by in_the_morning Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:30 am
deisecelt wrote:Shanes been singing the same songs for 30 or so years and can't remember the lyrics live at all. Doesn't bother me in the slightest but I can't imagine he'd have much hope with new songs. In an interview at Christmas he talked about retirement and I reckon that's how it will go.
I feel the same...I dunno, I do think it's a real shame in a way...but then I don't mean that judgmental in the slightest...Shane has done far more for music and art than most other people on this planet, and his song catalogue of classics will remain in a class of its own forever. He practically created a whole new genre of music, his poetic lyrics and descriptions of (low)-life are unique and BRILLIANT (few are in his class imho, one would be the great Townes Van Zandt for me...) and his singing style was a fucking novelty and his voice was really beautiful in the 80's.
That being said, it is really sad that his last new stuff came out in 1997 (apart from the odd song here and there...). I do believe that it's the price he paid for his severe alcoholism and drug using, and I don't mean that judgemental at all, just telling it like it is. He peaked and blew himself up way before his time, but then again few people can come close to what he did. I'd rather have the great Shane MacGowan song catalogue forever without any new stuff than people like Bob Dylan still releasing new shit which is plain crap as far as I can see.
Rant over.
[quote="deisecelt"]Shanes been singing the same songs for 30 or so years and can't remember the lyrics live at all. Doesn't bother me in the slightest but I can't imagine he'd have much hope with new songs. In an interview at Christmas he talked about retirement and I reckon that's how it will go. :([/quote]
I feel the same...I dunno, I do think it's a real shame in a way...but then I don't mean that judgmental in the slightest...Shane has done far more for music and art than most other people on this planet, and his song catalogue of classics will remain in a class of its own forever. He practically created a whole new genre of music, his poetic lyrics and descriptions of (low)-life are unique and BRILLIANT (few are in his class imho, one would be the great Townes Van Zandt for me...) and his singing style was a fucking novelty and his voice was really beautiful in the 80's.
That being said, it is really sad that his last new stuff came out in 1997 (apart from the odd song here and there...). I do believe that it's the price he paid for his severe alcoholism and drug using, and I don't mean that judgemental at all, just telling it like it is. He peaked and blew himself up way before his time, but then again few people can come close to what he did. I'd rather have the great Shane MacGowan song catalogue forever without any new stuff than people like Bob Dylan still releasing new shit which is plain crap as far as I can see.
Rant over.
