In Tua Nua. Great group. They deserved more success than they got. Some great footage of them from Self Aid in 1985 on YouTube. Pearl of Dreams in particular is as good a tune as you'd hear anywhere in my opinion
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on December 16, 2022, 08:17:47 PM
In Tua Nua. Great group. They deserved more success than they got. Some great footage of them from Self Aid in 1985 on YouTube. Pearl of Dreams in particular is as good a tune as you'd hear anywhere in my opinion
Saw in Croke Park in 1985 supporting U2. Every young lad, myself included, had a crush on Leslie Dowdall. Great band.
An Emotional Fish. I think they had 4 hits. This is an absolute banger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3oQgAFBfWU
Cry Before Dawn
The Adventures
No Sweat
The Golden Horde
A lot of great stuff on 2FM at that time. I believe the station was mandated to play a certain amount of Irish content, I don't know if that's still true.
The Pale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1mlPPU6Hns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1mlPPU6Hns)
The Golden Horde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmTPb18DubE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmTPb18DubE)
Scary Eire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_vNtbEeCAk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_vNtbEeCAk)
Kerbdog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRA6BSjBmmM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRA6BSjBmmM)
In the mid 80s, Cactus World News were once talked about as the next U2...
https://youtu.be/1b0OiptaQZA
Quote from: weareros on December 16, 2022, 09:30:38 PM
In the mid 80s, Cactus World News were once talked about as the next U2...
https://youtu.be/1b0OiptaQZA
God i used to (and still) hate that term. Especially as I was not fond of U2's music.
Always thought Aslan could have been bigger than they were/are
Anyone remember Tiberius Minnows? Time flies.
Django Django. Good band. Lead singer is from Derry, think the others are English. Haven't really had that catchy anthem that's went mainstream, but I think they are doing well enough.
Great thread ,some super memories, particularly Cactus News, was looking for that tune for years, couldn't get it so thanks. Agree with Golden Horde & Cry before dawn class acts.
Thought the Stunning should have made it much bigger, Therapy were class, Sheer from Derry with a female vocal were great. A Dublin band had a mighty Tune called Twinkle.
Ghost of an American Airman.
https://youtu.be/kQhIQk0ImRw
Some great bands in this thread, ( saw a few of them back in the Poly Students Union back in the day) The Fat Lady Sings was another
https://youtu.be/tOay1rZiFk8
https://youtu.be/-zZ44S3ZIJM
Quote from: Sportacus on December 16, 2022, 09:51:45 PM
Anyone remember Tiberius Minnows? Time flies.
Playing a Belfast gig in April !
Ha, brilliant. They were a tight oul group.
Quote from: laoislad on December 16, 2022, 09:46:59 PM
Always thought Aslan could have been bigger than they were/are
So did they.
I remember Christy Dignam complaining about it one time in an interview!
Seemed bitter that they never caught on outside of Ireland.
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on December 16, 2022, 09:19:05 PM
Cry Before Dawn
The Adventures
No Sweat
The Golden Horde
A lot of great stuff on 2FM at that time. I believe the station was mandated to play a certain amount of Irish content, I don't know if that's still true.
I've vague memories of being fairly hammered in the mosh pit at the UCD freshers ball when The Golden Horde were playing. Good times!
Mamas Boys but the death of the drummer big cause of them Stopping early.
energy orchard
Bell X 1 & The Frames
The Real Wild West
That Petrol Emotion (Post Undertones project, really good band)
DC Nien/Tokyo Olympics
A House
Paranoid Visions (although maybe they got as famous as an underground punk band can get)
Not Our World (also had various other names; Fugazi impersonators, but very good at it).
Some band whose name I can't recall who had a song called "You Know I fought a war for you" who were kind of early Beatlesy and tipped for big things.
Quote from: From the Bunker on December 16, 2022, 09:44:51 PM
Quote from: weareros on December 16, 2022, 09:30:38 PM
In the mid 80s, Cactus World News were once talked about as the next U2...
https://youtu.be/1b0OiptaQZA
God i used to (and still) hate that term. Especially as I was not fond of U2's music.
Ah, like or loathe Bono but U2 have an incredible back catalogue.
