After Hours - what's your favourite Saw Doctors song?

Dudess · 28-07-2010 09:39PM

Bonito wrote: »

Wait. Come to think of it, no. I've never knocked something without trying it. I've also never been overly critical about something I don't like. I tend to stay away from things I don't like rather than look for them and burst in with a "rabble rabble rabble ye're shíte, I'm better rabble rabble rabble I wont prove it, though rabble rabble rabble"

A person has every right to a negative opinion on anything - they can't help it if they don't like it. I don't like Westlife, I find their musical output awful - is that so wrong of me?
And if it's not ok to have a negative opinion on something, why is ok to have a positive opinion so? Should a person not have e.g. musical expertise to qualify them to say a song/musical act is good?

Bonito · 28-07-2010 09:51PM

Dudess wrote: »

A person has every right to a negative opinion on anything - they can't help it if they don't like it. I don't like Westlife, I find their musical output awful - is that so wrong of me?
And if it's not ok to have a negative opinion on something, why is ok to have a positive opinion so? Should a person not have e.g. musical expertise to qualify them to say a song/musical act is good?

Course they do. All I did was ask does the user have any material themselves after they slated what, in some people's eyes, are a good band. They said yes, but they didn't give a link.

The bit I see that's wrong is that sort of attitude. It's like Diana Vickers coming in and saying Madonna or Celine Dione or Mariah Carey is shíte and then running away when asked to sing one of her own tunes.

I have no problem with people commenting on something.

caseyann · 28-07-2010 09:52PM

Did they have more songs than 2 :eek:

dr.bollocko · 28-07-2010 09:55PM

Dudess wrote: »

A person has every right to a negative opinion on anything - they can't help it if they don't like it. I don't like Westlife, I find their musical output awful - is that so wrong of me?
And if it's not ok to have a negative opinion on something, why is ok to have a positive opinion so? Should a person not have e.g. musical expertise to qualify them to say a song/musical act is good?

I think of the likes of westlife and boyzone as corporate whores who have bastardised and abused the art of music to make money for a faceless corporation. I think they are intent on ruining music by turning it into a bland record selling machine which at best is lame karaoke and at worst subtly sells sex to children. It's not music. It's not art. It's just a few ****ing warbling notes and some hairspray.

Some band like the saw doctors, to me, well, they write their own songs, have their own sound and are successful in their own right, a hard working touring band and I respect the intent if even if I'm not interested in the music. Being a professional musician in a band like that is pretty cool.
Beind a ****ing moron standing next to 4 other morons singing somebody elses words for thrown pennies should be outlawed. But hey, opinions are like arseholes and mine is spotty.

Dudess · 28-07-2010 10:06PM

Bonito wrote: »

Course they do. All I did was ask does the user have any material themselves after they slated what, in some people's eyes, are a good band.

But so what if they haven't? If they dislike their output, they dislike their output.

The bit I see that's wrong is that sort of attitude. It's like Diana Vickers coming in and saying Madonna or Celine Dione or Mariah Carey is shíte and then running away when asked to sing one of her own tunes.

I have no problem with people commenting on something.

She's actually a recording artist, if a sh1te one - and I think the likes of her are even less qualified to criticise than someone who doesn't sing at all, because she claims to be a singer, whereas an ordinary joe doesn't.

captainstacy · 28-07-2010 10:54PM

Dudess wrote: »

A person has every right to a negative opinion on anything - they can't help it if they don't like it. I don't like Westlife, I find their musical output awful - is that so wrong of me?
And if it's not ok to have a negative opinion on something, why is ok to have a positive opinion so? Should a person not have e.g. musical expertise to qualify them to say a song/musical act is good?

Of course people are allowed to have a negative opinion. The problem is when someone has an uninformed negative opinion.
Keep your mind open until you have enough information to make a negative opinion.

captainstacy · 28-07-2010 10:55PM

caseyann wrote: »

Did they have more songs than 2 :eek:

If you only count their songs that hit number 1 then there are at least 3.
After that there are songs that didn't get to number 1 such as N17 that you might have heard of.

Dudess · 28-07-2010 11:30PM

captainstacy wrote: »

Of course people are allowed to have a negative opinion. The problem is when someone has an uninformed negative opinion.
Keep your mind open until you have enough information to make a negative opinion.

Hearing a song and not liking it is enough to form an opinion on it, no?

Jeez, I love The Smiths, generally a highly regarded band, but if someone doesn't like them, then that's just the way they feel - I certainly wouldn't be arrogant enough to tell them they're "wrong" to dislike them, if perhaps it should be acknowledged that they were highly influential.

delaad · 29-07-2010 02:39AM

Joyce Country Ceile Band

siltirocker · 29-07-2010 03:38AM

For the craic 'N17'

For soul food 'Claire Island'

Tar.Aldarion · 29-07-2010 05:04AM

Listening to these songs, ah memories, hilarious stuff. Good work lads

captainstacy · 06-08-2010 04:43PM

The Saw Doctors new album is currently at number 1 in the amazon.co.uk pre-sale charts.

Good to see an Irish band doing well for themselves, whether you are a fan of them or not.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/new-releases/music/ref=amb_link_18196065_1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1YEDBS7TRP1M392H2TAH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=176975191&pf_rd_i=297457

navigator · 13-10-2010 11:46AM

which cd do you suggest for a Saw doctor 'beginner'?

thebigbiffo · 13-10-2010 12:00PM

'cos this is thriller, thriller night'

what did you ressurect the thread for...ask the music forum!

spider guardian · 13-10-2010 12:01PM

Try "If This Is Rock 'n' Roll, I Want My Old Job Back" and work your way up from there! They usually play heavier versions of their old stuff these days, IMO sounds superior, eg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBhSNHWv8c

thatsnotmyname · 13-10-2010 05:35PM

The Ultimate Festival Band !:D

fontanalis · 13-10-2010 06:14PM

Saw them a couple times. They put on a good show, my favourite is probably N17, it's actually a serious enough song about emigration not just about a sh1t road through "where men are men and sheep are nervous" territory.

Kimono-Girl · 13-10-2010 06:16PM

saw them live soooo many times! (one of the girls is addicted to them)

i usedta love her, is a popular but favorite of mine!

Jamiekelly · 13-10-2010 06:19PM

N17

darragh16 · 13-10-2010 06:27PM

Hay Wrap, had that and F.C.A. on repeat in an bar in tenerife, the English lads loved it!

Mars Bar · 13-10-2010 06:34PM

navigator wrote: »

which cd do you suggest for a Saw doctor 'beginner'?

I like Sing A Powerful Song or Villains. The new album is really good too so might be good to get that one!

They got no.1 in the Indie Charts and no. 7 on the main Irish charts so it's all good for the lads at the moment!

Mars Bar · 13-10-2010 06:35PM

darragh16 wrote: »

Hay Wrap, had that and F.C.A. on repeat in an bar in tenerife, the English lads loved it!

Do you mean Hay Wrap. They certainly don't have a song called Had That!

iamthe43 · 13-10-2010 06:44PM

Each to their own and all that jazz, but...OMG the saw doctors are the worst band ever and sum up rural irelands taste in awful music. That hairy fella that fronts the band...he makes me cry and reminds me of so many roasters i know. ah i hate the saw doctors

Diabhal Beag · 13-10-2010 06:47PM

N-17 is my all time favourite Saw Doctors song. Great bunch of lads.

After Hours - what's your favourite Saw Doctors song?

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