Re: (TV) (OT) Top 100 Irish albums

[Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk>]

In message <004f01c534b6$d1744f40$db1f90d4@joeslaptop>, Joe Thornton 
<joe.thornton@gmx.net> writes
> 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...
"The Book Of Invasions" is definitely worth a listen.

> 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?

Yes, you can hear Verlaine on lead guitar in a fast version of "This Is 
The Sea" on "The Secret Life Of The Waterboys" album. And I believe that 
"A Girl Called Johnny" is about (or at least based on) P. Smith.

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