excellent introduction (The Best Of The Pogues - Pogues)

Member Name: Luddite78

Product:	The Best Of The Pogues - Pogues
Date:	08/10/09 (8 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great songs

Disadvantages: not enough from their first album

The Pogues have written some great songs and this collection is an excellent introduction to Shane McGowan's song writing talent. The disc contains a good selection from their various albums with both the raucous hell for leather, breakneck tunes like Streams of Whiskey, Sally McLennan and Fiesta up against McGowan's slower more soulful melodies such as A Pair of Brown Eyes and a Rainy Night in Soho. Although this compact disc is a good introduction to the band it does miss much of their first and best album 'Red Roses for Me'. The songs on this compilation are not the fourteen I would choose to highlight the Pogue's best music. Personally I would recommend getting hold of a copy of their first two albums and maybe also 'If I should Fall from Grace with God'. If all you want is a starting point and a feel for who the Pogues are then you can't go too far wrong with this.

Summary: Good starting point