All Ireland Talent Show - Final, March 15th

Kristopherus

OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »

Tuned in for the first time ever today, to see some eejit jumping around with a violin playing about 2 notes. Of course, the judges called him a 'talented musician', and compared him to Jimi Hendrix and Slash. I can count on one hand the amount of times I've picked up a violin, and I'm 100% certain I could have done something better.

Stay on the lonely street so. You have not watched previously, so you have no idea of that lads pedigree.

zeppe

Look, I don't think any of us hate Irish music.

But, let me break it down for you. The violin guy basically presses a button to start a backing drum track, then lays down 4 simple notes, presses another button that repeats it, then does it again with the harmony, and then plays some inane melody over it. This is talent? That is insulting to really great, talented traditional Irish musicians.

OK-Cancel-Apply

Kristopherus wrote: »

Stay on the lonely street so. You have not watched previously, so you have no idea of that lads pedigree.

Well the judges said he 'upped his game'. If THAT's what he pulls out of the hat for the final, I can only imagine what he'd been doing before. And to compare him to Jimi Hendrix?? Glad I didn't watch this god-awful show.

Milky Moo

Lets face it there are far better violin players then that guy,some even younger, he is not exceptional.
The whole plucking etc is just a gimmick and the fact he has the zac efron quality guarantees that he gets the teenage girls votes

starn

kraggy wrote: »

Who are you referring to?

Are you referring to the lads from the Aran Islands? If so, how do you think people live?

I am. Id imagine theres no difference at all between the way people west live compared to people in the east.

There act was all a bit twee for my liking. Its like something lifted straight out of Dev's Ireland. Or escaped from Bunratty Castle

The Bull

JonathanAnon wrote: »

So you reckon she gets the vote from all the 14 year old single mothers texting in who can empathize? If fairness, she does have a good voice but the person who chose the song and the person who chose her outfit (surname connors no doubt), should be lined up against the wall and shot.

Winner will be out of Daithí, Jack or Mulkerrin Brothers.

No i dont recon that she gets all the votes from 14yo single mums. You said that? What i meant was that 50000 euro would go a long way in bringin up her young children. I would imagine that there is lot of bill to pay feeding them, clothes for them etc. And i guess she choose the song herself as Blanath said after it gets a great reacation when she plays it at one of her gigs. As for who dressed her, maybe she could not aford anything better. prob the best on the night where the mulkerrin brothers and the opera singer from the north.

The Bull

Milky Moo wrote: »

here's hoping the little dude gets it,but the whole voting for the act in your area might clench it for the dubs..pity because those 2guys had some problems...like their singing for one!:p

If he does get it i dont think little jack will get the money. If You know wat i mean;)

Milky Moo

so did anyone vote?

padocon

The Bull wrote: »

If he does get it i dont think little jack will get the money. If You know wat i mean;)

I'm sure it will be put into his bank account!:)

Elmo

Ok so I didn't read the above as I am sure it was the same old same old from boards (Change the channel, both metaphorically and literally )

Anyway I have seen it on and off over the past 10 weeks. Unimpressive start to the series.

But this final is quiet good, bar Blanthaid's Token entry for the East, and I amn't a fan of opera so Dana's act was for me TBH. Each of the other acts really improved.

Dublin to win!

Light Sunday night viewing IMO. 4 pages already !!!! I am sure everyone else is in good form

kerry4sam

The Mulkerrin Brothers ftw!

I thought they were fantastic with some future ahead of them. Their is no end to their talents that incorporated the very traditional values the show is about imo.

allthedoyles

kraggy wrote: »

Who are you referring to?

Are you referring to the lads from the Aran Islands? If so, how do you think people live? Wearing surfer dude's clothes saying "far out man"?

Where do you live? West Britain? Irish music and dance are still very much part of life for many of us.

I reckon 'Starn ' should book a day trip to Inishmore ........He really needs to see it for himself .........and don 't forget to hire the bicycle

starn

kerry4sam wrote: »

The Mulkerrin Brothers ftw!

