What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Shane MacGowan - vocals
Jem Finer - banjo, mandola, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone, guitar
Spider Stacy - tin whistle, vocals, harmonica
James Fearnley - accordion, piano, guitar, violin, sitar, kalimba
Terry Woods - mandolin, guitar, cittern, vocals, concertina, auto harp
Philip Chevron - guitar
Darryl Hunt - bass guitar
Andrew Ranken - drums



Recording History

studio albums - 7
live albums - 4
compilation albums - 10
singles - 21

from my library (cd)



Producer: Joe Strummer

5th studio album - #187 US, #12 UK
singles - Summer In Siam - #64 UK
.............Sunny Side Of The Street

Band lasted around 10 years with Shane McGowan as the lead vocalist. His alcoholism probably and not being reliable led to the demise. Joe Strummer
produces this album and joined the band for a brief spell after Shane left. Best known song (not on here) is Fairytale of New York with Kirsty MacColl
which made it to #2 in the UK. No hits to be found on this one. This was the last album with Shane in front. There are a couple of songs here where he
is not the vocalist and they suck. Assuming that is Spider Stacey as he took over after Strummer departed. The band had 2 albums after this which I
have not heard. They reformed with Shane in 2001 but only for tours.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Maidrin Rua
Best Track - The Sunnyside Of The Street

[video=youtube;DBaKWLoFYmQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBaKWLoFYmQ[/video]

Track Listing

1. The Sunnyside of the Street ***
2. Sayonara **
3. The Ghost of a Smile **
4. Hell's Ditch **
5. Lorca's Novena *
6. Summer in Siam ***
7. Rain Street **
8. Rainbow Man *
9. The Wake of the Medusa **
10. House of the Gods **
11. 5 Green Queens & Jean ***
12. Maidrin Rua *
13. Six to Go *

3's - 3
2's - 6
1's - 4

grade - 1.9 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0