The Pogues (Irish-British Celtic punk band)

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The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, as Pogue Mahone, an anglicisation of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse". Initially poorly received in traditional Irish music circles—the celebrated musician Tommy Makem called them "the greatest disaster ever to hit Irish music"—the band were subsequently credited with reinvigorating the genre. They later incorporated influences from other musical traditions, including jazz, flamenco, and Middle Eastern music.

Having gained a reputation for their energetic, raucous live shows, the Pogues released their first studio album, Red Roses for Me, in 1984, featuring a mix of traditional Irish songs and original compositions by MacGowan. Their second album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, produced by Elvis Costello, was released the following year. The Pogues collaborated with the Dubliners on a 1987 arrangement of the folk song "The Irish Rover", which reached number one in Ireland and number eight in the UK, and later that year released the Christmas single "Fairytale of New York", which reached number one in Ireland and number two in the UK. A duet with Kirsty MacColl, it features on the band's critically acclaimed and commercially successful third studio album, If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988), and remains a perennial Christmas favourite in the UK and Ireland. The Pogues recorded two more albums with MacGowan—Peace and Love (1989) and Hell's Ditch (1990)—before sacking him during a 1991 tour as his drug and alcohol dependency increasingly affected their live performances.

The Pogues continued after MacGowan's departure, first with Joe Strummer and then longtime band member Spider Stacy as frontmen, releasing new material on Waiting for Herb (1993). They broke up following the critical and commercial failure of their seventh and last studio album, Pogue Mahone (1996). The band—including MacGowan—re-formed in late 2001 and toured regularly in the UK and Ireland, also performing in the USA and mainland Europe. Following the death of longtime guitarist Philip Chevron in October 2013, the Pogues played their final live shows in summer 2014 before dissolving. Longtime bassist Darryl Hunt died in August 2022 and MacGowan died in November 2023. Remaining band members performed together for the first time since 2014 when they played "The Parting Glass" at MacGowan's funeral.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Red Roses for MeThe Pogues39
1985Rum Sodomy & the LashThe Pogues4.2517
1988If I Should Fall From Grace With GodThe Pogues416
1989Peace and LoveThe Pogues48
1990Hell’s DitchThe Pogues413
1993Waiting for HerbThe Pogues4
1996Pogue MahoneThe Pogues43

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1991Essential PoguesThe Pogues4
1991The Best of The PoguesThe Pogues44
1992The Rest of the BestThe Pogues31
2001The Very Best Of…The Pogues3
2003If I Should Fall From Grace / Peace and LoveThe Pogues1
2005The Ultimate CollectionThe Pogues2
2005Dirty Old TownThe Pogues42
2008Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say… Pogue Mahone!!The Pogues3
2010Original Album SeriesThe Pogues1
2012The Triple Album CollectionThe Pogues1
2013The Very Best of The PoguesThe Pogues1
201330:30: The Essential CollectionThe Pogues1
201330 YearsThe Pogues1
2023The Stiff Records B‐Sides (1984–1987)The Pogues1

Album + Compilation + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2020The BBC Sessions 1984–1986The Pogues3

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2012In Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert at the OlympiaThe Pogues2
2013Live in LondonThe Pogues & Joe Strummer2
2020BBC Sessions 1984–1985The Pogues1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Dark Streets of LondonThe Pogues1
1984The Boys From the County HellThe Pogues1
1985A Pair of Brown EyesThe Pogues2
1985Sally MaclennaneThe Pogues2
1985Dirty Old TownThe Pogues2
1986HauntedThe Pogues2
1987The Irish RoverThe Pogues & The Dubliners2
1987Fairytale of New YorkThe Pogues6
1988If I Should Fall From Grace With GodThe Pogues6
1988FiestaThe Pogues2
1988Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, YeahThe Pogues4
1989Misty Morning, Albert BridgeThe Pogues3
1989White CityThe Pogues3
1990Jack’s Heroes / Whiskey in the JarThe Pogues & The Dubliners3
1990Miss Otis Regrets / Just One of Those ThingsThe Pogues & Kirsty MacColl1
1990Summer in SiamThe Pogues3
1991A Rainy Night in SohoThe Pogues2
1991SayonaraThe Pogues2
1992Honky Tonk WomenThe Pogues3
1993Once Upon a TimeThe Pogues2
1993Tuesday MorningThe Pogues3
1995How ComeThe Pogues1

Single + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2020Sally MacLennane (The John Peel Show; December 1984; live)The Pogues1
2020Boys From the County Hell (The David ‘Kid’ Jensen Show, July 1984; live)The Pogues2

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1986Poguetry in MotionThe Pogues4

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