The Pogues – Red Roses For Me (LP Vinyl)
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Released in 1984, Red Roses For Me arrived at a moment when punk's energy was fading and trad Irish music had grown stiff with reverence. The Pogues collapsed that distance entirely, dragging reels and ballads into the same sweaty rooms where the Clash had played. MacGowan's originals sit alongside covers of standards like "Streams of Whiskey" and "Dark Streets of London" with no seam showing between them.
After four decades, Red Roses For Me is still celebrated as a groundbreaking debut album from an unlikely group of supposed ne'er-do-wells from London. The album mashes traditional songs and instrumentals - about death and drink, love and London - with those of frontman Shane MacGowan's - and all fuelled by the punk ethos. Irreverent, powerful, unique and spirited, this album was the beginning of an incredible and unflinching journey for a London-Irish band whose music sparkles with the genius of it's songwriting.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 5021732391261
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 10.18.24
Format: LP Vinyl