ST601287@BROWNVM.BITNET (Mark Hessman) (02/11/90)
OK.... this is a request for information : If there's anybody out there who likes the Pogues and wants to tell me a bit about them, I'd much appreciate it. I've heard some interesting things about them, and was wondering -- is their style more influenced by the Irish-traditional-folk sound of Terry Woods or by the punk influences of Shane McGowan or anybody else? I had previously believed that they were mostly punk up until recently, but then I heard a cover of "Pair of Brown Eyes," which is a Shane song, and off one of the first albums, too... and it's quite traditional -- an Irish ballad sort of thing. Very very good. So there may be more substance to this band than I had previously thought. -- Mark