Damien Rice - "Cannonball"
Jan 10, 2004 12:42:29 GMT -5
Post by WhySoSerious? on Jan 10, 2004 12:42:29 GMT -5
What an amazing song. Apparently the version being sent to radio is remixed slightly. Haven't heard it yet, but Billboard likes it:
DAMIEN RICE
Cannonball
Producer(s): Damien Rice, Mark "Spike" Stent, Paul "P-Dub" Walton
Writer(s): D. Rice
Publisher(s): Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. PRS
Genre: ROCK
Label/Catalog Number: (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: January 17, 2004
In an age when the bottom line is stifling creativity and the mass dissemination and promotion of that creativity, it's nice to see Vector/Warner Bros. making good on their promise to promote Damien Rice well into 2004, despite his lauded debut, "O," being more than 1 year old. This exquisite track—one of the highlights of "O"—gets more of a pulse on this remixed version, as drums have been added to the percussionless original (which is also included). The addition proves genius, with the kick drum adding well-timed punch, subtlely mixed cymbal splashes emphasizing Rice's heart-emptying choruses and the crisply played high-hats adding freshness. That said, what makes this one a winner, more than anything else, is the glassy-eyed sadness in the stanzas, the smart metaphor and rhyme in the chorus ("It's not hard to fall when you float like a cannonball") and the God-given soul of Rice. Apart from making for an exciting listening experience, the new additions (courtesy of Spike Stent) just may give the tune enough of an edge for radio programmers to get the track to all those people still wondering (for whatever damn reason) what all the fuss is about.—WO
DAMIEN RICE
Cannonball
Producer(s): Damien Rice, Mark "Spike" Stent, Paul "P-Dub" Walton
Writer(s): D. Rice
Publisher(s): Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. PRS
Genre: ROCK
Label/Catalog Number: (CD promo)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: January 17, 2004
In an age when the bottom line is stifling creativity and the mass dissemination and promotion of that creativity, it's nice to see Vector/Warner Bros. making good on their promise to promote Damien Rice well into 2004, despite his lauded debut, "O," being more than 1 year old. This exquisite track—one of the highlights of "O"—gets more of a pulse on this remixed version, as drums have been added to the percussionless original (which is also included). The addition proves genius, with the kick drum adding well-timed punch, subtlely mixed cymbal splashes emphasizing Rice's heart-emptying choruses and the crisply played high-hats adding freshness. That said, what makes this one a winner, more than anything else, is the glassy-eyed sadness in the stanzas, the smart metaphor and rhyme in the chorus ("It's not hard to fall when you float like a cannonball") and the God-given soul of Rice. Apart from making for an exciting listening experience, the new additions (courtesy of Spike Stent) just may give the tune enough of an edge for radio programmers to get the track to all those people still wondering (for whatever damn reason) what all the fuss is about.—WO
