- Vinyl
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Import (Megaphon)
- ASIN: B000VWYVW0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Despite being an avid listner of The Pogues and Shane MacGowans latter band The Popes, I wasn't quite sure what to expect with Bops, Babes Booze & Bovver. Whats clear within a few tracks is the punk influence of groups such as The Sex Pistols. Shane's in excellent form throughout this CD, both vocally (before drink & drugs kicked in) and lyrically which are typical punk rants and raves. Most of the ten tracks are fast-paced, aggressive and catchy with a good beat, apart from the superb slow contrast of Gabrielle. Personal favorites include All The Time in The World, Gabrielle, King Of The Bop and Stavordale RD, N5. This is quite unlike anything released with The Pogues (although typically many of the lyrics are the usual Shane poetry), and its fresh to hear Shane in punk rockabilly mode. Although short in length this is an excellent CD for any MacGowan or punk fan to add to their collection. Highly Recommended.
Format:Audio CD
This recording is much more than documentation of Shane MacGowan's art at an early stage of development. It is a damn fine record. A fusion of punk, rockabilly, and genius. Rake at the Gates of Hell: Shane MacGowan in Context
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Originally released in 1987 as The Pogues reached the height of their popularity this is an anthology of Shane MacGowan's first bid for international infamy. The Nips were originally called The Nipple Erectors but shortened it to secure valuable airplay after signing a record contract, they needn't have bovvered.
Shane, as Shaun O' Hooligan, had been a visible face of the original London Punk scene famously having an ear cutting episode at a Clash concert reported in the NME. Any documentary of the embryonic Punk scene will have Shane highly visible in a Union Jack which as an Irish Republican he thought as being much in the same way as his English contemporise wore their swastikas'.
After the initial wave of Punk bands fell away Shane rejected the fourth rate trip that was paraded as the second wave of Punk and instead tried to blend Punk Rock with Rockabilly to create Punkabilly. The results are to be found on the collection.
The early sessions are predictable and fairly poor but the last single Gabrielle b/w Vengeance is fantastic and not only a precursor as to what would eventually follow with Shane's writing for The Pogues but also worth the price of admission alone.
Shane, as Shaun O' Hooligan, had been a visible face of the original London Punk scene famously having an ear cutting episode at a Clash concert reported in the NME. Any documentary of the embryonic Punk scene will have Shane highly visible in a Union Jack which as an Irish Republican he thought as being much in the same way as his English contemporise wore their swastikas'.
After the initial wave of Punk bands fell away Shane rejected the fourth rate trip that was paraded as the second wave of Punk and instead tried to blend Punk Rock with Rockabilly to create Punkabilly. The results are to be found on the collection.
The early sessions are predictable and fairly poor but the last single Gabrielle b/w Vengeance is fantastic and not only a precursor as to what would eventually follow with Shane's writing for The Pogues but also worth the price of admission alone.
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