The Ultimate Collection
by
The Pogues
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compilation
First released:
2005

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Release dates:
  • May 5 2009

Genres

Celtic, Punk, Alternative Rock,
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5 stars brings it all back
This is a fabulous offering. The compilation cd is a good place to start if you are new to their music but the real gem is the live cd contained in this package which brings all the atmosphere of their shows straight back. I worked front-stage at some of their gigs in Leeds (UK) in the eighties.If you remember them from then, this is an essential cd for you. The frenzied music,the heat coming off the crushed audience and the stench of sweat.Shane barely able to stand as he drinks and drinks and …
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Written by Andy Gregory
3 stars Poor Sound Quality
I hate to be the dissenting voice here, but the sound quality on this album just doesn't have the same warmth as that on The Very Best of the Pogues. On the compilation CD, it's overproduced and sounds as though the mixer wanted to emphasize MacGowan's lyrics at the expense of the instruments. The vocals on the studio version of "Young Ned of the Hill," not by MacGowan, are nearly indecipherable.

The live album has its ups and downs. On the first several tracks, one of the stringed instruments …
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Written by R. Bauer

Track listing Edit

  • CD 1

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    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Rainy Night in Soho
    4:44
    2
    Sally MacLennane
    2:42
    3
    The Irish Rover
    3:39
    4
    Dirty Old Town
    3:43
    5
    Fairytale of New York
    4:32
    6
    Streams of Whiskey
    2:31
    7
    If I Should Fall From Grace With God
    2:19
    8
    Fiesta
    4:10
    9
    Body of an American
    4:48
    10
    Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
    3:00
    11
    Repeal of the Licensing Laws
    2:09
    12
    Boys From the County Hell
    2:54
    13
    The Sunnyside of the Street
    2:42
    14
    A Pair of Brown Eyes
    3:40
    15
    Summer in Siam
    4:06
    16
    The Sickbed of Cuchulainn
    2:59
    17
    London Girl
    3:04
    18
    Tuesday Morning
    3:28
    19
    White City
    2:29
    20
    Hell's Ditch
    3:02
    21
    Young Ned of the Hill
    2:44
    22
    Thousands Are Sailing
    5:26

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The Ultimate Collection 22 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 2 56462254 2
release dates: 2005 in Europe
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