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Re: (TV) (OT) Top 100 Irish albums
Horslips? Wow, Keith, that's a blast from the distant past. They had real
talent, but I feel that somehow they didn't find the groove they were
seeking, straddling the worlds of rock and folk. So I doubt that any of
their albums are worth tracking down, even if there were gems here and
there...
Keith wrote:
Ah, too much bloody U2 and no That Petrol Emotion or Horslips in the first
50?
I think it's fair to say that most of the Irish musical talent went into
folk music and stayed there, which meant generally no fame or fortune. A few
of the folkies got into the Hot Press list, notably Planxty, who were
brilliant and very influential.
Talking of no fame or fortune, I've been listening recently to Townes Van
Zandt (a fine compilation called "Drama Falls Like Teardrops"). You're
reminded in turn of Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash and
Neil Young. Great voice and guitar, and a lyrical sensibility that was all
his own. Townes once said that the blues was always the biggest influence on
him, and he cited Lightnin Hopkins in particular. You might recall that Tom
Verlaine (in the Jutta Koether interview) also said he liked Lightnin
Hopkins.
I also think of The Water Boys, who were partly Irish, though more Scottish
and English. They fully embraced Irish folk music for some years but they
were certainly a great rock band (maybe still are). Of course they were
admirers of Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine. Didn't Verlaine guest with them
sometime? And Jay Dee Daugherty is the drummer on a few Water Boys
recordings.
By the way, another good thing that Hot Press did was that 1984 Verlaine
interview by Liam Mackey... See:
http://www.obbard.com/tvlist-archive/0306/msg00161.html
--JoeT
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