collection (e.g. Rain Street & Sunnyside of the Street sound like parts one and two of the same song) are picked over better songs from the earlier one. What about the single 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah', surely one of the best Pogues rock songs that's also pretty difficult to come by on albums.

Despite these minor reservations 'The Very Best Of....' is a great place to start.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, July 9, 2003

By	Andrew E. Miller (Charleston, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I think they could have done a better job of picking "Best Of" songs. As much as this costs, do yourself a favor, spend a little more and just buy "Rum Sodomy & the Lash", and "If I Should Fall From Grace with God". I think you'll be much happier, especially if you are new to the Pogues.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GLORIOUS DRUNKEN MESS, August 1, 2001

By A Customer

We could all sing a sad lament for the tragic fact that the first two Pogues albums are no longer avaialable stateside. They are brilliant, angry, drunken, joyful and perfect works. This compilation (which is a more extensive collection than its predecessor "The Best of...") will console Pogue fans like a bottle of Bushmills whiskey. Along with some of the better cuts from the first two Pogue platters are some fine later selections "If I Should Fall...", "Fairytale of New York" and the startlingly beautiful "Rainy Night in Soho". "Rainy Night in Soho" was previously only available on an EP (remember those?) and then on "The Best of". It is arguably one of their greatest songs. I could lament several omissions like "Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go" like the ranting lout that I am, but I have only high praise for the songs included on the disc. The disc is a joy from start to finish full of the fury, chaos, tragedy and joy that made the Pogues such a brilliant band. The fact that this is only available as an import in the States is a further testament to the patheticly pedestrian mentality of American record companies. The American Pogues fans will be waiting for you out in the alley. This is music that needs to be more widely available. Enjoy it and revel in it.