Irish punk

[sojourner]

several of the band were quite horrified by shanes embrace of acid house - it was defiantely a direction that he wanted to bring the band... which was wierd as he didn't do that with the popes

He was never averse to bringing in diverse musical influences, that's what made him so special for a while. He didn't just tread the usual route.

I reckon by the time of the Popes he'd killed off so many braincells that he just didn't have the brilliant imagination to create any more evocative, disturbing and moving lyrics, and relied on what he thought would make him money. It's a fucking tragedy.

 

[Chorlton]

I reckon by the time of the Popes he'd killed off so many braincells that he just didn't have the brilliant imagination to create any more evocative, disturbing and moving lyrics,

possibly, but i think that 'the dunes' fulfills those 3 criteria...

 

[sojourner]

possibly, but i think that 'the dunes' fulfills those 3 criteria...

Honestly? It pains me to say it, but to me that song is merely a pastiche of several Pogues songs. He knew how to do that, he knew what worked lyrically without overly stretching himself

 

[Chorlton]

Honestly?

oh yeah - you ever hear ronnie drews version of it? i rate it highly

 

[twistedAM]

and here was me thinking this was a thread about things like a crowd of 1000+ predominantly Prod kids in 1979 screaming SS RUC at Outcasts gigs

 

[Chorlton]

and here was me thinking this was a thread about things like a crowd of 1000+ predominantly Prod kids in 1979 screaming SS RUC at Outcasts gigs

you remember LMS?

'desperately seeking satan' is quite possibly the finest t-shirt of any band ever

 

[saucisson]

Undertones are the best obv....

 

[Chorlton]

Undertones are the best obv....

controversially i think TPE were better than the undertones

 

[twistedAM]

controversially i think TPE were better than the undertones

hardly controversial to these ears and I'd take Big Time by Rudi above bloody Teenage Kicks any second of the day

 

[twistedAM]

you remember LMS?

'desperately seeking satan' is quite possibly the finest t-shirt of any band ever

bit dumb this morning ...LMS??? what does it stand for???

nice to see someone mentioning Ruefrex somewhere in the thread...fine band


and talking of contemporary bands...has anyone come across the Dangerfields??

 

[Chorlton]

bit dumb this morning ...LMS??? what does it stand for???

i *think* it was something like Larne Music System - but as that was such a shit name i think most people just called them LMS.

just remembered Indust as well - stretching the 'punk' definition somewhat but psychadelic industrial noodlings of the highest order...

 

[fishfingerer]

you remember LMS?

'desperately seeking satan' is quite possibly the finest t-shirt of any band ever

I still have a demo tape of theirs at home. They used to do gigs with mates of mine. Didn't know about the t-shirt but it can't be as good as the Fatima Mansions 'Let's not go to work' one.

 

[twistedAM]

Or the Evangelists

Muff Against Bush


(they moved to Muff, Co Donegal for some reason...probably to make the T-shirts)

 

[Chorlton]

Or the Evangelists

Muff Against Bush


(they moved to Muff, Co Donegal for some reason...probably to make the T-shirts)

liking that

remember joyriders 'pulp fenian' and 'resevoir prods' t-shirts?

 

[kained&able]

i'm sure they are plastic but dropkick murphys and flogging molly are all good as well as stiff little fingers. Theres someone really heavey i'm forgettting as well but canne think.(i wanna say social distortion but thats clearly wrong..... agnostic front? do i mean them?)



dave

 

[Termite Man]

i'm sure they are plastic but dropkick murphys


dave

Dave this thread is about Irish punk . Dropkick murphys don't count what with them being less irish than Shane McGowan ( or however the fuck his name is spelt )

 

[twistedAM]

liking that

remember joyriders 'pulp fenian' and 'resevoir prods' t-shirts?

ah they redesigned that a bit as the early drafts had a swastika that was a bit too prominent...much better now

OH FUCK YES...Reservoir Prods...prob the best T of all time (I don't actually know how to post graphics up here but would be great if you could find it and post for all to see). Still got the album but long since lost the T.

 

[Chorlton]

Dave this thread is about Irish punk . Dropkick murphys don't count what with them being less irish than Shane McGowan ( or however the fuck his name is spelt )

boston irish, new york italian, london irish - its still a valid 'ethnicity' for want of a better word - in a thread about irish music i see no problem with including boston-irish in there - all very much IMO of course

 

[Chorlton]

OH FUCK YES...Reservoir Prods...prob the best T of all time

can't actually find it- i know it was ripped off and sold at various orange events in a somewhat less knowing and amusing way... y'know with bibs that say things like 'born to walk garvaghy' and the like...

 

[marksims68]

THERAPY? for me are one of the best Irish bands ever........Their new album One Cure Fits All is incredible, they get better and better!

And I'm amazed nobody has mentioned THIN LIZZY!!!!!!

(were they punk?? I know Therapy? definetely are).

 

[twistedAM]

can't actually find it- i know it was ripped off and sold at various orange events in a somewhat less knowing and amusing way... y'know with bibs that say things like 'born to walk garvaghy' and the like...

like this:

www.unionjackshop.com/product_info.php?id=236



iirc the orginal T was just black and white

 

[Josie76]

bit dumb this morning ...LMS??? what does it stand for???

nice to see someone mentioning Ruefrex somewhere in the thread...fine band

and talking of contemporary bands...has anyone come across the Dangerfields??

Larne Main Street!

 

[LiamO]

like this:

www.unionjackshop.com/product_info.php?id=236



iirc the orginal T was just black and white

Does that say 'Billy King' on that mug. Cos 'Billy' King is actually a catholic(!) LVF twat AFAIK.

 

[LiamO]

Not to be too pedantic, but the Pogues weren't Irish (they had one Irish member [two at a push - Shane barely spent any time there] and a few 2nd or 3rd generation Irish), they weren't an Irish band (didn't come from Ireland), and they didn't play Irish punk as such (you only have to listen to Turkish Song of the Damned to realise that).

cock, quite frankly.

 

[LiamO]

Shane McGowan, born in the lovely irish countryside of, err, Tunbridge Wells

COUNTY Tunbridge Wells to you, cunt

 

[LiamO]

Out of 9 members, 3 (ok I was out by one ) were born in Ireland so not THAT equal

AAAARGH just seen the date... I am answering posts from 5 fuckin years ago

You're still a knob though.

 

[LiamO]

Larne Main Street!

So you're the culprit...you with the 5 year bumping

 

[twistedAM]

AAAARGH just seen the date... I am answering posts from 5 fuckin years ago

You're still a knob though.

I hate using these three letters but here we go: LOL

 

[LiamO]

I hate using these three letters but here we go: LOL

you don't hate those 3 letters... you just feel you have to justify them...

Have a hug... (((twistedAM)))

 

[sojourner]

AAAARGH just seen the date... I am answering posts from 5 fuckin years ago

You're still a knob though.

You know what? I was just wondering what fucking dickhead had bumped this thread, and was re-reading it thinking 'jesus wept I was one ornery bastard 5 years ago' Tbh, I would have argued about absolutely ANYTHING back then, so I wouldn't take it all too seriously - unless you want a fight that is, and if you do, outside now you arrogant cunt