Bell X1 (band)

Bell X1 is an Irish band from Celbridge, County Kildare. Originally it had been founded under the name Juniper. However, as a founding member Damien Rice left the band, they changed the name and called themselves Bell X1. Today, the band consists of Paul Noonan, Brian Crosby, Dominic Philips and David Geraghty is. Tim O ' Donovan, who also plays for the band Neosupervital, Bell X1 support regularly on drums ..

Now they have released five studio albums already published: Neither Am I (2000), Music in Mouth ( 2003), Flock (2005 - published only in Ireland), Blue Lights On The Runway ( 2009) and Bloodless Coup ( 2011). The debut album, Neither Am I not been commercially very successful, but the band was able to expand their fan base. With the second album, a significantly larger having been successful, not least because the song Eve, was the apple of my eye used in the American series The OC.

The song Bigger Than Me is the latest single from the third album Flock. The song debuted at 16th place in the Irish Singles Chart, and the album reached number one two weeks later.

The name Bell X1

According to the band they have the name of Bell X1 X - 1 is selected for the band after the plane Bell, because they have read a pilot of the Bell X-1, in the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe about Chuck Yeager.

Band Members

  • Paul Noonan: vocals, guitar, percussion, kazoo
  • Dave Geraghty: Guitar, Banjo, Vocals, Electric Piano
  • Dominic Philips: bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Crosby, guitar, keyboard, backing vocals

Albums

  • Neither Am I (2000) - Chart Position: 30
  • Music In Mouth (2003) - Chart Position: 15
  • Flock (2005) - Chart Position (Jan '06 ): 1
  • Blue Lights On The Runway (2009)
  • Bloodless Coup (2011)
  • Chop Chop (2013 )
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