The Pogues: Peace And Love (Remastered + Expanded) CD Track Listing

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The Pogues Peace And Love (Remastered + Expanded) (1989)
Peace And Love (Remastered + Expanded)\n2006 Rhino Entertainment Company\n\nOriginally Released July 1989\nUK Remastered + Expanded CD Edition Released January 11, 2005 \nUS Remastered + Expanded CD Edition Released September 19, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Shane MacGowan's potent appetite for alcohol was evident from the time the Pogues cut their first album, but by the time they got to work on Peace and Love in 1989, it was evident that he'd gone far past the point of enjoying a few pints (or many pints) and had sunk deep into drug and alcohol dependence. The Pogues were always far more than just MacGowan's backing band, but with the group's principal songwriter and lead singer frequently unable to rise to the occasion, the recording of Peace and Love became a trying experience, with the rest of the band often scrambling to take up the slack for their down-for-the-count frontman. Given the circumstances, the Pogues deliver with greater strength than one might expect on Peace and Love; while MacGowan's vocals are often mush-mouthed and his songwriting is markedly beneath his previous standards, Terry Woods contributes two terrific traditional-style numbers ("Young Ned of the Hill" and "Gartloney Rats"), Philip Chevron's "Lorelei" is a superb tale of lost love (he and Darryl Hunt also teamed up for a fine bit of Celtic-calypso fusion on "Blue Heaven"), and Jem Finer brought along a trio of strong originals. Musically, Peace and Love found the band stretching their boundaries, adding accents of film noir jazz on "Gridlock," rockabilly on "Cotton Fields," straight-ahead rock on "USA," and power pop on "Lorelei," though the group's highly recognizable Celtic-trad-on-steroids style is never far beneath the surface. Peace and Love isn't as good as the two Pogues albums that preceded it (which represent the finest work of their career), but it does make clear that MacGowan was hardly the only talented songwriter in the band -- though the fact that the set's most memorable songs were written by others did not bode well for the group's future. \n\n[In 2006, Rhino Records released a remastered and expanded edition of Peace and Love that included new liner notes (a witty and appropriately eccentric tribute to the band from Patrick McCabe and an account of the album's troubled production by David Quantick) as well as six bonus tracks. The charging R&B tribute "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah," a major single in the U.K. that never appeared on a U.S. album, is included, along with its B-side, a ragged-but-right cover of "Honky Tonk Women" sung (well, joyously bellowed) by Spider Stacy. Also worth noting is the country-accented "Train of Love" and Terry Woods's moving "Everyman Is a King," but how come MacGowan's much talked-about acid house track, "You've Got to Connect with Yourself" (recorded for the album but never released), doesn't make the cut?] -- Mark Deming\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nIf Captain was still at the helm it would've been way better!, November 24, 2006 \nBy Mark Shook "vmorrisey" (San Diego, CA United States)\nThis is the fourth album of for the Pogues and their worst. I'm not saying this album is bad but if you're going to buy your first Pogues CD buy one of the first three. There are some excellent songs on this album: White City, Misty Morning/Albert Bridge, Boat Train...but it doesn't have the consistency of the previous CD's. Another thing is that Shane's voice is bad on this one. I heard it was because of the constant touring and probably the chain smoking helped too. Steve Lillywhite had to mix other members vocals to get a solid vocal (which he later regretted). At this time there was a big division in the band and you can tell this by their music. Shane's songs are sparse, from what history says is that Shane was deep in to Acid house music and every drug that goes with it and more. When he was at the studio he was barely coherent and unable to sing most of the times. The rest of the band seems to be taking another direction which was more musical and fusion based. \nThe added songs keep it from being a three. If they would've cut out the duds and used the extra songs on this album in place of them this would be a way better album. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWithout the extra songs this album is very average. Depressing!, December 1, 2005 \nBy Mark Shook "vmorrisey" (San Diego, CA United States)\nI LOVE the Pogues. They are my all time favorite band, but the original album without the bonus tracks was their worst with Shane! I listen to this album a lot and I love most of the songs that Shane wrote I just know they could of been way better if things in his personal life didn't affect the music. I still consider this album a "Must Buy" album for Pogues fans. I wouldn't start off with this album so if you're curious about them. Try "Red Roses for Me" or "Rum Sodomy and the Lash" first Hell's Ditch is way more catchy and interesting than this album even though Shane sounds wasted through Hells Ditch it has more of an unity to it. Peace and Love is a big mish mash of songs that don't really work together to make a cohesive album and is hard to listen to with out skipping through the duds. Shane's voice was very week in it (as told by Steve Lillywhite in an interview) that the band had to add there combine their voices with his to make his solid. That's why you get muddled vocals in the songs: USA, Cottom Fields and Night train to Lorca. It seems like everybody else in the band is fighting to get their two cents in and get their songwriting royalties. I don't understand why they didn't use the fantastic songs that they had from the bonus tracks and use them instead of a lot of the mediocre songs they released on "Peace and Love" It would of made a great solid album with a lot more cohesion. \nThey have strayed from what the Pouges do the best that is make kick ass Irish music. This is when they started to loose their direction since Shane wasn't solidly at the helm anymore. Very Sad! \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRemastered Version of the Pogues Most Underrated Album, February 5, 2005 \nBy Pogues Fan\n\n"Peace and Love" is the most underrated Pogues album of the MacGowan era, even to Pogues fans. The Pogues flirt with jazz throughout on this release