by Harris Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:22 am
Just finished reading the book. It was very, very interesting reading for me, seeing that I was not interested in The Pogues until around 6 months ago. I was learning to play guitar and searched for whiskey in the jar lyrics. Google also suggested a song called "Streams of whiskey".
I like whisky, so I had a look, and then a listen in iTunes. Sounded a bit odd - I normally listen to 70s R&R, Johnny Winter and various blues. Some heavy metal too, and some punk.
I ordered what the local library had - Red Roses and Rum Sodomy. AND I WAS SOLD!!!! I love the stuff, and have been driving all my friends and my wife crazy by playing the stuff non-stop for 6 months.
Stumbled across the book by coincidence a few months ago. It's almost like knwoing the band members in person (although of course, we can only know what the author writes, not whether it is reality).
I used to live in Manchester for a short period, and I still often go to London, and I can just imagine seeing them all sitting by the bar. Makes me smile. Of course, by now they have moved past the early times, and have families - as do I - but I imagine that it would have made for an interersting evening coming across them in a bar in the 80s.
I have just recieved my tickets for "way out west" on 10th of august today by email. 100 euros a piece. Damn I am so exicted to finally get to see them in real life.
I am really impressed by MacGowans lyrics and his voice, but the main essence of the Pogues, at least in my view (with regard to the 80s stuff) springs from the synergy in the group. There are some interesting descriptions of how MacGowans thoughts of what the music should be like (and they sure do not seem easy to interpret), are really only realised by the others in the band - it's really a cooperative enterprise. That's how I read the book anyways.
Thank you Pogues for making such great music. Only rarely does one come across music that one can listen to all the time without end. It has happened to me with Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (when I was 14 - drove my parents nuts), Alice Cooper - all his 70s stuff, to some extent Johnny Winter - and now the Pogues.
My favorites this week are Boys from the County Hell, Sally Mclennan and Sickbed of Cuchulliann.
I hope to see some of you from the forum in Sweden this summer.
All the best,
Just finished reading the book. It was very, very interesting reading for me, seeing that I was not interested in The Pogues until around 6 months ago. I was learning to play guitar and searched for whiskey in the jar lyrics. Google also suggested a song called "Streams of whiskey".
I like whisky, so I had a look, and then a listen in iTunes. Sounded a bit odd - I normally listen to 70s R&R, Johnny Winter and various blues. Some heavy metal too, and some punk.
I ordered what the local library had - Red Roses and Rum Sodomy. AND I WAS SOLD!!!! I love the stuff, and have been driving all my friends and my wife crazy by playing the stuff non-stop for 6 months.
Stumbled across the book by coincidence a few months ago. It's almost like knwoing the band members in person (although of course, we can only know what the author writes, not whether it is reality).
I used to live in Manchester for a short period, and I still often go to London, and I can just imagine seeing them all sitting by the bar. Makes me smile. Of course, by now they have moved past the early times, and have families - as do I - but I imagine that it would have made for an interersting evening coming across them in a bar in the 80s.
I have just recieved my tickets for "way out west" on 10th of august today by email. 100 euros a piece. Damn I am so exicted to finally get to see them in real life.
I am really impressed by MacGowans lyrics and his voice, but the main essence of the Pogues, at least in my view (with regard to the 80s stuff) springs from the synergy in the group. There are some interesting descriptions of how MacGowans thoughts of what the music should be like (and they sure do not seem easy to interpret), are really only realised by the others in the band - it's really a cooperative enterprise. That's how I read the book anyways.
Thank you Pogues for making such great music. Only rarely does one come across music that one can listen to all the time without end. It has happened to me with Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (when I was 14 - drove my parents nuts), Alice Cooper - all his 70s stuff, to some extent Johnny Winter - and now the Pogues.
My favorites this week are Boys from the County Hell, Sally Mclennan and Sickbed of Cuchulliann.
I hope to see some of you from the forum in Sweden this summer.
All the best,
