Posted By aidan on 02 Dec 2009 03:22 AM
We've four weeks to find a world-dominating Irish record of the '00s - and if not, we'll have to make one ourselves!!!!
I have access to a cowbell :D
I agree Free All Angels merits a spot in the CLUAS list, but for my money a top five positioning is flattering.
You could be forgiven for assuming that both Ash and Cathy Davey were shoehorned into the IT list just to ensure some Irish representation, but then it would seem that the process outlined by JC wouldn't allow for that. Must be the TCL factor so :)
You're spot on though, there's been a discernable lack of worldwide smashes eminating from this island over the last ten years. Aside from 'O' and the first Swell Season offering (which was really more of a soundtrack than a conventional album) I can't think of any that made an impact beyond these shores. Certainly nothing of the calibre of 'Loveless' or 'Achtung Baby'