SPOTlight: Damien Rice @ Massey Hall – 05.18.07
Damien Rice has announced their US/Canadian tour dates this spring, promoting his new album, 9 crimes. He will be stopping by in Toronto at Massey Hall on May 18, 2007.
Damien Rice emerged into the spotlight in 2002 with his critically acclaimed breakout album “O”. As a fresh singer/songwriter from Dublin, Rice blew away audiences with his intimate, mesmerizing and emotionally charged music and lyrics. Following the success of “Blower’s Daughter” and “Cold Water” on the movie Closer, Rice has since been played on TV’s Grey’s Anatomy with “9 Crimes”, as well as collaborations with artists such as Tori Amos and The Frames.
The combination of Rice and the piercing accompanying vocals of Lisa Hannagan creates explosive and emotionally intense show; one can’t help but feel raw and vulnerable after experiencing one of their sets. With the rise of digital photography and videos, note that Rice has been known to stop mid-song to ask the audience to simply watch the concert rather than record it. At a gig in Toronto in 2006, he changed the lyrics of his song, “I remember” from
“I remember it well, taxied out of a storm, to watch you perform, and my ships were sailing” to “I remember it well, when we used to watch concerts, not through a camera, please turn, them off please”Photobloggers beware!
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