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Carlos DCarlos D Posts: 638
edited May 2006 in Other Music
Just wondering which Irish band or singer people think is the best.I know U2,Thin Lizzy or Rory Gallagher seem like the obvious choice but I have to say Ash are are my absolute favourite ever.Very under-rated band.
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    brhf9brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    i really like ash.

    along with stiff little fingers and some cranberries and u2 songs.

    and there is van morrison but i'm not familiar with his catalogue...
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    eclecticeclectic Posts: 244
    The Waterboys
    Christy Moore
    'All the rusted signs,we ignore throughout our lives,
    Choosing the shiny ones instead'

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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Planxty
    Moving Hearts
    Horslips
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    eclecticeclectic Posts: 244
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Planxty
    Moving Hearts
    Horslips

    Wasn't Christy Moore in Planxty?I heard an Eric Bogle song called Cry of the Hump Back Whale and liked it a lot.
    'All the rusted signs,we ignore throughout our lives,
    Choosing the shiny ones instead'

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    jodijodi Posts: 183
    Only know U2 and JJ72
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    flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    The Frames are pretty damn good.
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    Irish_lolaIrish_lola Posts: 14
    Well, in terms of newish Irish band, Bell X1 (they used to be called Juniper when Damien Rice was their lead singer) are fantastic, beautiful melodies.
    The Chalets are really interesting too, it's probably quite a lazy comparison but they remind me a little of the B52s, foxy girls chatting back to boys.
    Here's a few videos of them on youtube

    Smart arse video for their single Feel the Machine:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Z95cPQWxw

    Live version of Love Punch which features a chorus with the immortal (& irredeemably Irish) line "I know you love me but you're fucking crazy". Wahey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSH_8lK-Dwk

    Christy Moore is of course, a complete legend and he used to be in both Planxty and Moving Hearts.

    Ash & Snow Patrol are worth considering too... :)
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    Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    The Clancy Brothers
    & Tommy Makhem


    ;)
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    Irish_lolaIrish_lola Posts: 14
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    The Clancy Brothers
    & Tommy Makhem


    ;)


    But you left out Mulligan & O'Hare. Their seminal album "TIttybiscuits" was a musical revelation.

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    surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    Boomtown Rats had a song or two in their day.

    Are the Corrs irish?
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    Irish_lolaIrish_lola Posts: 14
    surferdude wrote:
    Are the Corrs irish?

    To our eternal shame...
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    PearlJamBobPearlJamBob Posts: 77
    flywallyfly wrote:
    The Frames are pretty damn good.

    agreed, the frames are AMAZING

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    Carlos DCarlos D Posts: 638
    PearlJamBob wrote:
    agreed, the frames are AMAZING

    http://www.theframes.ie

    I dunno,I saw them at Oxegen last year and everyone I knew,even those who were big Frames fans,said it was the most boring thing ever.Maybe they just got a bad time or something.
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    Irish_lolaIrish_lola Posts: 14
    I HATE The Frames, can't help myself - they seem to represent all that's wrong with the maudlin moaning git tradition of Irish singer/songwriters, all angst and no charisma (You can't frickin move in Dublin for bumping into this type of soppy bastard!)

    They're eternal underachievers, seemingly content with being big fish in a small pond. That and Glen Hansard appears to have an ego the size of China (although he was good in The Commitments).
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    Carlos DCarlos D Posts: 638
    Irish_lola wrote:
    I HATE The Frames, can't help myself - they seem to represent all that's wrong with the maudlin moaning git tradition of Irish singer/songwriters, all angst and no charisma (You can't frickin move in Dublin for bumping into this type of soppy bastard!)

    They're eternal underachievers, seemingly content with being big fish in a small pond. That and Glen Hansard appears to have an ego the size of China (although he was good in The Commitments).

    Wow,my thoughts exactly.Basically they represent the Irish music scene and all the crappy parts of it.
    It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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    Irish_lolaIrish_lola Posts: 14
    Carlos D wrote:
    Wow,my thoughts exactly.Basically they represent the Irish music scene and all the crappy parts of it.

    I don't think we're alone in thinking that either, it's usually a love/hate thing with the Frames. You've got the crazy, wannabe Glen-fucker cult members who still sigh wistfully everytime he segues into that Willy Wonka song from Star, Star and you've got the haters.

