Interesting. As of August 2012, looking at the little ratings bar graph, the mode is clearly 8, and at a glance it doesn't look like there are enough ratings below 7 to yank the mean down to 6.8.
Geeks wanna know: can we get a website update that lets us click through to the raw data?
(I gave it a 9, primarily for the aching yearning in his vocals and the melancholy of the cello.)
Interesting. As of August 2012, looking at the little ratings bar graph, the mode is clearly 8, and at a glance it doesn't look like there are enough ratings below 7 to yank the mean down to 6.8.
Geeks wanna know: can we get a website update that lets us click through to the raw data?
(I gave it a 9, primarily for the aching yearning in his vocals and the melancholy of the cello.)
My daughter (fledgling artist among thousands) covered another of his. Quite something. I'd never heard of it before.
She's quite a singer. Keep her at it, and even if it doesn't boom into a career in music, at least her loved ones will get to enjoy sharing in her passion for music. And she has good taste in songs to cover as well.
"To Love Somebody" is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st. The band's manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry Gibb to write a soul song for Otis Redding. Barry, along with Robin wrote "To Love Somebody", a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals. However, Redding died in an airplane crash before he could record the song.
The song was recorded at IBC Studios, London in March, 1967 and released as a single in mid July, 1967 in the U.S. Wikipedia
One of the most famous Gibb compositions, "To Love Somebody" was covered by hundreds of artists, most notably:
You really have to GET Damien Rice to appreciate him. But when you do...you do...
One of the more disturbing contemporary conceits, imagining that you are capable of an understanding that eludes others based on favoring a brand of car, recording artist or melatonin profile. "It's a (insert divisive term) thing, you wouldn't understand."
It's entirely possible to have great personal emotional experience, be aware of the background and influences of an artist, comprehend the point of the lyric and still not appreciate that artist (or anything else).
Damien Rice was lucky enough to have an uncle influential in the recording business and worked hard to take advantage of his good fortune. Prolific and interesting, just not the sweetest fruit on the tree to my ears.
Seriously though... just looking down a few of the comments ... I'm like.. yeah.. I feel that way about TGD (The Grateful'o Dead) ok.. I apologize I don't do that for "windoze" and I don't mean to insult your demigods ... but Radio Paradise is one of the best places to hear just about anything that isn't country or western... and even some that come quite close..
what many need to remember when they hear these songs that they dislike.. is that somewhere, someone is having their little moment of paradise in the day.. and for me.. i hear this song starting and I start to feel a little calming mellow spot in the center of my chest ... and I then make the point of enjoying the moment because someday I'll have wished I could ...
Well said. This is why i listen to RP. Nuggets for me. It doesn't matter to me how many people like it or what the rating is.
I think it is probably one of those generation gap things. I think some of the haters might calm down and like something like this later in life. This is a real hard song to get when you are still working under the impression that you are bulletproof and that life will continue to describe an upward arc throughout its course.
I'm 52, have been around long enough to have perspective on life, and now rate this a 3. Why? The performance sucks.
I think it is probably one of those generation gap things. I think some of the haters might calm down and like something like this later in life. This is a real hard song to get when you are still working under the impression that you are bulletproof and that life will continue to describe an upward arc throughout its course.
I rate it in an 8. Showing my age. I rate Older Chests damn near a 10. I bet a lot of y'all that give this song a 4 would give that one a 2.
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Based on the 90% negative comments, I can't believe the rating for this. The lovers must be rating 10
I enjoy the tune, the arrangements, and the passion with which Damien sings. It's just so dang depressing — the whole album. I have to resist the urge to slit my wrists every time I hear a tune from "O".
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yeah I'm with heckler about hecklers... 
Seriously though... just looking down a few of the comments ... I'm like.. yeah.. I feel that way about TGD (The Grateful'o Dead) ok.. I apologize I don't do that for "windoze" and I don't mean to insult your demigods ... but Radio Paradise is one of the best places to hear just about anything that isn't country or western... and even some that come quite close.. 
