RED ROSES FOR ME 07/14/1998 and Ted Nugent

and Ted Nugent

including Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett

A soundtrack to a film by avant-garde artist Michael Snow

Nas manages to never run out of rhymes

RED ROSES FOR ME 07/14/1998 and Ted NugentWhat set the Pogues apart from any number of other energetic Irish traditional bands was the sheer physical force of their performances, the punky swagger of their personalities, and Shane MacGowan's considerable gifts as a songwriter. Unfortunately, none of these qualities comes through very clearly on their first album, Red Roses for Me. While the Pogues are in good form here, the production (by Stan Brennan) is thin and lacks the body or nuance to