Talk:The Dubliners

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Contents 1 subjective nature 2 politics 3 one of the oldest bands in music today? 4 overall refinement needed 5 missing discs in discography

[edit] subjective nature

This page suffers from very subjective tones, for instance the bit about "considered as sell out" by who, where is the link to support this?

[edit] politics

It would be interesting to know some of the political values of this band, ie veiws on Scottish independence Vs Union...

[edit] one of the oldest bands in music today?

I think that statement needs clarification or removal. Are the members older than most people "in music" (debatable) or has the band been around longer than most bands (also debatable)? I'd change it, but I'm not entirely sure what the original intent was and I'd rather the intent be preserved if it makes sense. Feets 15:14, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

It does seem a curious assertion, yes. Certainly much of their repertoire, being traditional music, is older than your average rock 'n' roll number. But such is the nature of these things. I second the motion for removal, unless our notably old friends from Dublin are happy for the statement to remain in tact. I'm quite young myself.

The average lifespan of a band is about five years (no I can't prove it). So when a band survives for forty-five years, it's indisputably longer than most bands. Does "Feets" really think the average is around forty years? Ogg 20:04, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Would it be possible for me to link my Wikipedia article on O'Donoghue's Pub, which is mentioned in the article on The Dubliners? Any help would be appreciated as this is my first article. Thanks,

Bighead33 16:13, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Might also make sense to play up the Behan connection a little more. (Jack Haddad 02:01, 29 November 2005 (UTC))

[edit] overall refinement needed

this page is in need of some structural improvement. for example, the band members section is getting lob-sided. unless there's an objection, i'll move most of the luke kelly material to his individual page. i'll try and tackle some of the other items too. JXM 22:29, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

--Also, the writing made my eyes bleed. It could stand to be cleaned up.

[edit] missing discs in discography

Why no mention of Milestones from 1995 with contribution from Shane MacGowan? see http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6840388/a/Milestones.htm and http://www.pandora.com/music/album/dubliners/milestones