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Bell X1

Always warm the pot

About Me


Bell X1 and Damien Rice used to be a band called Juniper. Juniper berries are used to make gin. "Gin and tonic dressing gown..." is a lyric from Bell X1's debut album, Neither am I, released in 2000 in Ireland. Ireland used to be poor, and now it's blingin, with scattered showers. Showers of critical acclaim followed the release of their (multi platinum n ting) second record, Music in Mouth, in 2003 in the UK and Ireland; the public too were keen. Keane, Snow Patrol, The Frames, Bon Jovi (?!) and Elliot Smith are some of the people that Bell X1 have toured with. With the song Eve, the Apple of My Eye on the latest OC soundtrack, the band recently played in New York and LA, where some of the OC cast came to see the show. Showing their ignorance, the band didn't know who they were being introduced to, bringing to mind the meeting of Homer Simpson and Billy Corgan - "Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins" ..."Homer Simpson, smiling politely". Their current record Flock was released in Ireland and went straight to number 1 in the pop charts, followed by many sold out shows and all that jazz. Flock is out now! Make sure to check back here for more information!

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Member Since: 7/9/2005
Band Website: bellx1.com
Band Members: Bell X1 are:

Brian Crosby
Dave Geraghty
Paul Noonan
Dominic Phillips, Esq.

Influences: Mick Fleetwood's drums, Brian Eno's head, Gillian Welch's soul, Napoleon Dynamite's delicious bass
Sounds Like: A barrel of fannies

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Record Label: Island/BellyUp/YepRoc
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Photos from North America March ’08

We'd like to make photographs a more regular feature, so it took a while, but here are some from back in March...http://bellx1.com/photographs/NorthAmericaMarch08/
Posted by Bell X1 on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:52:00 PST

Jetlagged and Waffling and America and All

I'm home, and wide awake at half four in the morning. I can see two pigeons necking high in the branches of the tree outside my window. The water is thick brown and still on the canal.Where were we......
Posted by Bell X1 on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:26:00 PST

Go Penns!

Athens Georgia! The South seems to have a lot of these arty college towns like Athens, Chapel Hill, Austin, and Asheville NC. Places where Slingblade would not have been set.We have good old time here...
Posted by Bell X1 on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:37:00 PST

Southern Bellies

So we're driving from Lake City, Florida to Athens, Georgia and we've just heard that Munster have beaten Toulouse 16-13 to win the Heineken Cup. Phil sound engineer has been receiving text message up...
Posted by Bell X1 on Sun, 25 May 2008 06:04:00 PST

Spain, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands - also belle

A sunny April saturday in Paris, and two Hell's Angels are picking up their girls from the train station. I've just arrived at Gare du Nord again, and look on enviously as they ride off, hair billowin...
Posted by Bell X1 on Tue, 13 May 2008 03:26:00 PST

Oxegen Festival!

Bell X1 to headline Oxegen Festival Green Room Arena, Fri 11th July - Punchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare, Ireland.Tickets...
Posted by Bell X1 on Wed, 07 May 2008 04:23:00 PST

La Belle France

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Caen in France is pronounced Kaan, or to further exagerate the aa - Kawn, almost. To differentiate it from Cannes - Can. I was under the mis-apprehension that Caen was pr...
Posted by Bell X1 on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:28:00 PST

New Boston show added 16th May Paradise

We are happy to announce that we will be heading back to Boston, Massachusetts next month to pay homage to our dearly departed tour bus the HMS "Tim McGraw":Come help us celebrate at The Paradise Rock...
Posted by Bell X1 on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:19:00 PST

American Tour, fin

The gig in Portland was across the road from a 24 hour doughnut shop called"Voodoo Doughnut" (www.voodoodoughnut.com), where they have a donuts calledOld Dirty Bastard (peanut butter, chocolate) and C...
Posted by Bell X1 on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:06:00 PST

American Tour, week 3

I’m told LA has a soul. That beneath the plastic, Long-Mile-Road-in-the-sun exterior there is a human pulse. It certainly seems to grab people, as a lot of folks seem to stay well beyond their i...
Posted by Bell X1 on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:42:00 PST