Favourite Irish albums of the CLUAS writers
Chris Ford's top 5 Irish albums of all time...
Act:
Van Morrison
Album:
'No Guru, No Method, No Teacher'
I love this album. "In the Garden" helps me to know that those that have passed
on from my life are still there, always with me. "Got to Go Back"- I hear this
and I am ready to head to the airport and buy a ticket back to Ireland, my
homeland. "Here Comes the Knight", a love song of kingly proportions, it
has a very swashbuckling feel to it. I have to admit that listening to anything
by Van Morrison makes me want to head down to the nearest pub and have a pint.
Act:
Sinead O?Connor
Album: 'She Who Dwells'
I had never been a fan of Sinead O'Connor - I don?t know if it was all
the ?off screen? antics that went with her life or not, I don?t think so, but an
artist?s work should stand alone. However when I was given this album I was
completely blown away. She seems finally at peace with herself, less angry with
the world. If Van Morrison is the poet laureate of Ireland then Sinead is the
Queen of Soul.
Act: U2
Album: 'The Joshua Tree'
The Joshua Tree is THE album. If I had to choose one that I could not
live without, this would be it. From the driving 'Where the Streets have no
name' to the pure sexuality of 'With or Without you' to the sadness and hope of
?One Tree Hill? - saying goodbye, hoping to meet again, knowing that you will.
The sad beauty of ?Mothers of the Disappeared?, it breaks your heart.
Act:
U2
Album: 'Achtung Baby'
Another I can?t live without. When I hear the song ?One?, it still sends
shivers up my spine. ?We get to carry each other?. It?s a privilege to be able
to carry each other, not a burden. ?Until The End of The World?- it?s as if you
are hiding behind a bush, listening to Jesus and Judas bare their souls. ?So
Cruel? - I love the line about disappearing in each other. We can be and are so
cruel to each other.
Act:
Christy Moore
Album: 'Ride On'
If Sinead has the soul and Van has the poetry, then Christy has the
spirit of Ireland. For me, listening to him sing "City of Chicago", it
transports me right back to St. John?s Point in Donegal, my most favourite place
on earth. I can feel the troubles that he sings about. I can feel what my
grandparents must have felt so many years ago. ?Lisdoonvarna?- every time I hear
it, it reminds me of the day I walked down the main street of that town, in the
pouring rain, with this song running through my head and a smile on my face.
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- Check out the top 5 Irish albums of all time chosen by these other CLUAS writers:
Allen Conlan
Anthony Morrissey
Brano
Brian Farrelly
Brian Kelly
Celine O'Malley
Chris Ford
Ciaran Wrenn
Cormac Looney
Donal Griffin
Dromed
Gav Reilly
Hugh Tynan
Jimmy Murphy
Jules Jackson
Ollie O'Leary
Stephen McNulty