Would add the likes of A-House, The Driven, Rollerskate Skinny, Microdisney, Power of Dreams, Watercress and Whipping Boy to the great list of bands already mentioned. The Stunning were on the verge, moved to London on a big label, the A&R folk tried to change their name and musical direction. The 2 brothers sat it out until they got their music back and returned home. Therapy? are still a big draw in many countries, serious live band.
Didn't Whipping Boy actually make it big?
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on December 16, 2022, 11:46:39 PM
Didn't Whipping Boy actually make it big?
Loved by many critics yes, but not near as big as they should have. Heartworm is as good a release from any Irish band
The strypes
Or maybe they did make it big?
Quote from: JoG2 on December 16, 2022, 11:57:28 PM
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on December 16, 2022, 11:46:39 PM
Didn't Whipping Boy actually make it big?
Loved by many critics yes, but not near as big as they should have. Heartworm is as good a release from any Irish band
Didn't care for that one at all. Their first one was great though.
Ghost of an American Airman
Whatever became of them ?
Jeez a lot of those bands mentioned bring it back.
Kerbdog from Kilkenny worth a mention to
Glad to see Whipping Boy featuring, When we were young and We don't need nobody else, and Twinkle, are dynamite lyrics and melodies that stand the test of time.
JJ72 had one great album, they supported U2 in Slane, and came out into the pit when U2 were on- my first experience of being starstruck standing near Hilary!!
Director and somebody's child I'd add to the mix.
Revelino
Microdisney
That Petrol Emotion
Aslan are a great bang, crazy world is a banger
The Blades .
There was a mid-80s Sligo band - Those Nervous Animals - that had an Irish hit with My Friend John.
Minor Detail - had one biggish hit in 1983 with Canvas of Life. Two brothers.
https://youtu.be/HvGi1x1gapg
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on December 16, 2022, 11:12:02 PM
Mamas Boys but the death of the drummer big cause of them Stopping early.
Great musicians be it hard rock or traditional Irish. Pat McManus kept a lot entertained with his virtual performances during the pandemic.
Quote from: rrhf on December 17, 2022, 05:45:49 AM
Quote from: delgany on December 16, 2022, 10:35:37 PM
Quote from: Sportacus on December 16, 2022, 09:51:45 PM
Anyone remember Tiberius Minnows? Time flies.
Playing a Belfast gig in April !
Time to fly...
Back in my clubbing days I was good friends with one of the band
Someone put up energy orchard too, some age of boys on here!
Stepaside. Great guitar solo at the end of this https://youtu.be/UW_SvQrP-z4
OTT
Quote from: weareros on December 16, 2022, 08:32:27 PM
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on December 16, 2022, 08:17:47 PM
In Tua Nua. Great group. They deserved more success than they got. Some great footage of them from Self Aid in 1985 on YouTube. Pearl of Dreams in particular is as good a tune as you'd hear anywhere in my opinion
Saw in Croke Park in 1985 supporting U2. Every young lad, myself included, had a crush on Leslie Dowdall. Great band.
If I remember correctly the line up was: In Tua Nua, REM, The Alarm, Squeeze and U2
Quote from: tyroneman on December 17, 2022, 07:00:43 AM
Revelino
Microdisney
That Petrol Emotion
Cathal Coughlan died recently
Les Enfants, think I recall a cassette tape knocking about our house back in the mid 80s.
Quote from: Jell 0 Biafra on December 16, 2022, 11:40:45 PM
The Real Wild West
That Petrol Emotion (Post Undertones project, really good band)
DC Nien/Tokyo Olympics
A House
Paranoid Visions (although maybe they got as famous as an underground punk band can get)
Not Our World (also had various other names; Fugazi impersonators, but very good at it).
Some band whose name I can't recall who had a song called "You Know I fought a war for you" who were kind of early Beatlesy and tipped for big things.
They used to do a excellent Cadburys Flake ad Cover. ;D
Quote from: tyroneman on December 17, 2022, 07:00:43 AM
Revelino
Microdisney
That Petrol Emotion
TPE one of best live bands I've ever seen. Just got their new boxset last week. How Chemicrazy wasn't massive hit album is a mystery. Their debut Manic Pop Thrill also an absolute classic.
The Radiators from Space another brilliant band that never had the success their music deserved. The late great Phil Chevron went on to have success with The Pogues.