The Thrills

prelude11

Hi guys, just wondering does anybody know what's happened to The Thrills, where are they now?

homerun_homer

prelude11 wrote: »

Hi guys, just wondering does anybody know what's happened to The Thrills, where are they now?

Last I heard Corey Haim was asking "Whatever happened to the Thrills?".

Their career appears as dead as him.

ElaElaElano

Apparently their most recent album only sold something like 700 copies and they got promptly dumped by their label. They were fúcking diabolical though, haven't a clue how they ever had any success.

Worst accents ever. Ever.

AnonoBoy

I saw a copy of their So Much For The City album once which had a good bit of the front cover taken up with a big anti-piracy message from their record company once.

Rock and/or Roll guys!

dazco

Yeah, I heard they were dropped by their label. I really liked them though, wish I saw them before they seem to have disappeared....

Wolflikeme

The Thrills?

Who cares?

They should fall under 'craptacular'.

Horrendous music and a pretentious bunch of....

Yeah I'm not a fan.

seachto7

isn't there a conor deasy playing around Dublin as a solo artist? Is it a different guy altogther?

JerryHandbag

****ing joke of a band. Fake american accents, see through Beach Boys/Byrds copycats. Have a mate who went to school with a few of them and he said they were so up their own arses it was unreal.

I remember once they supported the Chili Peppers in the Phoenix Park and I walked in as slow as possible so they would be finished by the time I got in.

lordgoat

Ok this is going nowhere. If anyone wants to reply to the OP do so. No more thrills bashing for the sake of it. If this just keeps going the thread'll have to be locked.

seachto7

amazing the way they get slaughtered for singing in American accents. It wouldn't be my thing at all. They did have a few catchy riffs though, I think it's the accent that was their downfall, though you hear so many fake American accents these days around the town, you'd wonder are they really that far off the mark, seeing as every teenage girl these days thinks they are on an episode of the hills....
still, you would have thought they had enough of a profile to have a shot at some solo stuff.....

CortezTheKiller

When the Thrills are mentioned I always have the mental image of the 'Gift Grub' Thrills.

Check them out on TodayFM if you haven't heard them.

punchdrunk

the finest J1 MOR band this country has produced...

smackbunnybaby

punchdrunk wrote: »

the finest J1 MOR band this country has produced...

The Coronas are hot on their heels!!

There are no updates on wiki.
Their .com site no longer works.
The myspace hasn't had a blog message since 2008.

This can only mean they are working on a Prog Opera.

Ryaller

It's an oldie, but a goodie!

BornToRun88

The thrills are on hiatus. Doubtful we'll hear from them again. One album wonder i guess

me-skywalker

The Thrills muhahahahahahahahaha

Android 666

I think I'll stick my neck out and say I actually like the Thrills, absolutely despised them when the came out and couldn't hack the singer. But over the years I really come to like them, some great tunes and some good lyrics. Not bad at all in my opinion and better than an awful lot of shíte out there at the moment.

I think the problem was that they were too easy to ridicule and so they were doomed. But I still am very fond of songs like 'Not for all the love in the world' and 'Santa Cruz'. I don't know if they are assholes nor do I really. I'm sure a lot of people I listen to are insufferable but that's okay because I don't have to talk to them.

Denalihighway

There were far from the worst band. I'd still listen to a lot of their stuff form the first 2 albums. Fake American accents - most certainly, but hardly uncommon in Ireland is it?

Pretentious? I don't know...I met them a couple of times and they were quiet but seemed grand...didn't know them personally so can't really comment...unlike other folk.

They had some great pop songs and they played some great gigs (Olympia at xmas was a fantastic gig) and lived the dream for a few years, so fair f*cks to them.

It's clear they were going to pot after they released the stuff from their third album, it was awful. Doubt we'll hear from them again, who knows.

Christ if people put so much energy into doing things, than being cynical, this country would be a lot better off.

Denalihighway

Android 666 wrote: »

I don't know if they are assholes nor do I really. I'm sure a lot of people I listen to are insufferable but that's okay because I don't have to talk to them.

exactly.

I wouldn't fancy going for a pint with Morrissey, nor would I enjoy hearing Thom Yorke sh*ting on about how we're killing the earth for 5 hours.

Music is listened to, I feel ike too many people get distracted by the people that make it. Though I'm guilty of it myself I admit.

