Bell X1 are Brian Crosby, Dave Geraghty, Paul Noonan and Dominic Phillips, Esq.

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 weens 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 remainder (could have been the new name...) scramble for new name, read about Chuck Yeager and his Right Stuff. They call the band Bell X1.
Bell X1 support Elliot 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 ould 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 - Album recording starts in Ridge Farm studios in Surrey, with producer Jamie Cullum.
The band are cooked for and have their beds made. No moaning yet.
After 4 weeks they move to the Fallout Shelter, London. The studio has no teapot!! Some moaning.
Here they discover 'Fear of Music' by Talking Heads, 'The Man Comes Around' by Johnny Cash and big bunches of fresh basil from Adamou & Son up the road.
The band take turns to make dinner. Some of it is shite.
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.
At least someone was doing good work.

2001 - Start playing in the UK and France with Tom McRae, The Burn, Cosmic Rough Riders, The Bandits.
Put out debut UK single, 'White Water Song', on April 28th.
Will start their own UK early July, single 'Tongue' out July 14th, album 'Music in Mouth' out July 21st...

goodlucknow