1991 - 2000
Brian, Paul, Dom and Damien Rice form Juniper, having met in school. They go to college, play some weddings, 21st's and Bar Mitzvahs... and for a while have a Sunday night residency in the Kildrought Lounge and Bar, Celbridge. They meet Dave, who weans them off the Neil Diamond and Roxette covers. Band move into house in country, release EP, Manna, and two singles in Ireland. Damien leaves band, the others read about Chuck Yeager and his Right Stuff. They call the new band Bell X1. Bell X1 support Elliott Smith and Bon Jovi in the same 1 week period, leading to severe identity crisis, making small music with big hair. They make their first album, Neither Am I, in the summer/autumn of 1999 with Nick Seymour of Crowded House and release it in Ireland a year later, after much touring and a couple of old singles.
2001
Band take some time to indulge musical differences. Paul records and tours as drummer with Tipperary siren Gemma Hayes, Brian's away with Offaly hearthrob Mundy, and Dave and Dom join Richie Mullen of Lino Richie Carpets, Finglas, in touring cabaret show. Bell X1 regroup in late summer and write songs for what would become Music in Mouth in a house by the sea in Wexford.
2002
Second album recording starts in Ridge Farm studios in Surrey, with producer Jamie Cullum. After 4 weeks they move to the Fallout Shelter, London. The studio has no teapot!! Some moaning. The band take turns to make dinner. Some of it is shit. The world Cup happens. Mixing finishes in July and everyone goes away for a while. Come back and mix it all again. Borrow a friend's house in Kilkenny, record some more songs, play hurling, are laughed at by locals. Music in Mouth finally finished in December, a few days after the birth of Jamie's daughter Ellie, who was both conceived and born during the making of the record.
2003, 2004
The album Music in Mouth is released on July 21st 2003, to tremendous applause, and the band play with all sorts to try to flog it. Tom McRae, Keane, Starsailor, Aqualung and Snow Patrol show them the highways and byways of the UK and continental Europe. Songs from the record appear in many TV series, from Teachers to The OC, and at home the album goes double platinum, with four top 40 singles. In July 2004, the band gather in yet another house in Wexford to write a new record.
2005
Flock is recorded in Dublin and mixed in London, with Roger Becherian producing and Phil Hayes knob twiddling. A shrine to Daniel O' Donnell (Irish singing deity, ref Cliff Richard without ever having had a brush with cool) is created in the green room, Dave creates Pistachio Nut Shell Installation and mustaches are grown. The band take a break from recording and sell out a mini tour in the USA, where they record a live session for Nic Harcourt’s essential show on KCRW in L.A.
Flock is released in Ireland and hits the heights of #1 in the album charts. The band leaves Island Records and sets up its own record label called BellyUp records. A live album called Tour De Flock is released - it is a 2-disc compilation featuring 16 tracks from their sold-out gig at The Point Theatre, Dublin on December 1, 2006.
In 2008, Flock is released in the USA and the band appears on the St. Patrick's Day edition of the Late Show with David Letterman.
On 2nd October, Brian Crosby quits saying "It's been an extraordinary privilege to be in a band with your mates for more than 15 years. I'm really grateful for everything I got to do with Bell X1, for all the adventures we had and for the great support of our fans. It's been particularly wonderful to have connected with so many people and to have got to meet people all over the world doing what I love. I look forward to continue making those connections. At the same time I'll be applauding the boys continued success."
As well as promoting Flock in the USA, the band gets busy recording a new album Blue Lights On The Runway. It finally sees the light of day in 2009, with lead single The Great Defector becoming their biggest hit to date (no. 3 in the Irish charts).
2011
The band will release its newest album Bloodless Coup in stores and online on April 1 in Ireland, April 4 in the UK, April 8 in Germany and Benelux, April 12 in the USA and Canada, and April 26 in France. The album's lead single is “Velcro,” which the band performed on The Rachael Ray Show on St. Patrick's Day.
Tounge
Bell X1 Lyrics
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This one's for me
This one's for you
This one's for me
I've got a nervous feeling over you
But who am I fooling,
I like airline food
I need to feel whole
I need to feel young again
I need to be bold
And start using my tongue again
They can laugh as they cry
They can cut till I bleed
But I ain't losing
'cause this one's for me
The lyrics to Bell X1’s song, “Tongue” seem to represent a longing for a sense of individualism that might have been lost along the way. The lines, “this one’s for you, this one’s for me”, can be interpreted as an act of self-discovery in which the singer acknowledges that their journey of self-discovery may not always involve others, but rather themselves. The lyrics also touch upon the subject of repression in which the singer confesses their nervousness over their true desires, yet they seem to be admitting to liking airline food.
The lyrics also depict the idea of the singer wanting to be whole and young again, which can be interpreted as the singer feeling incomplete or lacking in some way. The use of the word ‘bold’ suggests that the singer wants to change and start using their ‘tongue’ again; they want to regain their voice and start communicating their feelings and desires. The lines “They can laugh as they cry, they can cut till I bleed” suggest that the singer may have faced ridicule or criticism for their actions in the past, but it doesn’t matter because this time, “this one’s for me”.
Line by Line Meaning
This one's for you
I am dedicating this song to someone special in my life
This one's for me
This song is also for my own personal growth and healing
I've got a nervous feeling over you
You make me feel anxious and uncertain, but I am still drawn to you
But who am I fooling,
I like airline food
I may be trying to act cool, but I have some strange and unexplainable quirks just like anyone else
I need to feel whole
I am searching for a sense of completeness and fulfillment
I need to feel young again
I long to rediscover the carefree and innocent spirit of my youth
I need to be bold
I want to take risks and be courageous in my actions and decisions
And start using my tongue again
I need to speak up and communicate my thoughts and desires openly
They can laugh as they cry
Others may mock me or try to bring me down, but they too have their own struggles and emotional pain
They can cut till I bleed
Regardless of how much others may hurt me or try to break me down, I will keep fighting
But I ain't losing
I am determined to come out on top and not be defeated by my struggles
'cause this one's for me
This song serves as a reminder to myself to stay strong and focused on my goals and dreams
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRIAN PATRICK CROSBY, DAMIEN GEORGE RICE, DAVE BRIAN GERAGHTY, DOMINIC MICHAEL PHILLIPS, PAUL ANTHONY NOONAN
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@jerkeys73
Yeah, that bass tone in the verse is killer!
@Choupadi
Didn't know them before yesterday when I saw them live before Nada Surf and they are excellent! Really good perfomance!
@themadam298
this song is amazin!! its been stuck in my head since i heard it bout a yr ago!! savage!!
@albertiny87
Me encanta la canción ^^
@SupernaturalSushi
When i heard this song on "Boy Eats Girl" i had to find it. Glad i did. Great hypnotic melody.
@lickthetip
This song langers me!. Brilliant!!!.
@SeanDOCLFC
Great band
@SarahCahillloveheartsandlace
<3 Bell X1 ! Great song
@xmandyxmoox
i TOTALY agree!! def goin 2 see dem again. hadnt herd much of der old stuf before but am busy "researchin" dem properly now!
@panizin82
absolut heaven!! can't wait for live at the markee!!