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Damien Rice

2002

O
Album Summary

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O is the debut studio album by Irish musician Damien Rice, originally released on 1 February 2002, in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. The album is dedicated to Rice's friend Mic Christopher, a musician who died of a head injury shortly before the album's release at the end of 2001. In 2014, John Meagher of The Irish Independent described the album as, "one of the great Irish cultural success stories of the decade.". In 2015, Donte Kirby of That Music Mag called it "an album that mined the vein of melancholy that comes from a relationship. If your partner just left you, if a close friend won’t pick up your calls or there’s an ache in your chest O might speak to you.". In 2015, Paul Moore of Joe.IE describes the difficulty of retrospectively ranking tracks as "the whole record plays out as one incredibly atmospheric, haunting and immersive piece of music."

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Rating

3.18

Votes

73

Genres

  • Folk
  • Rock

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Oct 15 2024
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5

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Delicate, Volcano, The blower’s daughter, Cannonball, Cheers darlin’, Eskimo

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Oct 17 2024
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5

Well played! I only remembered "Cannonball" from the radio when it was released, but the album as a whole is excellent.

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Oct 17 2024
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5

Love it. It is a bit depressing but really wonderful.

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Oct 17 2024
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5

The Blower’s Daughter has always been a favorite of mine. Something special here. The album is really nice….can make you feel a bit quiet, maybe depressed. But, i really liked listening to it.

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Oct 16 2024
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4

This was really nice. Mellow and haunting. 4 stars.

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Oct 14 2024
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3

Not too bad. A bit boring? But not unpleasant. Same kinda vibe as Tina Dico. But a guy. 3/5.

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Oct 17 2024
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5

A classic I've loved ever since I heard Delicate on an episode of Lost in 2004. I revisit this every few years.

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Oct 28 2024
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4

I remember taking this record home from the library, and ripping it to my iTunes to grow my music horde. Never actually listened to it, funny enough. It's beautiful. Sparse, but the vocals and instruments are chosen well. I like the woman singing and feel like she should get more credit for her appearances (her name is Lisa Hannigan, for what it's worth). It's an album I feel like I could give another spin to very shortly after finishing it. Favorite tracks: "Cannonball", "Delicate"

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Oct 30 2024
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4

Irish AF. Loved these songs when i was at my most maudlin and affected, still love them now. Especially since im listening on an overcast day

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Nov 02 2024
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4

Wow! Very nice album! Thanks for the recommendation

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Nov 06 2024
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4

Excellent, sombre singer songwriter album. Songs start tiny, often with just acoustic guitar and vocals and then build, sometimes becoming massive, particularly the operatic closing minute of the album's final track, Eskimo. Volcano another highlight and I knew Cannonball off the radio. Really nice. Rating: 4 Playlist track: Cannonball Date listened: 20/11/24

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Nov 13 2024
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4

Good songs, well put together. Superior “folk”.

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Nov 13 2024
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4

Gave me Travis Wall memories from Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance. Very nice.

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Nov 13 2024
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4

It was nice and on the first listen there was one track that really stood out for me. When I went back to try and find it, nothing stood out in that same way...I am not sure what that means.

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Nov 18 2024
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4

I missed this album when it was released and am glad to have listened to it now.

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Oct 17 2024
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3

I have never quite meshed with the vibe of this guy, though on paper the music mostly checks my boxes. I didn't dislike this at all but it never really grabbed me.

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Nov 06 2024
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3

A decent modern folk album that is a bit more somber. Overall it’s a well made album that has strong lyricism, and nice smooth guitar work. Rice has a very calming and emotional singing voice that really highlights the highs and lows of the lyricism of the songs. This was pretty nice. 6.7/10

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Nov 10 2024
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3

Really lovely, melancholy music with expressive vocals. It loses me a little on the back half, and that extended final track was wholly unnecessary. Still, I enjoyed this quite a bit. Fave Songs: Cannonball, Volcano, The Blower's Daughter, Delicate, Older Chests

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Nov 11 2024
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3

3 secret tracks on a 21-min track... You're losing stars, bro...

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Nov 13 2024
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3

This guy sounds a lot like a lot of Jason Mraz. Nice singer songwriter stuff.

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Oct 15 2024
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2

I thought it was music for a low mood, which can be fine for 2 or 3 songs that calm you down or endure the sadness, but a 50-minute album was too much for me.

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Oct 17 2024
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2

Another singer-songwriter effort that feels so much like the others. My listening habits focus pretty squarely on the instrumentals for a given LP, and while great lyrics can elevate a track to new heights, this album (and genre as a whole) treads so much of the same ground again and again. Give me an interesting chord progression, a wild timbre, something I’ve never heard before - just please don’t sing the same song about love and loss over the same thin guitar chords over and over again.

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Oct 19 2024
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2

nice, type of music you forget you are listening to while listening to it 2.3

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Nov 03 2024
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2

Going into the user submitted albums feels weird. I feel a need to be nicer as these albums probably hold a significant place in at least one person's heart. That said, I really disliked this album. At best it reminded me a little bit of Ryan Adams; at worst it was tedious, very sad sack which I generally don't like listening to these days, and I couldn't wait for it to be over. I debated a 1 but it did have some half decent moments to get it a 2. I just feel like I need some Prozac now.

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Nov 15 2024
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2

Folk, indie rock, acoustic rock. Rollo. Un 2.

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