I thought they were fantastic with some future ahead of them. Their is no end to their talents that incorporated the very traditional values the show is about imo.

Are you for real. There act is at least 50 years old.
Id hope that Ireland was with O'Leary in the ground

Milky Moo

ah come on boys play nice and direct your contempt towards the acts!

starn

Oh ohhhh susssh now. Its back. Almost tempted to vote

Milky Moo

I hate when talent show judges go on about how they could be international acts..what does dana know about international success!
I didn't know we had to endure boyzone!what sort of fresh hell is this!

JonathanAnon

Who will be the victor?

Keith Barry would call that Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Bondvillain

Milky Moo wrote: »

I hate when talent show judges go on about how they could be international acts..what does dana know about international success!

To be fair, Dana , and to a certain extent Shane Lynch, would be the only people involved with this programme who have any idea what international success is like.

And most likely are the only people involved with this programme who ever will.

JonathanAnon

god Boyzone really are an embarrassment at this stage...

At least all the Westlife lads can sing to some extent.

Milky Moo

ah bugger!he was robbed!did you see how he put his hands out to catch the glitter he is so cute!

Kristopherus

starn wrote: »

Are you for real. There act is at least 50 years old.
Id hope that Ireland was with O'Leary in the ground

Theres your answer, Starn:D:D:D:D:D

zeppe

ffs, absolutely ****e.

JonathanAnon

Best act won and they are really good. Good result overall.

starn

Kristopherus wrote: »

Theres your answer, Starn:D:D:D:D:D

Win or loose.
They were still sh1te

Min

I really like the winners, also very marketable and uniquely Irish....

Kristopherus

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Best act won and they are really good. Good result overall.

+1. Now I'm off to watch the 2nd half of Almeria v Barca game.:D

Echelle

Probably just as well little Jack did'nt win. He seems such a charming little fellow but not sure his family would be able to handle the "fame" which could result in the little lads detriment.

acontadino

Kristopherus wrote: »

+1. Now I'm off to watch the 2nd half of Almeria v Barca game.:D

me too. we didnt miss much in the 1st. shocked daithí came last:eek:

Tea-a-Maria

[quote=acontadino;shocked daithí came last:eek:[/quote]

Same here,I thought he'd be in the top three for sure..

ateam

The acts on the final would be classed as the funny or joke acts in X Factor or Britain's Got Talent. 50grand seems far too much for such an amateur programme. 50 grand of licence payers money on that absolute tripe.

rebel girl 15

who actually won? missed the whole thing!

kerry4sam

starn wrote: »

Are you for real. There act is at least 50 years old.
Id hope that Ireland was with O'Leary in the ground

starn wrote: »

Win or loose.
They were still sh1te

Yeah I was for real. In your opinion they shouldn't have won but hey! :rolleyes: watcha know, other people thought differently to you and voted as such.

kerry4sam

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

who actually won? missed the whole thing!

the Mulkerrin Brothers representing The West

rebel girl 15

kerry4sam wrote: »

the Mulkerrin Brothers representing The West

thanks!

eamon234

JonathanAnon wrote: »

god Boyzone really are an embarrassment at this stage...

At least all the Westlife lads can sing to some extent.

Jesus did you see the state of Gately he's had more (bad) work done than Michael Jackson haha and Mikey suddenly grew a full head of hair!

starn

kerry4sam wrote: »

Yeah I was for real. In your opinion they shouldn't have won but hey! :rolleyes: watcha know, other people thought differently to you and voted as such.

Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.


To be fair Ateam, the opera singer has a fantastic voice. I think she probably could of done with a better choice of song

ana ng

Ya know what, I don't begrudge them winning, but there must be tons of trad players across the country tonight thinking '**** me, i could play umpteen times better'...

Oh, and for those that don't know, Daithí Droney is doing what Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) does in his solo performances. (check youtube and you'll see).

Elmo

ana ng wrote: »

Ya know what, I don't begrudge them winning, but there must be tons of trad players across the country tonight thinking '**** me, i could play umpteen times better'...