Howard the Duck

Seen them when they played before the pixies in the phoenix park. They were actually pretty good from what i remember of that drunken sunburnt day.They were dressed like idiots but i could see past that.

arsenallegend

Android 666 wrote: »

I think I'll stick my neck out and say I actually like the Thrills, absolutely despised them when the came out and couldn't hack the singer. But over the years I really come to like them, some great tunes and some good lyrics. Not bad at all in my opinion and better than an awful lot of shíte out there at the moment.

I think the problem was that they were too easy to ridicule and so they were doomed. But I still am very fond of songs like 'Not for all the love in the world' and 'Santa Cruz'. I don't know if they are assholes nor do I really. I'm sure a lot of people I listen to are insufferable but that's okay because I don't have to talk to them.

So much for the city is a great summer record, i think a lot of people hated them in this country cause they were either trying to be amercian or They were too posh. I think cause Paul weller, Bono, morrissey etc were talking them up along with NME they were a tad over rated by the Press. Plus i think they released the second album which wasn't great although they did improve on the third record there time had passed.

I remember two of their singles getting to number one here

padz

saw them supporting beck in the point a few years back, they sounded good although they didnt move around a lot, just kinda stood there lookin 'pretty vacant & the set was a bit short even for a support slot, good bunch o lads all the same, fair play all rounds

krapp

arsenallegend wrote: »

So much for the city is a great summer record ...

And 7 summers on it's holding up well. I've never understood the American accent complaint, what Irish rock and roller worth their salt hasn't sang in an American, or at least a mid-Atlantic accent? Jinx Lennon, Damien Dempsey, the bird that sang To Ramona on the Beat Box, or the Northern one? Give me a break. Ok, Jinx is all right.

Speaking of the Beat Box, well kind of, I've been wracking my brain trying to think of the name of another Americana-influenced Dublin lo-fi-ish band that were doing well in the mid to late 90s, can anyone help? By doing well, I mean they used to have one of their videos played quite a bit on No Disco (first incarnation, with DD); all I can remember about the video is that the guys were driving around Dublin in a big (Cadillac?) convertible, wistfully singing their hit, my memory of which is even more vague (I was only a little fella). Maybe it was U2 (it wasn't).

Miguel_Sanchez

krapp wrote: »

Speaking of the Beat Box, well kind of, I've been wracking my brain trying to think of the name of another Americana-influenced Dublin lo-fi-ish band that were doing well in the mid to late 90s, can anyone help? By doing well, I mean they used to have one of their videos played quite a bit on No Disco (first incarnation, with DD); all I can remember about the video is that the guys were driving around Dublin in a big (Cadillac?) convertible, wistfully singing their hit, my memory of which is even more vague (I was only a little fella). Maybe it was U2 (it wasn't).

That rings a bell - it could have been The Plague Monkeys.

krapp

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

That rings a bell - it could have been The Plague Monkeys.

I've just had a look at some of their stuff on youtube and I don't think so, Jeff -- but thanks, they're not bad at all. As far as I can remember it was a male singer, there were four or five lads in the band, it may have been shot on super 8.

Android 666

krapp wrote: »

I've just had a look at some of their stuff on youtube and I don't think so, Jeff -- but thanks, they're not bad at all. As far as I can remember it was a male singer, there were four or five lads in the band, it may have been shot on super 8.

Jubilee Allstars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb7EIdCwm8o

krapp

Android 666 wrote: »

Jubilee Allstars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb7EIdCwm8o

That's it! What ever became of them? I've just listened to their other singles on youtube, nice Flying Nun-style jangling. They're as good as I remember, great band, I'd love to hear more of their stuff.

Pat D. Almighty

Android 666 wrote: »

I think I'll stick my neck out and say I actually like the Thrills, absolutely despised them when the came out and couldn't hack the singer. But over the years I really come to like them, some great tunes and some good lyrics. Not bad at all in my opinion and better than an awful lot of shíte out there at the moment.

I think the problem was that they were too easy to ridicule and so they were doomed.

100% agreed

Orando Broom

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

The Coronas are hot on their heels!!

There are no updates on wiki.
Their .com site no longer works.
The myspace hasn't had a blog message since 2008.

This can only mean they are working on a Prog Opera.

