I have heard of
Damien Rice plenty of times, but discovered his music when going through random YouTube
Paolo Nutini trails, he sang "La Fille Danse" by the way that song isn't on this album but even in two different languages it still remains awe-inspiring. His female accompaniment,
Lisa Hannigan creates an creative and unique spin with his voice.
O starts with the song, "Delicate" which it is in many ways, from the soft vocals and calming words of his love, even though it may be a confused love and treating everything delicately in the relationship. "Volcano" is one of my favorites on this record, I don't really know why. The lyrics are amazing, for example "You give me miles and miles of mountains/And I'll ask for the sea" even though they are sweet and heartfelt, and with Lisa's own style to add a different spin on things.
Damien Rice is an Irish singer-songwriter, born in Dublin who has hit up most of the major folk festivals around the world, known for his talent with words and with playing many instruments, such as guitar, cello, violin, piano, and drums. He can be a one man band. He started in a band
Juniper, where they produced singles and got signed, but after not enjoying that success he ventured going solo, which
O is an example of this. "The Blower's Daughter" was the initial hit from the album, with good reason. A simple, beautiful love song that starts with "And so it is/Just like you said it would be/Life goes easy on me/Most of the time," what can I say. Just listen to it. His collaboration with Lisa is like
Glen Hansard's and
Marketa Irglova's of
Once and
The Frames. Maybe it's the Irish singer-songwriter thing that I like. It just works. I don't quite know. Well, "Cannonball" proceeds, and it's strange, how in this album all I want to do is just give you lyrics
to give you the hint of what the song is like... not describe it myself. Let Damien speak through it through his words...or his words say it better. So here they are, "Stones taught me to fly/Love, it taught me to lie/Life, it taught me to die/So it's not hard to fall/When you float like a cannonball." Holy crap. Amazing. I am in awe of lyrics like that. Those are the kind of lyrics that I listen to over and over again because of how well they intertwine with the musical composition and yet it is filled with so much emotion. Holy crap. Now, the next song has started playing, "Older Chests" that brings me back to old Celtic folk tales, like in the portion of lyrics "They watch their city change/Children scream, or so it seems,/Louder than before/Out of doors, into stores with bigger names/Mama tried to wash their faces/But these kids they lost their graces/And daddy lost at the races too many times." A modern folk song, so I'd say. I love how he puts words together and creates a story, a scene, a passing of time. The change of pace transitions, as "Amie" a song about growing up, maturing, filled with guitars and violins that produces such great emotional depth that makes you feel the same emotions he feels. "Cheers Darlin' " follows, and it sort of reminds me of
M. Ward's cover of
Bowie's "Let's Dance" with the similar atmosphere and attitude of dancing and singing with your lover, even though the songs are so different. That's a combination.
Bowie+
Damien Rice+
M. Ward. Imagine that collaboration. I'd buy it. But that's just me. "Cold Water" starts out with piano playing, and is a duet of Damien and Lisa's, where they sing of always loving each other. Oh so mellow, and yet so calming at the same time. I've switched from listening on my speakers to earbuds, so much better. I can't quite describe the deep, bass like voices during the choruses but they are freaking amazing with their ability to fill the room. Lisa starts out the next song, "I Remember" is all her; writing about how she remembers the times with Damien when they were dating, falling in love. Then Damien unexpectedly comes in with a cry begging to be back together. They are split up, by the way. I love the guitars at the end of this. Awesome. Competely unforeseen. "Eskimo" ends the album, with a 16 minute tribute to his "eskimo friend when he's down." Whoever that eskimo friend may be, that friend is very lucky. His lyrics are amazing. "Tiredness fuels empty thoughts/I find myself disposed/Brightness fills empty space/In search of inspiration/Harder now with higher speed" That's all I have to say. And even when "Eskimo" seems over, keep on listening. Now listen to the album on repeat and you won't be sorry.
O starts with the song, "Delicate" which it is in many ways, from the soft vocals and calming words of his love, even though it may be a confused love and treating everything delicately in the relationship. "Volcano" is one of my favorites on this record, I don't really know why. The lyrics are amazing, for example "You give me miles and miles of mountains/And I'll ask for the sea" even though they are sweet and heartfelt, and with Lisa's own style to add a different spin on things. Damien Rice is an Irish singer-songwriter, born in Dublin who has hit up most of the major folk festivals around the world, known for his talent with words and with playing many instruments, such as guitar, cello, violin, piano, and drums. He can be a one man band. He started in a band Juniper, where they produced singles and got signed, but after not enjoying that success he ventured going solo, which O is an example of this. "The Blower's Daughter" was the initial hit from the album, with good reason. A simple, beautiful love song that starts with "And so it is/Just like you said it would be/Life goes easy on me/Most of the time," what can I say. Just listen to it. His collaboration with Lisa is like Glen Hansard's and Marketa Irglova's of Once and The Frames. Maybe it's the Irish singer-songwriter thing that I like. It just works. I don't quite know. Well, "Cannonball" proceeds, and it's strange, how in this album all I want to do is just give you lyrics
to give you the hint of what the song is like... not describe it myself. Let Damien speak through it through his words...or his words say it better. So here they are, "Stones taught me to fly/Love, it taught me to lie/Life, it taught me to die/So it's not hard to fall/When you float like a cannonball." Holy crap. Amazing. I am in awe of lyrics like that. Those are the kind of lyrics that I listen to over and over again because of how well they intertwine with the musical composition and yet it is filled with so much emotion. Holy crap. Now, the next song has started playing, "Older Chests" that brings me back to old Celtic folk tales, like in the portion of lyrics "They watch their city change/Children scream, or so it seems,/Louder than before/Out of doors, into stores with bigger names/Mama tried to wash their faces/But these kids they lost their graces/And daddy lost at the races too many times." A modern folk song, so I'd say. I love how he puts words together and creates a story, a scene, a passing of time. The change of pace transitions, as "Amie" a song about growing up, maturing, filled with guitars and violins that produces such great emotional depth that makes you feel the same emotions he feels. "Cheers Darlin' " follows, and it sort of reminds me of M. Ward's cover of Bowie's "Let's Dance" with the similar atmosphere and attitude of dancing and singing with your lover, even though the songs are so different. That's a combination. Bowie+ Damien Rice+ M. Ward. Imagine that collaboration. I'd buy it. But that's just me. "Cold Water" starts out with piano playing, and is a duet of Damien and Lisa's, where they sing of always loving each other. Oh so mellow, and yet so calming at the same time. I've switched from listening on my speakers to earbuds, so much better. I can't quite describe the deep, bass like voices during the choruses but they are freaking amazing with their ability to fill the room. Lisa starts out the next song, "I Remember" is all her; writing about how she remembers the times with Damien when they were dating, falling in love. Then Damien unexpectedly comes in with a cry begging to be back together. They are split up, by the way. I love the guitars at the end of this. Awesome. Competely unforeseen. "Eskimo" ends the album, with a 16 minute tribute to his "eskimo friend when he's down." Whoever that eskimo friend may be, that friend is very lucky. His lyrics are amazing. "Tiredness fuels empty thoughts/I find myself disposed/Brightness fills empty space/In search of inspiration/Harder now with higher speed" That's all I have to say. And even when "Eskimo" seems over, keep on listening. Now listen to the album on repeat and you won't be sorry.
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