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Greatest Irish Muscian(s) of all Tim

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Greatest Irish Muscian(s) of all Tim 28 votes

The Irish Rovers
0%
Thin Lizzy
10%
JoeyGayThoughtsWoolleyDoog 3 votes
The Pogues
0%
Van Morrison
17%
alumni94YellowSnowbooker14Dick10BeersFishpo31 5 votes
Sinéad O’Connor
0%
Gilbert O'Sullivan
0%
U-2
46%
whlinderBennyBeaverAtomicDawgdncchuckTequillabiak1HFNYhuskyhooliganhardhatEl_KRDRStLouisDawg 13 votes
Snow Patrol
3%
PsychicHotlineDawg 1 vote
The Cranberries
3%
PawgDawg 1 vote
F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...
17%
DerekJohnsonMad_SonPurpleThrobberBleachedAnusDawgdannarc 5 votes
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  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,402
    U-2
    Even if Bono palled around with Epstein, U-2 is a legendary band.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,543 Founders Club
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    DerekJohnson said:


    Oh for the love of Christ...

    I thought you were all in on Thin Lizzy
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,543 Founders Club
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...
    YellowSnow said:

    DerekJohnson said:


    Oh for the love of Christ...

    I thought you were all in on Thin Lizzy
    I am... But I knew this would set you off
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    DerekJohnson said:

    YellowSnow said:

    DerekJohnson said:


    Oh for the love of Christ...

    I thought you were all in on Thin Lizzy
    I am... But I knew this would set you off
    This is a serious music pole. Not a malarkey one.

    Enjoyable movie though.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    HFNY said:

    Even if Bono palled around with Epstein, U-2 is a legendary band.

    They are, but I keep coming back to the position that they are still vastly overrated.

    2 legendary albums with Joshua Tree (easily on the Mt Rushmore of 1980's rock LPs) and Achtung Baby. Pre Joshua Tree they had some "good, not great" LPs and a number of classic tracks. Nothing post Achtung Baby appeals to me at all.

    To me, this pole is the Belfast Cowboy and it's not really that close. Van's run from 1967- 1974 is right there with any solo artist of the period.
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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,328 Founders Club
    DerekJohnson said:

    YellowSnow said:

    DerekJohnson said:


    Oh for the love of Christ...

    I thought you were all in on Thin Lizzy
    I am... But I knew this would set you off
    Thanks Taft!
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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,328 Founders Club
    YellowSnow said:

    HFNY said:

    Even if Bono palled around with Epstein, U-2 is a legendary band.

    They are, but I keep coming back to the position that they are still vastly overrated.

    2 legendary albums with Joshua Tree (easily on the Mt Rushmore of 1980's rock LPs) and Achtung Baby. Pre Joshua Tree they had some "good, not great" LPs and a number of classic tracks. Nothing post Achtung Baby appeals to me at all.

    To me, this pole is the Belfast Cowboy and it's not really that close. Van's run from 1967- 1974 is right there with any solo artist of the period.
    I agree. U2 is so over rated it hurts my fat head.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,136 Standard Supporter
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...
    DerekJohnson said:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igynvrYwF6s




    You're so goddamned right. Turn up the speakers. Andrew Strong is a BEAST.

    And WOOD the blonde.



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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,328 Founders Club
    YellowSnow said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    YellowSnow said:

    HFNY said:

    Even if Bono palled around with Epstein, U-2 is a legendary band.

    They are, but I keep coming back to the position that they are still vastly overrated.

    2 legendary albums with Joshua Tree (easily on the Mt Rushmore of 1980's rock LPs) and Achtung Baby. Pre Joshua Tree they had some "good, not great" LPs and a number of classic tracks. Nothing post Achtung Baby appeals to me at all.

    To me, this pole is the Belfast Cowboy and it's not really that close. Van's run from 1967- 1974 is right there with any solo artist of the period.
    I agree. U2 is so over rated it hurts my fat head.
    When folks say U2 is their all time favorite band, I judge.

    If you enjoy them periodically and own some albums like I do, I don't.
    Same.
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,686 Swaye's Wigwam
    U-2
    Probably should've said Van Morrison. I've owned his stuff on disk but never bought anything by U2.

