Pity Bob Geldof didn’t invite Lizzy to play Live Aid.

Brings back great memories re Rory Gallagher ,Van the man ,but I chose to escape ,first to Kilburn ,and Biddy Mulligans London and then to New Zealand and Father Teds in Auckland ,thankfully the music followed me .

Forgot to mention the best singer songriter of all the irish who grew up in england and was probably more urush rhan all of them and thats shane my gowan we should be very proud of him and for how he made me proud to be irish in london in the eighties RIP shane S,oC ,phil Lynott

figure I got an eclectic taste but if given a final choice it'd be TL.....Ireland or no Ireland they had talent to spare.

Go raibh míle míle maith agat you legend. I've been looking for Ronnie Drews version of this since I was young. I was beginning to think I really did make it up (though I did think it was the whole Dubliners for quite awhile)

Idiots!

The first flaw was making it about two cities . That went out of the window with Rory Gallagher who played in Cork more times than he did anywhere else in Ireland , and the fact that he was born in Ballyshannon , lived in Derry and Cork It was right to mention The Undertones but to fail to even mention Stiff Little Finger was criminal. U2 barely ever played anywhere north of Dundalk , Sligo Town or Longford yet they felt qualified to comment about the north lol. As many rightly point out, Horslips weren’t mentioned despite really being the forefront of Celtic Rock and taking Sean O’Riarda’s Marcshulla Ui Neill to new levels with the rockier Dearg Doom while still keeping Irish trad in it . The took part in making An Tain musical . More interesting , before punk boasted about DIY , they set up their own record label to produce their own material . Not sure why you’d ignore Grammy award winners, The Chieftains who had Led Zeppelin , The Rolling Stones and Sting amongst many groups to work with them. Oh, and make it onto a Stanley Kubrick film soundtrack (great ending to that piece ) Phil Coulter wrote for the actual King of Rock n Roll . He wrote two of the most powerful songs ,made famous by the Dubliners, one about his home city of Derry and the troubles . A lot more thoughtful than John Lennon or Paul McCartney band wagon hopping efforts . He wrote in all styles of music Paul Brady has done it all in music . While he grew up in Strabane or Derry I think he was born in Belfast. Another who helped to bring trad and pop together The first true rock n roll star was Luke Kelly ! Hell, you can’t ignore the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Markem . They performed to 60 million on the Ed Sullivan show before the Beatles did it . Gilbert O’Sullivan, ignored . The Barchelors , ignored . Around in the 1960s and were reasonably successful in the U.K.

Only two Irishmen were on stage at Woodstock , yet not a single word about them 🤦‍♀️🤡😂🤡

Re U.K. : It has absolutely nothing to do with the U.K. being too cool for school . A shit load of U.K. groups and solo artists during the 1970-1980s and again in 1990s existed where members were sons and daughters of Irish people. Nothing to do with “Irish passion” either. U2 never really sounded remotely Irish and as far as the Irish saw it , they shunned their background when it suited them, trying to sound American . Bono was all into that religious fanatical shite that a lot of the Americans are into . What rock stars spent his time reading the bible and getting into rows with his band mates , thus , nearly splitting up over religious and social views ? That wouldn’t have washed in Ireland never mind U.K. . Bono and his merry band were weirdos They weren’t happy with Eamon Dunphy’s coverage of their religious antics Most of Europe had little time for “Christian Rawk” that’s why they were slow to take U2 (even then they always sold very well in the U.K. and parts of Europe ) U2 best material was the 1990s when they changed up and turned to Europe , even if the religious themes and spirit didn’t change . Great music from them in that period . U.K. was in the toilet economically in the later 1970s and early 1980s. Also, the IRA were damaging Ireland’s reputation and making it hard for the Irish over there . In the US , they were coming out of their economic slump under Reagan . Made great commercial sense Thin Lizzy went very heavy on the Celtic myths and folklore (granted UK rock was into that with Sabbath and Led Zeppelin) and they were pretty big in the U.K., but they couldn’t get onto MtV in the US , primarily because he was black . Thin Lizzy being Irish, and far far far more obviously Irish than U2 , did little for them in the US . Likewise Rory Gallagher (Gallagher did okay the main Madison Sq Garden though) U2 fans and PR folk really do talk an awful lot of shite but it’s effective . Great propagandists.

Thin Lizzy played in Kings Hall during the Troubles … bigger hall than Ulster Hall

Sorry Sinead , but the Catholic Church already had full control of the majority of the population LONG LONG LONG before the Brits came out . Ask CS Parnell . Ask the Unionists of the Protestant persuasion. My god people are ignorant of their history .

No wonder Cork get annoyed . Rory wasn’t from either Dublin or Belfast (though played a lot there and his band had Belfast roots ) . Is Stiff Little Finger going to get mentioned ? In some ways , The Dubliners were the first rock group,

Suprised they didn’t mention the Pogues, but i guess Shane’s lifestyle didn’t really fit the sentiment of the video.

What happened to stiff little fingers?

