Customer Reviews

Emerald Rock

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Watch out if you are buying this CD because you are a U2 fan. The CD only has one U2 song --a techno remix of Mysterious Ways. Other than that, I found the CD dissappointing. The only other track I was familiar with was "Zombie" by the Cranberries. 98% of the CD is tracks by obscure Irish bands that range from boring to cute but not worth buying the CD for. It's not even as if U2 has submitted fresh material for this one. Unless you are looking for a sample of Irish rock culture, this CD is probably not for you.

I must write to let people know that contrary to what a previous reviewer wrote, this is an excellent collection of contemporary Irish bands. I am sorry for the person who does not know of The Frames, Black 47, Shane McGowan, Ash, Therapy, The Boomtown Rats or The Waterboys. I think all of them are well worth the listen, and this is a nice collection of some of their more interesting songs. All of these songs appear on the artists' own albums, this is just a "Various Artists" collection, so it is unreasonable to think that this is all "new" material.

Don't just buy something for U2, for goodness' sake! Expose yourself to something good and new!

Unlike the other people who reviewed this CD I have heard of most of the bands included. If you were fooled into buying it just because you thought it had a new U2 song on it..thank you for playing anyway. However, you are lucky enough to be introduced to music from a country where styles of music other than Rap, heavy metal and neo-punk are frequently played on the radio and thus each band sounds different. You will be introduced to the likes of Therapy and Ash, two well known bands on the more tasteful side of the pond, and you will get a copy of the Boomtown rats "don't like mondays", unbelievable! Stop whining and appreciate good music.

I get tired of the repetitive top40 pop played over and over on the radio. I picked this CD up because I had 5 bucks left on a CD store gift card and this CD happened to be on sale. I must say that the music is incredible and I play it over and over in my car. I'm now on a crusade to find other international music as great as this.

Generally, I buy anything that has the Cranberries on it, so when I got the email notification about this CD, I bought it right away. But when it arrived, I realized that this definitely was not I thought it was. It is some sort of comp of Irish bands/singers. The Cranberries have only one song (Zombie) same with U2 (Mysterious Ways). There is only one other band (The Pogues) and one singer (Sinead) I have ever heard of.

Overall, it's okay, but unless you collect the music of Irish bands "just because", I would recommend using your money to get The Cranberries "Animal Instinct" instead. Hope this helps!

This CD is a must-have for those interested in bucking the popular trend, ie those who only buy music based on popularity and band names - you know who you are! The Waterboys are probably the most under-rated international band...whoever says they don't know them should take a step back from the role of commercial pawns they are playing in the major recording houses domination of world music. Please America - stop ignoring international music because you are so engrossed in the Top40.

This CD has no new U2 songs. They are coming out with a new album later this fall and the first song/video premiers on TRL on Friday (at 3:00?). The single, "Beautiful Day" will be released on October 9 and you can already get it on Napster. U2 rocks!

I ordered this CD thinking I was getting a new U2 cd, not just a collection of other artist and only one U2 song (and a old song at that), I was disapointed.

Well, at first I was wondering what this cd was, but now that the track listings are listed I know exactly what this cd is.

This cd isn't actually "new". It actually came out a few years ago, BUT with a different title, "Rock 'O the Irish". "Rock 'O the Irish" and "Emerald Rock" have the same tracks.

As other people have mentioned, none of the songs on here are "new." The only bands that I have really heard of are the cranberries, U2, and Sinead O'Connor who does a duet with Shane Mcgowan on Haunted(track 12).

I bought this cd a few years ago and the only tracks I listen to are "Zombie" by the cranberries(but I hardly listen to it on this cd) and "Haunted," a duet by Sinead and Shane. "Haunted" is a wonderful tune and worth the money if you're a big time Sinead O'Connor fan like myself. But other than that, you probably don't want to watse your time or money.

Some of these bands have had number 1 hits and sold millions of albums throughout the world, but people who only listen to Rick Dee's top American Forty will only be familiar with U2. The Waterboys, the Pogues, Boomtown Rats - hardly OBSCURE!