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    #32
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    Saor Patrol
    https://youtu.be/qMIfiREEe1Y


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    #33
    teddykrueger
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Why are all the greatest rock bands Scottish?

    Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Wet Wet Wet, Nazareth, Simple Minds, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Proclaimers. . .

    Why are they so far ahead of us with class bands when we ruled their asses for thousands of years? It's not fair. Which bands can reinstate our title as the owners of North Atlantic Rock?

    And f*cking Texas? I thought only David Brent liked them.

    I think you're confused as to what rock music is.


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    #34
    [Deleted User]
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    Jesus, Texas were putrid.

    But Simple Minds were outstanding. Not the stadium thumping post 85 political stuff, but the more synth and dance output prior to then. Theme for Great Cities is one of the greatest tracks ever...

    https://vimeo.com/11682017


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    #35
    cashback
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLFd6k1BHDk


    Nobody mentioned Mogwai?!


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    #36
    Your Face
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    All those bands are muck.


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    #37
    [Deleted User]
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    Not rock, but then again Wet Wet Wet and Texas were barely music, but the finest artists from Scotland were in the world of electronic...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UYQqeLvHns


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    #38
    galljga1
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    Right, a brain dump in no particular order, chronological or otherwise:

    Rory Gallagher
    The Pogues
    Van Morrison
    U2
    Thin Lizzy
    The Cranberries
    The Golden Horde
    Stiff Little Fingers
    My Bloody Valentine
    Horslips
    The Script
    The Boomtown Rats
    The Undertones
    The Blades
    Aslan
    Planxty/Moving Hearts
    Whipping Boy

    And a sh1tload more.


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    #39
    [Deleted User]
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    galljga1 wrote: »
    The Golden Horde
    The Script
    Aslan

    I was giving out about Wet Wet Wet and Texas, and you've just reminded me of how grim the music scene here could be too.


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    #40
    galljga1
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I was giving out about Wet Wet Wet and Texas, and you've just reminded me of how grim the music scene here could be too.

    No taste man.
    Agreed about the wets.


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    #41
    galljga1
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    On behalf of the Irish nation, I am claiming The Waterboys.


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    #42
    [Deleted User]
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    galljga1 wrote: »
    No taste man.
    Agreed about the wets.

    If I had to pick the worst, it would be Aslan. Solely on the basis that I only know a handful of songs by the other 2. But anyone who lived in Ireland in the late 80s or early 90s was left scarred by Aslan, the overhyped pomposity, Christy in his bare feet and his ability to talk for hours about himself, the utter dirge like Crazy World...it was awful.


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    #43
    galljga1
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    If I had to pick the worst, it would be Aslan. Solely on the basis that I only know a handful of songs by the other 2. But anyone who lived in Ireland in the late 80s or early 90s was left scarred by Aslan, the overhyped pomposity, Christy in his bare feet and his ability to talk for hours about himself, the utter dirge like Crazy World...it was awful.

    A great band, particularly live. Every album a cracker although their last would be my least favourite followed by their first. Crazy World: an all time classic.


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    #44
    Vinculus
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭Vinculus


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Not rock, but then again Wet Wet Wet and Texas were barely music, but the finest artists from Scotland were in the world of electronic...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UYQqeLvHns

    That's right!
    *A seagull passes overhead *


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    #45
    jooksavage
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    Mogwai, Franz Ferdinand, Teenage Fanclub, Jack Bruce, half of AC/DC, Biffy Clyro (if you're into them - I'm not)


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    #46
    The flying mouse
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    Rod steward












    sorry


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    #47
    Hercule Poirot
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    Yeah Scotland has decent bands, but you are getting into the trap of thinking that Ireland is entirely about Boyzone and Westlife while forgetting about the joys of Eimear Quinn, Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan, and Niamh Kavanagh.....I'm sure there's someone I'm missing though....??


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    #48
    galljga1
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    The flying mouse wrote: »
    Rod steward












    sorry

    From The Faces to Blondes Have More Fun, yes. After that, it got a bit ropey, particularly the American Songbook noodling.


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    #49
    [Deleted User]
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    Hercule Poirot wrote: »
    Yeah Scotland has decent bands, but you are getting into the trap of thinking that Ireland is entirely about Boyzone and Westlife while forgetting about the joys of Eimear Quinn, Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan, and Niamh Kavanagh.....I'm sure there's someone I'm missing though....??

    You are.

    And she's out there thinking "why me?"...


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    #50
    nacho libre
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    Nazareth are the only good band on that list.




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    #51
    old_aussie
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    There's no comeback for Ireland after the Bay City Rollers


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    #52
    Ice Maiden
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    Texas might not be cool but they have some very catchy pop songs. Halo, Summer Sun, Black Eyed Boy, I Don't Want A Lover and Inner Smile are great I think. Although the rest that I've heard are pretty bland.


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    #53
    BreadnBuddha
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    The Frames. Better than anything with a guitar that ever came out of Scotland.


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    #54
    DJIMI TRARORE
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    50 replys in and no mention of prefab sprout


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    #55
    Stheno
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Why are all the greatest rock bands Scottish?

    Deacon Blue, Del Amitri, Wet Wet Wet, Nazareth, Simple Minds, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Proclaimers. . .

    Why are they so far ahead of us with class bands when we ruled their asses for thousands of years? It's not fair. Which bands can reinstate our title as the owners of North Atlantic Rock?

    Have you been drinking on a school night?
    Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »
    Are you 60 ? :P

    He's old, alone, with just his wee lucky for company, and not much to entertain himself with in the wilds of Donegal.
    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    They're popular, give them their dues!:pac:

    I consider Texas to be a great rock band but I didn't include them in my OP because people think I'm weird for that opinion,:)

    Texas are better than half your original list.

    Wet Wet Wet ffs.


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    #56
    RayM
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    The Humblebums (Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly) had some very nice tunes...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_d30VzgTEs


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    #57
    somefeen
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    I disagree.

    When it comes to music we have Scotland well and truly trumped.

    Food on the other hand, its easy to see who had the famine.


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    #58
    emo72
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    DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »
    50 replys in and no mention of prefab sprout

    i dont think they're scottish.

    according to wiki newcastle based. deffo not scots. but anyway who gives a hoot


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    #59
    Ice Maiden
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    somefeen wrote: »
    I disagree.

    When it comes to music we have Scotland well and truly trumped.

    Food on the other hand, its easy to see who had the famine.
    I don't get why people say food is terrible in Ireland - there are countless great restaurants!
    emo72 wrote: »
    i dont think they're scottish.
    Aye, they're English, from the very far north.


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    #60
    DJIMI TRARORE
    Registered Users Posts: 3,559 ✭✭✭DJIMI TRARORE


    theres my new thing learnt for today


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    #61
    Ice Maiden
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    emo72 wrote: »
    i dont think they're scottish.

    according to wiki newcastle based. deffo not scots. but anyway who gives a hoot
    They seem Scottish too - they remind me of The Blue Nile, or a much better Deacon Blue. Plus their singer has a very Scottish sounding name.

    Either way, Prefab Sprout are fecking brilliant.


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