Juniper | |
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Origin | County Kildare, Ireland |
Genres | Rock,[1] pop rock[2] |
Years active | 1991–1998 |
Labels | Polygram Ireland |
Members | Damien Rice (Dodi Ma) Paul Noonan Brian Crosby Dominic Phillips David Geraghty |
Juniper were an Irish rock band from County Kildare, most widely known today as a precursor to Damien Rice and Bell X1. The band consisted of Rice (under the pseudonym Dodi Ma), Paul Noonan, Brian Crosby, Dominic Phillips and David Geraghty. They released two extended plays, The J-Plane (1994) and Manna (1996).
The band's only two singles, "Weatherman" and "World Is Dead", charted in Ireland when released in 1998. Juniper also appeared on a compilation album, Natural Born Elvis (1998). They split over creative differences soon after, with Rice going on to have a successful solo career and the remaining members forming Bell X1.
It's fascinating that a little rock band from Kildare has ended up making so much divergent music.
When they used to be Juniper they were the Next Big Thing in pop rock. Then Damien Rice left and Bell X1 was formed after much soul searching.