Why was Garth Brooks so popular in Ireland?

Aglomerado · 18-07-2013 01:12PM

Pandora2 wrote: »

Aw Glee does Country!

Only with farmer boys and not airbrushed hotties! Some of them modified the lyric "I will sail my vessel" to "I will drive my tractor"...

Also the line dancing was all the rage. Even our very prim and ladylike church organist was turned out in jeans and cowboy boots twirling and clapping withe the best of them.

bringupthebook · 18-07-2013 02:08PM

lazygal wrote: »

He played Croke Park loads of time, sold shedloads of records and seemed to be here all the time. What was it about him that Irish people like, and would a comeback tour sell out? I think he's playing Vegas now.

I thought he only played here once? Well a few nights in Croke park

He has a residency in Las Vegas but yeah he'd sell out a week of gigs in the O2 - similar to what Michael Buble doing now

kowloon · 18-07-2013 02:58PM

My old fellah putting on 'The Green Scene' on LMFM every Saturday morning is the reason I became an existential nihilist at a young age.

Teyla Emmagan · 18-07-2013 03:23PM

I have a big soft spot for Garth. Not a 'I'd go and see him' soft spot, but fond of his old tunes nonetheless.

Wibbs · 18-07-2013 03:24PM

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

The Irish masses love MOR crap.

Indeed, when Foster and Allen can sustain a nicely lucrative career, playing the sin bins of the sticks, by comparison Garth Brooks is Bowie, Lennon and Dylan rolled into one.

Duckworth_Luas · 18-07-2013 03:56PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Indeed, when Foster and Allen can sustain a nicely lucrative career, playing the sin bins of the sticks, by comparison Garth Brooks is Bowie, Lennon and Dylan rolled into one.

Actually, Foster & Allen have had a hugely successful international career. Every one of their albums has charted in the UK Top 40! A Yorkshireman once told me that there wasnt a granny in the north of England that didn't have at least one F&A CD!

Inspiration for this sketch too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qv1DhdPAS8

hardCopy · 18-07-2013 04:19PM

WesternZulu wrote: »

Gareth Brooks is akin to Radiohead or The Rolling Stones compared to the Country and Western sh**e that's on some Irish Radio stations.

I'm looking at you Mid-West Radio!!

tallus · 18-07-2013 05:04PM

Robbo wrote: »

I was always more of a Chris Gaines fan myself.

That wasn't a bad cd.

MadsL · 18-07-2013 05:16PM

Consider Eric Church (sexiest man in Country?) as a suitable replacement...he even sings about drinking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGv0gB2zEU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk602Y66UgI

or maybe Jason Aldean

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

Focus_sligo · 18-07-2013 06:22PM

So going by some of the posters on here then I have a bad obsession

18-07-2013 07:09PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Indeed, when Foster and Allen can sustain a nicely lucrative career, playing the sin bins of the sticks, by comparison Garth Brooks is Bowie, Lennon and Dylan rolled into one.

I believe Foster and Allen also made a few bob by breaking the cultural boycott and playing in apartheid South Africa, shame on them.

astonaidan · 18-07-2013 09:21PM

Because hes class!!

efb · 18-07-2013 09:23PM

MadsL wrote: »

Consider Eric Church (sexiest man in Country?) as a suitable replacement...he even sings about drinking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGv0gB2zEU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk602Y66UgI

or maybe Jason Aldean

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

Is the first guy not Shane Byrne?

Mrs Garth Brooks · 18-07-2013 09:29PM

My username comes from a cover song he did.

When is he coming back? Been waiting ages for him

Here's my song, I love it

http://touch.dailymotion.com/video/xdoiyv_garth-brooks-sings-hard-luck-woman_music

Mrs Garth Brooks · 18-07-2013 09:31PM

Im his biggest fan. I have all his cds and a garth brooks callcard.

Ruudi_Mentari · 18-07-2013 09:33PM

Why Garth Crooks was so unpopular anywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBHMC3Y7vc

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

aujopimur · 18-07-2013 09:35PM

Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

Chucken · 18-07-2013 09:37PM

aujopimur wrote: »

Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

I think that was implied when I said he made country music sexy

RiverOfLove · 18-07-2013 09:54PM

I used to love Garth Brooks when I was younger. I wouldn't be big on him now. Apparently he's making a come next year. I would like to see him in concert.

I wonder would he be any good in concert now. Didn't someone or maybe even a few take breaks away from their music careers and come back - sh1te? Boyzone took a break though and came back better. Never liked them first time around.

George Strait is a brillant american county singer.

RiverOfLove · 18-07-2013 09:57PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Garth added pop/rock to country music (already massive in Ireland, if less so among younger people) and added rock/pop - catchy tunes, rousing ballads, etc. And was quite good-looking. A spot-on formula for Ireland, especially among the wimmenz. I'd refute he was as bland as Michael Bublé, to be fair.

Yeh I do too but someone was wondering about C&W hipsterism and there definitely is - among some of the fans of the above kinda stuff.

Michael Buble is brillant.

DazMarz · 18-07-2013 10:15PM

Say what you will about him, the fact remains that only 2 other artists have outsold Garth Brooks. And those 2 artists are Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Unbelievable, Jeff!!! :eek:

Since 1991, he has sold something sick like over 68,000,000 albums in the United States alone.

Lelantos · 18-07-2013 10:24PM

aujopimur wrote: »

Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

Garth Crooks had a cute, tight arse? Wouldn't think it as he spends every opportunity talking out of it

Bloc Party! · 19-07-2013 02:16AM

RiverOfLove wrote: »

Apparently he's making a come next year

Might give that a miss..:o

lazygal · 19-07-2013 06:44PM

aujopimur wrote: »

Nobody mentioned his cute tight arse.

Pics or GTFO.

Chucken · 19-07-2013 06:54PM

lazygal wrote: »

Pics or GTFO.

http://webspace.webring.com/people/qb/bundey98/garth4.jpg

Femme_Fatale · 19-07-2013 10:20PM

Garth was a lot better than Billy Ray f'ucking Cyrus, that's for sure.

tallus wrote: »

That wasn't a bad cd.

Prince tribute act right down to the hair.

RiverOfLove wrote: »

Michael Buble is brillant.

Well in your opinion. In my opinion he is an extremely poor artist, very low on talent - mediocre voice, mediocre few original songs; covers "lounge" standards, as have many many others.

MadderMax · 19-07-2013 10:24PM

It's proven that you don't have to have a great voice to impress Irish "music" fans. Michael Buble must be laughing his tits off at all of the fawning morons.

PTH2009 · 01-08-2013 12:06AM

argentum wrote: »

Since he seems to have fans on this forun I'll let you in on a little secret..Every culchie in the country is going to want Santa to bring him or her tickets to see the man himself next year.He's playing the same type of gig as Bruce in the stadiums around the country following by a few nights in Dublin RDS.The deals done but won't be announced yet

Doubt this is happening. I say it will happen but not in 2014.

April O Neill · 01-08-2013 12:13AM

Christ the Redeemer wrote: »

Every oulwan in the country at one point was doing line dancing.

Young wans too...

lazygal · 21-08-2013 03:02PM

Start on those unanswered prayers, folks.

http://www.goldenplec.com/garth-brooks-to-tour-world-in-2014/

Why was Garth Brooks so popular in Ireland?

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