    I'm a hater.

    But I don't feel good about it :)
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    fadafada Posts: 1,032
    Rory gallagher is number one for me. He is the most underrated artist ever Imho. everyone in Ireland has heard at least one Thin Lizzy or U2 song but how many have heard Rory Gallagher? Irish Tour is my favourite Irish album of All Time.
    Lizzy were very good too.
    I like the Revs and The Frames of the current lot.
    U2 are good too even though Bono acts too cool for my liking.
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    Carlos DCarlos D Posts: 638
    Irish_lola wrote:
    I don't think we're alone in thinking that either, it's usually a love/hate thing with the Frames. You've got the crazy, wannabe Glen-fucker cult members who still sigh wistfully everytime he segues into that Willy Wonka song from Star, Star and you've got the haters.

    I'm a hater.

    But I don't feel good about it :)

    They're a band for college people and musicians really.Not really for casual listeners.
    It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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    Irish_lolaIrish_lola Posts: 14
    Well, I can't claim to be any kind of a musician but I did go to college and I didn't like them then either. :)


    Anyone for a bit of Jack L? Occasionally dodgy own material but best voice in Ireland/The Universe?!
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    fadafada Posts: 1,032
    Free the birds , Fitzcaraldo and THe live album are very good. The latest ones have in general being a bit of let down. Their singles are very good mind.
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    JaymacJaymac Posts: 513
    Pogues or the Frames.
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    pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    [size=+2]THE CRANBERRIES[/size]!!!!!!!!

    i love me , and have since i was 11 years old , i wish they would regroup and get back on the road and make a new album
    "I Will Scream my Lungs out 'til it fills this Room "

    " I Will Feel Alive as Long as I am Free"

    "Are We Getting SomeThing Out Of this All Encompassing Trip? Makes Much More Sense To Live In The Present Tense"

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    moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 455
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    mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    i love me some delores - the cranberries! :) also the pogues and the waterboys.
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    moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 455
    pearljam_addiction wrote:
    [size=+2] i love me , and have since i was 11 years old ,


    So you were not such a big fan of yourself up through 10 yrs old?
    "If she don't love me no more, i know her sister will" Jimi Hendrix
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    Carlos DCarlos D Posts: 638
    moemoe6434 wrote:
    So you were not such a big fan of yourself up through 10 yrs old?

    Maybe he was depressed or something.
    It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
    But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

    www.bebo.com/pearljam06
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    keyser_sozekeyser_soze London, England Posts: 205
    Carlos D wrote:
    They're a band for college people and musicians really.Not really for casual listeners.

    i'm a college student and a musician.... and i like the frames....

    whoops... maybe i should just kill myself for being so easily sterotyped...

    i also like in flames, joni mitchell, sigur ros, bob dylan and the carpenters

    tis a bit sad to say a band is FOR someone....
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    pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    moemoe6434 wrote:
    So you were not such a big fan of yourself up through 10 yrs old?


    that was a test and youve passed :D


    i meant i love them :D
    "I Will Scream my Lungs out 'til it fills this Room "

    " I Will Feel Alive as Long as I am Free"

    "Are We Getting SomeThing Out Of this All Encompassing Trip? Makes Much More Sense To Live In The Present Tense"

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    InkdaubInkdaub Posts: 235
    I used to be heavily into Enya and Clannad. I still like them but don't listen as much as I used to. Van Morrison is Irish I think and he's good. I'm Irish and I'm good but I don't play and instrument or sing. My dog isn't Irish but I was going to name him Seanchai until I discovered an Irish rapper using the name and it ruined it for me. Seanchai...shan-uh-kee...means storyteller. Anyway, I can't name my dog after arapper so I named him after a real storyteller instead...Dashiell as in Hammett. He's a good dog. What are we talking about again?
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    jodijodi Posts: 183
    pearljam_addiction wrote:
    [size=+2]THE CRANBERRIES[/size]!!!!!!!!

    i love me , and have since i was 11 years old , i wish they would regroup and get back on the road and make a new album

    How could i forget them :(

    me very sorry ;)
    There's a light,... when my baby's in my arms...
    And I know she's reached my heart,... in thin air
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