Showing posts with label Damien Rice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Damien Rice. Show all posts
Friday, 19 December 2014
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Cannonball by Damien Rice as performed by John Adams on X Factor
Joe writes: Cannonball is in the top 3 on iTunes after a Welsh teacher named John Adams performed it on X Factor last night. It's a reminder that even when an album sells a million plus - as Damien Rice's O did, driven by this single - it might only have reached a fraction of its potential audience. Simon Cowell deserves a lot of credit for (amongst other things) bringing songs like Cannonball and Hallelujah to the attention of people who otherwise wouldn't have heard them. I'm pleased - Cannonball is one of the great songs of the past decade. Also, I had no idea this was the official video for Cannonball - interesting.
The other classic from that first Damien Rice album is The Blower's Daughter. Incidentally, I wonder how Damien Rice feels about his music being prefaced by McDonald's ads on YouTube?
The second Damien Rice album 9 didn't sell as well as O but it's brilliant. Here's The Animals Were Gone:
The other classic from that first Damien Rice album is The Blower's Daughter. Incidentally, I wonder how Damien Rice feels about his music being prefaced by McDonald's ads on YouTube?
The second Damien Rice album 9 didn't sell as well as O but it's brilliant. Here's The Animals Were Gone:
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Lisa Hannigan (and Damien Rice)
Joe writes: There is new solo material coming soon from Lisa Hannigan who sang vocals on both the Damien Rice albums but is no longer working with him. I'm really excited about this new material. Damien is possibly my favourite artist of the millennium so far and Lisa could be great on her own.
So here's a seasonal a capella cover from Lisa, and her own version of Cannonball. I've also posted the Billie Holiday version of Don't Explain which Lisa covers, as does Cat Power on her forthcoming covers album.
I really think the second Damien Rice album should have sold better. The record company blame the artist for refusing to allow them to do radio mixes until it was too late. I think they picked the wrong second single in Rootless Tree. Anyway, I suspect in time the album will be recognised as a classic. The first half of the album is one awesome, brutal song after another. My favourite is probably The Animals Were Gone - such a great opening line and title. All the lyrics are great in fact. And it's kind of seasonal.
Lisa Hannigan - Silent Night (iTunes)
Lisa Hannigan - Cannonball (Damien's original version on iTunes)
Billie Holiday - Don't Explain (iTunes)
Damien Rice - The Animals Were Gone (iTunes)
So here's a seasonal a capella cover from Lisa, and her own version of Cannonball. I've also posted the Billie Holiday version of Don't Explain which Lisa covers, as does Cat Power on her forthcoming covers album.
I really think the second Damien Rice album should have sold better. The record company blame the artist for refusing to allow them to do radio mixes until it was too late. I think they picked the wrong second single in Rootless Tree. Anyway, I suspect in time the album will be recognised as a classic. The first half of the album is one awesome, brutal song after another. My favourite is probably The Animals Were Gone - such a great opening line and title. All the lyrics are great in fact. And it's kind of seasonal.
Lisa Hannigan - Silent Night (iTunes)
Lisa Hannigan - Cannonball (Damien's original version on iTunes)
Billie Holiday - Don't Explain (iTunes)
Damien Rice - The Animals Were Gone (iTunes)
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