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| Artist : Bell X1 |
| Album : Blue Lights On The Runway |
| Bitrate : VBR kbps |
| Label : Yep Roc |
| Year : 2009 |
| Genre : Rock |
| Rip date : Jan-23-2009 |
| Store date : Mar-03-2009 |
| Size : 72,6 MB |
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|Track Listing: |
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| 01 - The Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella 05:27 |
| 02 - How Your Heart Is Wired 06:14 |
| 03 - The Great Defector 04:40 |
| 04 - Blows In 04:36 |
| 05 - Amelia 06:58 |
| 06 - A Better Band 06:35 |
| 07 - Breastfed 04:11 |
| 08 - Light Catches Your Face 05:44 |
| 09 - One Stringed Harp 05:12 |
| 10 - The Curtains Are Twitchin 05:08 |
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| 54:45 min |
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| Irish indie rock four-piece Bell X1 call to mind pre-electronic |
| Radiohead and the more sedate side of Coldplay, crafting tight, melodic |
| pop with introspective and witty lyrics. Having recorded albums with the |
| likes of Nick Seymour (Crowded House) and Roger Birichiam (Elvis |
| Costello), the band is best known for its ability to craft infectious |
| yet durable radio-friendly hooks with strong production values. Though |
| "official records" place Bell X1's date of formation to 1999, the |
| Celbridge, Co. Kildare group's roots stretch back a further eight years |
| to the birth of Juniper. Formed straight out of school by eccentric |
| singer Dodi Ma, better known by his given name Damien Rice, drummer Paul |
| Noonan, keyboardist Brian Crosby, and bassist Dominic Philips, Juniper |
| started out playing classic rock and pop covers at weddings and other |
| private functions around the nation's capital. Soon, with the addition |
| of another school friend, guitarist David Geraghty, the band's focus |
| shifted toward original music. Noted as one of the most exciting live |
| acts around, Juniper's reputation grew rapidly and, following the |
| release of two self-financed EPs, they signed a staggering six-album |
| deal with Polygram Ireland in 1997. |
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| Two commercially successful singles followed in "The Weatherman" and |
| "The World Is Dead," however all was not well within the band. |
| Disagreements over the choice of the second single (Rice wanted a number |
| titled "Eskimo"; Polygram overruled) brought to a head long-standing |
| tensions between Rice and his bandmates, Rice and the label, and between |
| Rice and his own creative ego. On the eve of recording Juniper's debut |
| album in late 1998, he jumped ship, moving to rural Tuscany to tend |
| sheep and rediscover himself as a songwriter. The remaining members |
| regrouped; Paul Noonan assumed lead vocal and rhythm guitar duties, and |
| Bell X1, (named for the first plane to break the sound barrier), was |
| born. |
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| Switching to Universal Music Ireland following Polygram's acquisition by |
| the Universal Music Group, Bell X1 recorded their debut album, Neither |
| Am I, with producer Nick Seymour, but it fell well below commercial |
| expectations upon its release in early 2000. The critical reception was |
| equally unenthusiastic, with many noting that the group's dynamic hadn't |
| been fully repaired since Rice's walkout. The singles failed to take |
| off, and the album wasn't released outside of Ireland, however they |
| managed to build upon their reputation as a live band of note, amassing |
| a fiercely devoted following. Follow-up Music in Mouth reversed the |
| trend, garnering rave reviews at home and in the U.K,, and producing the |
| hit singles "Tongue" (Rice's final contribution to their recorded |
| catalog) and "Eve, The Apple of My Eye." |
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| The release of Flock in late 2005 marked a new beginning. More confident |
| and assured than either of its predecessors, Flock debuted at number one |
| in the Irish album charts and won triumphant reviews at home and in the |
| U.K., following its overseas release in March of 2006. Pre-release |
| singles "Flame" performed much better than expected, while "Rocky Took a |
| Lover" was chosen as the third single on radio requests alone. The end |
| of Bell X1's most successful year to date was documented with the CD/DVD |
| set Tour de Flock in June of 2007, the first release on the band's newly |
| established Bellyup Records label. |
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