Hothouse Flowers 07/23/1990
Set I
Movies
Eyes Wide Open ?
Giving It All Away
Give It Up
Hardstone City
Hallelujah Jordan
I Can See Clearly Now
Sweet Marie
Christchurch Bells
Don't Go
Water
? (Instrumental)
Dance To The Storm
I'm Sorry
Eyes Wide Open ?
Giving It All Away
Give It Up
Hardstone City
Hallelujah Jordan
I Can See Clearly Now
Sweet Marie
Christchurch Bells
Don't Go
Water
? (Instrumental)
Dance To The Storm
I'm Sorry
Set II
Feet On The Ground
Band 40
Take Me By The Hand
If You Go
Hydroman
Band 40
Take Me By The Hand
If You Go
Hydroman
Set III
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| BLG | FLAC / 1 | View | Nakamichi CM300/cp1's > Sony TC-D5m > anaM > FLAC | |||
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| jamie slattery | cdr / 2 | 8 | View | audience | ||
| Greg | Audio CDR / 2 | A | View | |||
| Notes: | Great audience taping. Ireland's Hothouse Flowers made a name for itself during the late '80s and early '90s with a passionate, bombastic fusion of rock & roll with the rootsy sounds of Irish folk and American gospel. The group was founded as a Dublin street-performance act called the Incomparable Benzini Brothers by schoolmates Liam O'Maonlai (vocals, keyboards) and Fiachna O'Broainain (guitar), the former of whom had played in My Bloody Valentine forerunner Congress. After winning the Street Entertainers of the Year award in 1985, the Incomparable Benzini Brothers added bassist Peter O'Toole (no, NOT Lawrence of Arabia!!), saxophonist Leo Barnes, and drummer Jerry Fehily and changed their name to Hothouse Flowers. The group received a glowing write-up in Rolling Stone before even landing a record deal, but that drawback was rectified when U2's Bono saw them performing on a late-night television show. A single on U2's label Mother got Hothouse Flowers signed to PolyGram. Their 1988 debut, People, cruised to the top of the Irish charts and peaked at number two in Britain. Their follow-ups, "Home" and "Songs From the Rain", continued their success, but the band has never been able to break through in America to anything beyond cult status (though they were really big in Australia ?you know that big crocodile filled place near New Zealand?!!- for quite a while.) The lyrics..."There's a black cat lying in the shadow of a gatepost" stays with me as I age. The reason they were big Down Under was simply because they were good...ouch!!. Hothouse Flowers has been quiet since 1993; several members have guested on other artists' albums. Liam O'Maonlai was part of Michelle Shocked?s band when I saw her do her New Year?s Eve show in New York, NY, 1999. What a cool way to bring in the new millennium, hey?!! Thanks again for a great show Ed, and thanks again for letting me (I hope you ARE "letting me"!!) steal your notes. Cheers mate! | |||||
| calgarytrader | cdr / 2 | a | a | View | nakamichi 300 > sony tcd5m > cdr transfer from master cassettes no eq | |
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