Shane MacGowan

The Shane MacGowan Story - If I Should Fall From Grace
$9.99
This unflinching music-driven documentary provides the first real insight into the background and career of this legendary Irish artist who, as lead singer and songwriter for the Pogues, became a worldwide punk icon. It demonstrates why, despite years of drug and alcohol abuse that have pushed the archetype of rock and roll excess to its outer limits, he is still widely regarded as on the of the very finest songwriters of his entire generation. The film includes contemporary interviews interwoven with performance material stretching back to Shane's earliest work, along with fly on the wall footage from both London and Ireland. Both the highs and the often alarming lows of his career are revealed. " A staggering embodiment of the stereotypical Irish thirst for poetry and pints, musician Shane MacGowan earns artistic admiration and exerts a train-wreck fascination in this portrait" - Variety MagazineThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

The Rare Oul' Stuff
$16.98
The only reason to get this album is if you're a hardcore fan of Shane and you want to get songs like "Danny Boy" or "Cracklin Rosie" but most of all of his good stuff is on "The Snake". Don't bother with the CD or "Crock of Gold" either it is depressing since his songs are slurred with the years of drug and alcohol abuse he is famous for. The songs are lifeless. I know his hardcore fans don't like to admit this but he was washed up on "Crock of Gold". If you don't believe how sub par his songs were to the Pogues listen to the Pogues version of "Rake at the Gates of Hell" and his version. Enough said.

Crock of Gold
$19.98
I'm a great Shane Macgowan fan and tried to like this CD and I just couldn't at all. His voice is slurred and lifeless from all of the drug and alcohol abuse. The songwriting is average and the melodies are stolen from Pouges songs (NW3 and Sally MacLenane). I have a problem with Macgowan fans sticking up for him and giving great reviews even though his stuff is substandard. These fans would give him 5 stars if he belched and farted through an album. This is NOT a good album!

Across the Broad Atlantic
$11.98
I've had this for years, but never wrote a review. This is simply, one of the best cd's ever made. Shane at his best (or worst), the Popes kick things up a notch (RIP Tom Mc), Fairytale of NY with his Mum, and my two favorites, Mother Mo Chroi and the rollicking Irish Rover. Good Times!