    But...the best songs from War, Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree rate higher for me than my 5-6 favorite Van Morrison songs.

    I lost interest with Achtung Baby and haven't paid attention since. I think One is an overrated and badly overplayed song. I won't listen to it.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    chuck said:

    Probably should've said Van Morrison. I've owned his stuff on disk but never bought anything by U2.

    But...the best songs from War, Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree rate higher for me than my 5-6 favorite Van Morrison songs.

    I lost interest with Achtung Baby and haven't paid attention since. I think One is an overrated and badly overplayed song. I won't listen to it.

    I'm somewhat surprised by this. I would have thunk Van the Man's top work would be more in your wheel house than 80s U-2.

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  • Mad_Son
    Mad_Son Member Posts: 10,194
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...
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  • hardhat
    hardhat Member Posts: 8,344
    U-2
    Shane MacGowan is still alive

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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,686 Swaye's Wigwam
    edited November 2022
    U-2
    YellowSnow said:

    chuck said:

    Probably should've said Van Morrison. I've owned his stuff on disk but never bought anything by U2.

    But...the best songs from War, Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree rate higher for me than my 5-6 favorite Van Morrison songs.

    I lost interest with Achtung Baby and haven't paid attention since. I think One is an overrated and badly overplayed song. I won't listen to it.

    I'm somewhat surprised by this. I would have thunk Van the Man's top work would be more in your wheel house than 80s U-2.

    I was listening to Van Morrison, not U2, back when U2 was popular. I "discovered" their earlier albums years after they were old news? I don't rate them higher than him, but I'll choose New Year's Day over my favorite Vam Morrison song.
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  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,284 Founders Club
    Thin Lizzy
    YellowSnow said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    YellowSnow said:

    HFNY said:

    Even if Bono palled around with Epstein, U-2 is a legendary band.

    They are, but I keep coming back to the position that they are still vastly overrated.

    2 legendary albums with Joshua Tree (easily on the Mt Rushmore of 1980's rock LPs) and Achtung Baby. Pre Joshua Tree they had some "good, not great" LPs and a number of classic tracks. Nothing post Achtung Baby appeals to me at all.

    To me, this pole is the Belfast Cowboy and it's not really that close. Van's run from 1967- 1974 is right there with any solo artist of the period.
    I agree. U2 is so over rated it hurts my fat head.
    When folks say U2 is their all time favorite band, I judge.

    If you enjoy them periodically and own some albums like I do, I don't.
    People who say that only own their greatest hits.
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  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,284 Founders Club
    Thin Lizzy
    I’m a shill for Phil. Fuck Bono. Edge has one riff. Van is cool. Gary Moore’s solo career should qualify here but I’m biased
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    Travels with @WoolleyDoog chinspired my shit Mic poll here.

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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    U-2
    No hyphen.

    Also, check out Bono’s daughter as Becca in Bad Sisters. Wood.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    BennyBeaver said:

    No hyphen.

    Also, check out Bono’s daughter as Becca in Bad Sisters. Wood.

    I like the hyphen. FO, G.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    U-2
    YellowSnow said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    No hyphen.

    Also, check out Bono’s daughter as Becca in Bad Sisters. Wood.

    I like the hyphen. FO, G.
    You would.
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  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,792 Swaye's Wigwam
    What about Men in Skirts Celtic Thunder
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB0jP2A3F2o
    or Celtic Woman
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhW1mh7U6-U
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  • WoolleyDoog
    WoolleyDoog Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,219 Founders Club
    Thin Lizzy
    I actually like U2. They have a few albums I'll listen to about once a year. Joshua Tree is an all-timer and the played out songs still sound good. The Edge's guitar playing is easy to pick on for being repetitive but to me it's unique and its own thing instead of a 10 millionth blues or metal guitar player type shit.

    That said, once I told anyone I met in Ireland that Thin Lizzy was my favorite band they immediately perked up and said that Thin Lizzy should be Ireland's true iconic rock band and Phil Lynott their musician.
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  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    YellowSnow said:

    HFNY said:

    Even if Bono palled around with Epstein, U-2 is a legendary band.

    They are, but I keep coming back to the position that they are still vastly overrated.

