Taking Sides: Ireland V Scotland; which has the worst bands?

Noodle Vague, admittedly the stuff on this 'Best Of' did sound as if it might be a little more subdued than their punky beginnings, and I did kinda like Rum, Sodomy And The Lash when I heard it at a very early age (we've kinda lost the cassette since then), but the stuff playing on our car stereo yesterday was puuuure bilge. Might follow your advice (or find RSATL) though.

You know what music I mean when I compare them to an O'Neils pub, though!

Pogues are genius, if you don't understand that you're a fool.

Texas = Scotland wins.

Sandi Thom is the Doomsday Weapon of this debate.

A girl once told me I looked like Nutini :(

Paolo Nutini's parents have a nice chipshop from where I often partake of a late-night post-pub snack.

aw, jbr, you make me sad, there was a ton of great folk music in ireland in the late 60s & 70s

scotland does have much better pop/rock bands

In fact, every stupid comment I make here is just a way of getting great tips! ;-)

Speedway(i think they were called that) were shite.

Harry was abysmal. She covered some 80s song. It was used in an advert. Her label spent a fortune trying to promote her to the Kerrang crowd. They failed :)

http://www.galwayartsfestival.com/files/programme/418_THE-PROCLAIMERS-2003.jpg

(at least Texas did that crazy shonky version of "Say What You Want" with Method Man)

xxpost The Proclaimers FUCKING RULE

Hmm.

Maybe she was right along, about everything. Even Van Morrison. Even Tom Petty.

Nah.

No, I'm guessing she was right.

I'm going to make a risky assertion that Snow Patrol is the responsibility of both Ireland and Scotland. Bastard offspring of the two. Other than that does Scotland have nice sectarian hatred bands? Like The Wolfe Tones? Does Scotland have hit songs about claiming Rockall as a matter of national pride?

Also.. Joe Dolan and the beloved Showbands.

ilm ^^^ Are you proud?

http://www.capitalceltic.com/images/liveingalway.jpg

Our common shame

And noone has even mentioned Runrig yet. But they geta free pass for "Dance Call America" which is ace. (i know all their late 80s/early 90s stuff as my dad liked them for a spell)
Actually that live album wasn't that bad to be honest.

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Certain people I went to school with only wore celtic jersies.

That was my school(s) too. except the teachers banned celtic colours(rangers too but there was about 2 rangers supporters that i knew of)

Oh and now i'm reminded of THE SILENCERS.(From Airdrie).

http://static.flickr.com/80/234383105_ae3fa10b7c_o.jpg

They didn't like my camera.

Irish trad's better than Scottish. There's a bald statement I won't be single defense for...

I only said it to get a response. I posted my Pogues diss as a means of expressing my displeasure at my initial (well, initial recent) Pogues experience, and knew that I'd get a right load of people suggesting new and enhanced ways of 'getting' them. Please, don't take it personally. The fact that I chose this thread was purely due to the coincidental fact that I found it now, just after that experience. I do not and never will mean to propose that the Pogues are amongst the worst groups from Ireland.

Brendan Shine against ...oh fuck it whoever he's up against is gonna win, eh?
Oh wait Daniel O'Donnell. Brendan wins by KO.

Yeah well done, Daniel O'Donnell's album Blue Jeans, my personal soundtrack to hell.

Brendan Shine, Foster & Allen... you're making me cry...

ac/dc means scotland cant win.

jethro tull does

didn't know where to put this, been listening to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSxrH8yYI_E

The stage banter at the end is hilariously cheesy after such a great and deep rendition

(i found it on a cheap vinyl record) another thread mentioned the Corries are remarkably unavailable on cd. (I certainly had never heard of them before, which must be very continental European of me)

Oh god, Ireland easily.

The stage banter at the end is hilariously cheesy after such a great and deep rendition

That's folk musicians for you.

I'd have to go with Ireland too

Roy Williamson was a helluva talent, Ronnie Browne, er, not so much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylj-O06Is_c

maybe Roy sold his soul to the devil, and had to include Ronnie Browne in the package deal hehehe. Haircut Ronnie certainly looks like he should just be in a Asterix and Obelix in Scotland in 3D adaptation

thanks for that vid!