The Riptide Movement
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The Riptide Movement are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 2006 by vocalist and guitarist Mal Tuohy, guitarist John Dalton, bassist and harmonica player Ger Mc Garry and drummer Gar Byrne.
Relocating to London, they began playing in venues such as The Spice of life, Lark in the Park, Barfly, Dublin Castle and the 12 Bar.
Later in the year whilst appearing at the In the city festival in Manchester they first encountered producer Tony Colton. Colton, well known for his work with Rory Gallagher
, Ray Charles
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and Heads, Hands and Feet, would later produce their debut album What About The Tip Jars?.
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Members
- Malachy Tuohy - Lead vocals, guitar, songwriter.
- Gerard McGarry - Bass, Harmonica, vocals.
- JPR Dalton - Lead Guitar, song writer.
- Gar Byrne - Drums, Percussion, vocals.
2006–2009
"Early Years", "Green tortise", "Cold wind blows", "Downtown motel" and "All my thoughts" were the track listings to their earliest E.P.Relocating to London, they began playing in venues such as The Spice of life, Lark in the Park, Barfly, Dublin Castle and the 12 Bar.
Later in the year whilst appearing at the In the city festival in Manchester they first encountered producer Tony Colton. Colton, well known for his work with Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
William Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...
, Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
and Heads, Hands and Feet, would later produce their debut album What About The Tip Jars?.
Studio work
What About The Tip Jars? was produced by Tony Colton; it was recorded over a two-year period; most of the recordings were done in Ireland, although some mixing was done in London and later some piano and B3 work was added in Nashville by Reese Wynam (the Allman brothers, Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...
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Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| IRL Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
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| 2009 | What About The Tip Jars?
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16 |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released. | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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| 2009 | "Reno" | — | What About The Tip Jars? |
| "Cry Cry Baby" | — | ||
| "Alive Inside" | 13 | ||
| "Bringing Down the House" | 21 | ||
| 2010 | "Hard to Explain" | 48 | |
| "Hot Tramp" | 27 | ||
| 2011 | "Keep On Keepin' On" | — | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. | |||