I wouldn't recommend.... (1 Viewer)

[Jerry Twig]

...going through the links of all the bands on Wikipedia that played Self Aid in '86 (a great day for Ireland). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_Aid

Although I can summarise some interesting tit-bits for your perusal:

"Chris de Burgh was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Charles Davison, a British diplomat, and Maeve Emily de Burgh, an Irish secretary. His father's career moved the family to numerous places around the globe such as Malta, Nigeria, and Zaire. At the age of twelve, the family returned home to live in Tomhaggard in County Wexford, Ireland, where his father bought the twelfth century Bargy Castle and converted it into a hotel."

Blue in Heaven records were produced by Martin Hannett and the Edge, and... Cactus World News have a bloody website
http://www.cactusworldnews.com/

oh, and poor Brush Shiels has no wikipedia page.

There you go.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

I played Blue In Heaven I Just Wanna over the weekend. Great tune.

 

[Jerry Twig]

A lad dumped a few of their records on me years ago. I'll give them a spin when I'm next home.

Light A Big Fire have a page too

Good times indeed

 

[nlgbbbblth]

some of those bands that played Self Aid also played on TV Ga Ga

 

[rampz]

imagine self aid happened in 2007. it would be 70% post rock.

 

[HMD]

imagine self aid happened in 2007. it would be 70% post rock.

and 100% gash. brush shields would still be at it, that would be the only good thing.

 

[rampz]

and 100% gash. brush shields would still be at it, that would be the only good thing.

actually, i guess theres quite a lot of mainstream popular bands in ireland right now. so reduce that percentage somewhat. im still living in 2001.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

actually, i guess theres quite a lot of mainstream popular bands in ireland right now. so reduce that percentage somewhat. im still living in 2001.

got any pound coins, rampz

 

[stv]

Possibly this might be the best place to get an updated version of Self-Aid started? How about Self-Harm? or maybe Self-Love? Imagine 30,000 culchies gathered together in a field to witness that...

 

[Vinnie]

Self-Ish.

Greed is now a virtue. Let's celebrate it.

 

[ITalkShite]

imagine self aid happened in 2007. it would be 70% post rock.

 

[Mitchum]

imagine self aid happened in 2007. it would be 70% post rock.

Hilario!
Best thing I've read on here!

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

HandGren Aid

 

[Jerry Twig]

brush shields would still be at it, that would be the only good thing.

ooh, controversial.
start brush's wikipedia HMD, since nobody else cares that much.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

can anyone send me an mp3 of Brush's Old Pal tune?