Songs by Irish bands that should have been worldwide hits (1 Viewer)

[rettucs]

they don't come more radio friendly than this. Amazed Brits/Americans didn't latch onto them

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[Anthony]

Isn't the same Radio 1 jingle too?

 

[rettucs]

Isn't the same Radio 1 jingle too?

I think they use it for some mid-morning show on Radio 1 alright

 

[chris d]

I was at their album launch (first album, maybe. Not sure if they had others). They put on a great show.

Saw them quite a few times. They were packing out Whelans but don't remember them playing any bigger venues.

Male guitarist is in Spring Break 80s.
Spring Break | Europe's Premier Goodtime Supergroup

And making Apps about U2
New U2 app gives fans tour of Dublin spots that helped shape Bono & co's music

 

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Wow these guys must have listened to A LOT of alice in chains

 

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still love this. got a few spins on MTV and the like but not much more than that... they really could have been huge

Derry girls before there were derry girls.

I really liked that album, the texturing was great.

 

[Lili Marlene]

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Worldwide hit I don't know, but I thought this lot had a good chance of making it. This style of rock was big enough at the time. Kings of Leon, The Hives, Jet all that kind of thing.

Those vocals hold it right back from hit status. Its decent though, can't remember if I heard it at the time, it feels familiar

 

[egg_]

Derry girls before there were derry girls.

I really liked that album, the texturing was great.

+1. I always thought Scheer would explode but they never did

 

[egg_]

Ooh I'd forgotten about Boss Volenti. Think we played with them once, in Dundalk maybe

 

[Anthony]

We played with them in Waterford. Big drums. Huge.

 

[nuke terrorist]

NO SWEAT - Heart and Soul (1989) an Irish #1 produced by Joe Elliott
these two videos are hilarious especially the second one shot on a Dublin airport runway involving three American trucks and a helicopter. the first was shot in the Point before it was converted.

No Sweat – Heart and Soul | Irish Metal Archive

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one of those bands that like My Little Funhouse if they hadn't existed you couldn't them make up.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I suppose we could quibble about the Irish-ness of this one but it always sounded like the biggest indie pop summer hit there ever was to my ears. Needed the power of someone like Pitchfork behind it i'd say.

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[nuke terrorist]

before I can remember ZERRA 1 recorded two albums for Mercury, with the first produced by Todd Rundgren both of which bombed.
one of those Irish bands that got signed by majors in the wake of U2. some bad keyboard parts didn't help at times.
I was going to do a thread similar to this and call it:
'Irish bands that signed to majors and completely flopped'
ZERRA 1 - Ten Thousand Voices

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[Denny Oubidoux]

NO SWEAT - Heart and Soul (1989) an Irish #1 produced by Joe Elliott
these two videos are hilarious especially the second one shot on a Dublin airport runway involving three American trucks and a helicopter. the first was shot in the Point before it was converted.

No Sweat – Heart and Soul | Irish Metal Archive

irishmetalarchive.com

one of those bands that like My Little Funhouse if they hadn't existed you couldn't them make up.

But I remember a guy who lived across the road from me telling me that it was he himself who produced this No Sweat single? He used to blare it out the window.

 

[therealjohnny]

before I can remember ZERRA 1 recorded two albums for Mercury, with the first produced by Todd Rundgren both of which bombed.
one of those Irish bands that got signed by majors in the wake of U2. some bad keyboard parts didn't help at times.
I was going to do a thread similar to this and call it:
'Irish bands that signed to majors and completely flopped'
ZERRA 1 - Ten Thousand Voices

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I can't believe I've never heard of them until now

#bigirishheads

 

[nuke terrorist]

Zerra 1 - Wikipedia

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never heard of them myself until the 2000's and didn't realise they were Irish until youtube era.
classic example of if you sign to a major and don't 'make it' you can be totally forgotten.

 

[Anthony]

NO SWEAT - Heart and Soul (1989) an Irish #1 produced by Joe Elliott
these two videos are hilarious especially the second one shot on a Dublin airport runway involving three American trucks and a helicopter. the first was shot in the Point before it was converted.

No Sweat – Heart and Soul | Irish Metal Archive

irishmetalarchive.com

one of those bands that like My Little Funhouse if they hadn't existed you couldn't them make up.

Shit then, shit now.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I suppose we could quibble about the Irish-ness of this one but it always sounded like the biggest indie pop summer hit there ever was to my ears. Needed the power of someone like Pitchfork behind it i'd say.

2217 plays on youtube.

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Ginnels put out so many great tunes.

 

[rettucs]

Ginnels were great. They had that album that had about 30 songs on it. I was trying to remember their name when this thread started. Good work @lili.marlene

 

[Unicron]

Ginnels were great. They had that album that had about 30 songs on it. I was trying to remember their name when this thread started. Good work @lili.marlene

Mark still doing good stuff with Autre Monde. One of the few guys who can slap a load of chorus on his guitar and not make me fucking hate it.