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...Ireland gave the world Van Morrison; in the '70s, Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats; in the '80s, U2 and Sinead O'Connor. Now there's Black 47. The group's new album deals with such subjects as class warfare and potato famine, and their new video Funky Ceili is getting heavy play on MTV. Then there's the Irish band Hothouse Flowers, whose new album Songs from the Rain is both intelligent and evocative, full of the kind of arena-size emotions that are likely to seduce large audiences. And the new compilation Straight Outta Ireland -- whose title plays...
...support of successful Irish groups, directly and indirectly, that helped the new trend develop. Several of the groups on Straight Outta Ireland got career boosts by having singles released on labels sponsored by U2. "Bands like U2 and Sinead helped give people a sense of pride and potential," says Niall Stokes, editor of Hot Press, a Dublin music magazine. "U2 is revered, but the Irish are cynical by nature. They see ((U2 lead singer)) Bono and think, If that ridiculous idiot can do it, then...
...clubs like Paddy Reilly's and Sin-e, also in New York, have & helped break in many of these new acts, giving them a supportive place to develop an audience. At Sin-e (which means "that's it"), Sinead O'Connor has been seen helping clean up. Black 47, which combines traditional Irish instruments such as the uilleann pipe (a bellows-blown bagpipe) with reggae beats and straight-ahead rock, spent several years being heckled at pubs in the Bronx and Queens before settling in at Reilly's. The band's seasoning is apparent on their debut album; with assurance...
INTERVIEW: The Passion of Sinead O'Connor...
...contains, among other matters, madness, incest, something very close to fratricide and an abortion the consequences of which reverberate down the years. All of this is reflected in Crick's face and manner -- full of suppressed torment -- and in the eerie, sweetly stated hysteria of his barren wife, Mary (Sinead Cusack), who endures false pregnancies and indulges in kidnapping in an attempt to fulfill her need for motherhood...