false 4769981 1 To absorb Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash is to be taken on a wild voyage with a cast of downtrodden revolutionaries. Despite this notion, the epic themes of the Pogues' second full length record have been overlooked by both critics and biographers in favor of two things: the band's penchant for combining Celtic folk with punk and the excesses of Shane MacGowan. Instead of reiterating these aspects, this book discusses, in the form of a sea-faring narrative, the record's articulation of what it is to be magnificently downtrodden. Through epic imagery gracing the cover of the album and reverberating throughout the lyrics, Roesgen's book shows that what the Pogues created is far more than pub-room music created by drunken men wallowing in Irish nostalgia and reveals a pining for something subversive."33 1/3" is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike. 4834796 1 11 2008 "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" by The Pogues (33 1/3) total:14|5:0|4:1|3:4|2:7|1:2| 14 32 24 4 1 3 false false Tue Sep 23 15:24:30 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 09:43:54 -0800 2008
Alas, it's a miss. Two thirds of it is some half-assed fantasy about the events leading up to the tragedy of the Medusa in 1816 with the Pogues all stirred into the story as their phizzogs are photoshopped onto Gericault's masterpiece on the cover - what a yawn. The third that's ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 13:40:02 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:26:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 11:00:48 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 11:02:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 20 21:20:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 21:22:45 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Fri Nov 27 13:41:14 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 13:41:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 22:44:06 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:52:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 21:03:36 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 21:03:36 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Oct 16 10:53:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 10:53:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 20:07:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:07:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 20:38:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 20:38:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 17:39:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:06:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 10:43:19 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:43:19 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Jul 13 04:51:32 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 04:51:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 14:41:49 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:41:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 25 02:19:51 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 02:19:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 12 21:47:46 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 21:47:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 13 12:38:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:38:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 08:11:54 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 02 01:55:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 15 08:02:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 29 07:58:14 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 08:02:05 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 10:09:37 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:09:52 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4769981