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Ian O’Flynn

Ian O’Flynn

@oflynnian.bsky.social

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Loves the sea 🌊, music 🎶 and LFC 🔥

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Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · May 20

Wolf Alice absolutely rocked Cyprus Avenue in Cork tonight! What an incredible gig. So great to see them back touring. Looking and sounding amazing 🤩 #WolfAlice #CyprusAvenue #Musicsky

Picture of the band wolf Alice playing Cyprus avenue in cork

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · May 3

Hi @richards7370.bsky.social my #5albums70sfinal are

1. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
2. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
3. David Bowie - Station to Station
4. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
5. David Bowie - Heroes

HM: Kate Bush The Kick Inside
Neil Young After the Goldrush/Harvest

🎵🙏 #MusicSky

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Station to Station
Heroes
Low

How am I going to get that 8 down to 5 in the #5albums70sfinal and in what order? 😂 #Bowie (although Neil Young and Kate Bush lurking)

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Apr 13

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hi folks, hope everyone is well. 80 albums have already qualified for the final, it’s now time for #5albums70s5 the last semi final, where another 20 of the 70’s finest albums will join them in the final in 3 weeks time. Your task is simple 😉 pick your top 5 in order from the following list. Mine…

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hi @richards7370.bsky.social my #5albums70s5 are

1. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
2. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
3. The Beatles - Let It Be
4. David Bowie - Lodger
5. Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony

HM: Neil Young

🎵🙏 #MusicSky #music

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Apr 6

#Cork won the Allianz #Hurling League Division 1A Final today, April 6th, 2025, defeating Tipperary by 3-24 to 0-23. Alan Connolly, Darragh Fitzgibbon, and Ethan Twomey were the goalscorers for the Rebels. Cork's first league title win in 27 years. #GAA. Clare in Championship up next!

Alan Connolly surrounded by fans after Corks win against Tipperary.

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Apr 1

It’s arrived in Qobuz too!

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 24

Yes..: When Bowie was denied the rights to adapt George Orwell's "1984" into a musical, he repurposed his vision into "Diamond Dogs,” but you can still hear the inspiration from Orwell's themes and William S. Burroughs' works.

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Diamond Dogs" definitely receives less mainstream attention. Its darker, more experimental nature may have initially alienated some listeners. I love it! The lyrics could be written today
🎵"I am having so much fun with the poisonous people
Spreading rumours and lies and stories they made up"🎵

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

Kate Bush didn't just write songs, she wove entire worlds. It's the sheer, unbridled theatricality of her vision, the way she transforms music into a spectacle. Its magical.

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

Not a dud on it - I find myself going back this album over and over. Its a classic

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

David Bowies classic, dark "Diamond Dogs" resonates today amid rising political polarisation, global conflicts, mirroring the album's depiction of a fragmented and chaotic world on the brink of collapse, making its dystopian themes eerily relevant. Listen to Sweet Thing/Candidate #5albums70s5 #music

David Bowies Diamond Dogs Album cover representing Bowie as half a dog.

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

Agreed Richard - I love it! What a debut ... its a testament to the raw, untamed talent of a fearless creative young artist.

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

"New Skin for the Old Ceremony" is a significant evolution in Leonard Cohen's #music embracing a richer, more textured soundscape, but his lyrical intimacy remains steadfast as he transforms raw emotion into profound poetry as showcased in Chelsea Hotel #2. Its one of my #5albums70s5 #MusicSky.

Album cover for Leonard Cohens New Skin for the Old Ceremony which features two naked angels wearing crowns

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

Kate Bush's remarkable and original debut "The Kick Inside" redefined pop #Music and is one of my #5albums70s5. It's intensely personal and strikingly theatrical, a captivating blend of precocious poetic songwriting and mature musicality. Her vocal range and emotional delivery are breathtaking.

Album cover for Kate Bush The Kick Inside featuring Kate bush hanging onto a yellow orange kite

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 23

Thank you Richard! All 5 of my votes thru to the final! Looking forward to the next challenge. As always thank you for the musical joy you bring to thousands!!

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 22

Thanks Gill! Im always a sucker for Bowie! Your choices are class … picking only 5 is always impossible 🙌 #YNWA

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 22

Nice choices 🙌… only room for one Neil young in mine but love that album

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 22

Nice Triple Bowie Gillian ⚡️❤️

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hi @richards7370.bsky.social my #5albums70s4 are

1. David Bowie - Heroes
2. David Bowie - Young Americans
3. Neil Young - Harvest
4. Blondie - Parallel Lines
5. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

🎵🙏 #MusicSky #music

Various albums covers from 5albums70s4

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 19

Still keeping an eye out on Qobuz ...Adrift is gorgeous and darkness is there and its a beauty! Thank you ! Screenshot of what I have access to ...

list of tracks on Qobuz

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 5

Brilliant ! I use it to listen to HiRes music (I moved from Tidal).. it’s a super platform. Standby for feedback next week!

Ian O’Flynn @oflynnian.bsky.social · Mar 5

Do you put your music on Qobuz? I’m looking forward to listening to it 🙌