Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:08 pmI went out and bought it today and now know how it sounds. I'm not sure about it but Mrs s described it as "a racket".
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:08 pmPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:36 pmI bought it yesterday for Mrs. Fintan for Mothers' Day... she's a keen The Boss fan. Looking forward to hearing it on Sunday...
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:49 amFintan wrote:I bought it yesterday for Mrs. Fintan for Mothers' Day... she's a keen The Boss fan. Looking forward to hearing it on Sunday...
just outta interest, when is mothers day?
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:52 amNiall wrote:just outta interest, when is mothers day?
Depends where in the world you live. Over here, this year it was 26th March.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:54 amfirehazard wrote:Niall wrote:just outta interest, when is mothers day?
Depends where in the world you live. Over here, this year it was 26th March.
thats in england right? i thought i was going senile there cos i def remember ringing my mum to wish her a happy mothers day. i keep forgetting fintan lives on another planet
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:06 amYep, in Britain Mother's Day is always kept on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In some other parts of the world (including the US and Australia, obviously), it's the second Sunday in May.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Day
Glad to hear your mum wasn't forgotten, Niall. Was a bit worried there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Day
Glad to hear your mum wasn't forgotten, Niall. Was a bit worried there.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 8:55 amTalking of Bruce thanks to me lovely mate firehazard I am now the owner of this album
Cheeeers ears for borrowing me your copy (DzM see!! I am a good girl)
Cheeeers ears for borrowing me your copy
(DzM see!! I am a good girl)Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 9:23 amNiall wrote:...i keep forgetting fintan lives on another planet
Heh-heh!
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:12 pmI've listened almost continuously for a couple of days now and I'm converted. It's a top album. 
"American Land"
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:44 pmJust wondering what Pogues fans think of Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"? I'm a big fan of both Bruce and the Pogues. "American Land" sounds to have been quite inspired by the Pogues. I'd love to hear them do it.
Re: "American Land"
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:34 amjohnqdoe wrote:Just wondering what Pogues fans think of Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"?
Love the song... and when he does it live with the Seeger Sessions Band it turns into something really special.
Always reminds me just a tad of Sally Mac...
If anyone hasn't heard it, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihdQa3qYr2g
Re: "American Land"
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:20 amfirehazard wrote:johnqdoe wrote:Just wondering what Pogues fans think of Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"?
Love the song... and when he does it live with the Seeger Sessions Band it turns into something really special.
Always reminds me just a tad of Sally Mac...
If anyone hasn't heard it, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihdQa3qYr2g
It is a great song. I went to see the Boss & the Seeger Sessions band last year in the Point. From memory there were 14/15 musicans on the stage and it was a great gig. Bit like a pogues gig, full of energy, great songs, great playing.
Just listening to the album again now....funny how you come back to things.
Re: "American Land"
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:41 amBud Byrne wrote:firehazard wrote:johnqdoe wrote:Just wondering what Pogues fans think of Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"?
Love the song... and when he does it live with the Seeger Sessions Band it turns into something really special.
It is a great song. I went to see the Boss & the Seeger Sessions band last year in the Point. From memory there were 14/15 musicans on the stage and it was a great gig. Bit like a pogues gig, full of energy, great songs, great playing.
I saw them at the NEC in Birmingham later in the tour - I think I counted 17 musicians on stage most of the time, and liked the way they all took their moment centre stage at some point during the gig. The NEC's not the greatest venue for atmosphere, and the crowd was a bit slow at first, but Bruce got them going by the end. And yeah, I'd agree, the gig was almost Pogues-ish at times. Managed to download the gig from somewhere, and it's about time it got another listen.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:45 amYeah, I'm flicking on bits and pieces on youtube. Great stuff.
Re: "American Land"
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:04 pmfirehazard wrote:
Love the song... and when he does it live with the Seeger Sessions Band it turns into something really special.
Always reminds me just a tad of Sally Mac...
That was my first thought, too. I eagerly grabbed the booklet to find out who had borrowed the tune from whom. But opposed to a couple of other songs where Shane has borrowed a tune or two from other songs, this time Bruce seemed to have borrowed from Shane.
But all in all it´s my favourite album 2006 - and I love "Old Dan Tucker". Does anyone probably know more verses than those four ? Sometimes folksongs tend to have lots of lyrics ...