Red Roses for Me [40th Anniversary Edition]

by The Pogues

Overview

What set the Pogues apart from any number of other energetic Irish traditional bands was the sheer physical force of their performances, the punky swagger of their personalities, and Shane MacGowan's considerable gifts as a songwriter. Unfortunately, none of these qualities comes through very clearly on their first album, Red Roses for Me. While the Pogues are in good form here, the production (by Stan Brennan) is thin and lacks the body or nuance to capture the finer details of the performances, robbing this recording of the fire the group would display on their later albums. And it's clear that MacGowan had not yet fully matured as a songwriter; there are a handful of superb songs here, such as "Transmetropolitan," "Streams of Whiskey," and "Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go," but some of the others suggest MacGowan was still learning how to fit all his ideas into his songs. Red Roses for Me is good and rowdy fun, but on Rum Sodomy & the Lash and If I Should Fall from Grace with God, the Pogues would prove they were capable of a lot more than that. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2024
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	5021732391285

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Transmetrpolitan
2. The Battle of Brisbane
3. The Auld Triangle
4. Waxie's Dargle
5. Boys From the Country Hell
6. Sea Shanty
7. Dark Streets of London
8. Streams of Whisky
9. Poor Paddy
10. Dingle Regatta
11. Greenland Whale Fishers
12. Down in the Griynd Where the Dead Men Go
13. Kitty

Disc 2

14. The Leaving of Liverpool
15. Muirshin Durkin
16. Repeal of the Licensing Laws
17. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
18. Whiskey You're the Devil
19. The Wild Rover
20. Streams of Whisky
21. Greenland Whale Fishers
22. Boys From the Country Hell
23. The Auld Triangle
24. Dingle Regatta/Holly Johnsons
25. Poor Paddy on the Railway
26. Boys From the Country Hell
27. Connemara, Let's Go!
28. Whisky You're the Devil
29. The Navigator
30. Sally MacLennae
31. Danny Bioy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Pogues   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Brendan Behan   Composer
Steve Tynan   Photography
Maestro Jimmy Fearnley   Group Member
Frederick Edward Weatherly   Composer
Andy The Clobberer Ranken   Group Member
Phil Gaston   Composer
Martyn Hayles   Producer
Spider Stacy   Composer,Group Member
Traditional   Composer
Ted de Bono   Engineer
Andrew Ranken   Group Member
Elvis Costello   Producer
Mark Radcliffe   Producer
Philip Chevron   Producer
Jem Finer   Group Member
Nick Robbins   Engineer
The Pogues   Arranger
Rocky ORiordan   Group Member
Craig Thomson   Engineer
Mike Robinson   Engineer
James Fearnley   Group Member
Stan Brennan   Producer
Cait O'Riordan   Group Member
Shane MacGowan   Composer,Group Member
Eric Bogle   Composer