Hurray! Converting is so much fun.

On a side note, so irritated someone else got the next FA before I got my act together. There's only one artist I could justice to, and I'm terrified someone else will do them and I won't get to have a go.

[/pointless rant]

I want to do another one.

Doing mine was fun :)

reading a local street press just now... I see he is playing a gig here next month.. I've never heard any of his stuff but he is obviously well liked, so I might go if its not too much $.
It's at a local pub, which seems strange as the next night he's playing at a theater, and that costs $50 - too much for my liking.

Go!

I'm yet to see him live :upset:

I have to miss it because its over 18. Oh well...4 sleeps till Muse :D

Now, I know it's a Damien Rice thread (to make it worse [I]my [/I]Damien Rice thread) - but Muse are the best live band you'll see!

Anyway, I really, really want to see Mr Rice live...I missed him at Leeds in '03, I didn't even know he was playing :upset:

Man, I would love to see him live... do we know if he's coming to the New England area any time soon? I live in Southern Maine, and the Boston/Portland area is my main staging area for venues. I have only seen Creed and Blue Man Group (incredible show) live, and am aching for more. Why not go see Damien Rice?

Any info.?

-Mike

Surely it'll tell you on his website?

[QUOTE=Bartender]Surely it'll tell you on his website?[/QUOTE]

^You'll have to forgive Mike. He's not that smart.

Man, all of his September and October Shows are in Ireland and Australia.

Which figures, 'cause he's Irish and not actually from here and can do that...

Poo.

-Mike

[QUOTE=dans107]but Muse are the best live band you'll see![/QUOTE]
Muse are about the 67th best live band I've seen.

That's pretty accurate.

Meh, in my opinion, they're one of the best live bands out there.

Anyway, there's an album out with Damien Rice b-sides on - don't suppose anyone's seen it in the shops?

[QUOTE=dans107]That's pretty accurate.

Meh, in my opinion, they're one of the best live bands out there.

Anyway, there's an album out with Damien Rice b-sides on - don't suppose anyone's seen it in the shops?[/QUOTE]

Nope, only seen it on the website.

^It's definitely out in the UK, I have admired it.

Now would be a good time to post a new FA :)

GurS has the next one, I think.

I finally bought O today after having it in mp3 for a couple of months

i shall have mine up (hopefully) tomorrow night

Ooh the tension.

Am I the only one who find Damien Rice's music a little.... ... ... ... Plain?.. And boring?..
Is it just me?
Everyone else seems to love his music

And they may just have a reason to love it.

I don't doubt that. I'm just asking because it seems like I'm the only one that "don't get it"

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]I don't doubt that. I'm just asking because it seems like I'm the only one that "don't get it"[/QUOTE]

I don't find Damien's music to be plain. For one thing, he puts a lot of emotion and feeling and intensity into his songs, which ups the quality of them significantly. Secondly, half of the album "O" is rather avant garde, featuring such things as ringing glasses as percussion, a tribal-sounding guy choir, a bit of opera style, and a cellist as part of the main line-up. Part of the beauty of Damien Rice is that he can take simple things, and create what I consider wonderful songs. And he has a great and versatile voice to boot.

It also depends what kind of other music you're into. What [b]are[/b] you into?

-Mike

I'm into everything... Hehe.. Well, I guess the reason I dislike his music is because I dislike his voice a bit. And find his music too simplistic

I guess I'll give his music a chance again someday.. Hehe

I am now officially converted..

Delicate, is an amazing, amazing song

I think it's awesome that he cried while performing it live. That just shows how much he puts into his music.

Yay! Another convert!

I once heard him do "Volcano" live, and it was [u]awesome[/u]. If anyone is in the Boston area, 92.5 is a good station to listen to (in my opinion). They have a 1940's concert hall (the River Music Hall), where artists such as STP, Damien Rice, Donovan Frankenreiter (sp?), Gary Jules, John Mayer, BNL, Jamie Cullum and many more have performed live and unplugged. They play River Music Hall performances sometimes, and I believe they are being smart and putting out compilation albums of River Music Hall performances. The "Volcano" that was done there was an intense experience, especially during the vocal section at the end of the song. Hearing it done live was fantastic.

I talk too much.

-Mike

Ok i get this thread is like totally dead now, and that i'm a newbie and probably silly for posting this in a dead thread...but you can but try.

What genre would you call Damien Rice?

Don't worry, it's cool.

Good question. I'd say pop, but most people seem to think of that as some sort of insult. I guess he'd be somewhere between alternative folk/rock, and sadcore.

[url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57A1AD24FAA7120F6B31160E69950DE28E773DFA12E0C6F75FB981061A14355CE71E98D9CEFAE11C17CAEB32ABB5E10D1CAEE53B0DD66373E8BE4A668285E36&sql=77:4588]Just in case you don't know what I mean by sadcore.[/url]

Yeah, don't worry about bumping old Featured articles or important threads, and things. just don't arbitrarily bump whatever you feel like.

[QUOTE=Iai]Don't worry, it's cool.

Good question. I'd say pop, but most people seem to think of that as some sort of insult. I guess he'd be somewhere between alternative folk/rock, and sadcore.

[url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57A1AD24FAA7120F6B31160E69950DE28E773DFA12E0C6F75FB981061A14355CE71E98D9CEFAE11C17CAEB32ABB5E10D1CAEE53B0DD66373E8BE4A668285E36&sql=77:4588]Just in case you don't know what I mean by sadcore.[/url][/QUOTE]
Wow. I guess that clears up some things for me.

I'd put him as Indie, personally, considering he runs his own label. Alternative Folk/Rock and Sadcore are applicable, as well as Avant Garde ("Cheers Darling", "I Remember", and "Eskimo" in particular).