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They Don't Teach This Shit In School
''They Don't Teach This Shit in School'' is the debut album by Damien Dempsey Damien Dempsey (born 9 June 1975) is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk contemporary lyrics that deliver social and political commentaries on Irish society. Damien sings in his native, working class accent in the Eng ... released in March 2000 on the Zincfence label. The album contains a re-recorded version of one of his best-known singles, "Dublin Town". ''They Don't Teach This Shit in School'' was re-issued in October 2005 on the Sony BMG label in Ireland, IRL in the UK, and UFO Music/Clear Records in the U.S. The album has now been deleted. Tracks # "Jealousy" # "NYC Paddy" # "Colony" # "Seanchai" # "I've No Alibi" # "Chillin'" # "It's Important" # "Bad Time Garda" # "It's All Good" # "They Don't Teach This Shit in School" # "Dublin Town" # "Beside the Sea" References 2000 debut albums Damien Dempsey albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey (born 9 June 1975) is an Irish singer and songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk contemporary lyrics that deliver social and political commentaries on Irish society. Damien sings in his native, working class accent in the English language, and to a lesser extent in the Irish language. Early life Dempsey was born and raised in Donaghmede, a Northside suburb of Dublin. His father was a panel beater while his mother had a variety of jobs in the area. His earliest musical influences came from the post-pub musical sessions that were held in his parents' house when he was a toddler. This developed into a love of artists such as Christy Moore, Luke Kelly, Shane MacGowan, Bob Marley and Elvis Presley. Shy as a teenager, Dempsey retreated to his bedroom where he spent his time honing his singing and guitar playing. He soon started to pen his own songs, testing the water on his pleasantly surprised family with "a song about smog". His family encouraged him to enter th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers such as Bob Dylan and the Byrds—several of whose members had earlier played in folk ensembles—attempted to blend the sounds of rock with their pre-existing folk repertoire, adopting the use of electric instrumentation and drums in a way previously discouraged in the U.S. folk community. The term "folk rock" was initially used in the U.S. music press in June 1965 to describe the Byrds' music. The commercial success of the Byrds' cover version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and their debut album of the same name, along with Dylan's own recordings with rock instrumentation—on the albums ''Bringing It All Back Home'' (1965), ''Highway 61 Revisited'' (1965), and '' Blonde on Blonde'' (1966)—encouraged other folk acts, such as Simon & Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seize The Day (album)
''Seize the Day'' is an album by Damien Dempsey released in Ireland in 2003 on Clear Records via Sony. In the UK, it was released via IRL and, in the US, it was released on Attack Records, a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records. In the UK and US, the title track was not hidden. Two tracks – "Factories" and "Seize the Day" – appeared on the soundtrack to the Irish crime film '' Between the Canals'', in which Dempsey made his debut acting performance. Track listing # "Negative Vibes" – 4:44 # "Ghosts of Overdoses" – 4:41 # "It's All Good" – 4:21 # "Factories" – 5:17 # "Jar Song" – 5:03 # "Celtic Tiger" – 5:13 # "Apple of My Eye" – 3:43 # "Industrial School" – 5:27 # "Great Gaels of Ireland" – 5:21 # "Marching Season Siege" – 3:24 # "Seize the Day" (hidden track) – 4:12 The tracks "Celtic Tiger", "It's All Good" and "Negative Vibes" feature backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor. Personnel * Damien Dempsey – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Brian Eno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
