Released: 5 August 1985
Label: Stiff (UK & Europe), MCA (US & Canada)
Genre: Celtic punk, folk punk
Producer: Elvis Costello, Philip Chevron
Celtic punk. Folk punk. Yeh this just wasn’t going to happen for me. I can totally appreciate the artistry with The Pogues, the history and storytelling and the musicality of it all, but this kind of thing really grates on me. It would almost be too silly (it’s really kind of pirate music) if it wasn’t for the politics and poetry. Not one for my favourite list – great album title though!
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