thank you Damo.

Beautiful.

Absolutely hilarious

Poetic! Perfect interpretation of human's imperfection.

Beautiful and passionate. Great album. Hear me on this.

its brilliant

Ingenius

You will love this CD... It's amazing.

a masterpiece!

Rarely do I truly love the first 7 songs in a row on a CD ... Cannonball is the standout for me... mesmerizing, both lyrically and vocally.

11/10 By far the best album of 2003 (and the best live performance) Original yet 'instant classic' Makes you think of : Jeff Buckley + Muse + Elvis Costello + Jacques Brel + a bit of Radiohead + Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man, all combined with a dash of Irish tradition

haven't heard something THAT good for a long long time... and the b-sides... check them out too!!

the best debut i have ever heard for quite sometime now. i have nothing but praises.

An admirable effort, but this album is clearly geared towards middle aged, liberal, corduroy wearing Drama teachers. I'd be amazed if their's any longevity with Rice's initial offering.

A superb debut album, and this only reaching a conclusion after the first proper listen. A truly beautiful album expressed with sheer emotion throughout the 10 songs contained within this masterpiece. A must buy.

He really is amazing. I have never heard anyting like it. From start to finish its....indescribeable. How anyone could dislike this album is astonishing. Absolutely brilliant.

Damien Rice is now a personal favorite of mine, and this album is just, for lack of a better word, amazing. Although some tracks get slightly repetitive, The overall effect is a calming, somewhat laidback cd. My favorites are definatly Volcano, and Blowers daughter.

If you aren't amazed by this album by the end of it, you might want to get your ears evaluted right away. Damien Rice's & Lisa Hannigan's musical chemistry on tracks like "I Remember" and "Blower's Daughter" is mind blowing. "Eskimo" is a personal favorite of mine. The creative juices were really flowing when they went into the studio. The only troubling thing about this album is Rice will never probably never be able to live up to this debute masterpiece. But we will see. … Expand

I agree with the Pitchfork review. While this album is certainly pleasant enough, it's nothing special, just typical coffeehouse fare. I can think of a handful of local folk musicians whose music is up to par with the songs on O. Next year, some new folk troubadour will be introduced with all the same hoopla.

The best singer/songwriter debut of at least the last 10 years. Solo album of the year. I'm now completelyobsessed and luckily he's got about 30 more brilliant non album tracks out there.

My favorite CD to date is O. I've now seen Damine Rice in concert twice and if you ever get the chance, you MUST see his show. Even if you are not particularly fond of his music, seeing him live is a real treat.

It'll bring you to tears

nothing compare to will oldham aka palace brothers aka bonie prince billy

Beautiful.

Classic!!! Not one bad track on this album Beautiful album some brilliant backing from a cello The peak of the album is the anger releasing I remember Fantastic!!!!

An album perfectly suited to people of very little mental stability and far too much emotional hang ups. An album which leaves you in perfect company with wannabe songwriters the world over, go on.. write a song about it.

A gifted talent with some majestic melodies make this album one of the true singer/songwriter's best albums from last years.

This is one of the best albums I have EVER heard!

What an upper.....

Beautifully stunning masterpiece of Love lost & the despair that erupts!

if u have ever felt ANYTHING and like noises such as music then listen to this album and thank me later

Beautiful, yet deep, one of the few great singer songwriters of this generation

Sings about love and desire in ways I have never heard before. Beautiful and sad, brilliant and humble. Nothing but the best.

An amazing album, beautiful and poetic!!!

Love it!

wow! I bought this album solely because of one song (The Blowers Daughter) and I absolutely adore it. Seeing Damien and Lisa perform live would be incredible. Favorite song? " I remember", and also "Cold Water", even if the chanting bits are a tad strange.

no doubt

great.

This album is deep. Listening to the lyrics and the Damien's voice really bring everything together.

wow... this sure was an experience. shitty cliched lyrics mixed with bad production values, not to mention Damien Rice is an incompetent guitarist (has anyone actually listened to the lyrics of the blowers daughter... eck).

O has gotta be the best album i ever listened to... good enough for me to comment on it.

Well, the blowers daughter was written about his clarinet teachers daughter." The pupil in denial" It's mysterious when listening to the song unknowingly. But once you actually know what he is talking about when he's singing, it's a much different experience. And I know no one who can play and sing with such passion. Guitar isn't about technical skill. IT'S ABOUT PASSION!

A stunning and seductive album, the most beautiful I own.

One of the greatest debuts (and albums) to come around in a very long time. Any positive word directed towards this won't do it a bit of justice. I saw Damien and the Frames in Kansas City on this tour. I was speechless.