Song:I'm Sorry
Album:The Platinum Collection
The Irish group Hothouse Flowers built a very significant following especially in England with their mix of rock, R & B and celtic music. The group started out in 1985 as Dublin street performers The Incomparable Benzini Brothers. Vocalist and keyboard player Liam O'Maonlai had played in Congress which would become My Bloody Valentine. He and guitarist schoolmate Fiachna O'Broaiinain won the 1985 Street Entertainer Of The Year. So they added sax player Leo Barnes, bassist Peter O'Toole and drummer Jerry Fehily and changed their name to Hothouse Flowers. They started playing gigs and got a record deal with London/PolyGram after U2 lead singer Bono saw them on TV. Their 1988 debut CD People was produced by the team of Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley. It was the most successful debut album in Irish history. It reached #2 on the UK charts. The first single Don't Go reached #7 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and I'm Sorry reached #12. Clearly Hothouse Flowers was much bigger in England but they were a very popular live act until the constant touring burned them out and they took a break in 1994. They returned in 1998 weren't that successful and London dropped them. This comp from Warner UK is a good intro to their music. They haven't recorded since 2004 but Hothouse Flowers is still touring and the individual members have side projects as well. If you've never heard them, here's your chance to check out the video for I'm Sorry by Hothouse Flowers.
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