Irish Rock\'n\'roll
The Rock-and-roll belonged to the Musique of Ireland since the Années 1960, when the British Invasion brought the British blues, the Rock psychedelic and other styles on the island. The Irish music scene in the years 1960 and one good part of the Années 1970 was dominated by the only Irish phenomenon: that of the “Showbands” which were groups of professional interpreters who played in the clubs of dance in all the country, putting in scene a professional “show” and playing all the American hits and English of the time. In the years 1960 it was about the only manner for a professional musician in Ireland of earning its living. Two famous Irish artists who started while working in showbands and which were going to point out the Ireland in the field of the rock'n'roll are Van Morrison and Rory Gallagher. Van Morrison obtained an international success in the years 1960 with the group Them before launching out in a brilliant career solo which goes still extremely in its fourth decade. Rory Gallagher formed the trio of blues rock'n'roll Taste and succeeds in obtaining an acclamation of criticism in its career solo which lasted until its death in 1995. He is regarded per many criticisms musical as one of the largest guitarists of rock'n'roll of all times.
The beginning of the year 1970 saw a growth of the rock'n'roll and a group which arrived at an international preeminence was the group of hard rock Thin Lizzy carried out by Phil Lynott. Another Irish group, Horslips marked a new stage by mixing hard rock with Irish traditional music to create a new kind: the Celtic Rock'n'roll. They also tackled the idea that the success of an Irish group required to leave the country and were the first great rock group to remain in Ireland instead of going abroad to run after success. They created a very original music and were an enormous success in Ireland but never obtained international success that they deserved but they paved the way for another group which was also going to remain in Ireland to end up dominating the musical world: U2.
In the middle of the Seventies, with the appearance of the Roots revival of the traditional music, of the groups of folk rock'n'roll fusion like Planxty and Moving Heats as well as of the Composer-songwriter S like Christy Moore and Paul Brady arrived in first place.
End of the year 70 saw the impact of the movement Punk and of the Irish groups in the center of this action included the group of Northern Ireland Stiff Little Fingers and The Undertones also that the group of Dublin The Radiators and The Boomtown Rats preceded by Bob Geldof as well as by the group avant-gardist The Virgin Prunes carried out by Gavin Friday.
The Années 1980 assisted at the rise to power of the Irish rock group which obtained the most success, U2. From the exit in 1980 of the album Servant boy , U2 has grows at the point to become one of the greatest rock group of the world. Maintaining in their third decade of career, they continue to make a success of a business success and critical enormous. All along their career, U2 kept their base firmly established in their town of birth, Dublin. The group, particularly the leader Bono is as well known for their social conscience and their intervention in varied international causes.
The years 1980 saw also the rise of The Pogues with a radical return of the Irish traditional music. Groups as Flogging Molly continued the style Punk/punk rock - inspired the tradionnelle music of the new millenium. Another Irish artist to obtain success in the years 1980 was Sinéad O' Connor. On the scene of the heavy metal the guitarist Gary Moore old Thin Lizzy obtained the succè in his career solo. In the years 1990 it turned over to its roots of the Blues rock'n'roll. The group Mama' S Boys became also very known on the scene of the heavy metal.
At the end of the Eighties and at the beginning of the Années 1990 My Bloody Valentine proposed a new style of rock'n'roll, Shoegazing and accepted a great acclamation of criticism.
A new harvest of Irish rockers obtained a great success in the years 1990: The Cranberries of Limerick, The Frames of Dublin and Therapy? and Ash of Northern Ireland.
In the current decade the music scene remains strong in Ireland. The singer/type-setter Damien Rice obtained a great success and an international acclamation of criticism.
More recent groups like Snow Patrol, The Thrills and Paddy Casey started to invade the European market.
See too
- Category: Irish rock group
External bond
- IrishRockers.com contains an important list Irish artists