Without the Oyster, there is no Pearl.
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Simon Maguire wrote:On the point about Shane fucking up songs. They're (mostly) his songs to fuck up.
Also I went to the 18th gig, I thought Shane was in splendid form as the rest of the band were - Sorry you didn't enjoy the gig, you should have researched a bit more.
Anonymous wrote:Simon Maguire wrote:On the point about Shane fucking up songs. They're (mostly) his songs to fuck up.
Also I went to the 18th gig, I thought Shane was in splendid form as the rest of the band were - Sorry you didn't enjoy the gig, you should have researched a bit more.
Yeah, I think you are right - I should have been prepared for him to be in a state but I honestly thought if The Pogues are on the road, Shane would tone it down a bit. The comments here suggest he's always that pissed when he performs so lesson learned I guess!
It is a shame though not just because it spoils the songs but also because he ain't gonna be around for much longer if he doesn't pull it together.
Anonymous wrote:Simon Maguire wrote:On the point about Shane fucking up songs. They're (mostly) his songs to fuck up.
Also I went to the 18th gig, I thought Shane was in splendid form as the rest of the band were - Sorry you didn't enjoy the gig, you should have researched a bit more.
Yeah, I think you are right - I should have been prepared for him to be in a state but I honestly thought if The Pogues are on the road, Shane would tone it down a bit. The comments here suggest he's always that pissed when he performs so lesson learned I guess!
It is a shame though not just because it spoils the songs but also because he ain't gonna be around for much longer if he doesn't pull it together.
TOSCS wrote: Every year, in the middle of Dirty Old Town, Rainy Night and FTONY, I turn around and just look & listen to the crowd singing and it's fucking beautiful.
fatbloke wrote:Anonymous wrote:Simon Maguire wrote:On the point about Shane fucking up songs. They're (mostly) his songs to fuck up.
Also I went to the 18th gig, I thought Shane was in splendid form as the rest of the band were - Sorry you didn't enjoy the gig, you should have researched a bit more.
Yeah, I think you are right - I should have been prepared for him to be in a state but I honestly thought if The Pogues are on the road, Shane would tone it down a bit. The comments here suggest he's always that pissed when he performs so lesson learned I guess!
It is a shame though not just because it spoils the songs but also because he ain't gonna be around for much longer if he doesn't pull it together.
Piss poor post mate, the Pogues are the Pogues thats why we love em' so much!
TOSCS wrote: I turn around and just look & listen to the crowd singing and it's fucking beautiful. Then I look up at the stage at the big fucker in the coat and think "that's Shane Mac-fuckin-Gowan
Marke998 wrote:I went to the above gig and would like to share my experience here.
The gig kicked off with half a dozen songs from The Holloways. The music was ok but the sound quality was poor and distorted. When they left the stage we sat in anticipation of the main event. We sat, we waited. We sat, we waited. The evening dragged on whilst some god-awful music in a foreign language assaulted our ears. Every now and then people shuffled about the stage. Occasionally, this was timed with the end of a song (was that the national anthem of Uzbekistan they just played?) and the crowd would cheer in anticipation of the band coming on. But no, they’d got other things to do which, I suspect, included trying to sober up Shane McGowan enough to get him on stage. So we sat and waited. We sat, we waited.
After about an hour and 20 minutes the band appeared. Someone shone a light and helped McGowan shuffle over to his microphone. He was so pissed he could barely stand let alone sing. He mumbled into his microphone and then started singing. Well, that’s not entirely true. What he did was to drunkenly slur into the microphone occasionally in approximate time with the rest of the band and occasionally in a way that sounded somewhere close to singing but was really just drunken shouting. It was shit.
The evening progressed with more terrible drunken singing, mumbled words and forgotten lyrics whilst the rest of the band continued to produce the really brilliant sounds I associate with the Pogues. The crowd loved it. I couldn’t understand why anyone would cheer the band whilst Shane continued to wreck tune after tune but I guess atmosphere and a lot of beer during the interminable delay before the band came on must have had the desired affect on the audience.
Throughout the performance Shane constantly knocked over his microphone stand and threw the song sheets and lyrics he had before him onto the floor. He didn’t know which song was going to be played next and the band had to nurse him like a sick child throughout the whole show. At one point a member of the band commented ‘Well, it’s better than being dead.’ True but only just.
They gave us two encores and the crowd went wild at the opening bars of Fairytale of New York. People were singing along and dancing in the aisles. They brought on a guest singer to duet with Shane and I have never felt so sorry for an artiste as I did for her when Shane mumbled and fucked up his part. He ruined the song but still the adoring fans cheered, danced and sang along.
When it was all over, I felt robbed. The Pogues had come to put on a show and give the crowd a great time. Somehow, they pulled it off but I cannot see how they can expect to keep a fan base when the lead singer is such a mess.
I knew Shane was ill before I bought my ticket and I expected him to be a bit drunk. But he was so pissed that he couldn’t perform and he let the band and the audience down time after time. That show made the band thousands of pounds but I for one didn’t get value for money.
I have always wanted to see The Pogues and was really looking forward to the gig but I will never see them again. Sober up Shane and give us what we deserve in return for buying your music and supporting you throughout all these years.
Mark.
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