VOTE FOR JIMMY COUP
Irish national radio station TODAYfm have listened to all the versions of Thin Lizzy’s “Don’t Believe a Word” that were sent into them and there were hundreds as part of the BEAT THE ORIGINAL competition that they have been running for the last while.
Jimmy Coup is a very good friend of the Trust and his entry is in the last five!
This is a chance to give something back to him so send a text and vote for him on the 16th May between 8-9am GMT.
http://www.todayfm.com/
IRELAND VOTERS TEXT : 085 4 100 102
OUTSIDE IRELAND TEXT: 00 353 85 4 100 102
http://www.todayfm.com/
On Wednesday May 7th last the judges - Philomena Lynott, Willie Kavanagh MD of EMI and singer/songwriter Jerry Fish - had the daunting task of choosing five finalists from 20 entrants which were chosen by the Todayfm breakfast show team. But....they did it.They will air all five next week, one per day starting next Monday May 12th with all five going up against each other in a text vote on Friday May 16th between 8am-9am when we will award the winner €8000 with thanks to Nescafe Original and Today FM…to spend in any way they want
IRELAND VOTERS TEXT : 085 4 100 102
OUTSIDE IRELAND TEXT: 00 353 85 4 100 102
http://www.todayfm.com/
VOTING
Each day TODAYfm will reveal a shortlisted entrant by playing their version of “Don’t Believe a Word” in full after the 8am news. They will list the artists on their webpage right after they have been played with an assigned number for voting.
IRELAND VOTERS TEXT : 085 4 100 102
OUTSIDE IRELAND TEXT: 00 353 85 4 100 102
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On Friday May 16th after all the shortlisted artists have been played they will open the text voting to
IRELAND VOTERS TEXT : 085 4 100 102
OUTSIDE IRELAND TEXT: 00 353 85 4 100 102
and all people have to do is text the digit (not the word) of the artist they want to win.
>>>>>>>>YOU WILL NEED TO LOG ON TO THE STATIONS SITE ON THE DAY TO GET THE NUMBER THATS ASSIGNED TO JIMMY!!!!!<<<<<<<
John 'Irish' Earle R.I.P
(Gentleman Joh Earle)
1944 - 2008
John at the Vibe after party in 2003
Having a laugh at Liberty Theatre 19th August 2005
The Top 30 Hard Rock Albums of All Time
In the new Hotpress, (published Thursday, April 24th) Peter Murphy analyses how Hard-rock has taken on many forms, ranging from psychedelia to grunge. “But,” says Murphy, “if it's hard-riffing and loud enough to annoy the neighbours, it should be categorised as good old-fashioned metal.”
With that in mind, Perer Murphy guides everyone through the Hot Press selection of the Top 30 HARD ROCK albums of all time.
“As regards technical criteria,” Hot Press explains, “compilations were disqualified, but live albums were not, because live albums are totally HARD ROCK. Also, multiple entries by a single artist were out of the question, because Motorhead and AC/DC would’ve hogged the entire Top 20.”
While the list is mainly dominated by the big American hard hitters, Thin Lizzy’s Live and Dangerous and Therapy?’s Troublegum both took the 6th and 22nd positions. Rory Gallagher was not included,as he was considered more a blues than a heavy metal artist.
The top spot was swiped by Guns N’Roses for their album Appetite for Destruction. Guns N’ Roses embodied danger and charisma, rejoicing in glam-punk cred and scuzzy songs about smack and urban paranoia. “For about five minutes, G&R were the latest, greatest bad-ass rock ‘n’ roll band in the world,” Hot Press says.
The list includes such greats as Led Zeppelin’s IV, due to its sheer sonic impact, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, represented the point where metal evolved from the blues rock roots of Cream and Hendrix to become self-consciously and unapologetically theatrical and tribal.
Below is the Top TEN
For complete results, see the new Hot Press
1 Appetite For Destruction – Guns N’ Roses (1987)
2 Back In Black – AC/DC (1980)
3 No Sleep Til Hammersmith – Motorhead (1981)
4 Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin (1971)
5 Songs For The Deaf – Queens Of The Stone Age (2002)
6 Live And Dangerous – Thin Lizzy (1977)
7 Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction (1990)
8 Paranoid – Black Sabbath (1970)
9 Metallica – Metallica (1991)
10 Machine Head – Deep Purple (1972)
Classic Rock, in their current issue, list the top 50 best live band. Thin Lizzy come in at a very respectable #19 with the following words...............
#19 THIN LIZZY....HARD ROCKERS WHO GAVE US ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUMS EVER......................"In their pomp, Thin Lizzy set live standards othersstruggled to come close to achieving.. The magical twin guitar combinations of Scott Gorham with Brian Robertson, Gary Moore or John Sykes inspired many staring agape in the audience, while the late Philip Lynott was the consumate frontman and geezer who appealed to both sexes." FACT: Duringf their 1977 UK tour, Lizzy rode from gig to gig in a limo. Cool rock stars? Not quite, because all the gear was in the boot, which had to be tied down with a wire coat hanger"
Who made number one.....ahhhhh that will spoil the surprise before you buy the magazine. That free plug is on me Classic Rock :)
