by Fr. McGreer Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:52 pm
philipchevron wrote:What Joe did as lead singer with The Pogues was a stroke of Genius. He turned us into a sort of modern jazz ensemble, hanging on his every cue. [Shane does something similar, of course, though not always deliberately]. Anyway, the point is, Joe realised he could never "compete" with Shane, so he didn't even bother. He was the star of a whole new entity - The Pogues featuring Joe Strummer. And it was great while it lasted. It also lasted longer than most people (not least Joe's biographers) realise - just comparatively little of it happened in the UK. The World saw The Pogues featuring Joe Strummer and, by and large, liked what it saw.
I'll never forget Joe leading the boy's on an extended intro to Hell's Ditch. He had his back to the crowd and the band were around him in a semi circle, guitar, cittern, banjo, bass, the tempo slowly built to a climax and the vocals were electric.
At the time i was very pro Shane, i felt guilty enjoying it, but in hindsight, this was one of the greatest live shows.
[quote="philipchevron"]What Joe did as lead singer with The Pogues was a stroke of Genius. He turned us into a sort of modern jazz ensemble, hanging on his every cue. [Shane does something similar, of course, though not always deliberately]. Anyway, the point is, Joe realised he could never "compete" with Shane, so he didn't even bother. He was the star of a whole new entity - The Pogues featuring Joe Strummer. And it was great while it lasted. It also lasted longer than most people (not least Joe's biographers) realise - just comparatively little of it happened in the UK. The World saw The Pogues featuring Joe Strummer and, by and large, liked what it saw.[/quote]
I'll never forget Joe leading the boy's on an extended intro to Hell's Ditch. He had his back to the crowd and the band were around him in a semi circle, guitar, cittern, banjo, bass, the tempo slowly built to a climax and the vocals were electric.
At the time i was very pro Shane, i felt guilty enjoying it, but in hindsight, this was one of the greatest live shows.