04-05-2020, 10:52
Remastered: The Miami Showband Massacre.
on Netflix:
true story of the murder of three members, and attempted murder of two other members of Ireland's biggest band from the 60s-70s in 1975 by UltraMilitary Terrorists under the orders of the British Army/Government during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
follows the lead up to the horrific event right up till the current day with the two surviving members still trying to get answers from the British Government.
also highlights the politics, skulduggery and illegal activities conducted on both sides.
wiki premise: The documentary explores the Miami Showband killings, an attack on The Miami Showband on 31 July 1975 by the loyalist paramilitary group Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The Miami Showband were at the time one of Ireland's most popular cabaret bands, and in the attack five people were killed, including three members of the band.[3][4]
never heard of the band before but I liked the tracks I heard in the doco, checking out their Wiki they were huge in their homeland with
40 hits between 1963-1979 including 8 number ones, another 13 top ten hits and another ten making the top20.
to put it in perspective they were as big in their homeland as The Beatles, so can you imagine the scenario if the IRA bombed and killied the Fab Four!!!
heres their Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miami_Showband
the song that really jumped out at me on the doco:
anyway, the doco is worth watching reminds me of the Pierce Brosnan movie Jerome and I both watched a few weeks ago,
Jerome would definitely get this with him living in that country.
on Netflix:
true story of the murder of three members, and attempted murder of two other members of Ireland's biggest band from the 60s-70s in 1975 by UltraMilitary Terrorists under the orders of the British Army/Government during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
follows the lead up to the horrific event right up till the current day with the two surviving members still trying to get answers from the British Government.
also highlights the politics, skulduggery and illegal activities conducted on both sides.
wiki premise: The documentary explores the Miami Showband killings, an attack on The Miami Showband on 31 July 1975 by the loyalist paramilitary group Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The Miami Showband were at the time one of Ireland's most popular cabaret bands, and in the attack five people were killed, including three members of the band.[3][4]
never heard of the band before but I liked the tracks I heard in the doco, checking out their Wiki they were huge in their homeland with
40 hits between 1963-1979 including 8 number ones, another 13 top ten hits and another ten making the top20.
to put it in perspective they were as big in their homeland as The Beatles, so can you imagine the scenario if the IRA bombed and killied the Fab Four!!!
heres their Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miami_Showband
the song that really jumped out at me on the doco:
anyway, the doco is worth watching reminds me of the Pierce Brosnan movie Jerome and I both watched a few weeks ago,
Jerome would definitely get this with him living in that country.
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.