Lir (band)

Lir, stylized on album covers as LiR, are a rock band formed in the late 1980s in Dublin, Ireland.

LiR
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresRock, Alternative
Years activeEarly 90s to present
LabelsVelo, W.A.R.?, 1969
MembersRonan Byrne
Dave McGuinness
Colm Quearney
Robert Malone
John Boyle
Past membersCraig Hutchinson
David Hopkins

History

The band became known during the 1990s through their live performances in Dublin.[1] Attention from major labels in the early portion of their career led some critics to draw comparisons to U2.[2] The band signed with U.S. label What Are Records? in 1993, which pushed for the band's success in the US through an intensive touring schedule that had the band playing in North America nine months out of the year.[3] Lir continued on this schedule from 1993 to 1997, before conflicts with their management led to a long hiatus.[2]

It would be 13 years before the band's next full-length release, Nest, under the independent label 1969 Records.[3] Lir failed to secure a contract with an established record label.Their Art Teacher once said to them "Best of Music in The Luck Business" ... Sadly Luck never played its part....

A documentary on the band, directed by Shimmy Marcus and entitled "Good Cake Bad Cake: The Story of LIR" was released in 2011, but was pulled from the Dublin International Film Festival due to a legal dispute between the band and their former management.[2]

The band still reconvenes annually to play shows in and around Dublin.[4][3]

Discography
  • All Machines Hum in A - 1992
  • Magico Magico! (Velo Records - Ireland + EU only) - 1993
  • Magico Magico! (What Are Records? - US release) - 1994
  • Nest (What Are Records? - US release) - 1995
  • This Appeared - EP (Velo Records - Ireland + EU only) - 1995
  • 7000 Apes 600 - EP (Velo Records - Ireland + EU only) - 1997
  • I Went Down: Music from the original motion picture soundtrack (Prophecy Ent.) - 1997
  • 06/93 Acoustic Sessions (What Are Records? - US Release) - 2006
  • Lir Live (1969 Records - UK only) - 2008

References
  1. "Lir make a welcome return with Dublin gig this week". Dublin People. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. Brady, Tara (15 March 2013). "Good Cake, Bad Cake: The downfall of the Dublin band once hailed as the next U2". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "No swansong planned for the boys of Lir". The Irish Times. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Lir return to play Dublin concert". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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