Best Irish Band of all time

cormie

I think Clannad, Enya, The Waterboys amongst others deserve a mention. There are also a tonne of trad bands that kick ass, they are kind of all over the place (not any specific band) so can't really be classed as a band.

Brother A

In 'all time', or at least before we become the 51st state, I think U2 might not come to be as important as Hoovers and Sledgehammers. (http://artists.cpu.ie/bands/68/)

-Brother Nostrodamus

Tomohawk

The Stars of Heaven

Earthhorse

Much as I love Whipping Boy they only had one truly great album - Heartworm - and I find it hard to describe them as the best Irish band of all time. U2 have a huge body of great work from the eighties and first half of the nineties behind them. It's impossible to compare the two.

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Without his effects pedals The Edge would be working in a factory somewhere.

Without his amplifier Jimi Hendrix would have been unheard of as a guitar player.

Standard Toaster

The Commitments!!
Mickah Wallace was the best drummer ever.

joejoem

U2

ChuckProphet

U2 are the biggest Irish band ever without doubt, but besides the odd song or two per album, they're a very average band. The only reason they're so big is the US market, similiar to the Corrs success. Longevity doesn't mean good. My Bloody Valentine only had 2 albums, both p*ss all over any U2 album. Same with Heartworm by Whipping Boy. They're all average musicians. Bono has a good voice, granted. Good management, marketing etc. has worked for them.

Earthhorse

Achtung Baby and Joshua Tree are strong pretty much from start to end. There are more than one or two good songs on most of their albums. I think their recent releases are colouring peoples' views of their earlier work.

I recently stuck Loveless back on and honestly I can only listen to four or five songs on it.

I'm not saying that U2 are the best band to come out of Ireland but I think some of the off hand comments about them and claims that the Edge is an average musician are false, that's all.

Do The Pogues count as an Irish band?

magpie

The Undertones, or possibly The Boomtown Rats

MrJoeSoap

Earthhorse wrote:

Without his amplifier Jimi Hendrix would have been unheard of as a guitar player.

Fair play to him.

BobTheBeat

Whipping boy, My bloody Valentine, Thin Lizzy
Nobody mentioned HorseLips!?

deedee lepoopoo

The Stunning or Thin Lizzy.

magpie

HorseLips

lol

Dilly1

not much to choose from really, very little talent.

I reckon it would have to be between U2 and Thin Lizzy
seeing as Bono is still alive, he wins

(of course this is just best Band not individual artist)

FatherTed

U2 followed by Thin Lizzy.
Speaking of solo artists, you would also have to include Van Morrison and Rory Gallagher. And Dickie Rock

kippy

U2 for definite.....
Thin Lizzy a close second.

Atrocity

What about Who's Eddie?

Lemming

Earthhorse wrote:

Without his amplifier Jimi Hendrix would have been unheard of as a guitar player.

Ironically, neither would U2, Van Morrison, The Boomtown Rats, Thin Lizzy, or about any other band you care to mention ..... :rolleyes:

And everybody knows Thin Lizzy are the best Irish band of all time.

Hippo

As a former Star of Heaven, I can't believe we got two votes, thank you......and anyway, it's The Blades.

marshmallow

U2

Earthhorse

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Without his effects pedals The Edge would be working in a factory somewhere.

Lemming wrote:

Ironically, neither would U2, Van Morrison, The Boomtown Rats, Thin Lizzy, or about any other band you care to mention .....

That's the point I was making when I originally replied to MrJoeSoap's post above but thanks anyway.