Rum, Sodomy & the Lash is the second studio album by the London-based folk punk band The Pogues, released in 1985. The album's title is taken from a quotation often misattributed to Winston Churchill: "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. 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. 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 painted by the artist and illustrator Peter Mennim. Rum, Sodomy & the Lash received positive reviews from critics. Mark Deming of Allmusic awarded the album four and a half out of five stars and said that it "falls just a bit short of being the Pogues best album, but was the first one to prove that they were a great band, and not just a great idea for a band."Robert Christgau gave the album an A and said that "none of it would mean much without the songs—some borrowed, some traditional, and some proof that MacGowan can roll out bitter blarney with the best of his role models."Daniel Bristow of the Irish music website CLUAS awarded the album an eight out of ten, calling it "a record that will never cease to delight, always a pleasure to hear and highly, highly recommended if you're not familiar with it already". In 2000 Q placed it at number 93 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2003, the album was ranked number 445 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Pitchfork Media named it the 67th best album of the 1980s.

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Tracklist

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

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General

File size : 903 MB Album : Rum, sodomy, and the lash Performer : The Pogues Genre : Punk Folk Recorded date : 1985

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Audio

Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 3 047 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 96.0 KHz Bit depth : 24 bits