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Anyone Heard of Firebird?

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  • 25-05-2004 9:42am
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    revileandy
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    Has anyone heard of Firebird? I've been listening to their three albums (1, Deluxe & No.3) in advance of their Irish Tour and it's top quality Stoner Bluesy Rock. They're fronted by ex-Carcass/Napalm Death legend Bill Steer (although firebird sound NOTHING like either of those bands!). Great stuff altogether - they're in Whelans on the 31st May


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    wiped
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    Hhhmmm , very interested ... where can you hear any of their tunes (and don't say in Whelans on the 31st :rolleyes: ) .............


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    wiped
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    Cool ... found their site ... downloaded their Meantime tune (only one available to download :( ) ... ****in hell , that's class stuff ... where did you get their albums ? .. checked Road Records and a few online places and no-one has them ...

    Defo gonna go to Whelans Mon ..... 8 quid for that kinda quality ... kick a.rse :cool: :cool: :cool:


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    evad_lhorg
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    No chance ill be going to that. gonna go see incubus.


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    revileandy
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    I got the Albums off a friend in Belfast, they're just cdr copies, I haven't been able to find the actual albums around myself - hopefully they'll be bringing some to the gig in whelans.
    Meantime is a great song though, anyone who's interested can download it H E R E


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    Doctor J
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    More tunes here


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    D-Generate
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    Some googleing brought up this site . I don't know how reputable a dealer this company are though.


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    wiped
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    Good stuff .. cheers ... gonna wait and see if the CD's are available at the gig first ... if not , I'll take a punt ....


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    wiped
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    Managed to get their 1st CD off www.djangos.com for a tenner , including delivery to my door .... gotta love django's for their rock section , great site , higly recommended ....


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    Antisocialiser
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    They are in belfast on sat.


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    nesthead
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    got No.3 a few weeks ago, a fantastic album!!! the chorus of "heard hearted" is worth 23 euro alone!!


    go to this or you will regret it! tis only 8 yo's! oh yeah its pay at the door for all of there gigs around the country (belfast, derry, cork and dublin i think theyre doing) so get there early!


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    ThenComesDudley
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    Yep heard of em, i got the No3 album after i saw them when they supported Fu manchu in the village, and i do say it was a hugh surprise, probably the best support band i had ever seen, good to see them back again:)


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    revileandy
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    Apparently they played a blinder in Cork last night (27th), they're in Limerick tonight (28th) Belfast on Sat 29th, Derry on Sun 30th & then of course Dublin on the 31st


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    wiped
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    Oh Man .... roll on tonight ... expectations are high .........


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    revileandy
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    Right then, I've got reports that Firebird have played blinders right across the country in front of packed crowds, so hopefully tonight will be no different. Try and make it down people - it will be €8 well spent!


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    wiped
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    Indeed it was 8 quid well spent ... that guy is some guitarist .... f.uckin good band .... big fat arse , heavy blues riffs everywhere ... and the Rory Gallagher "Craddle Rock" cover was excellent .....

    can't say the same for both support acts ... bleedin pants , the pair of them.


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    Ph3n0m
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    what was wrong with the supports? thought they all played very well


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    wiped
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    The first band , Revile , were so bland they make eating porridge and wallpapering sound like a great way to spend the weekend. The frontman was atrocious , no stage personality and a monotone voice - someone should tell him growing your hair long and standing in a "i'm cool" pose does not make a frontman ...... The drummer can't be playing that long cos he was actually outta time on a number of occasions , the the bass player and two guitarists were all pulling in different dirrections ... too self absorbed and not working on the song at all - the result was very , very bland ... not one memorable hook , line , lyric - nothing and their sound (probably not their fault as sound guys usually couldn't give a **** for support bands) was sh!te - very , very tinny.

    The second guys , the 9's or whatever, had got a fuller sound and were better players but again , nothing new and an over reliance on a wha wha peddle to get his "spacey" effects .... there were like all the bad eliments of U2 , Linkin Park and someone else who I can't think of their names right now ..... that band with the Soundgraden singer and RATM blokes .... jaysus , my mind's gone blank ....

    ... which is probably the fault of those two bands ... I'm f.uckin suing :mad:


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