by IrishRover Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:29 am
Low D wrote:i'm thinking this "Popes" line up is Mad Dog's creation for his songs, ie: not planned as a backing band for Shane. I've a feeling if they were gonna be backing Shane, Mad Dog would be talking about it already...
the Popes loineup ois oindeed doifferent than one Shaneo perfoirmed woith, oi mean after Tom doied, froim me point of voiew, thats loike half of oinoitoial Popes gone.. Tom woith hes banjo gave enormous cointroibution, that banjo playoin' really ruled, there no replacement foir such great man..
Mad Dog and new loineup of the Popes noiw have theoir oiwn songs(oi loike the stuff, check Outlaw Heaven, Raw...) and plans BUT froim me point of voiew Shaneo's respected and oi thoink Mad Dog and hes current crew would gladly embrace woirkoin' woith Shane agaoin..
Shaneo's oimportance ois stressed out throughout Popes' page ..
shoirt biography of the Popes, froim theoir oiffoicoial page..
The Popes were formed in 1993 by Shane MacGowan, after he was sacked from the Pogues. They developed a blend of Irish folk and punk sometimes referred to as Paddy beat. The Popes released three albums with MacGowan as well as a variety of EP's and singles. The Popes recorded one studio album, Holloway Boulevard, one live album, Release The Beast, one EP, Are You Looking At Me?, and several singles as a solo group. The line up has changed over the years but lead vocalist and principle songwriter Paul McGuinness, aka Mad Dog, has remained throughout.
The line up chained again recently after the tragic death of their formidable instrumentalist and banjo player Tom MacMannomen who was a major contributer to the band's unique sound.
The current line up consists of Paul McGuinness, guitar and vocals, Will Morrison, drums, Charlie Hoskyns, guitar and vocals, Gerry Diver, fiddle, banjo, accordion, and Laurie Norwood, bass. The band are in the studio at present, recording a new album tentatively titled 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Woolworths'. They are about to embark on a new tour in September 2007 and intend to release a new single from it called 'Raw. [quote="Low D"]
i'm thinking this "Popes" line up is Mad Dog's creation for his songs, ie: not planned as a backing band for Shane. I've a feeling if they were gonna be backing Shane, Mad Dog would be talking about it already...[/quote]
the Popes loineup ois oindeed doifferent than one Shaneo perfoirmed woith, oi mean after Tom doied, froim me point of voiew, thats loike half of oinoitoial Popes gone.. Tom woith hes banjo gave enormous cointroibution, that banjo playoin' really ruled, there no replacement foir such great man..
Mad Dog and new loineup of the Popes noiw have theoir oiwn songs(oi loike the stuff, check Outlaw Heaven, Raw...) and plans BUT froim me point of voiew Shaneo's respected and oi thoink Mad Dog and hes current crew would gladly embrace woirkoin' woith Shane agaoin..
Shaneo's oimportance ois stressed out throughout Popes' page ..
shoirt biography of the Popes, froim theoir oiffoicoial page..
[i]The Popes were formed in 1993 by Shane MacGowan, after he was sacked from the Pogues. They developed a blend of Irish folk and punk sometimes referred to as Paddy beat. The Popes released three albums with MacGowan as well as a variety of EP's and singles. The Popes recorded one studio album, Holloway Boulevard, one live album, Release The Beast, one EP, Are You Looking At Me?, and several singles as a solo group. The line up has changed over the years but lead vocalist and principle songwriter Paul McGuinness, aka Mad Dog, has remained throughout.
The line up chained again recently after the tragic death of their formidable instrumentalist and banjo player Tom MacMannomen who was a major contributer to the band's unique sound.
The current line up consists of Paul McGuinness, guitar and vocals, Will Morrison, drums, Charlie Hoskyns, guitar and vocals, Gerry Diver, fiddle, banjo, accordion, and Laurie Norwood, bass. The band are in the studio at present, recording a new album tentatively titled 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Woolworths'. They are about to embark on a new tour in September 2007 and intend to release a new single from it called 'Raw. [/i]
