Album · 1994 · 16 Songs. Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O'Connor & The Popes.

The Snake is the first solo album by Shane MacGowan with backing band The Popes. Released in 1994 by ZTT Records. Guests on the album include Johnny Depp, members of The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy and The Pogues.

Shane MacGowan, who made a name for himself as the bandleader of the Pogues until they got fed up with his asinine, self-destructive behavior and kicked him out of the group, returned with a new band (the Popes, get it?) and a bracing set of new songs that draw heavily on traditional Irish folk music while pinning your ears back with a. raucous, full-frontal rock sound. The album opens with a bang: "Church of the Holy Spook" is either an oblique expression of twisted religious faith or an all-out assault on the Roman church; it's impossible to tell which

The Popes are a band originally formed by Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues) and Paul "Mad Dog" McGuinness, who play a blend of rock, Irish folk and Americana. Shane MacGowan and The Popes released two studio and one live album in the 1990s, performing live together until 2005. During this era, The Popes also recorded and gigged on their own until 2006. At the end of 2006, guitarist Paul "Mad Dog" McGuinness reformed the band with a new line up and leads it to this day.

Features Song Lyrics for Shane Macgowan And The Popes's The Snake album. Shane Macgowan And The Popes - The Snake Album Lyrics. 1. Haunted (With Sinead O'connor) Lyrics.

The album is a bracing set of songs that draw heavily on traditional Irish folk music while pinning your ears back with a raucous, full-frontal rock sound. Guests on the album include Johnny Depp, members of The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy, and The Pogues. 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Like a number of songs recorded by MacGowan's previous band, The Pogues, traditional tunes are sometimes used as a base for a new song. For example, the melody for "The Song With No Name" is based on "The Homes of Donegal".

Japanese-only pressing of this 1995 album from the former Pogues leader housed in a miniature LP sleeve and featuring one bonus track: 'A Man Called horse'.

Shane MacGowan, The Popes. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway 04:02. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - A Mexican Funderal in Paris 04:49. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - Victoria 04:48. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - Haunted 04:11. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - The Snake With Eyes Of Garnet 03:42. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - Nancy Whiskey 02:58. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - I'll Be Your Handbag 03:02. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - The Rising Of The Moon 02:28. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - Donegal Express 03:00. Shane MacGowan, The Popes - The Church Of The Holy Spook 03:00