Did they audition? No. You can't win, if your not in!

kevo2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTOpXSgkMQ&feature=channel_page

kevo2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTOpXSgkMQ&feature=channel_page

Sums up the All Ireland Talent Show for me.

Elmo

kevo2009 wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTOpXSgkMQ&feature=channel_page

Sums up the All Ireland Talent Show for me.

TBH this is just as bad as any song on the LiveLine when Joe Duffy bring Brush Sheilds in to the studio some Fridays.

Not that funny!

padocon

If you ask me, the Mulkerns deserved to win! A talented family!
I mean there was some talent on that show & excellent variety!
Singing, dancing, music ect.
It was a good final! I must say I did like Jack Lynch allot too, a dancing masterpiece to me! (Im no expert)
I will enjoy the interview tomorrow!

x in the city

ateam wrote: »

The acts on the final would be classed as the funny or joke acts in X Factor or Britain's Got Talent. 50grand seems far too much for such an amateur programme. 50 grand of licence payers money on that absolute tripe.

+10000

All of them acts would have been buzzed off by cowen (simon now brian...lolol) after 30 seconds

sad to see our tv licence money and 50 grand of tax going on trollop

Elmo

x in the city wrote: »

+10000

All of them acts would have been buzzed off by cowen (simon now brian...lolol) after 30 seconds

sad to see our tv licence money and 50 grand of tax going on trollop

I don't believe that but perhaps you consider Irish people Hicks or something. Personally I would rather real people then the fake jokes that are X-factor Judges and Contestants.

Guess what RTÉ and the production company made allot more then 50,000 in Advertising Revenue and in the Phone in vote, I am sure they didn't need to touch the license fee.

Also did you see the dancing in the rain guy from Britain's Got Talent IMO just as bad and as good.

2fivers

ana ng wrote: »

Oh, and for those that don't know, Daithí Droney is doing what Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) does in his solo performances. (check youtube and you'll see).

Swap the fiddle for the guitar, and KT Tunstall did it years ago too, 'live' on Jonathan Ross if memory serves.

caesar

Meh... I'm sure RTE made enough to cover the 50k....although Im surprised that they didn't drag it out for a few more weeks.

Kat Slater

The show would have worked slightly better IMO if the semi-finals had been over a week with the final on a Saturday night, like in Britain's Got Talent. The whole thing was dragged out too much over 5/6 weeks and showed up the lack of talent even more, along with the endless pleas for votes.

The right act won last night anyway, considering the acts that were there (although I was cheering for Jack! He was lovely.). The opera singer was the most talented there, but she chose a song last night where she couldn't do the high notes and it probably worked against her, also someone from the North would have very little regional support on an RTE show.

guntermurray

Whats the name of the song that Bert and Victor sang last night?
gunter

Wheels

Elmo wrote: »

I don't believe that but perhaps you consider Irish people Hicks or something. Personally I would rather real people then the fake jokes that are X-factor Judges and Contestants.

Guess what RTÉ and the production company made allot more then 50,000 in Advertising Revenue and in the Phone in vote, I am sure they didn't need to touch the license fee.

Also did you see the dancing in the rain guy from Britain's Got Talent IMO just as bad and as good.

I don't think Irish people are hicks but I think the final did a fairly good job of making us look like unoriginal untalented hicks. The guy that won the last series of Talent in the UK wasn't great, but the acts in general over that have been fantastic and there was some truly original and entertaining stuff happening. That show makes variety, a lost genre, seem accessible again. Our version comes across as a cynical attempt to copy that but without doing the homework first. Just look at the pathetic wild card gimmick, kept everyone happy so that each judge could be a part of the final.

The winning act is dreadful. Tacky to the extreme and completely unoriginal. Yes they're talent, but they're not the whole package.

JonathanAnon

guntermurray wrote: »

Whats the name of the song that Bert and Victor sang last night?
gunter

The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script.
Not sure how much of the song they were playing. I dont think they were playing the guitar picked bit.