Religious-Gospel
Tuesday, 01 January 2008 |
Written by
K L Poore
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People are in a quandary about Damien Rice’s Live from the Union
Chapel. Why would he choose this four-year-old concert to be his third
official full length release? Me, I think it’s a gift to longtime band
member Lisa Hannigan, who shines throughout. It’s a goodbye, and a
boost, to a professional relationship that he says "has run its
creative course.”
Live from the Union Chapel is a snapshot of Rice’s music just after the
release of O, his incredible debut, and I love everything about it
except that it ends way too soon. The old Broadway adage of “leave ‘em
wanting more” has never been more in evidence than on this eight-song,
36-minute download. Because it is such a precious little gem I imagine
the opposite of the famous Mozart quote is in effect here. When
criticized for a piece having too many notes he asked “which ones would
you have me ...
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