bands who got record deals and were never heard from again (1 Viewer)

[Pantone247]

New album coming out!

!zed !zed !zed

The bass player in my old band's brother was in Puppy Love Bomb who were signed to Rough Trade.whoever fuckin heard of them?!?

They had a cracking first single, the singer is Marc Carroll who knocks out about an album a year and always gets bigged up in Uncut

 

[sparse]

I can believe nobody's mentioned Halite.

 

[the departed]

I can believe nobody's mentioned Halite.

yer man hopkins is in every other band these days. he's in snow patrol now.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

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that's the melaton guy
his brother was a friend of a friend, he was a nice youngfella the couple of times i met him

 

[aoboa]

They had a cracking first single, the singer is Marc Carroll who knocks out about an album a year and always gets bigged up in Uncut

I have a 7" by his first band at home. Can't remember what they were called - something like Second Attack. Anyone remember?

 

[Flux]

Marshall Stars

Now known as The Marshals...in Sun at the moment finishing the album. Whether it gets a UK release or not is an scéal eile.

 

[the departed]

Now known as The Marshals...in Sun at the moment finishing the album. Whether it gets a UK release or not is an scéal eile.

they finished their album aaaaages ago. recorded it in england.

 

[Flux]

Still fiddling about with it as of last night.

 

[therealjohnny]

Most of these bands probably had a bloody good time blowing the record company's money for two or three years so I wouldn't knock it.

A guy I know was drinking with one of the Republic of Loose guys

Theyre seen as a relatively successful band- 2 Irish number ones in 2005 ( i think)

Anyway at about 10:30 the Republic.. guy gets up to leave because his " ma only gave him 20 quid to go out tonight"

dizzy heights eh?

 

[the departed]

A guy I know was drinking with one of the Republic of Loose guys

Theyre seen as a relatively successful band- 2 Irish number ones in 2005 ( i think)

Anyway at about 10:30 the Republic.. guy gets up to leave because his " ma only gave him 20 quid to go out tonight"

dizzy heights eh?

success almost NEVER equates to having money dude.
especially in irish music.

 

[Stereobaby]

A guy I know was drinking with one of the Republic of Loose guys

Theyre seen as a relatively successful band- 2 Irish number ones in 2005 ( i think)

Anyway at about 10:30 the Republic.. guy gets up to leave because his " ma only gave him 20 quid to go out tonight"

dizzy heights eh?

Thats a bit odd considering they dont hit the stage for anything less than 5 grand.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

New album coming out!

fuck knows why but i got an email from them the other week, the subject line saying something like... YOU BOUGHT OUR ALBUM.

 

[the departed]

Thats a bit odd considering they dont hit the stage for anything less than 5 grand.

theres i think 8 or 9 of them when they play full band.
not trying to stick up from em but its just my experience that people in those kinda 'on the brink of success' bands have to keep putting their earnings back into the band.

 

[classic seanc]

Thats a bit odd considering they dont hit the stage for anything less than 5 grand.

That's not really a lot of money when you break it all down.

 

[kings lead hat]

schtum.....


there was a stage of loads of schtum...scheer.....schbands

 

[therealjohnny]

I think thats probably it- youd want to be playing a lot of gigs, even at 5000 a go to make a good living

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

yeah the republic of loose guys are real shut ins
you'd never see them out anywhere, always at
home with their ma's eating beans

 

[Stereobaby]

True - I saw them in the Olympia before Christmas and I think I counted 15 or 16 on the stage at one stage.

They did do a fuck load of gigs last summer tho.

And have to say that Olympia gig was fucking great.

 

[Flux]

theres i think 8 or 9 of them when they play full band.
not trying to stick up from em but its just my experience that people in those kinda 'on the brink of success' bands have to keep putting their earnings back into the band.

Played with ROL recently. There was 10 of them plus 3 crew, possibly 4. I'm not surprised they're skint. The gig was in Longford.

 

[pete]

I can't understand why republic of loose haven't "made it big" yet. In foreign parts, like.