For those who haven't dove (dived?) in, The Snake is really a good record. About half of it sounds like above-average Pogues songs (and in a more classic Pogues-ish style than most of the songs on Peace n Love and Hell's Ditch) and the other half are in a variety of styles, including some great ballads and…

Back in the 80s, my friends and I always considered it to be sort of the ultimate Pogues song. I prefer the pre-Steve Lillywhite stuff these days, but it's still a fave of mine.

I'm not sure if Muirshin Durkin is officially a "b-side" or not, but if it is, it is an unbelievably good b-side.

@avclub-de4a08d644135b09bd7e1a592dff156b:disqus The Snake is available via MP3 download at amazon

Yeah, it's not too bad!

AAIIEEEEEEE—UH—UNK!
[that's the official phonetic spelling of Godzilla's AAIIEEEEEEE—UH—UNK! noise]

Donegal Express
I'll Be Your Handbag (trash glam folk punk!)
Céilídh Cowboy

He undoubtedly swallowed a few, so they might be in his liver, too.

Your avatar looks like Artie Lange dressed as Shane MacGowan for Halloween.

Now fuck off to bed!

Oh, this is definitely what we're doing:

I love Isn't Anything! I'm talking it about loud right here and now! The last three songs in particular are my favorites! But Loveless is more consistent and more singular, despite the army of immitators!

Walt's job as a drug dealer is a metaphor for Adam's Curse. Every man, deep in his brain, identifies with Walt: we leave the home to work in a crazy, scary world. It's a world that's so scary that our families cannot possibly understand it. In fact, we are certain that the simple knowledge of our work day would…

Anna Gunn's Rita will be the pasty remake.

I agree that those two have probably the best melodies. Love the groove on New You, especially.

I've listened through the record about 4 times now. I really love the sound. Definitely m b v, as the title says. But I'm not hearing many great melodies or hooks.  Anyone else having this experience? Loveless, for all of its noise, is packed with great compositions, some of which are almost bubblegummy. It took a…

Yes, it reminds me a lot of Sometimes. I don't think the melody is as good, but then again it took me about a decade to really appreciate Sometimes!

I noticed that you italicized the spaces, which is critical.

It isn't anything. In another way… nothing is.

"A stagnant and lifeless follow-up to @avclub-33beffd09a1b020d1187c6b4b264014a:disqus 's best work. It smells as though it has, indeed, been held back for 22 years." - Pitchfork