opening act for US tour

palescales · 05-06-2007, 05:07 AM

Any chance that it's Fionn Regan? That would make me ever so happy.

SisterMidnight · 05-06-2007, 05:13 AM

there isn't one. it's allll damien allll the time baby

anyway fionn regan kind of sucks.. i'd rather have kt tunstall if anybody open for him.

shyatt3 · 05-06-2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

there isn't one. it's allll damien allll the time baby

anyway fionn regan kind of sucks.. i'd rather have kt tunstall if anybody open for him.

I'm with you on that one. My wife really likes him, but I'm apparently missing something. He's not terrible, but not all that great either.

Five Leaves Left · 05-06-2007, 05:32 AM

he's actually really good at guitar and writes great songs. don't know how you can say he sucks, you could just say you dont like him or give reasons why he sucks...

J.M.C · 05-06-2007, 04:37 PM

Yea I disagree with that opinion and so does the person you come on this forum to support.

Spamlet · 05-06-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

there isn't one. it's allll damien allll the time baby

anyway fionn regan kind of sucks.. i'd rather have kt tunstall if anybody open for him.

I think it's the opposite. Tunstall has got to be the most over-rated solo of the past year. Aside from the perky, ubiquitous "Suddenly, I see", and a couple of wannabe rockers damn near every one of her songs sounds the same. Bores me to tears with her lagging monotone drone and her lyrics(sic) sound like they were written by a (talentless) girl of 13.

Which I guess is possible since I've read that many of her songs are like 10 years old.

Regan is absolutely aces. I don't know how anyone with any discernable musical taste (which I certainly consider you to have a lot of) could take the time to listen to just the songs on his myspace page and then say he sucks with a straight face. Somehow manages to encompass such varying influences as Neil Young's soaring, remarkable musicianship and mastery of genres, with Dylanesque poetry rife with both wit and wisdom far beyond his young years and add to all of that the poignant working class sensibility of a Springsteen or a Merle Haggard for good measure.

SisterMidnight · 05-06-2007, 05:25 PM

wow, you get a lot more out of him than i do. i think his music is bland and uninteresting, he just doesn't do anything for me. though i don't feel like i really need to give a reason..

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Originally Posted by J.M.C

Yea I disagree with that opinion and so does the person you come on this forum to support.

and your point is? just because damien or anybody else likes him doesn't really have an impact on my preferences. i tend not to be influenced too much by others on what i do and don't like when it comes to music. it's called thinking for yourself

you're perfectly entitled to your opinion, it doesn 't bother me. not sure why me having the opposite opinion should bother you at all either..

palescales · 05-06-2007, 05:35 PM

I think he's very clever lyrically and sings over quite intricate guitar parts which is reminiscent of Elliott Smith. He doesn't have an over polished sound like Damien Rice of course. It's much folkier/rawer but End of History is absolutely a brilliant cd.

#Ian# · 05-06-2007, 07:39 PM

They're both ****ing ****.

Calum · 05-06-2007, 07:52 PM

I like him personally; i appreciate the folk-like sound, as i'm into folk...

^ Nice and to the point, i like it, haha.

shyatt3 · 05-08-2007, 03:57 AM

It's always interesting to me when people don't understand why someone else doesn't like an artist and begin to give reasons why they are good. To me, there so much more to music than being able to rationalize that someone had good lyrics, or that they are skilled at playing an instrument, or that they embody a delicate combination of sounds reminiscent of favorites of the past. I understand to a point because I love good lyrics and I love musical talent, but more than anything I love to FEEL something when I listen to it, beyond the cognitive processes of understanding it. I'm sure many of you feel similarly, I'm simply pointing this out.

Fionn may be great at many things, but I feel nothing when listening to it. I, too, appreciate the "folk-like sound", I just happen to get nothing out of him particularly. I agree with Sister to the extent that there really shouldn't have to be an explanation when it comes to this. There are plenty artists out there, from modern times to the days of old, that are/have been widely respected that I get nothing from. I may be able to say that they do, in fact, have good lyrics or that they are good musicians, but this doesn't translate into an immediate liking to me. The artists I love hit beyond that.

