celtic punk, folk punk, folk rock, celtic rock 64 min 18 tracks Warner Music UK
Rum Sodomy & the Lash is the second studio album by the London-based, Irish folk punk band the Pogues, released on 5 August 1985. The album reached number 13 on the UK charts. The track "A Pair of Brown Eyes", based on an older Irish tune, reached number 72 on the UK singles chart. "The Old Main Drag" later appeared on the soundtrack to the film My Own Private Idaho.
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Classical in form, relentless, spare and open-ended.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn3:00
- 2The Old Main Drag3:19
- 3Wild Cats of Kilkenny2:48
- 4I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day2:54
- 5A Pair of Brown Eyes5:01
- 6Sally MacLennane2:45
- 7Dirty Old Town3:45
- 8Jesse James2:59
- 9Navigator4:13
- 10Billy’s Bones2:02
- 11The Gentleman Soldier2:04
- 12The Band Played Waltzing Matilda8:14
- 13A Pistol for Paddy Garcia2:32
- 14London Girl3:05
- 15A Rainy Night in Soho4:43
- 16The Body of an American4:43
- 17Planxty Noel Hill3:12
- 18The Parting Glass2:17
18 tracks, 64 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Pogues
- Label
- Warner Music UK
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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