50 Favourite Irish Pub Songs - Sean O'Neill Band (The)

Advantages: Wide range of music, superb musicians
Disadvantages: Accents may take time to understand, IRA references may offend

...to bring our own interpretations to it. However, the real pearls are the rebel songs; songs that recall the Irish attempts to oppose English rule. Some may misleading read these as simple celebrations of the IRA but to do so would be to ridiculously simplify the songs. They are personal narratives like Patriot Games which tells us of a rebels frustration with broken promises or Off to Dublin in the Green which tells the story of a simple ploughboy frustrated by his lot who joins the IRA. Indeed the Dubliners song capture the history of Ireland. It documents in its own way the migration of the population, the hard toil of its men as it built roads and buildings. As well as pondering every day matters like love in the moving Banks of the Roses. *** Listings *** Wild Rover Chief O'Neill's Favourite The Rocky Road to Dublin... Read review

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Advantages: A good collection of 20 songs from the 40 years, Good drinking tunes
Disadvantages: Nowhere near a big enough compilation of their best songs.

...that has come out of the scene. It has a very mellow and eerie sound o it but it very relaxing and his voice sounds superb. The next song I move onto is probably my favourite Irish song well joint favourite with one I’m going to get too shortly. The first song is “Seven Drunken Nights” a Dubliners original this song just has great lyrics and the music sounds superb as well. The song is lead by the guitars and is basically about a guy who gets drunk every night and comes hone and sees things he doesn’t recognize, because it belongs to his wife’s bit on the side, and basically its him asking and her coming up with some excuse for it. It really has to be heard to believe but its a good song and a true classic as far as the band goes. The next track is three from the end and is called “All For Me Grog”. it’s got a fast beat carried along... Read review

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Advantages: Makes you think
Disadvantages: some swearing

...in 1984 and 'Rum Sodomy and the Lash' is their second album after 'Red Roses for me', and arguably, but as far as I am concerned, their best album. 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash' takes it's name from the famous Churchill quote 'don't talk to me of naval tradition, it's all Rum Sodomy and the Lash !', the album cover is very distinct, it copies a famous painting 'The Raft of the Medusa' (1816) a famous shipwreck off the coast of Africa, and depicts dying naked bodies, with the members of the band's faces cleverly superimposed on some of the bodies. The album was produced by the talented Elvis Costello, and is , in my opinion, awesome. *****THE BEST TRACKS***** The album opens with my favourite track..THE SICK BED OF CUCHULAINN This is a lyrical masterpiece, penned by Mcgowan himself, and he sings of the ancient Cuchulainn, who... Read review

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