Song:Paddy Rolling Stone
Album:The Rare Oul' Stuff
Shane MacGowan is best known as the lead singer of The Pogues. The Popes was the group he started after he was thrown out of The Pogues for bad behaviour. This CD is a comp of the two albums he recorded with The Popes. MacGowan's music is a mix of Irish folk and punk rock and his behaviour seems to be part of his allure. He was born Dec. 25, 1957 in Kent, England to Irish parents. His mom was a singer and dancer so he grew up immersed in traditional Irish music. He was expelled from school for drug possession and by 1976 was heavily into the punk music scene and even had a short lived band called The Nipple Erectors. He formed The Pogues in 1982 and they had a very successful run especially with the 1987 hit Fairytale In New York. MacGowan was thrown out of The Pogues in 1991 for a long history of unreliability. They never knew if he was going to show up for gigs. He formed Shane MacGowan and the Popes and their 1994 debut CD The Snake featured guest appearances from Johnny Depp and Sinead O'Connor. Paddy Rolling Stone is from their 1997 CD The Crock Of Gold. MacGowan left the group and they continued as The Electric Popes. This comp is a mix of the two CDs. He has occasionally reunited with The Pogues and continues to have substance abuse issues. He has made some guest appearances on some recordings but hasn't recorded any new music in years. He has talent and a lot of problems. Here's Shane MacGowan and the Popes performing Paddy Rolling Stone in Poland Oct. 16, 1998.
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