Tuuuuune

U2 are utter shit. Bono is a paedo. In the 80's he picked out the youngest girl to get on stage. And they squirmed like with Jimi Saville. SICKOS!!!!!

Rory Gallagher & Thin Lizzy for me and now The Answer who are keeping the flame alight for great Irish rock music

So are the bands mentioned at the beginning, the only ones mentioned. I am a fan of all of them. But so many great irish bands not mentioned. I guess because they didn't make it internationally. I remember particulary bands of the 80's, who I would have heard on Dave Fanning's rock show on Radio between 8am and 10 pm, monday to friday. To name check some, The Blades, a House, something Happens, In Tua Nua, Auto da fe. Radiators from Space, The Golden Horde, The fat lady sings, Microdisney, Fatima Mansions, An Emotional Fish, Cry before dawn, the four of us. okay, better stop there.

Excellent script and production relating to specific music history from the wonderful Ireland!

Thank you Ireland for Rory.

Jumping the gun.

The best rendition ever, RIP Ronnie

That [Prodigy - Charly] sample is something common? I think I've heard it more than twice already.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

29 fuckin' Unionists have been here I see.

Why Eamon De Valera?

Tiocfaidh ár lá! 🇨🇮🍀🇨🇮💚🇨🇮☘️🇨🇮🍀

what about stiff little fingers

No Eire Apparent, who worked with Hendrix, no Clonakilty Cowboys, who featured Mr. Noel Redding on bass… still, I enjoyed the program and learned some stuff. One hour isn't enough to cover everything, and obviously choices had to be made…

2 samples from Prodigy Experience- well used

Still think its a disgrace that they did't mention Stiff Little Fingers.....one of the most influential punk bands ever, so much better than The Boomtown Rats

If the documentary was the story of commercial rock, played and made popular by Irish people, then it was excellent. But it wasn't. And in not including Horslips the makers missed out on not only one of the most hugely influential bands, but on something truly important ~ the bridging of the gap between the traditional and the rock. Van didn't do that. Rory didn't do that. Even Lizzy didn't really do that {"Whiskey in the jar" notwithstanding and besides "Happy to meet, sad to part" by Horslips came out a year before "Whiskey"}. They played music that may have contained Irish references to streets and cities here and there but the music wasn't Irish. It was Irish guys playing imported music. But Horslips played actual Irish rock. They had rock sound, instrumentation and sensibility. They also explored Irish themes, sometimes actually sang in Gaelic and utilized traditional instruments and came up with a fusion that remains unique to this day. They set up their own label, recorded in Ireland and were based in Ireland. It was some 4 or 5 years before they went to the USA to try their hand there and even then, continued with Irish themed albums. There were other bands like Spud and Mushroom that ploughed similar ground but made zero impact outside a tiny enclave in the Irish {both} markets. If any band can honestly be referred to as "Irish rock," Horslips is that band. So their total non mention in this documentary tells me some interesting things about the makers of the programme. Horslips went a long, long way towards making being Irish in rock legit, if only {but ever so importantly} for the Irish themselves. Other than that, it wasn't bad !

From 2:57 on really makes me want to double drop yokes on the spot

lmao

24:40...He hasn't heard Richmond Fountaine yet.

This is actually a beast tracks......lyrics or not, stick this on......a cupla yokes and a dance floor and, see ya the Mora night.

Any YOKES! Yeooooow

Their 👏 ac👏cents 👏 tho

My spurs are rusted, my coat is rent, my plume is damp with rain And the thistle down and the barley beard are thick on my horses mane But my rifle's as bright as my sweetheart's eye, my arm is strong and free What care have I for your kings and laws, I'm an outlawed rapparee Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your grasp to me I'm England's foe, I'm Ireland's friend, I'm an outlawed rappree, I'm an outlawed rappree Hunted from out our father's home, pursued by steel and shot A bloody warfare we must wage or the gibbet be our lot Hurrah! This war is welcome work, the hunted outlaw knows He steps unto his country's love o'er the corpses of his foes Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your grasp to me I'm England's foe, I'm Ireland's friend, I'm an outlawed rappree, I'm an outlawed rappree The mountain cabin is my home, up high in the crystal air And my bed of limestone iron ribbed and the brown heath smelling fair Let George or William only send his troops to burn or loot We'll meet them up on equal ground and we'll fight them foot to foot Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your grasp to me I'm England's foe, I'm Ireland's friend, I'm an outlawed rappree, I'm an outlawed rappree

Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore, there you have it the best of Rock and the Blues.

Is Gerry Adam's in the IRA?

nice little mashup

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Good song 👌

Love how us irish call em yolkes

These dudes fuckin rock,they're so funny yet I love how Blindbhoy Boatclub gets stuck in talkin about mental health issues... Gwan the bhoys...from a Dublin buor 😂😂

Our Airforce is one Cessna and Sean is in charge. I think Ha!

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Bizarre Inc all over yer bake

Here is some real comedy kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqLEinepppakbMk&app=desktop Groucho Marx rules!