>  DB> I also have IISFFGWG...and I have _Waiting For Herb_.
 >
 >  Well then, you're in the curious position of owning both their best AND
 >  their worst albums..  ;-) I can't say enough about _IISFFGWG_.. it's a
 >  masterpiece, AFAIAC. _Waiting For Herb_ is OK, judged on it's own, but
 >  compared to their earlier work, it's very weak. However, the Pogues were
 >  able to rebound from that with the following album, _Pogue Mahone_. It's
 >  actually a very good album.. though I still miss MacGowan!

         On _Waiting For Herb_ I do like the song, Tuesday
Morning....but I don't have enough of their albums to be able to
put it in perspective the way that you do.  I'm just starting to
get into this music, really.  Its sort of coinciding with the
searching out of my family's Irish roots.

 >  Given that, you should look for _Rum Sodomy & the Lash_ and _Red Roses For
 >  Me_. They're very, VERY strong albums, only a tick behind _IISFFGWG_. Both
 >  are /essential/! After that, I'd recommend _Hells Ditch_, _Peace & Love_,
 >  and _Pogue Mahone_, in that order.

       Cool, that will help me out a lot in picking out new
albums.  Thanks!

 >  DB> Have you heard anything from the new band that Shane MacGowan is in?
 >  DB> I can't think of the name right now.
 >
 >  The band is billed as "Shane MacGowan and the Popes", and the album is
 >  entitled _The Snake_. It's very good! I'd recommend it above those last
 >  two Pogues albums that I cited, actually.

       Hmmm....so much music so little time.  Maybe I'll check
out the "Popes" first.  Shane has a distinctive voice--to say the
least!

 >  DB> Here in the Baltimore/Washington DC area there are many places that
 >  DB> have live Celtic music.
 >
 >  I can imagine! One of the best places in the Country for Celtic music,
 >  I'm told, behind only Boston and NYC.

       Yeah, St. Patrick's day is a blast   There are
a lot of good musicians around here playing the traditional style
of music.

 >  DB> Do you like The Young Dubliners at all?
 >
 >  Oh yes! Though I don't have a lot of their music, what I do have, I like
 >  just fine.

       I can't remember the names of the albums they were on, but
I have heard a few songs of theirs on the radio.  Well I think the
conclusion is that I have a lot of great music to get to listening
to.  I appreciate your help.
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