The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1987), Expanded Edition (2006)

For St. Patrick's Day here is a rerun of a post from 2012 about one of the great Celtic-rock albums of all time. ☘️ ☘️ ☘️ ☘️ Until "Death to My Hometown" - the very Irish flavored track from Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball - you could say that he sounded nothing like The Pogues . I'm sure The Boss didn't have that great Celtic-rock band in mind when he wrote and recorded the song but its resemblance in spirit, if not in sound, to Shane McGowan’s famous group is uncanny. The folk-punkers do what Springsteen has always done so well over the years and that's what makes The Pogues third CD, If I Should Fall From Grace With God , (1987) one of the outstanding Celtic-rock sets of all time. This Emerald Isle classic is traditional in a lot of ways. It's full of tin whistles, acoustic guitars, banjos, and accordions. Also, McGowan's long history with drugs and alcohol that resulted in his firing from the band just a couple of years after...