SULTANS OF PING FC Temple Bar Music Centre (3 Viewers)

[Jim A. Morrish]

http://www.connected.ie/interviews/interviews_detail.php?id=176

 

[thickaspigshit]

What a fuckin night. Thought this might be a bit cheesy but far from it.

Gig of the year/decade


Some pics here http://www.photoboxgallery.com/245445

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

london gig
http://meanfiddler.lggmedia.com/info.asp?ev=The+Garage&id=1245139&genre=general

 

[ElderLemon]

What a fuckin night. Thought this might be a bit cheesy but far from it.

Gig of the year/decade


Some pics here http://www.photoboxgallery.com/245445

I'll second that. Ten times better than their gigs last time I saw them 96/97, and nearly as good as they were when I first saw them in Berneys in 1992. Yes my gig of the year - Mikabomb a close 2nd.

(Isn't it a bit ironic though that one of NOF's favourite themes back in the day was bashing "arty-farty" lefties and now he's doing an ultra-arty-farty masters degree in the History of Ideas or some such in Oxford?)

I wonder is it possible - just possible - they might get some sense and get back together permanently?

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

sultans trivia:

nof of the sultans wrote most/all of mika bomb's 1st album and was, for as time, wed to mika herself i'm semi-reliably informed.

 

[ElderLemon]

sultans trivia:

nof of the sultans wrote most/all of mika bomb's 1st album and was, for as time, wed to mika herself i'm semi-reliably informed.

I didn't realise they were married - I knew they were romantically entwined sts - but you can certainly hear NOF's influence on Mikabomb's 1st album - it was NOF who came up with he name Mikabomb. Apparently by the 2nd album, Mika and NOF had gone their separate ways, both musically and romantically, but the odd thing is that the 2nd album still has a NOF feel to it in places.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

apparently the 1st mika bomb album would have formed most of the sultans 4th album but when the sultans called it a day mikabomb inherited the songs

 

[hanley]

apparently the 1st mika bomb album would have formed most of the sultans 4th album but when the sultans called it a day mikabomb inherited the songs

hey jim, do ya know if theres tickets left for the gig in cork on thursday?

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

hey jim, do ya know if theres tickets left for the gig in cork on thursday?

yup, plugd have some.

 

[hanley]

yup, plugd have some.

gifted.
the gig last night was great.wouldnt mind catching them again.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

Manchester Irish Festival St Pats Massacre: The Sultans of Ping V Mark Radcliffe & The Family Mahone...Tickets now on sale @ www.ticketline.co.uk or 0161 832 1111 or www.manchesteracademy.net

 

[Franco]

bootleg of recent cork gig here:

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showthread.php?t=61042

great show.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

sat 5th of august
galway
roisin dubh

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sun 6th aug
mitchelstown festival

 

[thickaspigshit]

Deadly....



Manchester on paddys....before they tried to chuck me out



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/acquiescefc/Sultans%20in%20Manchester%2017-3-06/DSC_02020001.jpg

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

http://www.myspace.com/thesultansofping


dates coming up in sweden, cork, dublin, waterford, london, etc

 

[dunderhead]

someone told me new years eve in the cruiscin? that right?

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

someone told me new years eve in the cruiscin? that right?

yup!

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

SULTANS OF PING
U TALK 2 MUCH: Live At The Cork Savoy Theatre
DVD Release Date: 4th DECEMBER 2006
Cherry Red Records (Pinnacle Distribution)
www.sultansofping.com ::: www.myspace.com/thesultansofping



Tracklisting:

1 Back In A Tracksuit
2 Give Him A Ball
3 Teenage Punks
4 Mescaline
5 Two Pints Of Rasa
6 Michiko
7 Five Years
8 Teenrage Rock n Roll Girl
9 Veronica
10 Wake Up And Scratch Me
11 Scar On My Face
12 Kick Me With Your Leather Boots
13 Stupid Kid
14 U Talk 2 Much
15 Let’s Go Shopping
16 Japanese Girls
17 Where’s Me Jumper
18 Turnip Fish
19 I Said I Am I Said

THE SULTANS OF PING RETURN

A HISTORY LESSON

The Sultans Of Ping FC start in early 1989.Their first demo is recorded in 1990 and includes "Where's Me Jumper".They headline Eurorock 1990 as the token local crowd pulling band. Ian Wilson, producer of the Dave Fanning show on RTE, loves the show and offers them their first radio session. In June 1991 the Sultans are again invited to be the closing headline act, this time at the Cork Rocks Festival. Martin Heath of Rhythm King Records catches their set by accident and promptly offers them a deal. The band play their first UKshows in November 1991.

"Where's Me Jumper" is released as a single in january 1992 and instantly becomes a cult classic. It becomes the biggest selling single of the year in Ireland beating off competition from Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do". The Sultans release two further singles that year "Stupid Kid" and "Veronica" which strengthens the band's profile even more.

Their debut LP "Casual Sex In The Cineplex" comes out in January 1993 and crashes into the top 30 of the UK album charts. The fourth single "U Talk Too Much" also makes the top 30 singles charts. The Sultans spend most of the year touring in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Japan clocking up 150 shows during the year playing in places as diverse as Letterkenny and Hiroshima while still finding time to write their second LP. By this time the band have dropped the FC from their name in a bizarre attempt to be taken seriously. Three singles from the upcoming lp are released -"Teenage Punks","Wake Up And Scratch Me" and the classic "Michiko".All make the top 75 of the UK singles charts.

The second LP "Teenage Drug" is released in 1994 but doesn't have the same impact as their debut. The band decide to adopt a harder more American influenced sound and recruit Sammy Steiger (ex Golden Horde) to their ranks to beef up the guitar sound.The Sultans continue to tour incessantly to smaller but still enthusiastic audiences. In 1995 the "Of Ping" is quietly dropped from the name and the band are now just known as Sultans.

Third lp "Good Year For Trouble" arrives in 1996 but fails to sell well despite good reviews.The band are dropped by their record label and the writing seems to be on the wall. The Sultans get back to doing what they know best, playing live, and they set off around the UK, Ireland and Europe again. They support The Ramones on their last european tour as well as supporting The Sex Pistols in France.
1997 sees the band still on the road but starting to run out of steam. Their last show takes place in Cork in December 1997 and the night is ruined by aggressive bouncers who spend the evening attacking sultans fans.The band split up after the show.

THE PRESENT

The Sultans "Where's Me Jumper" is voted 2nd best Irish song of all time by listeners to the Ian Dempsey show on Today Fm in 2004. The songs get played again on the radio and everyone wonders when the band will resurface. 8 years after their last show the Sultans return to the fold with some Irish shows in December 2005. Four original members remain - Niall O'Flaherty on vocals, Pat O'Connell on guitar, Morty McCarthy on drums,S ammy Steiger on lead guitar. They are joined by Ian Olney (ex Power Of Dreams) on bass who replaces Alan MacFeely.

2006 sees The Sultans continue to play sporadic gigs.Cherry Red Records will be releasing a DVD that captures the band playing live in front of their hometown audience in December 2005.

 

[dunderhead]

jim,do you know of any sources that have the sultans documentary that was shown in the quad a few years back as part of the film festival, Trying to sell your soul when the devil wont listen.(or something along those lines).

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

last i heard they were going to re-edit it or re-shoot some of the interviews, something like that so in answer to your question it's not presently available anywhere (to the best of my knowledge)

there is a live dvd being released on cherry red records early december however

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