Comments on: Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew

By: Leigh O'Gorman

Leigh O'Gorman — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:10:23 +0000

a touch narrow me thinks antoinette,
so what exactly defines “crap dance music”?

By: antoinette

antoinette — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:01:21 +0000

OMG i love this album Im only 16 and i would way prefer listening to this type of music Lisa,Damien Rice,Josh Ritter instead of crap dance music.She is amazing love her and her music

By: Leigh O'Gorman

Leigh O'Gorman — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:12:25 +0000

“It’s true though, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard him mention you needlessly.”

Love..?

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:07:57 +0000

It’s true though, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard him mention you needlessly.

By: nialler9

nialler9 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:13:18 +0000

I quite enjoy him on the radio. He gets passionate about things. Your comment about dropping my name is a little crass methinks. He’s his own man.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:59:19 +0000

Ah I’m sure he’s probably a decent bloke but we’ve got diametrically opposite opinions on what constitutes good music. For that reason I hate the way he says stuff like, and I’m paraphrasing here, “this coldplay record is great, with proper songs, not like that no age rubbish I had to review last week.” and drops your name whenever he’s not impressed with something “hip”. “But Nialler likes it, see we’re cool even if I’m a big lameo.”

By: Leigh O'Gorman

Leigh O'Gorman — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:55:17 +0000

i’ve never heard phil udell talk – is it really that upsetting??

By: nialler9

nialler9 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:42:28 +0000

Oooh thems fightin words – Thrill Pier vs Udell on Phantom would be good.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:40:28 +0000

Oh Christ. Who gives a fuck? Laptops, guitars, synths, uke-fucking-leles and musical bastarding saws. They are all fucking tools to be used to make noise and the only thing that matters is if the noise is any good or not.

But forgetting that what really pisses me off is how insular this country is when it comes to it’s music, things are only ever compared to what’s happening here, what other bands here are doing. Irish people hardly ever talk about Irish music in the context of what’s going on in the rest of the world. Ohh Fight Like Apes, Vinny Club (both of whom I have plenty of time for) etc. are so cutting edge. You mean cutting edge … for Ireland right dudes? Lisa Hannigan is passe … because in Ireland there’s been lots of stuff of a similar style made in the past decade, yet Justin Vernon made a singer songwriter album and people, myself included, can’t say enough nice things about him quick enough.

As for Sea Sew. I think it’s a good record, Hannigan has written good songs, come up with some really nice arrangements for them and she has the most wonderfully arresting voice, it really does get me when she sings.

But what pisses me off most is Phil Udell whenever I hear him on the radio.

By: Sean Donegan

Sean Donegan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:16:33 +0000

It would be very confusing altogether if she incorporates a laptop into her live show going forward….

By: Leigh O'Gorman

Leigh O'Gorman — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:43:26 +0000

I must agree with Ciaran and Colm – fairly spot on in my opinion.

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:18:31 +0000

I wasnt really answering your thing Niall, It was the radio discussion and that Ridiculous “Forward thinking Irish music” Comment, I was using the Barcode battler thing as it seemed most of those acts mentioned in this Zeitgeist by Unarocks, didnt really use the traditional line up of Guitars and that to make their sound what they are known for.Its not a thing about what is better Guitars or laptops, thats easy, its Guitars. As a maker of this “old school Music” it sometimes annoy the shite out of me that anyone who plays guitar and sings gets lumped into this Category of “fucking copy cat one man and guitar” or “Singer songwriter shite”, and automatically get ruled out of This “Exciting Future of Irish music”. Id rather get all old school and watch Masters like Planxty play some of the most amazing, energetic music in the world than Listen to poxy Crystal Castles Lepping around to the Prince of persia Theme tune. Call me old fashioned.

By: Colm

Colm — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:21:53 +0000

Nialler my comment was wasn’t aimed at you or what you said in the initial post but the topic in general.

Perhaps it is a bleak outlook but, trust me, i’m as eager as you are to hear some brilliant Irish music. But i’m not going to let that sway my judgement with regard to what IS brilliant and what is decidely average.

By: nialler9

nialler9 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:41:06 +0000

Take Heathers for example. Another example of something different coming out of this country that was never there before the more traditional acts.

By: nialler9

nialler9 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:40:01 +0000

Ah come on lads. This is not an argument about laptops over guitars or what not. From my perspective, I’m merely highlighting how little I relate to artists from that kind of time period and Hannigan falls into that. I’ve never mentioned Damien Rice, BellX1, Snow Patrol etc etc here because I’ve never been interested in them.

Colm, that’s a very bleak view you have there. I’m glad its not mine.