Hell's Ditch is a Rock album by The Pogues, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 58 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- raw
- rowdy
- bohemian
About
Hell's Ditch is the fifth full-length album by The Pogues, Released in 1990, the album continued the group's slow departure from Irish music, giving more emphasis to rock and straight folk rock, and forsaking their earlier staples of traditional compositions almost entirely. Several of the songs on the album have Asian themes, in sound or in content, notably "Summer in Siam", "The House of Gods", and "Sayonara", although only the latter has strong elements of a noticeably far-eastern tune. The song "Lorca's Novena" draws on MacGowan's affinity for Spain (particularly Almería, which he discovered years earlier when filming Straight to .
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Tracklist
- 1The Sunnyside of the Street2:44
- 2Sayonara3:07
- 3The Ghost of a Smile2:56
- 4Hell's Ditch3:04
- 5Lorca's Novena4:41
- 6Summer In Siam4:07
- 7Rain Street4:01
- 8Rainbow Man2:45
- 9The Wake of the Medusa3:04
- 10House of the Gods3:47
- 11Five Green Queens and Jean2:35
- 12Maidrin Rua1:47
- 13Six to Go2:59
- 14Whiskey In the Jar2:41
- 15Bastard Landlord3:09
- 16Infinity2:48
- 17Curse of Love2:43
- 18Squid Out of Water3:48
- 19Jack's Heroes3:06
- 20A Rainy Night In Soho4:43
Credits
Performers
- James FearnleyACCORDION BANJO PIANO
- Jem FinerBANJO LAP STEEL GUITAR MANDOLIN
- Darryl HuntBASS BACKING VOCALS CONGAS
- Andrew RankenDRUMS BACKING VOCALS TAMBOURINE
- Philip ChevronGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Terry WoodsMANDOLIN ELECTRIC GUITAR VOCALS
- Shane MacGowanVOCALS
- Spider StacyWHISTLE HARMONICA VOCALS
- The PoguesPERCUSSION
- Siobhan SheahanHARP
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 58 pressings tracked on Gatefold