Worst Irish Band Ever: THE POLL

[Idris2002]

So, who were the worst Irish band of all time?

U2 are an obvious choice, but the Boomtown Rats might shade it, if for no obvious reason than that their music was derivative pub rock turned cod reggae.

Then there's D4 brats Power of Dreams, and awful celtic rockers Cry Before Dawn (who never ever get played on the radio anymore that I know of, which tells you all you need to know. Same goes for "let's rip off the first three U2 albums" rockers Cactus World News, and utterly forgettable by-the-numbers indie types JJ72 and BellX1.

Over to you, urban.

 

[twentythreedom]

The Commitments were pretty awful too, but surely there can only ever be one winner here

 

[bimble]

My ex boyfriend fronts up the worst Irish band ever but you've rightfully never heard of them. If I get drunk i'll have to post a youtube link to prove the worstness. He's the singer and is tone deaf but does not know it, thinks it's character.

 

[Lurdan]

Boomtown Rats edge it for me. Fucking awful.

Is this the worst Irish rapper ? (Or is it the best ? I'm a bit out of touch).

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Why no Jedward? Or are we acknowledging a level of talent here?

 

[hot air baboon]

was never a huge fan of the Nolan Sisters

 

[Johnny Vodka]

No B*witched or The Corrs?

 

[Orang Utan]

I've only heard of U2, Boomtown Rats and Wolfetones.
You missed out B*Witched, Westlife, Boyzone, Jedward, The Saw Doctors, Hothouse Flowers, The Cranberries, The Frank & Walters, The Divine Comedy, The Corrs, D:Ream, The Republic Of Loose, Agnelli & Nelson and The Rubberbandits.
Fuckin' ell, Irish popular music is like the opposite of Jamaican music - how can such a small island produce all of that?

 

[DotCommunist]

Ash

 

[DotCommunist]

although I still rate 'girl from mars'

 

[chilango]

All them shit "rebel" bands wanking over the 'ra.



*am I doing this right?

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I've only heard of U2, Boomtown Rats and Wolfetones.
You missed out B*Witched, Westlife, Boyzone, Jedward, The Saw Doctors, Hothouse Flowers, The Cranberries, The Frank & Walters, The Divine Comedy, The Corrs, D:Ream, The Republic Of Loose, Agnelli & Nelson and The Rubberbandits.
Fuckin' ell, Irish popular music is like the opposite of Jamaican music - how can such a small island produce all of that?

For a 'proper' band, The Divine Comedy are pretty horrible. National Express is a particularly irritating smugfest.

 

[Orang Utan]

For a 'proper' band, The Divine Comedy are pretty horrible. National Express is a particularly irritating smugfest.

the only good thing he did was the Father Ted theme

 

[chilango]

Sultans of Ping.

Where's me jumper?

Feck off.

And take The Frank & Walters with you.

 

[stavros]

the only good thing he did was the Father Ted theme

I believe Hannon also wrote the music to the video version of My Lovely Horse.

B*Witched get a pass because I like "C'est la Vie".

 

[gosub]

All them shit "rebel" bands wanking over the 'ra.



*am I doing this right?

yep. I was going to nominate Enniskillen Pipe Band

 

[Orang Utan]

Only 3 votes for Bongo and friends. Thought it would be an instant landslide

 

[MrSki]

For the younger viewers who might not be familiar with Bob in his early years singing about a 4th form girl!

 

[chilango]

Clannad

 

[Sprocket.]

Horslips.

 

[chilango]

Sinnead O'Connor.

She's got a shaved head. She cries in a video. That's about it.

 

[chilango]

The Undertones.

Their one song turned a national treasure into a paedo or something.

 

[stavros]

U2 should be excluded as they're now Dutch.

 

[bimble]

*

 

[danny la rouge]

Clannad

That's what I was going to say.

 

[Kaka Tim]

cranberries. van morrison (post Them)

 

[Kaka Tim]

The Undertones.

Their one song turned a national treasure into a paedo or something.

ooohhh - sooooo edgy.

 

[albionism]

Hothouse Flowers.

 

[Cheesypoof]

any of the Irish boybands, but they are not actual 'bands' is it.

 

[Cheesypoof]

The Commitments were pretty awful too, but surely there can only ever be one winner here

they werent 'awful'