The Rags

About

After listening to alternative rock band The Rags, any educated listener will easily pick up on the group's overt Irishness. The heavily accented vocals, the dreary and often lamentful lyrics, the airy new wave guitar flourishes, as well as the the band's general bravado all combine to create a sound that's more characteristically Irish than even Lucky - the cartoon caricature who helps hock the childrens' cereal Lucky Charms. Being Irish is not a bad thing, though. On the contrary - being Irish goes hand in hand with drinking and getting into drunken fights and bouts of revelry, which makes for extremely good rock lyrics.