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The Divine Comedy is a pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon.
Neil Hannon has been the only ever-present member of the band, being its founder in 1989 when he was joined by John McCullagh and Kevin Traynor. Their first album, the heavily R.E.M.-influenced and now-deleted Fanfare for the Comic Muse, enjoyed little success, though. A couple of equally unsuccessful EPs - Timewatch (1991); Europop (1992) - were to follow, with newly-recruited member John Allen handling lead vocals on some tracks. After the commercial failure of the Europop EP, this line-up soon fell apart.
Hannon, however, was not deterred in his efforts and re-appeared in 1993 with Liberation. Featuring a fairly diverse musical outlook that goes from the tongue-in-cheek synth pop of ‘Europop’ (nearly unrecognisable from the previously-released version) to the classical stylings of ‘Timewatching’, it is also characterised by a plethora of literary references: ‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’ recalls a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald; ‘Three Sisters’ draws upon a play by Anton Chekov; and ‘Lucy’ is essentially three William Wordsworth poems abridged to music. This led to a degree of critical acclaim, but commercial success still proved elusive.
Indeed, it was only some minor success in France that really enabled Hannon to proceed to his second effort Promenade. Released in 1994, this was heavily driven by classical influences, with Michael Nyman’s stylings clearly an influence.
Neil Hannon has been the only ever-present member of the band, being its founder in 1989 when he was joined by John McCullagh and Kevin Traynor. Their first album, the heavily R.E.M.-influenced and now-deleted Fanfare for the Comic Muse, enjoyed little success, though. A couple of equally unsuccessful EPs - Timewatch (1991); Europop (1992) - were to follow, with newly-recruited member John Allen handling lead vocals on some tracks. After the commercial failure of the Europop EP, this line-up soon fell apart.
Hannon, however, was not deterred in his efforts and re-appeared in 1993 with Liberation. Featuring a fairly diverse musical outlook that goes from the tongue-in-cheek synth pop of ‘Europop’ (nearly unrecognisable from the previously-released version) to the classical stylings of ‘Timewatching’, it is also characterised by a plethora of literary references: ‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’ recalls a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald; ‘Three Sisters’ draws upon a play by Anton Chekov; and ‘Lucy’ is essentially three William Wordsworth poems abridged to music. This led to a degree of critical acclaim, but commercial success still proved elusive.
Indeed, it was only some minor success in France that really enabled Hannon to proceed to his second effort Promenade. Released in 1994, this was heavily driven by classical influences, with Michael Nyman’s stylings clearly an influence.
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DrTrollJr wrote:
good.
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deviantpsyche wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Les Jours Tristes (instrumental) is my favorite! love it.
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gabethevegan wrote:
Seen him Twice live, At Somerset House Summer Shows,And the Roundhouse...The Best Live..he's a natural............Dont dig this Duckworth lewis method Malarkey, needs to get Some new Divine Comedy material out and tour again
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f0rce0fnature wrote:
how is pulp a related artist? yes yes jarvis and neil both have deep voices but that's about it
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vigimael wrote:
Wow, I didn't expect to see homeboy Seb Clarke mentioned here. I wouldn't say the music's that similar, though. I like there-being-no-other-band-like-a-band, it makes them more special.
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PixilatedBirds wrote:
Why does this fabulous man not tour? :(
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jonnov wrote:
There's another band that sounds a lot like The Divine Comedy. Check them out - http://www.last.fm/music/This+Is+Seb+Clarke
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_KevMusic_ wrote:
Bring on the upcoming TDC album :) Neil is one of the few out there shining the light. Utter brilliance and I thank you.
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urinol_5 wrote:
Why is there no other band in the world like The Divine Comedy? Neil, you are a true original, rare thing in this days.
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vathorniel wrote:
Happy birthday Neil :-)
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BrilliantColors wrote:
The Duckworth Lewis Method was the best album of 2009, just as the upcoming Divine Comedy album will be the best of 2010.
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mogeansai wrote:
my lovely lovely lovely horse!
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Dreamfall wrote:
gin soaked boy <3 <3 <3
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lotharmegz wrote:
Well, then you probably just don't like Thomas Walsh/Pugwash. He's 50% of it. But I rather love it!
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x-toni-x wrote:
I hate the new Cricket album. What have you done, Neil??
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Detectiveli wrote:
Либо у него закос под Палп, либо у Палп закос под него
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ilovestarburst wrote:
UK people, here is a nice little half-an-hour programme on Neil Hannon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n9pzy/b00n9pzf/Music_Makers_Episode_3/
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SilentPoet82 wrote:
Stop complaining about the bad taste of other people! Final round of the first season and the qualifying for the Rock Cup has just started! Join the Irish Rock League now an decide with your vote!
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vathorniel wrote:
i'm soooo looking forward to the new album! surely it's gonna be as amazing as everything Neil has done before <3
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FutureGods wrote:
COLIN MACINTYRE (AKA MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY) - NEW ALBUM 'ISLAND' OUT NOW IN EUROPE & USA & CANADA!! US/ UK TOUR DATES OCTOBER 2009 http://www.itunes.com/colinmacintyre **** Clash **** Daily Mirror **** Mojo **** The Times Album of the Week: Daily Mirror/Sunday Mail/Daily Record USA Tues 6th Oct : NEW YORK The Living Room (8pm) Thur 8th Oct: BROOKLYN Union Hall UK 15th Oct EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms 16th Oct GLASGOW Stereo 18th Oct INVERNESS Hootenanny 19th Oct SHEFFIELD Leadmill 20th Oct BRISTOL The Thekla 21st Oct LONDON The Lexington (Fleur-de-Lys Club) 22nd Oct MANCHESTER Night & Day 23rd Oct NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms 27th Oct BRIGHTON Latest Music Bar 28th Oct BIRMINGHAM Glee Club 29th Oct MINEHEAD (Somerset) The Hobbyhorse 6th Nov LIVERPOOL Zanzibar (Liverpool Music Week) Ticket & info details: http://www.colinmacintyre.com
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