Hahahahaa!!!!

seachto7

I think it's the American accents. We would ridicule an American band who sang in an Irish accent. It's just phoney....

kind of like the starsailor song "there's a fever on the freeway..."/ ah, you're from wigan lads....

although there are so many teenage girls going around with fake american accents these days trying to be something off MTV, maybe the thrills were ahead of their time!

I admire bands who sing in their own accents, such as whipping boy, the cranberries, therapy, idlewild, hell, even oasis. you are from where you are from...
musically the thrills had some good tunes....

krapp

seachto7 wrote: »

I think it's the American accents. We would ridicule an American band who sang in an Irish accent. It's just phoney....

Not American, but what about Shane MacGowan :pac:

seachto7 wrote: »

kind of like the starsailor song "there's a fever on the freeway..."/ ah, you're from wigan lads....

although there are so many teenage girls going around with fake american accents these days trying to be something off MTV, maybe the thrills were ahead of their time!

I admire bands who sing in their own accents, such as whipping boy, the cranberries, therapy, idlewild, hell, even oasis. you are from where you are from...
musically the thrills had some good tunes....

The Starsailor thing, yeah, I agree with you, you should sing about what you know, but the mid-Atlantic singing voice has been around a lot longer than the Thrills (though, admittedly, Conor Deasy lays it on pretty thick, I'm sure I've seen him in interview mention that his mother is American, but that's beside the point). The pop song is an American phenomenon, it's little wonder then that singers this side of the Atlantic (The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Thin Lzzy, eh, Joe Dolan and so on ad infinitum) sang or sing in what we might consider an American accent. It's become the de facto neutral singing voice for pop/rock across the anglophone world, singing in a regional accent is the exception rather than the rule, a bit like the standard haughty, but neutral, operatic voice in opera -- when was the last time you heard the Ring cycle sung in Manc? Punk was a reaction against that (and everything else), I suppose, but not before long the new wavers were singing in neutral accents again ... and Shane MacGowan began singing in an Irish accent.

Orando Broom

Mid Atlantic themes are worse. Who gives two ****s what happened to Corey Haim? Or who gives a ****e about Big Sur bar a few silver spoon dickheads from Foxrock who live it up in cali on Daddy's credit card for a summer.

vinylrules

Orando Broom wrote: »

Mid Atlantic themes are worse. Who gives two ****s what happened to Corey Haim? Or who gives a ****e about Big Sur bar a few silver spoon dickheads from Foxrock who live it up in cali on Daddy's credit card for a summer.

Personally, I'd prefer them living "on daddy's credit card" to the thousands on the dole sponging off the rest of us taxpayers. (And just to clarify I'm not talking about people who have lost their jobs or those who have recently left school/graduated but the long-term career welfare shower who've gotten away with it for years.)

But back on topic, I saw a poster recently for a band called The Cheap Thrills at the Magic Carpet in Cornelscourt. Does anyone know if this might be the actual Thrills moonlighting in a low key kinda way? As far as I know they started their career in the very same venue.

Finally, as for accents are concerned what about Damien "Dubbalin" Dempsey and his Jamaican accent? At least Christy Dignam sings in a kind of a Dublin accent.

Irishrossoblu

I liked The Thrills. The first album was a great summer sound. Second less so, and the third one was a miss. But all in all I dont understand why we knock them so much. They did what they did, did it well and had success. Some of the comments are a bit vicious. Sure the accents were annoying, but christ can they help their accents? Cork accents are horrible, but Corkonians cant help it.

Orando Broom

vinylrules wrote: »

Personally, I'd prefer them living "on daddy's credit card" to the thousands on the dole sponging off the rest of us taxpayers. (And just to clarify I'm not talking about people who have lost their jobs or those who have recently left school/graduated but the long-term career welfare shower who've gotten away with it for years.)

Silver spoon socialiast. Good man. I'd say you're popular in The Dandelion and Krystal.

The Daddy's CC brigade are every bit as reprehensible as the 'won't work brigade' that had no excuse during the boom years.

Irishrossoblu

Orando Broom wrote: »

Mid Atlantic themes are worse. Who gives two ****s what happened to Corey Haim? Or who gives a ****e about Big Sur bar a few silver spoon dickheads from Foxrock who live it up in cali on Daddy's credit card for a summer.

