Re: Irish recommendations (was: pogues)

[fnord@spdcc.com (Dan Schaeffer)]

In article <2787.278db0c0@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> Love-Hounds@gaffa.MIT.EDU writes:
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>In article <XyDLV3w163w@kk4fs.UUCP>, Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU writes:
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>> While I'm on the subject, can anyone recommend any good Irish bands?
>> My sister has a CD by Kornog, and a cassette by Relativity...

I might suggest a band called The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH), who have a
sound similar to that of The Pogues (or Pogues).  They have two albums that I
have seen: Silvertown and The Domino Club.  I would say their sound is close
to Pogues' sound, but comes across less angry.  Some of their lyrics deal with
serious issues, others are tender ballads.  Like Pogues, they are a large band,
with at least six core members and a variety of other "satellite" players.
I really like their stuff (though I prefer the earlier album, Silvertown).

D. J. Schaeffer
"'The Todal looks like a blob of glup.
  It makes a sound like rabbits screaming,
  and smells of old, unopened rooms.'" 
[fnord@ursa-major.spdcc.com]