What Happened To Damien Rice?

Jordo141

Just watching the latest Other Voices on the RTE Player and I feel shocked what has become of him.

Image:

Nolanger

He's doing a Liam Ó Maonlaí and will probably be performing barefoot next.

What he used to look like:










(Yes, it was just an excuse to put up a pic of Lisa Hannigan...)

MrJoeSoap

He did what is known in the business as "letting himself go"...

JerryHandbag

It's a show of defiance to the X Factor generation.

"You may cover my songs, but you won't copy my image!"

Jordo141

JerryHandbag wrote: »

It's a show of defiance to the X Factor generation.

"You may cover my songs, but you won't copy my image!"

Fair enough; actual quote?

Hail 2 Da Thief

Nevermind his image, is he working on new material? Been a long time since his last album!



Lisa Hannigan looks hot a fu€k in that photo!

Corholio

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

Nevermind his image, is he working on new material? Been a long time since his last album!



Lisa Hannigan looks hot a fu€k in that photo!

She always does!

JerryHandbag

Jordo141 wrote: »

Fair enough; actual quote?

No, but it could be

ItsAWindUp

Looks like he's doing a Jim Morrison!

paulosham

Jordo141 wrote: »

Just watching the latest Other Voices on the RTE Player and I feel shocked what has become of him.

It's Fleetfoxitis (or The Hipster Cancer), you can catch it at certain music venues, coffee houses and some record stores. There's a cure but you have to go through Leonardcohenosis before you're back to normal.

indiewindy

paulosham wrote: »

It's Fleetfoxitis (or The Hipster Cancer), you can catch it at certain music venues, coffee houses and some record stores. There's a cure but you have to go through Leonardcohenosis before you're back to normal.

will he also start wearing non-prescription glasses before he is cured?

Sl!mCharles

Looks like Earl for My name is Earl!

Garlic Suplmnt

The recession musta hit that lad hard

Kristopherus

Ah, he's too busy counting all his X-factor money:D

smokedeels

X Factor mooney, he's gone all Howard Hughes.

Air_Bass

He's preparing for his role in the upcoming remake of Castaway...this version tells the story of an over-earnest, pretentious twit who gets marooned up his own h*le for several years

Queen-Mise

Air_Bass wrote: »

He's preparing for his role in the upcoming remake of Castaway...this version tells the story of an over-earnest, pretentious twit who gets marooned up his own h*le for several years

Make sure to say what you mean there. :D


He seems a bit of a drama queen to me...

Gillington

Never bothered looking into it but still cant believe Cannonball was the X factor winning single or whatever,didnt think Damien Rice was that well known in the UK

Explosions in the Sky

Has any one ever met him on here ?, I always thought he would be a sound guy if you were to meet him

lordgoat

Explosions in the Sky wrote: »

Has any one ever met him on here ?, I always thought he would be a sound guy if you were to meet him

Yep, met him a few times on the 67a back in the day and around Maynooth, nice guy, quiet and kept to himself is how he always came across to me.

Stompbox

I read recently somewhere that he felt that the pressure of the music industry itself caused him to act like an arsehole on occasion. He seemed pretty repentant about it.

Luis21

He is not a nice individual, very much up his own arse.

Toby Take a Bow

Gillington wrote: »

Never bothered looking into it but still cant believe Cannonball was the X factor winning single or whatever,didnt think Damien Rice was that well known in the UK

I think it was more the X factor and who were covering it rather than Damien Rice's popularity or lack of in England.

I heard he's releasing his new album on vinyl only so as to keep one step ahead (or behind, depending on how you look at it) of people uploading/downloading on the tinternet.

AntoSRFC

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

I heard he's releasing his new album on vinyl only so as to keep one step ahead (or behind, depending on how you look at it) of people uploading/downloading on the tinternet.

Really? Seems pretty stupid. Theres one thing trying to be Indie and all but that is more or less forcing you to pirate if a torrent site is the only place you can get a digital copy. I would have no problem admitting thats what I would do instead of manually recording each track on a computer just so you could have it on your iPod. Suppose he doesnt need the money.

GoldenTickets

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

I heard he's releasing his new album on vinyl only so as to keep one step ahead (or behind, depending on how you look at it) of people uploading/downloading on the tinternet.

This sounds like bull to be honest. It's very easy to copy from vinyl to mp3 etc these days. It'd be online within hours of being released. The guy isn't stupid, he'd know that wouldn't work, so I'd say that's total fiction.

Jim_Kiy

What ever happened to



Damien Rice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzhZzIzJqek

Toby Take a Bow

GoldenTickets wrote: »

This sounds like bull to be honest. It's very easy to copy from vinyl to mp3 etc these days. It'd be online within hours of being released. The guy isn't stupid, he'd know that wouldn't work, so I'd say that's total fiction.

Could very well be bull. But then we don't know whether the guy is stupid or not, so you never know.

GoldenTickets

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

Could very well be bull. But then we don't know whether the guy is stupid or not, so you never know.

Well, let's see, he held out for a deal whereby control of distribution was covered by a large established record company while he kept ownership of his songs - and now he's made a mint from his song being covered by someone else. Hardly the actions of a dunce. But yeah, maybe he doesn't realise that music can be copied from vinyl, you could be right.

