How famous is Damien?

Iwasatabarwiththis,lady · 02-23-2006, 05:24 PM

ho boy. i know i said i wouldnt post to annoy with my long username for a while but i got drunk again.

I was getting drunk talking to these people in a pub and met a guy called damiEn; mentioned damien rice and the people said, "i havnt really heard his stuff".

Ive been so obsessed with listening to him ive thought. how famous actually is Damien Rice?

Arpie · 02-23-2006, 05:44 PM

Not very. His fame diminishes with every passing day that brings a sunrise and no new album.

The word on the street is 'Damien who?'

Iwasatabarwiththis,lady · 02-23-2006, 05:46 PM

really, you think?

like, say 30% less famous than david gray or something?

Its hard to tell when you have so much bootleg

Arpie · 02-23-2006, 06:42 PM

Well, as of 19:30 on 23rd February 2006, Damien Rice was...

178.01% less famous than Robbie Williams, 64.2% less famous than Coldplay, 55.92% less famous than Franz Ferdinand, 39.7% less famous than Scissor Sisters, 28.45% less famous that David Gray 14.1% less famous than Air, 2.8% more famous than Badly Drawn Boy, 16.99% more famous than No Doubt, 46.4% more famous than Geri Halliwell, 99.7% more famous than Darius and 512.7% more famous than East 17.

audity · 02-25-2006, 03:48 AM

As far as people recognising his name, Damien isn't exactly experiencing a 'Beatlemania' of his own.

BUT, if you consider how many people have heard his music, he is very famous.

I take my iPod everywhere and whenever someone does not know who I'm talking about I let them listen. I would say that 85% of people that I've met have heard 'Blower's Daughter' and about 70% have heard 'Cannonball.'

I've seen pirated Damo CD's being sold in Thailand, China, Myanmar (even Unplayed Piano; if that is not ironic, then what is?), and yes, America. When I was in New York, a guy came running up to me and flashed me a sheet of CD titles. 'O - Damien Rice' was near the top of the list.

Irishman · 02-25-2006, 10:48 PM

He is actually quite famous in the right circles.
Living in a suburb, he is one of the most popular artists in my school. He is not going to have a beetle mania though, because his music is not very commercial.

Having said that, there are almost no people I know of that don't at least know who he is.

02-23-2006, 05:24 PM	#1
Iwasatabarwiththis,lady i got years.............. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East London Posts: 251	How famous is Damien? ho boy. i know i said i wouldnt post to annoy with my long username for a while but i got drunk again. I was getting drunk talking to these people in a pub and met a guy called damiEn; mentioned damien rice and the people said, "i havnt really heard his stuff". Ive been so obsessed with listening to him ive thought. how famous actually is Damien Rice?

02-23-2006, 05:44 PM	#2
Arpie Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England, Canada, Finland...whatever Posts: 144	Not very. His fame diminishes with every passing day that brings a sunrise and no new album. The word on the street is 'Damien who?' __________________ I'm here without you, baby, but you're still on my lonely mind.

02-23-2006, 06:42 PM	#4
Arpie Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England, Canada, Finland...whatever Posts: 144	Well, as of 19:30 on 23rd February 2006, Damien Rice was... 178.01% less famous than Robbie Williams, 64.2% less famous than Coldplay, 55.92% less famous than Franz Ferdinand, 39.7% less famous than Scissor Sisters, 28.45% less famous that David Gray 14.1% less famous than Air, 2.8% more famous than Badly Drawn Boy, 16.99% more famous than No Doubt, 46.4% more famous than Geri Halliwell, 99.7% more famous than Darius and 512.7% more famous than East 17. __________________ I'm here without you, baby, but you're still on my lonely mind.

02-25-2006, 03:48 AM	#5
audity High-Five Eskimo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: On the River Lee, County Cork, Ireland Posts: 1,397	As far as people recognising his name, Damien isn't exactly experiencing a 'Beatlemania' of his own. BUT, if you consider how many people have heard his music, he is very famous. I take my iPod everywhere and whenever someone does not know who I'm talking about I let them listen. I would say that 85% of people that I've met have heard 'Blower's Daughter' and about 70% have heard 'Cannonball.' I've seen pirated Damo CD's being sold in Thailand, China, Myanmar (even Unplayed Piano; if that is not ironic, then what is?), and yes, America. When I was in New York, a guy came running up to me and flashed me a sheet of CD titles. 'O - Damien Rice' was near the top of the list. __________________ Ireland For Ron Paul "Don't worry, ma'am...I've got permits for these." -The Todd "For everything that's lovely is But a brief, dreamy, kind delight." -William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet, playwright

02-23-2006, 05:46 PM	#3
Iwasatabarwiththis,lady i got years.............. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East London Posts: 251	really, you think? like, say 30% less famous than david gray or something? Its hard to tell when you have so much bootleg

02-25-2006, 10:48 PM	#6
Irishman Eskimo Baby Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 20	He is actually quite famous in the right circles. Living in a suburb, he is one of the most popular artists in my school. He is not going to have a beetle mania though, because his music is not very commercial. Having said that, there are almost no people I know of that don't at least know who he is.