QuoteThe best band from Limerick never made it... TUESDAY BLUE
Sorry Squire, when you said 'a bit later than that' I thought you were talking about the Feiles, not the band. Somebody pointing out 1996 as the last one was after my presumtuously erroneous post.Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
erm ...no the feiles were EARLIER. As someone pointed out the last so called feile was 1996.
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The best band from Limerick never made it... TUESDAY BLUE
Shibumi LP sold over 50,000 copies. Where I come from (Limerick too) that's a "made it".
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
They should have sold millions they were that GOOD!Shibumi LP sold over 50,000 copies. Where I come from (Limerick too) that's a "made it".
saw the pale only 3 weeks ago in cork.... still great, last time i seen them before that was in the lee feilds at a feile, tripped put of my brains covered in mud drinking cans of coke them were the days
How about Limerick band Woodstar? Didn't they win a national competition, were feted as Ireland's answer to Mercury Rev, bring out an iffy album that tanked and split up? Open to correction on whether or not they've split
They've split. They'd the second LP recorded and ready to go and couldn't find a deal they were happy with to get it released. In that regard, I admire their standards in choosing a record label but I thought they were nuts and told them so more than once. They should've released it themselves, internet only or busk on cruises street and sell it out of an old pram if neccessary.
I think they were just tired and worn down and sick of the of being in a van.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Where could i buy Life Sparks?
City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.
O'Bama - "Eerah yeah, I'd say we can alright!"
G.O'Mahoney Trapattoni'll sort ém out!!
Blue in Heaven anyone?
And pretty much anyone who played before 6pm at Self Aid at the RDS in '86. Light a Big Fire, Cactus World News...
Full list follows:
Auto Da Fe
Bagatelle
Big Self
Blue In Heaven
Boomtown Rats
Paul Brady
Brush Shields
Cactus World News
Chieftains
Clannad
Chris De Burgh
De Danann
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Fountainhead
Rory Gallagher
In Tua Nua
Les Enfants
Light A Big Fire
Christy Moore
Van Morrison
Moving Hearts
Pogues
Chris Rea
Scullion
Stocktons Wing
Thin Lizzy
Those Nervous Animals
U2
Freddie White
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Loved Whipping boy myself.Some classic songs on the album heartworm.
Life isn't all beer and football...some of us haven't touched a football in months
Judas Diary were going really well in the mid 90's, released a single that really wasnt their best work and disappeared after that. They were a great live band, their gigs in Roisin Dubh in Galway were legendary, had a bit of success in Germany too.
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Anyone mention Sack? They had a song called "laughter minds" which Morrissey is quoted as saying it should be number 1 forever.
There was also a buzz about a band called The Mitcheners in the late 1990s.
Mexican Pets, anyone?
The Young Pretenders from Cork.
Jubilee Allstars.
Pelvis.
The Marbles.
Bawl/Fixed Stars/Pony Club.
The Brillant Trees.
And, The Ultra Montanes. (Sorry if somebody's already mentioned them).
"Slip into Sound" was a great tune
There was quite a bit of fuss about them (much of it in fairness generated by the fact they were on a cool label) back in 97/98. I don't think the promised album ever got released though. I only recall the one single "that's why we lose control" and remember thinking it sailed very close to "Strange Ones" by Supergrass.
Something In My Eye was a very good song too. Great singing from a guy playing drums.
Very, very talented guy.
I'll chuck in a couple of more.....
Mark Carroll (Hormones)
Pet Lamb
Would Be's
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
A few more that I haven't seen mentioned, apologies if they have been:
Backwards Into Paradise (who I think shortened to Into Paradise later on)
Cypress, Mine! - have their LP Exit Trashtown somewhere, with the single Justine on it I think. Sugarbeet God was a later single some might remember.
Beethoven - Insane lot these, imagine Stump on dodgy absinthe and bad mussels. Have an EP thingy somewhere as well called 'HimGooleyGooleyManDem' or something, with a brilliant Beatles' Day Tripper cover on it.
Also surprised not to have seen Toasted Heretic yet. Great songs, great titles! 'Drown The Browns'
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Don't know if these have been mentioned - The Beatless
No they weren't a Beatles tribute band but more of a trippy dippy madchester influenced with some 60's influence too.
There was also a band from Navan called Neon Ash who sounded like Depeche Mode.
Going back further, waaaaaaaaaaay back in the late 60's my Uncle was the drummer in a band called the Pan Pipers who had too singles Stop and Money or Love, the latter made the top 40 in Israel and nowhere else!
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All of this has happened before. All of it will happen again.
we should start a different thread for Irish bands who never should have made it....yes the Frames are on the stereo right now
Said song on TFI Friday and Chris Evans' "they're going to be huge" quote (youtube link).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSzysZpoyaU
Oh yes. The man with the dodgy hairdo. He's been on the "Uncut" cd a number of times - he did a excellent cover of Dylan's Gates of Eden.
Another "band" that could be included in this list is Chicks. (Depending on how loosely the word band is defined)
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