Just thought of another band which I don't think were mentioned what about Aslan?
Hope to see them when they play leterkenny in feb
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amazing band. the entirety of happy to meet, sorry to part stands up very strongly today. an bratach ban, furniture, great songs!Originally Posted by patsh
Horslips were truely shocking.....
I used to like them for awhile, in a kind of "great for a mad ceili type dance when you were half-****ed" way, but there is not a single piece of theirs that has stood the test of time, with the very, very arguable exception of Dearg Doom.
Uhm, no.
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THere are 2 ways of looking at this. Either it is a matter of taste, and then we can never agree as we all have different tastes. Or we approach it from a very factual perspective which is record sales. In that regard U2 are the best.
Had another look at this thread, didn't see The Chieftains mentioned, in terms of influence and popularity outside our own borders (coupled with the 'made in Ireland' stamp) that surprises me....
No consideration of Planxty anywhere either?
anyway IMO
U2 (though I wouldn't be a huge fan)
The Frames (Hansard drives me mad, but they've got five/six albums under their belts and only the first [another love song] has aged badly)
Ash as above, have been doing their thing at a consistently high level for years now.
There are a couple of bands in the one/two album category or who never quite hit the highs they should have, Something Happens and The Franks would be the pick of that category.
The Saw Doctors genuinely don't get the respect they deserve.
Aslan are a joke.
...as I'm here I may as well claim the Jimi Hendrix experience as no one else has
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...or even Taste. Showed up Jimi when they played the Isle of Wight. Jimi comes on and the croawd shouting for Rory and teh boys to come back. Classic!
...as I'm here I may as well claim the Jimi Hendrix experience as no one else has
Agree on the Aslan thing though
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
For a good mix of folk, pop, rock and country & western the Chieftains album Long Black Veil cant be beat!
The Chieftains 40 years plus and still going strong deserve great credit
Clannad and Enya for selling records as Gaeilge
Someone mentioned Aussie bands
Forgetting about the following;
Icehouse
Midnight Oil
Men At Work
boomtown rats.
rory
therapy?
no doubt about it:[SIZE=7]U2[/SIZE]
rory gallagher
the pogues
therapy?
stiff little fingers
sultans of ping ( favourite of big sis)
and of course what list would be complete without brendan shine!
illiteracy and alphabet soup hmm?
I picked up 'Heartworm' by Whipping Boy pretty cheap the other day and on the strength of that alone I'd include them on any list. The big question here is if you think a band with maybe 3 4-Star albums is better than a band with one 5-Star album. Personally I don't think so but it's really just a matter of opinion. Mine though is one true effort of greatness is better than several near misses.
The ball is round and has many surprises.
there ya go SLK
duno if ya picked it up from the earlier thread
found whipping boy back catalogue
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