Trend studios, or one of the handful of Dublin's Recording was an expensive proposition and few bands had the "bread" to record at Outside of Dublin, there were few venues for rock groups and any original music was naturally compared to the rock gods of the era. The Beat groups of the 60's played the same gigs, created the same stir, but just went byĪ different name than groups in the 70's. But England did not have the same musicalĬulture as Ireland by any stretch of the imagination, making the rise of Irish Of course, anĮxamination of bands in England would show the same progression: from theīeatles to Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd. Written by Smiley Bolger, we think until the magazines demise. When Pat left the column in August 1974, it was renamed "Rock On" and
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Then "Heavy Sounds" in October 1972 and finally "Let It Rock" in Octoberġ973. Originally called "Beat" it became "Group Scene" in May, 1970, The evolution of the era can be traced through the names he called his column. Wrote a regular column in Spotlight magazine, the "bible" of IrishĮntertainment in the 60's and through the 70's until it's demise around 1979. In Dublin and Belfast, before the rock bands there were theĭidn't last very long and members switched allegiances like musical chairs whichĪlso make a verifiable account of the period quite difficult.įortunately, for us, there was a person who basicallyĬhronicled the era on a regular basis for over a decade.
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Plethora of pop and rock bands coming from every corner of the country by the
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However, no discussion of Irish entertainment in the 60's,ħ0's and 80's would be complete without including the "beat" scene whichĭeveloped in the country's major city's in the 1960's and eventually lead to a To believe these bands came from the same culture that spawned the showband era. Lookingīack on names like Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy and U2, it is hard The history of Irish rock music is quite amazing given the parochial attitudesĪnd lack of creativity generally during the 60's and 70's in Ireland.