    2 legendary albums with Joshua Tree (easily on the Mt Rushmore of 1980's rock LPs) and Achtung Baby. Pre Joshua Tree they had some "good, not great" LPs and a number of classic tracks. Nothing post Achtung Baby appeals to me at all.

    I almost totally agree with this. They are not vastly overrated due to the two albums you mention. If you removed those two from their catalog, vastly overrated they would be.

    Pre Zooropa U2 is amazing. Post Zooropa U2 is meh.

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    edited November 2022
    Van Morrison
    WoolleyDoog said:

    I actually like U2. They have a few albums I'll listen to about once a year. Joshua Tree is an all-timer and the played out songs still sound good. The Edge's guitar playing is easy to pick on for being repetitive but to me it's unique and its own thing instead of a 10 millionth blues or metal guitar player type shit.

    That said, once I told anyone I met in Ireland that Thin Lizzy was my favorite band they immediately perked up and said that Thin Lizzy should be Ireland's true iconic rock band and Phil Lynott their musician.

    This is a fair take I think and I agree. The Edge is not a virtuoso on par with the all time rock guitar greats and his playing is heavy on affects (effects? grammar nazis? ) like delay. When you listen to a song like "Pride" , at least, they were doing stuff that was new and fun vs the 10 millionth technical shredding stuff.

    And we all know how much I hate technically gifted shredding.

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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,686 Swaye's Wigwam
    U-2
    YellowSnow said:

    WoolleyDoog said:

    I actually like U2. They have a few albums I'll listen to about once a year. Joshua Tree is an all-timer and the played out songs still sound good. The Edge's guitar playing is easy to pick on for being repetitive but to me it's unique and its own thing instead of a 10 millionth blues or metal guitar player type shit.

    That said, once I told anyone I met in Ireland that Thin Lizzy was my favorite band they immediately perked up and said that Thin Lizzy should be Ireland's true iconic rock band and Phil Lynott their musician.

    This is a fair take I think and I agree. The Edge is not a virtuoso on par with the all time rock guitar greats and his playing is heavy on affects (effects? grammar nazis? ) like delay. When you listen to a song like "Pride" , at least, they were doing stuff that was new and fun vs the 10 millionth technical shredding stuff.

    And we all know how much I hate technically gifted shredding.

    Affect is a verb. Just remember that and you're set.

    Only douchebag, amateur wannabes better suited for guitar hero criticize rock guitarists for a lack of technical skill. It's pretty low on the list of requirements to be a solid or even good guitarist.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,337 Founders Club
    Van Morrison
    chuck said:

    YellowSnow said:

    WoolleyDoog said:

    I actually like U2. They have a few albums I'll listen to about once a year. Joshua Tree is an all-timer and the played out songs still sound good. The Edge's guitar playing is easy to pick on for being repetitive but to me it's unique and its own thing instead of a 10 millionth blues or metal guitar player type shit.

    That said, once I told anyone I met in Ireland that Thin Lizzy was my favorite band they immediately perked up and said that Thin Lizzy should be Ireland's true iconic rock band and Phil Lynott their musician.

    This is a fair take I think and I agree. The Edge is not a virtuoso on par with the all time rock guitar greats and his playing is heavy on affects (effects? grammar nazis? ) like delay. When you listen to a song like "Pride" , at least, they were doing stuff that was new and fun vs the 10 millionth technical shredding stuff.

    And we all know how much I hate technically gifted shredding.

    Affect is a verb. Just remember that and you're set.

    Only douchebag, amateur wannabes better suited for guitar hero criticize rock guitarists for a lack of technical skill. It's pretty low on the list of requirements to be a solid or even good guitarist.
    Well you use guitar "effects" pedals to achieve certain tones, but I get confused because the pedal is "affecting" the sound.

    Most (not all) of the greatest rock songwriters were not elite, technically gifted guitarists. Townshend, Lennon, Richards, Dylan, Young, etc, etc,
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  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,284 Founders Club
    Thin Lizzy
    The Corrs covering a Phil Lynott solo hidden gem

    https://youtu.be/tPxe4WMNus0
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  • PsychicHotlineDawg
    PsychicHotlineDawg Member Posts: 40
    Snow Patrol

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