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For the book by Anthony Blackmore, see Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (book). Rum Sodomy and the Lash - A Devon Lad's Life in Nelson's Navy is a book by Anthony Blackmore.
Rum Sodomy & the Lash
Rum Sodomy & the Lash cover
Studio album by The Pogues
ReleasedAugust 1985
Recorded?
GenreTraditional Irish music
Length45:25
LabelMCA Records/Stiff Records/WEA International
ProducerPhilip Chevron, Elvis Costello
Professional reviews
The Pogues chronology
Red Roses for Me
(1984)		Rum Sodomy & the Lash
(1985)		If I Should Fall from Grace with God
(1988)

Rum Sodomy & the Lash is the second album by the Anglo-Irish musical group The Pogues, released in 1985. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland, North and South of the border In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Stiff Records is a Record label created in London in 1976 by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Philip Chevron (born Philip Ryan 17 June 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Red Roses for Me was the first full length album by the London -based band The Pogues and was released in 1984. If I Should Fall from Grace with God is a 1987 album by The Pogues. The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane

The title is taken from a quote often attributed to Winston Churchill ("Don't talk to me about naval tradition. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash. ") Singer and primary songwriter Shane MacGowan claimed that the title was suggested by drummer Andrew Ranken. Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957 is a musician and singer best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues. Andrew Ranken (born 13 November 1953 in London) is an English Drummer, best known as the Percussionist for the English-

The cover artwork is based on The Raft of the Medusa, a painting by Théodore Géricault, with the band members' faces replacing those of the men on the raft. The Raft of the Medusa (Le Radeau de la Méduse is a work by the French painter Théodore Géricault, and one of the icons of French Romanticism. Théodore Géricault ( September 26, 1791 &ndash January 26, 1824) was an important French painter and lithographer known for

In August 1985, the album was launched on HMS Belfast – and one writer at the event was thrown into the Thames. Early history The Town class cruisers were constrained to less than 10000 tons by the Washington Naval Treaty. It reached number 13 in the UK charts. The track "A Pair of Brown Eyes" went on to reach number 72 in the UK singles chart. "The Old Main Drag" would later appear on the soundtrack to the film My Own Private Idaho. My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 Independent film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare 's Henry A remastered and expanded version of Rum, Sodomy and the Lash was released on 11 January 2005. The cut "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia", the B-side of "Dirty Old Town" and which only appeared on the initial cassette release, was moved to the bonus tracks.

It has often made its way onto lists of greatest albums. In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 93 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 In 2003, the album was ranked number 445 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Pitchfork Media named it the 67th best album of the 1980s. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary [1]. Colin Meloy of The Decemberists cites it as his favorite album [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn" (MacGowan) – 2:59
  2. "The Old Main Drag" (MacGowan) – 3:19
  3. "Wild Cats of Kilkenny" (MacGowan/Finer) – 2:48
  4. "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" (Traditional) – 2:55
  5. "A Pair of Brown Eyes" (MacGowan) – 4:54
  6. "Sally MacLennane" (MacGowan) – 2:43
  7. "Dirty Old Town" (MacColl) – 3:45
  8. "Jesse James" (traditional) – 2:58
  9. "Navigator" (Gaston) – 4:12
  10. "Billy's Bones" (MacGowan) – 2:02
  11. "The Gentleman Soldier" (traditional) – 2:04
  12. "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (Bogle) – 8:10

Bonus Tracks (2004 release)

  1. "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia" (Finer) – 2:31*
  2. "London Girl" (MacGowan) – 3:05**
  3. "Rainy Night in Soho" (MacGowan) – 5:36**
  4. "Body of an American" (MacGowan) – 4:49**
  5. "Planxty Noel Hill" (Finer) – 3:12**
  6. "The Parting Glass" (traditional) – 2:14

*Track previously released on the cassette version of the original album

**Tracks previously released on the EP Poguetry in Motion

Personnel

Additional personnel

External links

Colin Patrick Henry Meloy (born October 5 1974) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland Oregon folk-rock band The Decemberists Serglige Con Culainn ( Old Irish: "The Sick-Bed" or "Wasting Sickness of Cúchulainn " also known as Oenét Emire Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957 is a musician and singer best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues. Jeremy "Jem" Finer (born July 25, 1955) is an English musician and composer " I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day " is an Irish song written as though delivered from a rich landowner telling the story of his day while buying drinks at a " A Pair of Brown Eyes " is a single by The Pogues, their first to make the UK Top 100. " Sally MacLennane " was the second single by The Pogues to make the UK Top 100, reaching number 54 " Dirty Old Town " is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners. Ewan MacColl ( 25 January, 1915 - 22 October, 1989) was a British Folk singer, Songwriter, Socialist Jesse James became a hero in Folklore even before he died in 1882 Phil Gaston (born ???? is an Irish songwriter He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, moved to London in the 1970s and later moved back to Ireland "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a song written by Eric Bogle in 1972 describing the futility gruesome reality and the destruction of war while criticising Eric Bogle (born 23 September, 1944 in Peebles, Scotland) is a folk Singer-songwriter. "Rainy Night in Soho" is a song by The Pogues. Originally included on their Poguetry in Motion EP a different version can be found on an " The Parting Glass " is a traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Poguetry in Motion is an EP by The Pogues and their first single to make the UK Top 40. Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957 is a musician and singer best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Peter "Spider" Stacy (born 14 December, 1958 in Eastbourne) is an English musician The tin whistle, also called the tinwhistle, whistle, pennywhistle or Irish whistle, is a simple six-holed Woodwind instrument James Fearnley (born 9 October 1954 Worsley) is an English musician The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Jeremy "Jem" Finer (born July 25, 1955) is an English musician and composer The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Caitlín O'Riordan (born 4 January 1965 is a British musician The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Andrew Ranken (born 13 November 1953 in London) is an English Drummer, best known as the Percussionist for the English- A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Philip Chevron (born Philip Ryan 17 June 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Dick Cuthell is a British musician He plays Flugelhorn, Cornet, and Trumpet, amongst a range of other brass instruments including tenor horn
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