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Success Delayed
Those who like the music of The Corrs probably were introduced to it via their sophomore album, Talk On Corners. It was released in 1997 and the album name references a line from one of the songs in it called “Queen Of Hollywood”. After its release, many of the songs from a typical live performance […]
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Sail Away
Sail away, sail away, sail away. No the song is not called “Sail Away.” It’s actual title is “Orinoco Flow” and it was a #1 hit for Enya in 1988. But you would not be blamed for thinking that was the title since the phrase is repeated very often in the song. Also, the American […]
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Floral Musicians
The Hothouse Flowers began in 1985 as “The Incomparable Benzini Brothers” when Liam O Maonlai and Fiachna O Braonain began performing as street musicians. They joined by Peter O’ Toole and rose in popularity. Renaming the group “The Hothouse Flowers” they began their conquest of Europe by writing songs and performing them in Ireland.
U2’s […]
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Liquid Lads
The Waterboys were formed by Mike Scott in 1983. Most of the band’s membership has been composed of Scottish, Irish and English musicians. Their style is a mix of rock, folk, and Celtic music. They disbanded in 1993 and reformed in 2000. They continue to release albums and perform all over the world.
The […]
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One Tree Hill
The Joshua Tree is was the fifth album released by the band U2. It came out in 1987 on
Island Records. Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois worked on this album which is considered
as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 1988 it won a Grammy for Album Of The Year.
It began as […]
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Edgy
David Howell Evans, the guitarist of U2, probably did not want Bono to one-up him so he took his own moniker, The Edge. His guitar sound and judicious use of delay has defined the iconic band’s sound. Rolling Stone included him on a list of the greatest guitarists of all time. But what is up […]
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The Man Called Bono
Paul David Hewson is the real name of the rock icon called Bono. He is the main vocalist of the band called U2. Raised in Dublin, he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met both his wife and the future members of his band. Since then, he has been referred to as Bono by […]
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Me 2?
U2 is a band that comes from Dublin. It features Bono on vocals, The Edge on guitar, Adam Clayton on bass and Larry Mullen Jr. on drums. Formed in 1976, all the current members of the band were there when they started. They were a seven piece band which was eventually whittled down to the […]
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Sail Away
The haunting voice behind Enya is actually Eithne Patricia Ni Bhraonain. Enya is how Eithne would sound in her native dialect. Enya is an Irish songwriter and is the country’s best-selling solo artist. She is second only to U2 in terms of sales for Irish artists. Enya has garnered four Grammy Awards and an Academy […]
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All In The Family
The Corrs are an Irish folk rock group that have achieved great commercial success. The group consists of four siblings. Sharon plays the violin, Caroline is a drummer and percussionist, Jim is a guitarist and Andrea usually takes care of lead vocals for most of their songs. All of them are multi-instrumental and sing as […]
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