and what most people don't realize is that Shane had embraced acid house rock and was trying to inject into the Pogues musical catalogue. Sure, MacGowan's vocals sound garbled on this release, but that doesn't mean his songwriting gifts have diminished. "White City," is a excellent song about a dog track being torn down. While "Boat Train; a song about traveling from Dublin to London, and "London You're a Lady," Shane's geographical tribute to London, still showed that MacGowan hadn't drank away his talents quite yet. Other songs like "Down All the Days, which pays tribute to Christy Brown, and "Cotton Fields," are all stand out tracks. Shane also showed that he had a knack for rockabilly as well with the overpowering "USA." The problem that most Pogues fans have with this release is the fact that most of it was written by other members of the band. SO WHAT!!!!!! Jem Finer provides the excellent "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge," as well as the jazz instrumental "Gridlock," and the depressing "Tombstone," and "Night Train to Lorca." Philip Chevron steps up to plate once again and provides the beautiful ballad "Lorelei," with backing vocals by Kristy MacColl. Terry Woods provides the excellent traditional numbers of "Young Ned of the Hill and Gartloney Rats." The only real throwaway track on this album is the cheesy irish-calypso track "Blue Heaven," which should have never made its appearance on the album. Overall, "Peace and Love," is not the Pogues best album, but it certainly is a very good one, and better than the follow-up "Hell's Ditch." \nThe new remastered version contains the traditional reworkings of "The Star of the County Down (vocals by Andrew Ranken), and "The Limerick Rake." Jem Finer's "Train of Love," is a delight, as is MacGowan's tribute to Northern Soul with "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah." However, the best bonus track has to go to Terry Woods/Ron Kavana's "Everyman Is A King," which should have been on the original "Peace and Love" release. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nDisappointing, April 17, 2004 \nBy B. Fanciulli (United States)\nA huge fan of MacGowan and the Pogues' "Red Roses for Me" and "If I Should Fall From the Grace of God," I am horribly disappointed with this album. It begins with a completely out of place swing jazz song, that, when you listen for the first time, will make you think the manufacturer accidentally mispackaged a Big Bad Voodoo Daddy album; though, quite an original intro for an 80's pop folk album. A few tunes resemble the Pogues of albums past (tracks 2, 10 & 11), but they lack the energy and conviction. The rest of the album is, as the title infers, complete hippie-inspired garbage only comparable to the worst of the Grateful Dead. \n\nThe production is quite different from what you may expect as well, with the trademark banjo, cheerful flute, and MacGowan's vocals toned down or nonexistent on most tracks. \n\nIf you love early Pogues, do yourself a favor and avoid this one. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA step closer to drunken uselessness, but still great., April 13, 2002 \nReviewer: A music fan\n\nThe Pogues are still one of the only bands I've formes a personal relationship with (the kind whose songs pop into your head during important time sin your life) and this album is the third reason why, ranking just after "Rum..." and "...Grace with God" (both five star classics).\nHere, a few bona-fide classics (USA, Down All the Days, Night Train to Lorca) are surrounded by some well-played but uninspired tracks that occasionally veer toward the insipid (My Blue Heaven, Cotton Fields).\n\nFace it, The Pogues aren't exciting without Shane Mcgowan at the helm. Here, while they sound awful nice, the others that step to the mic seem to adopt a sort of pompous tone. I'll take drunken slobberiness before pomposity any day.\n\nWhne McGowan uses his by now-deepening gurgle to good effect, in slow cadence, or in tandem with someone else, the band smokes. When he relinquishes it and passes out on the couch, the album loses steam (notable exception: Lorelei).\n\nStill, certain powerful emotions (sadness, anger, fear, longing) are the themes that still drive what these guys were doing. When they pull it off, they created the best Irish-inflected-rock I've ever heard. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA Curse Upon You, Oliver Cromwell, May 3, 2001 \nBy David Bradley "David Bradley" (Sterling, VA USA)\nThe best Pogues LP is the classic IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD.\nPEACE & LOVE is a strong second place.\n\nI suppose the reason the Pogues never hit in the USA is that they are "too irish," just as the Kinks, the Jam, XTC and the Clash were "too English." Personally, I think it's because American radio programmers remain "too stupid" to recognize good music unless it's packaged and promoted to death.\n\nI can listen to this CD all day long--I often do--with the exception of "Gridlock," a misplaced cop-show theme song, and "Blue Heaven," a piece of fluff that must have been slipped onto the master tape by mistake.\n\n"Night Train To Lorca," "Misty Morning Albert Bridge" and the masterful "London You're A Lady" are among the best things the Pogues ever recorded. \n\n\nHalf.com Album Details \nProducer: Steve Lillywhite \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Pogues: James Fearnley, Jem Finer, Andrew Ranken, Philip Chevron, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Cait O'Riordan.\n\nRecording information: 1989.\n\nBy the time of the recording of this album, lead singer Shane MacGowan had sunk into the depths of drug and alcohol addiction. While his raucous lifestyle and sense of humour were crucial to the band's success, it is the sum of the whole that made the band what is was. And the others stepped forth on this album to fil in the spaces as MacGowan retreated somewhat. Their collective talents were thrust forward on this disc alonside the 6 Mac compositions. A more representative picture of the Pogues as a whole.\n\nDigitally remastered reissue of the famed Irish band's classic album from 1989 that saw lead singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan take more of a back seat as his alcoholism impeded his ability to participate in the recording of this album as fully as he had on previous efforts. Includes 5 bonus tracks of rarities and b-sides.
This rock cd contains 20 tracks and runs 64min 13sec.
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