The Pogues : Rolling Stone

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If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues' basic stance – wild Irish boozehounds with a passion for traditional Celtic reels and squeals revved up to punk velocity – would be enough to arrest anyone's attention on the current sappy pop scene. That there's more to the group than simple stylistic gimmickry – a lot mo...

1988 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Biography

The musical equivalent of a pub crawl, the Pogues have staggered through a career that combines the instrumentation and tunes of traditional Irish music with the energy and attitude of punk. The band was formed in 1982 when Shane MacGowan, then a member of a north London punk band called the Nipple Erectors - later shortened to the Nips - saw Spider Stacy playing tin whistle in a London tube stati...

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