Top 10 Irish Bands (Continued...)
Continuing with our list of top 10 Irish bands of all time....
7. Thin Lizzy: Perhaps one of the most under-the-radar of the Irish bands on this list. I never really knew they were an Irish band. In fairness to myself, Thin Lizzy's heyday was a wee bit before my time. In fact, I bet if you polled most Americans, they would tell you that Thin Lizzy was home-grown American rock-n-roll. Not so. With staples of American classic rock radio like "Jailbreak" and "The Boys are Back in Town" in their catalog, Thin Lizzy is Dublin born and bred.
6. Clannad: Known to most Yanks for the song in a now forgotten Volkswagen commercial ("The Theme From Harry's Game"), Clannad has been a staple of the Irish traditional/folk/folk rock/rock scene since the late 70's. Hailing from the comically-named, Lord of the Rings-esque town of Gweedore, County Donegal, Clannad spawned the career of the Enya who is surely known to those of you who follow the musical stylings of Yanni and John Tesh (You know who you are!):
5. Westlife: Signed by Simon Cowell in 1998 (Yes, that Simon Cowell), these four lads from Ireland were the Old Sod's entry into the late-90's "boy band" mania that spawned N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, and any number of other faceless, pre-packaged, syrupy-sweet bands geared toward teenage girls. Yeah, their music pretty much sucks, and they never really gained a toehold here in the US, but they have sold more than 40 million records worldwide and had 14 number one singles in the UK. Not bad.
Little known fun fact: This is John Graf's favorite Irish band.
Yikes! That's bad!
Stay tuned for bands 4, 3, & 2.
7. Thin Lizzy: Perhaps one of the most under-the-radar of the Irish bands on this list. I never really knew they were an Irish band. In fairness to myself, Thin Lizzy's heyday was a wee bit before my time. In fact, I bet if you polled most Americans, they would tell you that Thin Lizzy was home-grown American rock-n-roll. Not so. With staples of American classic rock radio like "Jailbreak" and "The Boys are Back in Town" in their catalog, Thin Lizzy is Dublin born and bred.
6. Clannad: Known to most Yanks for the song in a now forgotten Volkswagen commercial ("The Theme From Harry's Game"), Clannad has been a staple of the Irish traditional/folk/folk rock/rock scene since the late 70's. Hailing from the comically-named, Lord of the Rings-esque town of Gweedore, County Donegal, Clannad spawned the career of the Enya who is surely known to those of you who follow the musical stylings of Yanni and John Tesh (You know who you are!):
5. Westlife: Signed by Simon Cowell in 1998 (Yes, that Simon Cowell), these four lads from Ireland were the Old Sod's entry into the late-90's "boy band" mania that spawned N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, and any number of other faceless, pre-packaged, syrupy-sweet bands geared toward teenage girls. Yeah, their music pretty much sucks, and they never really gained a toehold here in the US, but they have sold more than 40 million records worldwide and had 14 number one singles in the UK. Not bad.
Little known fun fact: This is John Graf's favorite Irish band.
Yikes! That's bad!
Stay tuned for bands 4, 3, & 2.
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