Dont think any of them actually came from Foxrock.

Orando Broom

Blackrock/foxrock. Cosseted Daddy's boys one and all. another reason why the Irish Public did not take to them. Nobody likes rich kids playing at being rock stars. See also Mary Black's spawn in the Coronas.

Irishrossoblu

Orando Broom wrote: »

Blackrock/foxrock. Cosseted Daddy's boys one and all. another reason why the Irish Public did not take to them. Nobody likes rich kids playing at being rock stars. See also Mary Black's spawn in the Coronas.

In fairness, many people seemed to like them. Their first album sold big I think. There are plenty of bands who are arseholes, but their music is still good. Think you should separate the man from the music, in fairness.

AnonoBoy

Orando Broom wrote: »

Nobody likes rich kids playing at being rock stars.

People seem to quite like Blur.

Android 666

Orando Broom wrote: »

Nobody likes rich kids playing at being rock stars.

The Rolling Stones?
Gram Parsons?
Velvet Underground?
Leonard Cohen?

Yeah, everybody hates those fookers! Look, it really shouldn't matter if your dad was rich or poor when it comes to making music as long as the tunes are any good. If you don't like the music fair enough but I think using where they come from as an excuse not to like them is amazingly petty.

Pat D. Almighty

The Coronas....urghhh.....I never wanted to punch someone so much. No idea why. I think it's just his face.

Orando Broom

AnonoBoy wrote: »

People seem to quite like Blur.

Android 666 wrote: »

The Rolling Stones?
Gram Parsons?
Velvet Underground?
Leonard Cohen?

Yeah, everybody hates those fookers! Look, it really shouldn't matter if your dad was rich or poor when it comes to making music as long as the tunes are any good. If you don't like the music fair enough but I think using where they come from as an excuse not to like them is amazingly petty.

In Irish the nouveau riche that eminate from such places as SoCoDu (as they so glouriously self-moniker) should only be valued as objects of revulsion. Their music has no merit or substance it is just a veneer on the projected image of how glorious their lives are. I find it remarkable that you bracket The Thrills with the artists above, even more remarkable that you defend such a vaccous, venal exercise that was The Thrills.

Air_Bass

Orando Broom wrote: »

In Irish the nouveau riche that eminate from such places as SoCoDu (as they so glouriously self-moniker) should only be valued as objects of revulsion. Their music has no merit or substance it is just a veneer on the projected image of how glorious their lives are. I find it remarkable that you bracket The Thrills with the artists above, even more remarkable that you defend such a vaccous, venal exercise that was The Thrills.

Wow, that's a lot of bad feelings there Orlando. Did Conor Deasy spit on you from the stage or something ?
I'm sure you've created lots of music worthy of merit that you'll tell us all about.
Is it just The Thrills you don't like or everyone from South Dublin ?
Ever read Ross O'Carroll Kelly ? Such a hoot :rolleyes:

Android 666

Orando Broom wrote: »

In Irish the nouveau riche that eminate from such places as SoCoDu (as they so glouriously self-moniker) should only be valued as objects of revulsion. Their music has no merit or substance it is just a veneer on the projected image of how glorious their lives are. I find it remarkable that you bracket The Thrills with the artists above, even more remarkable that you defend such a vaccous, venal exercise that was The Thrills.

I find it remarkable that a person commenting on a forum dedicated to the whitest, most middle class music out there (indie/alternative) gets up on their high horse about a band being too middle class. C'est la vie.

Orando Broom

Android 666 wrote: »

I find it remarkable that a person commenting on a forum dedicated to the whitest, most middle class music out there (indie/alternative) gets up on their high horse about a band being too middle class. C'est la vie.

I never realised there was a demographic that had to be adhered to with indie music. Is income a factor or where I went to school/college?

Miguel_Sanchez

Orando Broom wrote: »

In Irish the nouveau riche that eminate from such places as SoCoDu (as they so glouriously self-moniker) should only be valued as objects of revulsion. Their music has no merit or substance it is just a veneer on the projected image of how glorious their lives are. I find it remarkable that you bracket The Thrills with the artists above, even more remarkable that you defend such a vaccous, venal exercise that was The Thrills.

I don't think either of them were defending the Thrills, merely pointing out that some of the most respected rock bands come from very well-to-do backgrounds.

