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Started by Grinder in General Therapy? Topics

Howdy all,

The Therapy? machine is an international one, but is there many fans in Ireland??

It seems that the level of support in Europe is strong always, and that Ireland is letting the side down.

Grinder

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 12:53

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Jobrok (John O)))) wrote:

Sadly! I have to agree with Grinder…!!!

The band know what side their bread is buttered on.
Europe has always been better to T? than here in Ireland.

Maybe if the played here a bit more.
And I don’t just mean the obligatory Dublin gig!!!

They make an appearance in Cork about every 5 or 6 years, which is kinda miserable.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 13:15

#2

Grinder wrote:

When I was in college in Limerick, they played there, many moons ago.

There are some great venues around Ireland, outside of the Dublin area.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 13:23

#3

Kyle Bovine (K B) wrote:

I know loads of people in my college who are therapy fans, i just think its that not many of us are computer literate here in Ireland :)

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 14:46

#4

Alan wrote:

Yeah, that Limerick gig was on the Semi Detached tour in 1998. They also played Cork that year, and have only played there once since (2004).

I’m from Clonmel, by the way.

As regards Irish music fans; very fickle, usually go along with what the US and UK media tells them to.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 14:48

#5

Grinder wrote:

There certainly is a major element of music snobbery in Ireland…

The Dublin scene is very introverted, with everyone living in each others pockets! A lot of rich boys dressing poor!

We need a new Whipping Boy or Therapy? to come and tear a hole in the scene!

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 14:57

#6

Alan wrote:

Or a Pet Lamb!! :D

Jesus, they rocked like fuck!

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 15:14

#7

Grinder wrote:

Am I crazy or did Andy Cairns have an indie label on the go at one stage, think perhaps it was Mexican Pets they signed?

I could be very wrong here, just a memory from a No Disco episode.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 15:25

#8

Joel (Joel Wreford) wrote:

And wasn’t there a link with the band Joyrider? (Who rocked!)

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 15:49

#9

Grinder wrote:

Yeah Joyrider supported Therapy a couple of times.

They were a band on the brink of being huge at the time. There was this band from NI called Scheer, their album Infliction was brilliant, a hard rock band with a female singer…very cool.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 15:53

#10

Bad Karma wrote:

I’m from NI county Tyrone where T? fans are very thin on the ground.I think part of the problem T? very rarely tour this side of the irish sea + with the lack of airplay and videos on TV and music magazines filled with shite like Good Charlotte it kind of makes T? almost seem invisible.
Andy did have an indie label at one stage i think saw that episode of No Disco as well.
I remember Scheer they released one album and recorded another but it wasn’t released until a few years after they had split up..

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 17:33

#11

hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Andy’s label was called Blunt, long since defunct though. I’m not sure how much they actually put out, I have one Female Hercules 7” and that’s all.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 20:38

#12

realityfuck (Jar lath) wrote:

I’ve got a couple of Mexican Pets releases on blunt. They’re a great band.
The Dublin scene now is very singer-songwriter with the likes of Paddy Casey doing well. It’s not my bag at all really. It’s always been very closed off though.
I’m surprised T? don’t play more gigs on the west of Ireland. Cork, Limerick and Galway all seem to have decent venues. It’s supply and demand I guess, but if they play Dublin on the first half of the tour and the west of Ireland on the second half, I’m sure that’d work. But the lads aren’t eejits, I’m sure thay’ve looked into getting these gigs.

Posted on Tue, 19 April 2005 at 21:51

#13

Jello Biafra wrote:

I’m from westmeath and have been a therapy fan since 92/93…
Bad Karma- I’m heading to your neck of the woods for the weekend.
Carrickmore to be precise

Posted on Wed, 20 April 2005 at 09:00

#14

MR POO! wrote:

I was heading of to a therapy? gig back in 2003 and a girl in my work that mornign said that she used to listen to them when she was younger and was also very surprised that they were still going. Since then i’m met quite a few people like that.
Guess thats what having airwaves filled wiht crap does to the world :(

Posted on Wed, 20 April 2005 at 10:30

#15

Cuchulain wrote:

I’m Dutch but living in Dublin for almost 4 years and also don’t understand it.
When mentioning T? here a lot of people also give me the ’ do they still exist?? ‘.

