favourite Irish song/artist ?

wallster · 25-05-2008 8:21pm #1

I've compiled a list of 50 great tracks by 50 of my favourite Irish artists :
http://musictodiefor.wordpress.com/50-of-irelands-finest . Includes a lot of traditional/folk stuff, but also various rock, indie, drum and bass, hip hop, etc. Links are provided to youtube videos of each song.

Who would be in your top 10 ?

Affable · 26-05-2008 6:01am

The Pogues mainly. I like Ride On by Christy Moore too.

Black Swan · 26-05-2008 6:06am

Altan's "Windmill"

Xavi6 · 26-05-2008 6:25am

In no particular order -

Ash - Girl From Mars
Turn - In Position
JJ72 - October Swimmer
Enya - Only Time
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
Cranberries - Zombie
Berkeley - With A Nervous Eye
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Christy Moore - Joxer Goes To Stuttgart
Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000

Affable · 26-05-2008 6:30am

Xavi6 wrote: »

Enya - Only Time

People rip it out of her but some of it aint too bad.

Rigsby · 26-05-2008 11:34am

Moondance - Van Morrisson

lordgoat · 26-05-2008 12:14pm

Heartworm - Whipping Boy
Astral Weeks - Van
In Position EP - Turn

lordgoat · 26-05-2008 12:16pm

Oh and kudos on Rollersakte skinny but **** sake, corrs? Fionn regan? hal??

wallster · 26-05-2008 12:56pm

Not sure what your gripe is against Fionn Regan - it's authentic music, whether or not it deserves all the hype it's been getting.

Hal - nice quality to his voice, but a bit poppy, a bit lacking in substance. Time will tell whether he's able to step up his game.

The Corrs - yes, I hesitated about including them, they've committed a few crimes against music in their time - but was favourably impressed by the tracks from their Unplugged album.

lordgoat · 26-05-2008 1:12pm

wallster wrote: »

Not sure what your gripe is against Fionn Regan - it's authentic music, whether or not it deserves all the hype it's been getting.

Hal - nice quality to his voice, but a bit poppy, a bit lacking in substance. Time will tell whether he's able to step up his game.

The Corrs - yes, I hesitated about including them, they've committed a few crimes against music in their time - but was favourably impressed by the tracks from their Unplugged album.

Authentic? as in not false or copied? I should hope so... If you mean original, i think not.
If you honestly think this song of his is the 14th best to come out of Ireland, i think a little re-think is in order.

Hal - yawn, no substance and again lots of other bands that were not on your list and this was.

Corrs- should i continue.

Where are...

Sultans of Ping FC
Jimmy Cake
Whipping Boy
Bell X1
Stiff Little Fingers
Turn
FKOS
Berkely

There's actually a good thread over in Alt Indie forum

wallster · 26-05-2008 2:12pm

But I wasn't making an indie list, and I had reasons for that. There's a lot of indie music about, much of it sounds pretty similar, it's heavily influenced by UK and US bands and little of it is distinctively Irish. I just listened again to FKOS and Turn, but couldn't find much that was unique or interesting in their music. Sultans of Ping FC are unique and interesting, but I don't think they stand the test of time. Not that my view matters really - it's all about opinions.

SLF should have been in my list - that one was an oversight !