Jim_Kiy

I realise that post ^^ of mine makes little sense ..dunno whats happening with Rice More importantly wtf happened the thrills?

ArtSmart

paulosham wrote: »

It's Fleetfoxitis (or The Hipster Cancer), you can catch it at certain music venues, coffee houses and some record stores. There's a cure but you have to go through Leonardcohenosis before you're back to normal.

And that aint no joke. Ten years of turbulence, followed by another 40 years of turbulence. Ouch. Poor Dammo.

Who was the guy on the lls recently, O' Rourke was it? (last week or the week before)

anyway, 'tween him, the villagers and yer man above, we're doing ok.

one could almost forgive Bellx-1's outrageous rip-off of Talking Heads

A V A

since when did it become about looks, regardless ,the songs he writes are still brilliant and he's a good artist

sillo

A V A wrote: »

since when did it become about looks, regardless ,the songs he writes are still brilliant and he's a good artist

When was the last time he even wrote a new song?

A V A

doesnt matter he's still performing isnt he ,i dont know if he's writing new songs and neither do you :P

sillo

No that's true, but he's released 2 albums in 10 years, and one of them got some pretty unfavourable reviews (many criticisms focused around the lyrics in particular iirc!), so I'd be careful about tagging him as some wonderful songwriter. He simply isn't.

A V A

yeah but critics are going to be critics, i dont think he wrote the album with those type in mind tbh!!

GKidd

Explosions in the Sky wrote: »

Has any one ever met him on here ?, I always thought he would be a sound guy if you were to meet him

Met him a few times and he seemed sound. Signed his album for me and drew a picture on the inside cover. Just for the record I'd be up my own ass if I tapped Hannigan

Android 666

GoldenTickets wrote: »

Well, let's see, he held out for a deal whereby control of distribution was covered by a large established record company while he kept ownership of his songs - and now he's made a mint from his song being covered by someone else. Hardly the actions of a dunce. But yeah, maybe he doesn't realise that music can be copied from vinyl, you could be right.

A lot of dance music is still released vinyl only - the vinyl is prized for its sound and selling a limited edition physical product is a way of actually making some money for your endeavours. The people releasing the vinyl aren't stupid, they know it's going to be copied over the internet once it gets ripped but at least if they sell their 200-300 copies of their vinyl ep they have some way of recouping their costs.

GoldenTickets

Android 666 wrote: »

A lot of dance music is still released vinyl only - the vinyl is prized for its sound and selling a limited edition physical product is a way of actually making some money for your endeavours. The people releasing the vinyl aren't stupid, they know it's going to be copied over the internet once it gets ripped but at least if they sell their 200-300 copies of their vinyl ep they have some way of recouping their costs.

I'm not sure why you're quoting me here, I'm well aware of all of this.

Another poster suggested Damien Rice was considering releasing his next album on vinyl to "keep one step ahead" of people who might share it online. I was saying Rice is no fool and would never think this approach would work in the first place (the highlighted part of your post seems to endorse what I'm saying).

I never said vinyl collectors wouldn't buy his album on vinyl if he released it in that format.

newmug

Android 666 wrote: »

A lot of dance music is still released vinyl only - the vinyl is prized for its sound and selling a limited edition physical product is a way of actually making some money for your endeavours. The people releasing the vinyl aren't stupid, they know it's going to be copied over the internet once it gets ripped but at least if they sell their 200-300 copies of their vinyl ep they have some way of recouping their costs.

Even if they made a tenner per EP sold, thats still only 2 or 3K! Am I missing something here?

Android 666

newmug wrote: »

Even if they made a tenner per EP sold, thats still only 2 or 3K! Am I missing something here?

Nope, missing nothing. You're really going to be only releasing the vinyl to recoup your money for making the record, get licensing deals and get a name for djing. And there's no way they'd be getting a tenner per ep.

Android 666

GoldenTickets wrote: »

I'm not sure why you're quoting me here, I'm well aware of all of this..

Not trying to offend you there. Just quoted you because you said:

maybe he doesn't realise that music can be copied from vinyl, you could be right.

No other reason...

GoldenTickets

Android 666 wrote: »

Not trying to offend you there

No offence taken.

Just quoted you because you said... No other reason...

I still don't see how that follows (in fact I'm pretty sure it doesn't), but I think the point I was trying to make remains clear enough so quote away...

confusticated

ArtSmart wrote: »

And that aint no joke. Ten years of turbulence, followed by another 40 years of turbulence. Ouch. Poor Dammo.

Who was the guy on the lls recently, O' Rourke was it? (last week or the week before)

anyway, 'tween him, the villagers and yer man above, we're doing ok.

one could almost forgive Bellx-1's outrageous rip-off of Talking Heads

Declan O'Rourke? He's been around for years, has 2 albums. He's very good alright but has the same kinda "wait 5 years between albums" thing going on as Damien Rice...sadly.

iomega

Last I heard he did a tour of China and got eaten alive.

Mance Rayder

He got Rich.

lordgoat

CiscoStudent wrote: »

He got Rich.

Who's Rich? And what's he doing with him? Has anyone confirmed this? Poor Rich.