Artist.......: The divine Comedy
Album........: EnregistrΘ α la Philharmonie de Paris
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Alt. Rock
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2015-06-16
Str.date.....: 2015-02-11
Quality......: 231kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.thedivinecomedy.com/
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1. EnregistrΘ α la Philharmonie de Paris 45:57
* Charge
* Sweden
* Lady Of A Certain Age
* Generation Sex
* Complete Banker
* Charmed Life
* Tonight We Fly
* Our Mutual Friend
* National Express
Runtime 45:57
Size 76.02
Release Notes:
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The Divine Comedy is the alias for Neil Hannon, a British pop singer/songwriter
with aspirations of becoming a new wave fusion of Scott Walker, Morrissey, and
Electric Light Orchestra. During the early '90s, he built up a strong cult
following with a pair of idiosyncratic, critically acclaimed records before his
third album, Casanova, became a mainstream success in the wake of Britpop and
Pulp's popularity. "Becoming More Like Alfie" and "Something for the Weekend,"
both pulled from Casanova, became hits after receiving significant airplay from
Radio 1 DJ Chris Evans, and The Divine Comedy moved from British indie rock
favorites to a minor mainstream cult in their own right.
Originally, The Divine Comedy was an R.E.M.-influenced guitar-driven trio,
formed in Londonderry, Ireland, by Neil Hannon (vocals, guitar; born in
Londonderry, Ireland, November 7, 1970), John McCullagh (bass), and Kevin
Traynor (drums). Inspired by R.E.M., the trio released an EP, Fanfare for the
Comic Muse, in the spring of 1990 and supported the record with a few concerts,
including a supporting slot for My Bloody Valentine. In 1991, John Allen joined
the band as lead vocalist, and the group released the EP Timewatch, which was
recorded when Hannon was still vocalist, that fall. The following year, they
relocated to London, where they regularly supported Suede on club gigs. Produced
by Edwyn Collins, the Europop EP was released later in 1992. It was the last
recording the original lineup would release.
Following Europop, The Divine Comedy fell apart, and Hannon went back to
Londonderry, where he began to write songs again. In 1993, he was signed to
Setanta as The Divine Comedy and released Liberation to positive reviews.
Promenade followed in 1994, again to positive reviews throughout the U.K. music
press; it appeared on year-end lists from NME, Melody Maker, and Q, among
others. Following the release of Promenade, Blur, Oasis, and Pulp made British
indie rock acceptable for the pop mainstream, and The Divine Comedy benefited
from their progress. Released early in 1996, Casanova was greeted with
enthusiastic reviews and it slowly began to build an audience. "Something for
the Weekend" became a staple on Chris Evans' radio show, and he had The Divine
Comedy on his TFI Friday television show, the first TV appearance for Hannon.
When it was released as a single a month later, "Something for the Weekend"
entered the charts at 14. Soon, Hannon was appearing not only on the cover of
Melody Maker, but there were articles about him throughout mainstream press,
from The Guardian to Just Seventeen. "Becoming More Like Alfie" was released in
August, and while it peaked at 27, it nevertheless expanded the band's audience,
as did "The Frog Princess," which reached 15 in November. The Divine Comedy
supported the final single with a tour with a 30-piece orchestra, culminating
with a concert at Lond Shepherds Bush Empire, which provided the basis for the
band's next album, A Short Album About Love. Released to coincide with
Valentine's Day 1997, A Short Album About Love was greeted with positive reviews
and the strongest initial sales of any Divine Comedy record to date.
In 1999, The Divine Comedy celebrated ten years; they also ended their deal with
Setanta Records. The release of A Secret History marked the occasion, but Hannon
had his hand in other projects. He contributed vocals to Tom Jones' Reload as
well as Ute Lemper's album Punishing Kiss. A new deal with Parlophone surfaced
at the dawning of the new millennium and Hannon headed into the studio with
producer Nigel Godrich. The end result was the stunning Regeneration. This
particular album focused on the seven bandmembers as a whole, probably their
finest effort since 1996's Casanova. Unfortunately, it was also the last release
with the band. Hannon expressed a need to go solo, and he picked up an acoustic
guitar and played several club gigs before joining piano man Ben Folds for a
slew of American dates in spring 2002. In 2004, after moving to Dublin and
becoming a father, Hannon -- the only remaining member -- released the
critically acclaimed, self-produced Absent Friends, a sincere return to form
that reunited him with Godrich and longtime collaborator Joby Talbot. Hannon
returned to the studio in 2006 for The Divine Comedy's ninth album, Victory for
the Comic Muse, which utilized 28 other musicians and was recorded in just two
weeks. In 2010, The Divine Comedy released their tenth album, Bang Goes the
Knighthood.
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