Who'd have thought a popular Irish rock/pop act could be shit, eh?
Certainly had ME surprised, I can tell you.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:13, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Especially given what musical zeniths had been so fearlessly scaled by such great Irish bands as...um...
U2 and Dexy's Midnight Runners...
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:15, Reply)

Precisely.
I have to say that most of Thin Lizzy's output was terrible as well. I wish this were not so.

I am reminded of a superb bit of standup (from whom I cannot recall):

'Tonight there's going to be a jailbreak' sang Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, 'somewhere in this town'.

Err, that'd be at the jail, Phil.'
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:22, Reply)

it is a shame
but I agree.

He was good in War of the Worlds though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:23, Reply)

Best tune by a country mile:
'Johnny The Fox meets Jimmy the Weed'

If you don't know it, you fucking should.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:26, Reply)

Haha, I do love that one. Can't remember for the life of me who it was though.
Thin Lizzy, there's another one I could never understand the appeal of. They have slighted me with Boys are Back in Town as every time I hear that riff I hope against hope it might be Sabbath's Never Say Die and am disappointed. (A bit like hearing that Queen song and hoping it will be Vanilla Ice)

That and my friend reports seeing Gary Moore and BB King playing in concert, during which the arrogant Oirish bellend had the gall to solo over the blues legend himself.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:26, Reply)

good lord
Gary Moore can play guitar for sure, but to solo over BB King?

*shakes head*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:27, Reply)

Gay Moore is a very, very unfortunate looking man.
Rock's own Simon Weston, if you will.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:28, Reply)

he spits a lot when he sings
Nuclear Attack is a brilliant song though and much as I hate to admit it, Parisienne Walkways is a nice bit of guitar.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:31, Reply)

Don't forget
the Cranberries.

Dexy's weren't irish were they?
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:22, Reply)

I think Kevin Rowland had Irish heritage.
Their first single (Dance Stance) was aimed to counter the "Irish are thick" attitude.
(Cave Duck, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:47, Reply)

Anyone who doesn't like There, There My Dear by Dexys is quite mad.

(Cave Duck, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:23, Reply)

I only like 'Geno'.
Kevin Rowland's yelpy voice and faux-gyppo stylings make my fucking teeth itch.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:32, Reply)

Oh don't get me started on yelpy voices
They're all doing it these days. That White Stripes bloke who's clearly only let his sister play drums because he's bonking her does that and it makes my nasal hair bristle with indignation.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:42, Reply)

When the brass section got pissed off with/dumped by Kevin Rowland they formed The Bureau
who I happened to go an see, I thought that they were fantastic. THe singer who, if I remember correctly, was called Archie Brown was great singing soul in a style reminiscent of Steve Marriott. He was the man who should have had Mick Hucknall's success. The band had one single "Let Him Have It" that got some radio play but never really took off. I've no idea what happened to Archie but I'm going now into the great wide world of the internet to find out, and to lsiten to "Let Him Have It" for the first time in about 25 years. I really hope it isn't actually shit.

I may be some time.
(Cave Duck, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:43, Reply)