Pogue Mahone

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Pogue Mahone
Studio album by The Pogues

Publication
(s)

1995

Label (s) Warner Music Group

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Folk rock

Title (number)

13

running time

43:36

occupation
  • Guitar: Jamie Clarke

production

Steve Brown, Stephen Hague

chronology
Waiting for Herb
(1993) 		Pogue Mahone -

Pogue Mahone is the seventh and final music album by the British folk punk band The Pogues .

history

Pogue Mahone is the band's second album to be recorded with former tin whistle player Peter "Spider" Stacy as lead singer. Terry Woods , James Fearnley and Philip Chevron had left the Pogues before the release of Pogue Mahone, they were replaced by David Coulter, James McNally and Jamie Clarke.

The name of the album is the English version of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin , which means "kiss my ass". At the beginning of their career, Pogue Mahone was the name of the band, under which they also released their first single, Dark Streets of London . However, it was not played by the radio stations because the band name was too disreputable. Then Pogue Mahone changed their name to The Pogues.

Pont Mirabeau is based on a poem by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire published in his book Alcools . Jem Finer used his father's translation for the song. Four O'Clock in the Morning was written by drummer Andrew Ranken and, like My Baby's Gone before, it deals with the death of his wife Deborah Korner.

On the following tour, the banjo player Jem Finer left the band, whereupon the other concerts were played, but the band soon broke up. Finer was, according to Joe Strummer , the Bill Wyman of the Pogues who kept the group together.

From Pogue Mahone only one single, How Come (with the B-sides Eyes of an Angel , Tuesday Morning (Live) and Big City (Live) ), a cover by British musician Ronnie Lane , was released. The second single was Love You 'Till the End , but it was never released. The song was used in the films Mystery - New York: A Game of Honor and PS I Love You .

Track list

  1. How Come ( Ronnie Lane , Kevin Westlake) - 2:50
  2. Living in a World Without Her ( Darryl Hunt , James McNally) - 3:20
  3. When the Ship Comes In ( Bob Dylan ) - 3:14
  4. Anniversary ( Jem Finer ) - 4:06
  5. Amadie ( Andrew Ranken ) - 1:53
  6. Love You 'Till the End (Hunt) - 4:32
  7. Bright Lights (Finer) - 2:37
  8. Oretown (Finer) - 3:50
  9. Pont Mirabeau ( Guillaume Apollinaire , Finer) - 3:31
  10. Tosspint (Finer) - 3:32
  11. Four O'Clock in the Morning (tendrils) - 3:12
  12. Where that Love's Been Gone (Ranken, Steven Skull) - 3:50
  13. The Sun and the Moon (Jamie Clarke, Spider Stacy ) - 3:22

Re-release from 2004

  1. How Come ( Ronnie Lane , Kevin Westlake) - 2:50
  2. Living in a World Without Her ( Darryl Hunt , James McNally) - 3:20
  3. When the Ship Comes In ( Bob Dylan ) - 3:14
  4. Anniversary ( Jem Finer ) - 4:06
  5. Amadie ( Andrew Ranken ) - 1:53
  6. Love You 'Till the End (Hunt) - 4:32
  7. Bright Lights (Finer) - 2:37
  8. Oretown (Finer) - 3:50
  9. Pont Mirabeau ( Guillaume Apollinaire , Finer) - 3:31
  10. Tosspint (Finer) - 3:32
  11. Four O'Clock in the Morning (tendrils) - 3:12
  12. Where that Love's Been Gone (Ranken, Steven Skull) - 3:50
  13. The Sun and the Moon (Jamie Clarke, Spider Stacy ) - 3:22
  14. Eyes of an Angel (Finer) - 2:54
  15. Love You Till the End ( remix by producer Stephen Hague) - 3:54

reception

medium Rating critic
Allmusic James Christopher Monger
Robert Christgau Dud Robert Christgau

James Christopher Monger wrote in his review for the Allmusic Guide:

“Tacy, who spent most of his career in MacGowan's shadow, (...) offers up what must have been years of oppressed material, most of it remarkable. (...) For the most part they succeed in reinstalling the traditional spark that made the group so electrifying in the '80s. "

“Stacy, who has been in MacGowan's shadow for most of his career , (...) brings up what must have been suppressed material for years - most of it is remarkable. (…) For most of the album, they ( Jem Finer and drummer Andrew Ranken ) are successful in reviving the traditional spark that made the group so electrifying in the '80s. "

Monger rated the album three out of five stars.

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