Red Roses for Me [LP]

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:	03/17/2015
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0825646255900
Rank:	22145

Tracks

1. Transmetropolitan
2. The Battle of Brisbane
3. The Auld Triangle
4. Waxie's Dargle
5. Boys from the County Hell
6. Sea Shanty
7. Dark Streets of London
8. Streams of Whiskey
9. Poor Paddy
10. Dingle Regatta
11. Greenland Whale Fisheries
12. Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
13. Kitty

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Pogues   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Spider Stacy   Composer,Group Member
Traditional   Composer
Andrew Ranken   Group Member
Jem Finer   Group Member
Nick Robbins   Engineer
The Pogues   Arranger
James Fearnley   Group Member
Stan Brennan   Producer
Cait O'Riordan   Group Member
Shane MacGowan   Composer,Group Member
Eric Bogle   Composer
Brendan Behan   Composer
Rocky ORiordan   Group Member
Craig Thomson   Engineer
Steve Tynan   Photography
Maestro Jimmy Fearnley   Group Member
Andy The Clobberer Ranken   Group Member