Simply because Damien obviously finds something in Fionn means absolutely nothing to me about whether or not I'm supposed to like him. In other words, I don't find that Damien's approval of Fionn is validating in any way. I can't see that adding strength to someone's opinions. We may have come here to support Damien, but it was his music, not his musical opinions.

EDIT: I should mention that there are a few of Fionn's songs which I do like. His album as a whole is not great to me. I'm not trying to say that he's terrible, I've simply heard many people sing him great praises that hold him in much higher regard than I think he deserves.

brenda · 05-08-2007, 04:17 AM

LOL at wait Ian said.

Never heard of this guy.

Gonna go look him up.

05-06-2007, 05:07 AM	#1
palescales Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 9	opening act for US tour Any chance that it's Fionn Regan? That would make me ever so happy.

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J.M.C Eskimo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 278	Yea I disagree with that opinion and so does the person you come on this forum to support. __________________ I'll Wait For You, But I Cant Wait Forever........

05-06-2007, 07:39 PM	#9
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	They're both **ing **. __________________ 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

05-06-2007, 07:52 PM	#10
Calum Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 442	I like him personally; i appreciate the folk-like sound, as i'm into folk... ^ Nice and to the point, i like it, haha. __________________ http://calumpratt.bandcamp.com

05-08-2007, 03:57 AM	#11
shyatt3 Eskimo Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 471	It's always interesting to me when people don't understand why someone else doesn't like an artist and begin to give reasons why they are good. To me, there so much more to music than being able to rationalize that someone had good lyrics, or that they are skilled at playing an instrument, or that they embody a delicate combination of sounds reminiscent of favorites of the past. I understand to a point because I love good lyrics and I love musical talent, but more than anything I love to FEEL something when I listen to it, beyond the cognitive processes of understanding it. I'm sure many of you feel similarly, I'm simply pointing this out. Fionn may be great at many things, but I feel nothing when listening to it. I, too, appreciate the "folk-like sound", I just happen to get nothing out of him particularly. I agree with Sister to the extent that there really shouldn't have to be an explanation when it comes to this. There are plenty artists out there, from modern times to the days of old, that are/have been widely respected that I get nothing from. I may be able to say that they do, in fact, have good lyrics or that they are good musicians, but this doesn't translate into an immediate liking to me. The artists I love hit beyond that. Simply because Damien obviously finds something in Fionn means absolutely nothing to me about whether or not I'm supposed to like him. In other words, I don't find that Damien's approval of Fionn is validating in any way. I can't see that adding strength to someone's opinions. We may have come here to support Damien, but it was his music, not his musical opinions. EDIT: I should mention that there are a few of Fionn's songs which I do like. His album as a whole is not great to me. I'm not trying to say that he's terrible, I've simply heard many people sing him great praises that hold him in much higher regard than I think he deserves. __________________ www.stevenhyattphotography.com Last edited by shyatt3; 05-08-2007 at 04:03 AM.

05-06-2007, 05:13 AM	#2
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	there isn't one. it's allll damien allll the time baby anyway fionn regan kind of sucks.. i'd rather have kt tunstall if anybody open for him.

05-06-2007, 05:32 AM	#4
Five Leaves Left Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 548	he's actually really good at guitar and writes great songs. don't know how you can say he sucks, you could just say you dont like him or give reasons why he sucks...

05-06-2007, 05:35 PM	#8
palescales Eskimo Baby Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 9	I think he's very clever lyrically and sings over quite intricate guitar parts which is reminiscent of Elliott Smith. He doesn't have an over polished sound like Damien Rice of course. It's much folkier/rawer but End of History is absolutely a brilliant cd.

05-08-2007, 04:17 AM	#12
brenda Toujours Pur Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 20	LOL at wait Ian said. Never heard of this guy. Gonna go look him up. __________________ How's that for a slice of fried gold?