by dsweeney Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:05 pm
Rich wrote:I have trouble thinking of "South Australia" as a B-side/bonus track since it was included on the If I Should Fall CD I listened to for so many years ... for a long time I thought it was just another track on the album. I do love that one.
Otherwise I think my favorites are "Everyman Is A King" and "Train Of Love."
Well said Rich. I posted before how the original CD version of IISFFGWG included " South Australia " and " The battle march medley " as part of the album proper and for lots of people,especially younger people, this is how they knew the album to be. I was pilloried left, right and centre for this, that the inclusion of the two tracks destroyed the thing. Thanks for proving me correct.
As for my favourites there are too many really to mention as, for me, they are ALL almost as good as their respective albums proper, the first 3 albums that is. But pride of place would have to be the " Red roses.." bonus tracks as I never had them originally. It's fantastic to have the original proper version of " Rainy night.." after the abortion that was done to is trying to have a pop hit. But the absolute winners are the " Grace..." collaborations with the Dubs ( memories!! ), the two tracks mentioned above and what is fast becoming my favourite Pogues track of all, Shane's stunning, pure " Shanne Bradley ". I might some day stretch to the remasters of P&L and HD.
[quote="Rich"]I have trouble thinking of "South Australia" as a B-side/bonus track since it was included on the [i]If I Should Fall[/i] CD I listened to for so many years ... for a long time I thought it was just another track on the album. I do love that one.
Otherwise I think my favorites are "Everyman Is A King" and "Train Of Love."[/quote]
Well said Rich. I posted before how the original CD version of IISFFGWG included " South Australia " and " The battle march medley " as part of the album proper and for lots of people,especially younger people, this is how they knew the album to be. I was pilloried left, right and centre for this, that the inclusion of the two tracks destroyed the thing. Thanks for proving me correct.
As for my favourites there are too many really to mention as, for me, they are ALL almost as good as their respective albums proper, the first 3 albums that is. But pride of place would have to be the " Red roses.." bonus tracks as I never had them originally. It's fantastic to have the original proper version of " Rainy night.." after the abortion that was done to is trying to have a pop hit. But the absolute winners are the " Grace..." collaborations with the Dubs ( memories!! ), the two tracks mentioned above and what is fast becoming my favourite Pogues track of all, Shane's stunning, pure " Shanne Bradley ". I might some day stretch to the remasters of P&L and HD.
