Confused about Volcano

borneoman · 08-24-2006, 08:46 PM

I'm confused about who wrote Volcano, I mean, the song dates from the Juniper days and it is featured in both O and on Bell XI's debut without Damien (Neither am I).

So in the Juniper days, who was the force behind the band? who was writing the songs? Damien himself on his own??

Because on O it's like all songs were written by Damien, lyrics and music. But then, if the others didn't contribute to Volcano, how come is in their debut? Did they had to have Damien's blessing/permission??

shyatt3 · 08-25-2006, 12:30 AM

That's a thing that I've been wondering about as well. Hope somebody can shed some light on the situation. In the meantime, here's a clown

SisterMidnight · 08-25-2006, 02:26 AM

what a cute baby!

what's his name?

i suppose with certain songs it's kind of like a lennon/mc cartney thing where they both contributed enough that they each have rights to it, but i can't feature the lyrics coming from anybody but damien.. i don't know if he was the driving force but his songwriting is so much stronger than the others..

#Ian# · 08-25-2006, 09:35 AM

I'd imagine that with Volcano Damien wrote the basis for the song himself (chords/lyrics) which is why he alone is credited as the songwriter on O. At the same time the full band Juniper version would have featured parts written by the other 4 so it's fair enough that they were credited along with Damien on Neither Am I.

Writing as part of a band is a tricky thing when it comes to deciding who "wrote" a song. Sometimes someone will bring an finished song to the table with parts for everyone worked out, sometimes it'll be an acoustic thing which needs to be filled out, sometimes a couple of guys will sit down and write something and sometimes the entire band will have a 40 minute jam session and come up with about 3 minutes of usable material.

shyatt3 · 08-25-2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

what a cute baby!

what's his name?

i suppose with certain songs it's kind of like a lennon/mc cartney thing where they both contributed enough that they each have rights to it, but i can't feature the lyrics coming from anybody but damien.. i don't know if he was the driving force but his songwriting is so much stronger than the others..

Why thank you.

His name is Edan Joshua.

Ranting Thespian · 08-26-2006, 12:10 AM

That's one thing I like about Coldplay, every song is listed to be written by all of the band, vocals/guitar/piano/bass/drums/ect. all credited to each one of them.

SisterMidnight · 08-27-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shyatt3

Why thank you.

His name is Edan Joshua.

he's adorable! it looks like he's already developing a sense of humor too.. that diaper on the head gag always cracks me up

08-24-2006, 08:46 PM	#1
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Confused about Volcano I'm confused about who wrote Volcano, I mean, the song dates from the Juniper days and it is featured in both O and on Bell XI's debut without Damien (Neither am I). So in the Juniper days, who was the force behind the band? who was writing the songs? Damien himself on his own?? Because on O it's like all songs were written by Damien, lyrics and music. But then, if the others didn't contribute to Volcano, how come is in their debut? Did they had to have Damien's blessing/permission??

08-25-2006, 09:35 AM	#4
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	I'd imagine that with Volcano Damien wrote the basis for the song himself (chords/lyrics) which is why he alone is credited as the songwriter on O. At the same time the full band Juniper version would have featured parts written by the other 4 so it's fair enough that they were credited along with Damien on Neither Am I. Writing as part of a band is a tricky thing when it comes to deciding who "wrote" a song. Sometimes someone will bring an finished song to the table with parts for everyone worked out, sometimes it'll be an acoustic thing which needs to be filled out, sometimes a couple of guys will sit down and write something and sometimes the entire band will have a 40 minute jam session and come up with about 3 minutes of usable material. __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

08-25-2006, 12:30 AM	#2
shyatt3 Eskimo Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 471	That's a thing that I've been wondering about as well. Hope somebody can shed some light on the situation. In the meantime, here's a clown

08-25-2006, 02:26 AM	#3
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	what a cute baby! what's his name? i suppose with certain songs it's kind of like a lennon/mc cartney thing where they both contributed enough that they each have rights to it, but i can't feature the lyrics coming from anybody but damien.. i don't know if he was the driving force but his songwriting is so much stronger than the others..

08-26-2006, 12:10 AM	#6
Ranting Thespian Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 331	That's one thing I like about Coldplay, every song is listed to be written by all of the band, vocals/guitar/piano/bass/drums/ect. all credited to each one of them.