Posted By headu phole on 21 May 2008 1:38 PM
starbelgrade you bring up some excellent mentions! some i disagree with, but it's all about perspective...I get really annoyed reading rave reviews of average Irish bands...I will miss mongrel...sniffle ;L)
my favorite irish band of recent years was Soviet Filter, and they broke up for some reason.
Bonnie prince Billy inspires the funniest reactions from both sides of that arguement, I like alot of the stuff to be honest.
Is it ok to say the killers? I ask simply cos I am unsure if they are respected or not. "Tranquilize" and "Jenny..." are great songs, driven by the bass, but the rest is boooooring.
Yeah - Soviet Filter were pretty good. The singer was working with Gizzy D from Analogue Mindfield a while back, but I'm not sure if anything came of it.
Bonny Prince seems to be a musical equivalent Marmite alright!
As for Killers - I quite like them... not a mad fan or anything, but they write decent enough pop tunes. "Tranquilise" is a savage tune though, it has to be said. The mix of vox & melodies with Lou Reed really works for me.