Cait O'Riordan vs. Darryl Hunt

[Fyllo]

i don't care, but i'd rather have sex with cait.

I agree with goodbar.........

[DzM]

i don't care, but i'd rather have sex with cait.

I agree with goodbar.........

Wow. Pure class guys.

[Shillaly Bro]

Daryll is more musically proficient, however, I really liked Cait's EXTREMEMLY
simplistic style, whether by choice or not. In my opinion, less is more in Irish music when bass is concerned.

[Low D]

Daryll is more musically proficient, however, I really liked Cait's EXTREMEMLY
simplistic style, whether by choice or not. In my opinion, less is more in Irish music when bass is concerned.

Shane claimed, in A Drink with Shane MacGowan, that he taught Cait to play the bass like the left hand of a button accordion. Now, whether or not that's true, i dunno. But it sounds about right if you listen to those first two albums.

I'd have to agree that Cait's playing was more limited, but folkier & suited to the style of the first two albums. Daryl's playing fits on those albums with a broader musical scope. But i miss her voice. Always good to have at least one woman's voice in the mix, gives it a whole other sound. Not to mention the songs where she took lead, which were just lovely.

[Pyro]

I agree with most people here that both suit respective albums.

I think Darryl was better suited for the "big" sound - and I like "freedom" of his playing. I think what he plays in Young Ned is just...too good to express by words. I think that this is what made me like the song so much. And Young Ned Dub version is awesome too.

Imho both are good on backing vocals, while lead vocals are difficult to compare as Darryl didn´t sing anything on lead vocals. But that part at the end of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah sung by him is great

I think Darryl more overall as I like later albums overall.

And to matter of look - I like how both of them look.

[dawsonn]

Id also rather have sex with Cait rather than Darryl. I hope this helps in your discussion. Just to clarify Cait not Daryll.

[Mick Molloy]

Id also rather have sex with Cait rather than Darryl. I hope this helps in your discussion. Just to clarify Cait not Daryll.

Well here's another old Dutch wisdom saying: you should learn 'it' on an old bike (and I'm not saying that this bike is antique btw )

[Simon Maguire]

Cait had more sex appeal but Daryl's the better musican.

[Benno]

i really cant say
the bass on if i should fall from grace with god is fine
but it's not anything remarkable
one doesnt think of good bass in pogues songs usually

whereas, on rum and red roses
at least there was something special about the bass
be it shitty,
(dirty old town, fuck i hate the bass in dirty old town, sucks nuts)
or good, as in sick bed
cait just had personality, and a unique style

now, cait added something tangible to the band from the bass perspective
but sometimes it failed
darryl didnt add in the same way as cait
but at least he never failed

[TheIrishRover]

I like Cait better. When she plays, it's a lot more bouncy I think. I really like bass a lot if it's strong and moving. I think Darryl added a more calmer, standard bass to the Pogues. While I think Darryl did a fine job, a lot of the livliness and all from the earlier albums seems to be absent in their later work. I think it's partly because of the bass not being as strong and happy, but also due to Shane's deteriorating status and other circumstances that seemed to give their latter work a more depressing, melancholy feel.

[ohAonghusa]

In my opinion, less is more in Irish music when bass is concerned.

Very true.

[ohAonghusa]

The frantic bass at the beginning of Wild Cats is awesome. So there's one. For Daryl, the bass line in Ghost of a Smile is with me pretty much all the time, wherever I go. But I also must say it is infinitely cooler to have a female bassist and the older catalog is enhanced by her simple approach. Whatever. Six of one, half dozen t'other.