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Grex > Oldmusic > #45: The Irish Music Discussion from Agora Conference |  |
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happyboy
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response 19 of 72:
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Oct 25 15:02 UTC 2001 |
re17: buy me some BEER then, paul. :)
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krj
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response 20 of 72:
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Oct 25 15:23 UTC 2001 |
resp:18 :: I wasn't sure Hothouse Flowers were still around.
I'd sort of lost track of them; I was never that big a fan but one
of my trading friends was quite enthusiastic. Fiachna seems to be
in a long term collaboration with Michelle Shocked; he was with
her band when they played Ann Arbor, and a few years back a
limited-edition release was jointly billed to the two of them.
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tfbjr
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response 21 of 72:
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Oct 25 15:41 UTC 2001 |
Metallica is my favorite Irish band.
Well...they *did* do a cover of Whiskey in the Jar...
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anderyn
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response 22 of 72:
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Oct 25 15:45 UTC 2001 |
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tfbjr
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response 23 of 72:
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Oct 25 15:53 UTC 2001 |
What's funny about when I first heard the Metallica version is that I was
totally unaware of it being a very old Irish song not to mention that I was
unaware that it had been covered by other artists.
I kept thinking... "this song is really a departure for them... not their
typical style... but I *like* it..."
I felt so naive when I learned the truth.
I've since been to some Irish parties. Lots of Irish music with compulsory
participation. It took a few drinks to make me comfortable singing along to
the rooster song...
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brighn
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response 24 of 72:
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Oct 25 17:20 UTC 2001 |
The fact that "Whiskey in the Jar" was on their 2-disc "cover songs" set
didn't tip you off that it was a cover? ;}
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tfbjr
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response 25 of 72:
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Oct 25 17:53 UTC 2001 |
Although I call myself a fan, alas... I have not followed their releases for
some time. I heard "Turn the Page" much later. I can't think of other covers
I have heard by them. "Am I Evil" is an old cover done by Diamondback if I
recall correctly, but they did that one a long time ago and released it on
the original "Garage Days".
Now I'm curious to hear the other tracks... or at least see what they covered.
Oh well... it's not Irish music, so I should avoid derailing the discussion.
I know little about Irish music.
'cept I know a song about a rooster.
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krj
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response 26 of 72:
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Oct 25 18:33 UTC 2001 |
One would be tempted to try to interest Terence in...
1) Horslips, a 1970s Irish band which flitted back and forth
between mostly acoustic traditional and straight rock, and
whose best album is a "concept album" (uh-oh) hard rock setting
of the Irish mythological work THE BOOK OF INVASIONS.
2) Moving Hearts, a 1980s band which began as an experiment to create
an authentically Irish rock and roll, with Christy Moore as
the singer, and uillean pipes usually replacing electric
guitars as the lead instrument. With Christy as the singer
they were a very political band; after he left they did one
more album which was an all-instrumental masterpiece, THE STORM.
3) Runrig, a long-lived Scottish band who are really just an
arena rock band with a sizable folk/Gaelic influence.
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edina
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response 27 of 72:
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Oct 25 18:43 UTC 2001 |
Hothouse Flowers is still around - they have releases a "live" and "best of"
cd. I could only get their 4th cd in Ireland. I saw them in concert this
past summer - they are probably one of my fave live bands.
I anxiously await new stuff - they did some new songs that I hadn't heard
before.
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micklpkl
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response 28 of 72:
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Oct 25 19:02 UTC 2001 |
FWIW, Metallica's version of "Whiskey in the Jar" is a cover of Thin Lizzy's
version of the tune.
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vidar
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response 29 of 72:
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Oct 25 22:25 UTC 2001 |
Re # 15: I have noticed that some of her songs do seem strikingly
similar and I have had trouble telling some of them apart from the
first few moments of playing but I do make the connection pretty fast.
I actually thought that if one stripped away the lyrics from "Tempus
Vernum" (also on A Day Without Rain) it would make an excellent villain
entry theme.
What I was objecting to in the bummed item is 1. Only Time being played
as background music for an episode of Friends (a show I detest) was
having a baby, and 2.) being overplayed on the radio (I like Enya, but
I *hate* "Orinoco Flow" from being exposed to it at least once an hour
when I worked at Meijer).
In the most recent issue of Entertainment Weekly I received (before I
cancelled the subscription) had a sidebar about why this drudging
of "Only Time" is going on.
It also mentioned 2 faster remixes of the song, and that Enya will be
doing 2 songs for the first Lord of the Rings movie.
I have never considered Enya's music Irish, just New Age - since that's
the section her CDs are always in.
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anderyn
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response 30 of 72:
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Oct 26 01:17 UTC 2001 |
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michaela
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response 31 of 72:
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Oct 26 01:34 UTC 2001 |
Mmmm...Battlefield Band...I love them. You need to hear Corvus Corax, too.
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krj
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response 32 of 72:
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Oct 26 04:10 UTC 2001 |
Battlefield Band is supposed to be at the Ark in early November,
with their new singer Karine Polwart. I haven't got the date
at my fingertips.
Christy Moore sang on the album titled MOVING HEARTS, and on
the second one DARK END OF THE STREET.
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orinoco
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response 33 of 72:
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Oct 26 15:36 UTC 2001 |
Re Corvus Corax: _Great_ band name. What're they like?
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michaela
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response 34 of 72:
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Oct 29 16:38 UTC 2001 |
They're just great. I can't describe it. LOUD bagpipes and drums...strong
stage presence...
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anderyn
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response 35 of 72:
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Oct 30 12:50 UTC 2001 |
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michaela
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response 36 of 72:
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Oct 30 21:19 UTC 2001 |
They're a bit hard to find, but I think I've seen them on Ebay. cdnow.com
might have some too. I don't know the album names. My friend sent me some
mp3s.
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krj
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response 37 of 72:
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Oct 31 00:16 UTC 2001 |
A large number of Corvus Corax recordings turn up on amazon.de (the
German site), and Google finds a web page for the band.
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anderyn
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response 38 of 72:
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Oct 31 12:48 UTC 2001 |
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krj
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response 39 of 72:
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Oct 31 15:39 UTC 2001 |
It can't be any worse than ordering CDs from a Polish language
web site :) If you want to pursue this seriously, we'll talk to
Leslie, she has a good command of the German language.
Sarah, thanks for the mention of Corvus Corax, they seem interesting.
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anderyn
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response 40 of 72:
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Oct 31 16:04 UTC 2001 |
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dbratman
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response 41 of 72:
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Nov 1 00:44 UTC 2001 |
Enya is goopy, but it's amazingly high quality goop. I like every song
she's ever done, with one exception: "Marble Halls".
"The Lord of the Rings" will not be the first film she's had songs in.
Songs from her albums also appeared in "Toys" (the underrated Robin
Williams film) and "L.A. Story" (the superb Steve Martin film). And
those are just the ones I've seen.
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michaela
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response 42 of 72:
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Nov 1 01:08 UTC 2001 |
She also did some music for the game and/or movie "Final Fantasy". I like
Enya. I just consider her more new age than Irish (though she IS Irish in
heritage).
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micklpkl
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response 43 of 72:
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Nov 1 16:28 UTC 2001 |
re: resp:40 & Corvus Corax: I have one of their CDs. It's called TRITONUS.
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