Bell X1 (band)

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Bell X1

Origin	Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Years active	1999 – present
Genres	Soft Rock
Labels	Universal Island Records
Members	Paul Noonan Brian Crosby Dominic Philips David Geraghty

Bell X1 are an Irish band, hailing from North County Kildare, Ireland. Originally known as Juniper, they became a quartet with the departure of lead vocalist Damien Rice and rechristened themselves Bell X1. Drummer Paul Noonan became the band's new frontman. This move heralded a significant shift in the band's style as Noonan and guitarist Dave Geraghty's writing styles came to the fore. Also amongst the band's members are guitarist and keyboard player Brian Crosby and bassist Dominic Philips. Tim O' Donovan, who also fronts Neosupervital, performs drums for the band when they are on tour.

Bell X1 have released three albums to date; Neither Am I in 2001, Music In Mouth in 2003 and Flock which was released in 2005.

Neither Am I was released only in Ireland and although it did not have a dramatic impact commercially the band did build up an incredibly devoted fanbase on the gig circuit, due in part perhaps to the popularity of Juniper. Their second album caused more of a splash, garnering greater fan acceptance and critical acclaim. The wider appeal of the band was also helped by the use of their song "Eve, The Apple Of My Eye" in a contentious episode of The O.C., during a scene in which two of the female characters shared a lesbian kiss.

Flock is the band's latest album, it was released in the UK and Ireland in 2006. "Bigger Than Me" was the first single to be released from this album, though the single was only released in Ireland. It reached number 16 in the singles charts and the album went to number 1 in Ireland a fortnight later. The response to the album in the UK has been more modest though a dedicated fanbase is rapidly building there. They are playing the largest indoor venue in Ireland in early December, proof that they have arrived in the big time.

Bell X1's latest single is "Rocky Took A Lover", and was released in Ireland on August 28th 2006. Many Irish radio stations, including Today FM, have been playing the track since before the release of the previous single "Flame".

Their cover of "Another Girl, Another Planet" can be heard on the 2006 Vodafone Christmas TV commercial in the UK

1 Members
2 Discography
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Members

Vocalist Paul Noonan also plays guitar, percussion and kazoo. Paul plays drums on all of Bell X1's studio recordings. He has also been known to occasionally play drums live if a session drummer is not available.

Dave Geraghty plays lead guitar, banjo and (electric) piano.

Dominic Philips plays bass guitar and does backing vocals.

Brian Crosby plays guitar, keyboards and also does backing vocals.

Tim O' Donovan plays drums.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year	Album	Label	Other Information	Irish Chart Position
2000	Neither Am I	Universal Music Ireland	Produced by Nick Seymour, former bassist of Crowded House	30
2003	Music In Mouth	Universal Island Records	Produced by Jamie Cullum, of the British musical duo Elcho.	15
2005	Flock	Universal Island Records	Produced by Roger Bechirian	1