The Medusa Fora

Why is it that the collaboration The Irish Rover sounds totally good, but then somehow the collaboration from a few years later of Whiskey In The Jar (which sounds like a sure fire winner) somehow sounds lacklustre??

Guest wrote:Why is it that the collaboration The Irish Rover sounds totally good, but then somehow the collaboration from a few years later of Whiskey In The Jar (which sounds like a sure fire winner) somehow sounds lacklustre??

Whiskey In The Jar is missing the behatted guitarist?

I've always thought that it didn't sound as raw or organic as The Irish Rover. It sounds more.....i dunno........clinical?
Having said that, i do love listening to it. Especially with the volume turned up to 11

Jack's Heroes has the best video of the three collaborations!

Low D wrote:Jack's Heroes has the best video of the three collaborations!

Four if you count "Mountain Dew". And who doesn't?

who decided that it would be the irish rover and mountain dew which were the songs played for the collaboration? was it eamonn campbell? were any other songs tried and tested?

Guest wrote:who decided that it would be the irish rover and mountain dew which were the songs played for the collaboration? was it eamonn campbell? were any other songs tried and tested?

Good question, but has the shift key on your keyboard stopped working? Surely at least Eamonn deserves capital letters?

Get a life you snob !



Good question Guest !

They also did Wild Rover together live but since that one was released earlier as a b-side I guess it was out of the question. (Happy Gollum )

MissWalshy wrote:Get a life you snob !



Good question Guest !

No need for a space between the last letter of the word and the exclamation mark. Keep the standards up over there, Walshy.

Good question Guest!

philipchevron wrote:

Low D wrote:Jack's Heroes has the best video of the three collaborations!

Four if you count "Mountain Dew". And who doesn't?

Was there a video for "Mountain Dew"? Come to think of it, was there one for "Whiskey in the Jar"? Youtube reveals none (which passes for definitive these days).

Low D wrote:

philipchevron wrote:

Low D wrote:Jack's Heroes has the best video of the three collaborations!

Four if you count "Mountain Dew". And who doesn't?

Was there a video for "Mountain Dew"? Come to think of it, was there one for "Whiskey in the Jar"? Youtube reveals none (which passes for definitive these days).

We performed "Mountain Dew" on at least two TV shows - Sunday Night At The Gaiety and The Tom O'Connor Show. Only "Jack's Heroes" had a formal video promo. There was none for "The Irish Rover" though the version from The Late Late Show Tribute To The Dubliners was widely circulated with RTE's permission.

philipchevron wrote:

Low D wrote:

philipchevron wrote:

Low D wrote:Jack's Heroes has the best video of the three collaborations!

Four if you count "Mountain Dew". And who doesn't?

Was there a video for "Mountain Dew"? Come to think of it, was there one for "Whiskey in the Jar"? Youtube reveals none (which passes for definitive these days).

We performed "Mountain Dew" on at least two TV shows - Sunday Night At The Gaiety and The Tom O'Connor Show. Only "Jack's Heroes" had a formal video promo. There was none for "The Irish Rover" though the version from The Late Late Show Tribute To The Dubliners was widely circulated with RTE's permission.

That's a great clip. I love the visual contrast between Shane and Ronnie.

Fr. McGreer wrote:

MissWalshy wrote:Get a life you snob !



Good question Guest !

No need for a space between the last letter of the word and the exclamation mark. Keep the standards up over there, Walshy.

Good question Guest!

I love that I space it out, its for dramatic effect, honestly !!

Now is it affect or effect? that one sends me into a right frenzy every time. Every time it gets me ! wooah I've come over all funny.

How does Mrs Funny feel about that?