The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God

The Pogues at their grittiest best

I played Fairytale of New York when I was breaking up with Dona 20 years ago; it made the "it's not you, it's me" sound plausible. The Pogues never were this good again, and I did like Hells Ditch and some of their other stuff, but this is their best. Every song is good. A couple were in the movie Straight to Hell, which was a lost classic. Angsty, sweaty and sweet. A classic. July 11, 2008

The best album ever!

I am amazed that this album has only 11 reviews to date, since it's era defining album from a band that defined a whole new music style, punkfolk. It's absolutely the best album ever. Having danced my teenage years away on Fiesta, who can disagree with this judgement? All the other Pogues albums are of course worth listening, especially Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, but this remains their peak. If you get the chance, see them live, since they're on the move again June 11, 2008

START HERE!!!

I started with "Red Roses For Me" as my first Pogues album. Mistake (which is not to say it's a bad album). I would say start with this one or "Rum, Sodomy & The Lash." At any rate, the Pogues are definitely worth hearing, and this album is definitely one you should have if you dig them. May 31, 2008

The Pogues' masterpiece

This contains two of my all-time favorite songs, hand-down, ANY genre (and I love all genres of music, from country to bluegrass to hard rock to rap to indy rock to gospel to...you get the picture...)

TITLE TRACK (If I Should Fall from Grace with God)...the joy in this song makes me feel glad to be alive. I love to blast this sucker when I'm driving fast, and sing along, and imagine myself in an Irish pub not giving a damn what anyone thinks, screaming the song along with Shane at the top of my lungs...what a simple, but brilliant song...

FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK One of the most gorgeous, honest, funny, brutal, moving songs EVER written, in my humble opinion...

Those two songs alone would make this CD (and their greatest hits CD) well worth getting. The fact that there are many other good songs on here is a bonus.

Pogue Mahone! April 27, 2008

One of the best records of legendary Irish punk band

I love this album by The Pogues. It includes their most famous song - Fairytale of New York, sung in duet with the late Kirsty McColl, but there many other great songs, like If I should Fall from Grace with God, Fiesta, The Broad Majestic Shannon, Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six, South Australia. Obviously, if you want to have just one album of The Pogues, its greatest hits it's probably the one to buy, but this comes right next to it. March 10, 2008

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