Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted March 13, 2003 Any fans of theirs dwelling on the board? Or Shane MacGowan fans? These guys are great, from what I have heard. Some of their best work includes Faerytale of New York (popular around Xmas time) Sally MacLennae, Lorelei, Tuesday Morning and Living in a World Without Her. A lot of people don't like their post-MacGowan releases, but I think they carried on pretty well without him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted March 13, 2003 Do they sound anything like Flogging Molly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted March 13, 2003 Unfortunately I've never heard Flogging Molly. Someone described them as Sex Pistols meet the Cheiftains. I don't hear the SexPistols so much. Maybe more the Clash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eyeball Kid Report post Posted March 13, 2003 The Pogues were celtic music with punk spirit, whereas Flogging Molly is punk music with celtic spirit. "Fairytale of New York" is like the best Christmas song, ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Eyeball Kid said it best with his celtic w/punk spirit vs. punk w/celtic spirit. And even though I'm a fan of both the Pogues and Flogging Molly, I personally prefer the Dropkick Murphys to either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anorak Report post Posted March 14, 2003 The Pogues were celtic music with punk spirit, whereas Flogging Molly is punk music with celtic spirit. "Fairytale of New York" is like the best Christmas song, ever. Their version of 'And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' is one of the greatest covers of all time as well. A truly perfect song. I only actually got into The Pogues the past year i've already got most of their stuff. Maybe i'm being cynical but the whole image these so called 'Irish-American' bands build up for themselves seems either phony or at least exaggerated, most of those crap 'Celtic-Punk' posers need to realise they're fucking AMERICAN and stop even mentioning themselves in the same breath as The Pogues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eyeball Kid Report post Posted March 15, 2003 I can't claim to keep to keep up with Flogging Molly--so I don't know if they've ever made the comparison themselves--but I think the Pogues are so often mentioned in connection with them is due to a lack of celtic punk bands out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dr. Wrestlingphysics Report post Posted March 15, 2003 The Pogues are definately one of my favourite bands of all time. As a longtime fan, I feel their post-MacGowan stuff is sub-par, and don't really consider them the same band (same as I don't really consider "Cut the Crap" to be a Clash album). If anyone is interested about them, or owns albums but does not get some/many of the references made in McGowan's lyrics, this is a very good site expaining some of the often particular, and sometimes obscure references... Poguetry.com. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vyce Report post Posted March 16, 2003 The Pogues were celtic music with punk spirit, whereas Flogging Molly is punk music with celtic spirit. "Fairytale of New York" is like the best Christmas song, ever. Their version of 'And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' is one of the greatest covers of all time as well. A truly perfect song. I only actually got into The Pogues the past year i've already got most of their stuff. Maybe i'm being cynical but the whole image these so called 'Irish-American' bands build up for themselves seems either phony or at least exaggerated, most of those crap 'Celtic-Punk' posers need to realise they're fucking AMERICAN and stop even mentioning themselves in the same breath as The Pogues. "Fairytale" is a GREAT song. BTW, Anorak, what's your opinion of Carbon Leaf? I'm partial to them, as they're fellow VA boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
