"Shane MacGowan, err, The Pogues are a living testament that drunken Irish kin are responsible for some of the most dance worthy, catchy as hell melodies to ever grace the surface of popular music. Ironically, their image is somewhat the epitome of the opposing image to pop culture. In a world where image accounts for nearly all success, the Pogues have rebelled against that with ugliness, alcoholism, and pure drunken Irish energy...
"Dirty Old Town", a compilation released by The Pogues, encompasses a lot of the Pogues commercial successes with aplomb. Covering all their famous material from "Rum, Sodomy and The Lash", to "Red Roses For Me", and "If I Should Fall From Grace With God", "Dirty Old Town" owes as much gratitude to the Chieftains and the Dubliners as it does to Guinness Draught. The melodic qualities of the Pogues combine all the raw energy found in local pubs with the swaggering, cheery Irish folk. "Dirty Old Town" exemplifies that." - Sputnik Music
Compact Disc Pressing
Tracklisting:
1. Streams Of Whiskey
2. A Pair Of Brown Eyes
3. Dirty Old Town
4. Sally MacLennane
5. Dingle Regatta
6. Turkish Song Of The Damned
7. Metropolis
8. Thousands Are Sailing
9. Rainy Night In Soho
10. Misty Morning Albert Bridge
11. I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
12. Gridlock
13. Young Ned Of The Hill
14. Tuesday Morning
15. Paris St. Germaine
16. Drunken Boat
17. Love You Till The End
