Two listener questions take us an entire episode to answer... first, we compare Shane MacGowan of the Pogues to Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly of the Dubliners. Then follows a ridiculously long discussion of our top five(ish) desert island discs.
References for this episode
Leaving of Liverpool - The Dubliners (https://youtu.be/uXVnmL1Kvmg) — Ronnie Drew on lead vocals
The Town I Loved So Well (Live) - The Dubliners (https://youtu.be/55OBEs98Pj4) — Luke Kelly on lead vocals
Dirty Old Town (Live) - The Dubliners (https://youtu.be/-mPraO_sJ7A) — Luke Kelly on lead vocals
Rocky Road to Dublin (Live) - The Dubliners (https://youtu.be/TwjDXwHbLfc) — Luke accidentally repeats the 'Mullingar' verse and reacts humourously
Monto (Live) - The Dubliners (https://youtu.be/Wny_0pi4hR4)
Dirty Old Town - Christy Moore and Shane MacGowan (https://youtu.be/1L2i7NCWoG4)
Huey Lewis performs with Thin Lizzy (https://youtu.be/fXB9U57J-yI)
Interview with Chris Hayes of Huey Lewis & the News (https://bit.ly/2P17Pof) — Suburban Underground
New Religion - Duran Duran (https://youtu.be/-Y9Tty4Jg10)
Patrick's Top 5 Desert Island Discs
Life Live - Thin Lizzy (https://amzn.to/2G9Bed1)
Gold: Greatest Hits - Abba (https://amzn.to/2WWrmJ8)
Live After Death - Iron Maiden (https://amzn.to/2UN3Z7o)
Reign in Blood - Slayer (https://amzn.to/2ImYR3y)
Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley (https://amzn.to/2YZWvNJ) (4 Disc Box Set)
Chad's Top 5 Desert Island Discs
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie (https://amzn.to/2Kis9CJ)
Peter Gabriel (Scratch) - Peter Gabriel (https://amzn.to/2WXbPZO)
Fear of Music - Talking Heads (https://amzn.to/2Km81Qb)
The White Album - The Beatles (https://amzn.to/2FXp1qE)
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More References
Cold Sweat (Live) - Thin Lizzy (https://youtu.be/RJTelYHl9NQ)
Human Strain - Slayer (https://youtu.be/f6j65B8v1P8)
George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr talk about Elvis's later period (https://youtu.be/BPf98jsxyDs) (from the Beatles Anthology)
Bruce Dickinson and his opinion(s) on synthesizers in heavy metal (https://youtu.be/P3mPwIv7rU8)
The Rocker - Thin Lizzy (https://youtu.be/AsD7VWZxjbk) (Eric Bell guitar solo)
Still in Love With You - Thin Lizzy (https://youtu.be/hbDUJp8hkms) (John Sykes guitar solo)
My Sharona - The Knack (https://youtu.be/BR2JtsVumFA) (Berton Averre guitar solo)
Life During Wartime - Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads (https://youtu.be/OVHNwBbkSj4) (Jerry Harrison keyboard solo)
Girlfriend is Better - Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads (original 1984 theatrical mix) (https://youtu.be/av3j4WStj2A) (Jerry Harrison keyboard solo)
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Ireland 2019 - Are you in? (https://blaggards.com/2019/02/ireland-october-2019-are-you-in/)
Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF) (https://blaggards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/blaggards-irelandtour-2019.pdf)
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