Android 666

Orando Broom wrote: »

I never realised there was a demographic that had to be adhered to with indie music. Is income a factor or where I went to school/college?

Well, it seems to matter to you…

Orando Broom

Air_Bass wrote: »

Wow, that's a lot of bad feelings there Orlando. Did Conor Deasy spit on you from the stage or something ?
I'm sure you've created lots of music worthy of merit that you'll tell us all about.
Is it just The Thrills you don't like or everyone from South Dublin ?
Ever read Ross O'Carroll Kelly ? Such a hoot :rolleyes:

If he did, the lack of a music career would have been the least of his worries.

No the thrills never did anything personally to me. I just found them to be symbolic of everything that was wrong with and in the Irish music scene. A band with no work ethic to speak of suddenly parachuted onto a national/ extranational (I can't bring myself to describe thm as international) stage without any substance whilst so many great bands because they hadn't the bottomless pit of money languished playing the toilets that were classed as venues in Dublin at the time.

It was symptomatic of the Irish malaise, who you know what you can do.

I'd not be a fan of SoCoDu really. I think the recession might put a halt to their gallop though.

Me, what I have done musically? **** all. I am not sure of the relevence there either to the Thrills. Do they need a proper musician?

Air_Bass

Orando Broom wrote: »

If he did, the lack of a music career would have been the least of his worries.

No the thrills never did anything personally to me. I just found them to be symbolic of everything that was wrong with and in the Irish music scene. A band with no work ethic to speak of suddenly parachuted onto a national/ extranational (I can't bring myself to describe thm as international) stage without any substance whilst so many great bands because they hadn't the bottomless pit of money languished playing the toilets that were classed as venues in Dublin at the time.

It was symptomatic of the Irish malaise, who you know what you can do.

I'd not be a fan of SoCoDu really. I think the recession might put a halt to their gallop though.

Me, what I have done musically? **** all. I am not sure of the relevence there either to the Thrills. Do they need a proper musician?

It seems that your issue is more about a certain demographic of well heeled Dubliners rather than The Thrills.
Dude, you should let go of your prejudices go out to the southside sometime – ya wanna see the chicks, posh totty everywhere – it’s great.
Even the 'aul-wans are fit!
The phenomenon of “some band that serious music fans don’t like” making it big while hundreds of hard-working talented musicians flounder on the sidelines is nothing new, whether it be in Dublin or anywhere else in the world.
It's still happening today and will no doubt continue to happen.
I’ve played in several bands that never made it and I wouldn’t ever get bitter when I see a band such as the Thrills do well.
They just knew the right folks and had opportunities come their way.
It may not be a fair system but this is how things work the world over.
To begrudge and knock those who have gained some level of success is another type of “Irish Malaise”.
To get back to the actual topic of the thread does anyone actually know anything about what became of The Thrills?
A Q-Magazine “where are they now” article must be in the pipeline surely!

Orando Broom

Air_Bass wrote: »

It seems that your issue is more about a certain demographic of well heeled Dubliners rather than The Thrills.
Dude, you should let go of your prejudices go out to the southside sometime – ya wanna see the chicks, posh totty everywhere – it’s great.
Even the 'aul-wans are fit!
The phenomenon of “some band that serious music fans don’t like” making it big while hundreds of hard-working talented musicians flounder on the sidelines is nothing new, whether it be in Dublin or anywhere else in the world.
It's still happening today and will no doubt continue to happen.
I’ve played in several bands that never made it and I wouldn’t ever get bitter when I see a band such as the Thrills do well.
They just knew the right folks and had opportunities come their way.
It may not be a fair system but this is how things work the world over.
To begrudge and knock those who have gained some level of success is another type of “Irish Malaise”.
To get back to the actual topic of the thread does anyone actually know anything about what became of The Thrills?
A Q-Magazine “where are they now” article must be in the pipeline surely!

I have lived there 13 years. It only reinforces the stereotypes.

seachto7

So back on topic, I was only talking about them with a buddy the weekend, and he said one of them was a dj in London or something.
I remember they were on MTV a lot for a while. SUrely they made a few quid out of it. But what I'd like to know about them, and about other bands as well, is what do they do now to make a few quid, seeing as they a) seem to have split up, therefore don't do gigs or sell albums, and b) need to make a few quid!