Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums

Last one for now...
No.680: "Rum, Sodomy & The Lash" by The Pogues (1985)


The irrepressible Shane McGowan and his ever-merry troupe of jovial minstrels with their first album proper. This was a heady blend of post-punk attitude blended seamlessly well with traditional Irish ditties to provide a sound unequalled by anyone else except in the rooms of Dublin's Temple Bar district.



I shall return later.

Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums

Oh, by the way, we're now fourth in the year's hottest threads!
How bizarre is that already?

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Shine on Through, one of Elton Johns shortest (and best) tracks.Imo.

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Nothing to contribute much right now but I'm loving this thread.

The Pogues it is for me today

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What a great voice this guy had. Just unbelievable. My favourite Jon & Vangelis track is 'The Friends of Mr Cairo (as featured in 'Fringe'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Dwnoamp3U

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Steve Howe and Geoff Downs were interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morning - 50th anniversary tour.

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A different version from The Morecambe & Wise show in 1977!

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Your contribution here is valued very much, Ffosse. Glad you enjoyed The Pogues

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Good stuff mate, though I never got to see Fringe. Here's a different version of the song, from their second album incidentally:


Aw missed it bud, but yes they are doing a big tour again this year I see, but they're really half a band now. Saw them in 2003 with Jon Anderson and the late great Chris Squire in the band. Though it was a shame Rick Wakeman wasn't with them then too.

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Babysitting tonight, so just time for a few more until my granddaughter arrives from school...

No.679: "Blinking Lights And Other Revelations" by Eels (2005)


Eels is simply a man known as "E", a contemporary songwriter who tells it like it is without beating around the bush. This is another clip from Later...