Might have a chat with a mate of mine who’s organising gigs professionally here and happens to be a good mate of Andy’s as well. Hopefully there’s a way they can do some more gigs in Ireland and save me the extra air miles.

Posted on Wed, 20 April 2005 at 13:41

#16

Patrik_H wrote:

Lots of therapy? fans in cork.

Posted on Fri, 22 April 2005 at 21:38

#17

lazloman2002 wrote:

id say fifty per cent of people under thirty in ireland have or did have a copy of troublegum.

Posted on Sat, 23 April 2005 at 20:31

#18

Kyle Bovine (K B) wrote:

lazloman2002 wrote:

id say fifty per cent of people under thirty in ireland have or did have a copy of troublegum.

Ah i doubt Therapys sale rep would agree with you, but id say fifty percent under thirty and over eigtheen have heard of them

Posted on Sun, 24 April 2005 at 14:56

#19

Jello Biafra wrote:

i’d have to agree with lazloman nearly all my mates have this album face the facts if your 18 you need this album BADLY or you will not get through life…

Posted on Tue, 26 April 2005 at 09:20

#20

realityfuck (Jar lath) wrote:

Alan wrote:

Or a Pet Lamb!! :D

Jesus, they rocked like fuck!

Listening to Pet Lamb as we speak.

Posted on Tue, 26 April 2005 at 21:13

#21

Kyle Bovine (K B) wrote:

In Hotpress this week they met up with Therapy? in Sweden and asked why they dont play many gigs in ireland… and Andy said that he would rather play one memorable gig once a year than several not so memorable ones.

Posted on Wed, 27 April 2005 at 09:09

#22

Mully (Karl) wrote:

so no chance of Several Memorable gigs then :eek:

Posted on Wed, 27 April 2005 at 12:15

#23

Alan wrote:

The Dublin gig at the Ambassador in December 2004 was disappointing in terms of numbers - the crowd wasn’t that big. Of course, the fact that it was a Wednesday and just before Christmas might have contributed to the poor showing.

I, however, went mental in the pit! :D

Posted on Wed, 27 April 2005 at 15:06

#24

Kyle Bovine (K B) wrote:

i thought there was a good crowd there. of course for Tokyo Dragons and Winnebago Deal there were hardly many watching, but the crowd picked up for Therapy, there were definately more there than i expected. There wasnt great advertising for it anyway was there? There never are that many people in the Ambassador (at least all the gigs ive been to there)

I too, went mental in the pit! :D

Posted on Wed, 27 April 2005 at 15:37

#25

Super Hans (Dave) wrote:

Think everytime i’ve been in the ambassador its been sold out (Megadeth, Motorhead, Even T? on the Shameless tour 8th December aswell!)
What pissed me off at the Dublin gig is that I was talkin to this lad who was givin out about the band’s support over here and didn’t know they’d released an album since Shameless…
As everyones been saying the lack of airplay over here doesn’t seem to do T? any favours. The average Irish music fan seems to change their favorite band with the charts anyway, lets see how many people are still listening to Kaiser Chief, the Killers or Kasabian in 2 years time.

Incidently does anyone happen to have a copy of the set list from the Irish Shameless gig, or the Ozzfest one?
Cheers

Posted on Thu, 28 April 2005 at 11:03

#26

Super Hans (Dave) wrote:

Seen as its mainly Irish people going to be reading this, anoyone think it would be at all possible to get T? added to the electric picnic line up???

Posted on Thu, 28 April 2005 at 11:55

#27

Alan wrote:

Electric Picnic? Is this a festival of some sort? Who’s playing?

I just don’t listen to radio anymore, so I don’t know what’s going on in this country music-wise.

Posted on Thu, 28 April 2005 at 13:31

#28

tgE wrote:

u don’t find out much on the radio either!

they just talk shite too much and play crap music.

Posted on Thu, 28 April 2005 at 14:07

#29

Super Hans (Dave) wrote:

Some decent bands, some crap. Its on in September Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are headlining Saturday!
http://www.electricpicnic.ie

Posted on Thu, 28 April 2005 at 16:39

#30

Bad Karma wrote:

lazloman2002 wrote:

id say fifty per cent of people under thirty in ireland have or did have a copy of troublegum.

I hate to be the negative one in the thread but i don’t think T? have ever been that popular north or south,i’d say that fifty per cent are more likely to own an Oasis album rather than Troublegum.

Posted on Fri, 29 April 2005 at 19:21

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