They were one of the first, if not the first, of the celtic rock bands of that era. The tain bonus tracks version by horslips on amazon music. The last horslips event so far in this phase of their career was a tg4 tribute show recorded and broadcast live on march 25, 2006 before a live invited studio audience. The tain is a music studio album recording by horslips prog folkprogressive rock released in 1973 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Great to finally see horslips on the site, the unfortunate cup of tea is not a bad album although unusually light in layered sound compared to other releases of 1975. Features song lyrics for horslips s the tain album. The brown bull of cooley, the semimythical beast of the tain certainly wasnt the gentle charolais, but the tongueincheek lyrics are in keeping with the tains eccentric narrative style. Horslips are an irish celtic rock band that composed, arranged and. This is widely considered to be the first celtic rock album ever recorded.
Full of hard driven rock, gentle melodies, and songs that tell a story, this collection could make you roll your eyes and ask yourself how you missed it, thirty plus years ago. Formed in 1970, they disbanded in 1980, but recently in 2005 the original lineup has regrouped and. I wont pretend this is the exact version of the song, but its close enough to get away on a friday night gig. Weve used a traditional melody rosc catha na mumhan which means the battle hymn of. The man who built america remastered 1989 horslips. The original vinyl release was enclosed in an octagonal album cover. You can buy dearg doom 1974 rock horslips duration. The song is a take on the irish folk tune written for battle. Dec 04, 2009 this is widely considered to be the first celtic rock album ever recorded. Unfortunate cup of tea remastered edsel records uk 2000. The tain was amongst the bands most successful albums.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Horslips the tain 1973 01 setanta 02 maeves court 03 charolais 04 the march 05 you cant fool the beast. Horslips the tain 1973 uk pressing lpflac in 24bit. They formed in 1970 and retired in 1980 for an extended period. Chords for horslips the tain 10 faster than the hound.
With this, horslips took the lead in irish music of the time and created an original mixture from traditional irish tunes and rock music. Listen to the record to get the exact timing and order of the parts come back horslips. Horslips toured ceaselessly in britain, europe and america, their last us tour taking place in the spring of 1980. Originally released in 1973, it was a concept album built on irish mythological sources. An all time irish rock classic and possibly one of horslips finest moments. A number of irish personalities were interviewed, in irish, about what the band meant to them and how horslips shaped modern irish music. Dearg doom 1974 rock horslips download dearg doom the.
Their second studio album, it was horslips first attempt at making a concept album, an idea they would return to in 1976 with the book of invasions. Dancehall sweethearts vinyl horslips short stories tall tales reissue 1993 horslips drive the cold winter away horslips. The tain was based on the tain bo cuailnge the cattle raid of cooley, one of the most infamous legends of early irish literature, dealing with the war between ulster and. A concept album tracing the legend of the cattle raid of cooley, a centre piece of the ulster cycle of heroic tales, known simply as the tain, or to give it its full title in gaelic tain bo cuailgne this was the second album released by horslips back in 1973 and ranks along side dancehall sweethearts and the book of. Today all albums continue to sell well and the bands anthemic single dearg doom is known to a whole generation of clubbers who werent even thought of when horslips was in its pomp. Alac downloads alac 176khz24bit download alac 192khz24bit download alac 44khz24bit download dsd downloads dsd double rate 5. The tain contains dearg doom which has one of the best riffs in the whole of rock music no kidding. Listen free to horslips the tain bonus tracks version setanta, maeves court and more. Jun 28, 2011 horslips the tain 1973 06 dearg doom 07 ferdias song 08 gae bolga. Iomoio mp3 music catalogue h horslips the tain cover.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Horslips first album happy to meet, sorry to part is a nice precursor to their following prog opuses, mainly the tain and the book of invasionsa celtic symphony, as it puts the listener both at ease as what to expect next and also apprehensive at the same time. Listen free to horslips the tain setanta, maeves court and more. Horslipsthe tainpreowned vinyl recordacoustic sounds. Based on the irish saga tain bo cuailgne the cattle raid of cooley, part of the ulster cycle of heroic tales, it tells of war and carnage brought. Dearg doom and faster than the hound were performed mimed on the old grey whistle test. Download horslips mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Horslips on the late late show part 2 21 january 2005 download horslips mp3s the emusic service offers mp3s downloads of many of the artists listed on.
Horslips continued their celtic rock style of fusing traditional irish music and rock, using traditional jigs and reels and incorporating them into their songs. Horslips were a 1970s irish rock band that composed, arranged and performed their own celtic rock songs and music based on traditional irish jigs and reels. The tain live extended sequence my fathers place, new york, 1974 notes. Full of hard driven rock, gentle melodies, and songs that tell a story, this collection could make you roll your eyes and ask yourself how you missed it, thirty. Probably horslips best album, along with the more polished the book of invasions, which is also based on irish legend. Based on the irish saga tain bo cuailgne the cattle raid of cooley, part of the ulster cycle of. This classic celtic band that preceeded u2 had the imagination and mastery of setting tales to music, and the tain by horslips is a disc that no rock n roll enthusiast should ignore. Horslips biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Weve used a traditional melody rosc catha na mumhan which means the battle hymn of munster. Horslips are an irish celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs frequently inspired by traditional irish airs, jigs and reels. Horslips the tain bonus tracks version stream downloadcd. Jun 28, 2011 horslips the tain 1973 01 setanta 02 maeves court 03 charolais 04 the march 05 you cant fool the beast. Horslips the tain 1973 06 dearg doom 07 ferdias song 08 gae bolga. The most ambitious and successful of their early albums, horslips most progressive creation, and maybe the most successful rock concept album ever done, the tain is rock put into the service of epic storytelling or is it the other way around. This accompanied thomas kinsella and louis le brocquys im sure i misspelled. Buy the tain online at low prices in india amazon music. Click the emusic image on the left to sign up for a free trail and then search emusic to see if horslips tracks are available on the site. The track is from the album the tain referencing tain bo cuailnge the cattle.
Horslips are a rock group from dublin, ireland who have released quite a few wellreceived celtic flavored albums in their career. The tain is a concept album based on the ancient irish legend of the tain bo cuailnge the cattle raid of cooley. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. For example, dearg doom is based on oneills march, while the march of the king of laois forms part of more than you can chew.
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