Customer Reviews

9 Crimes

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This is a haunting song that features a woman singing softly with a simple piano background, then a man (Damien Rice), and then sweeping strings tie it all together. The melody captures your ear, and I suspect I will be humming it quite a bit.

And... here's where I admit that I found this song through, um, watching Shrek 3. I heard it on the tv and immediately looked up the song and bought it.

That said, this song is pretty much the opposite of the in-your-face bawdy humor of Shrek. It was put in to convey pathos in a sad scene, and worked very well.

I personally can't get enough of Damien Rice. I love how this is such a sharp contrast to his other cd. Someone of the songs are the best songs to listen to when your mad (Rootless Tree) and some are just amazing composition wise (9 crimes). I would be very cautious in recomding this cd to some of my friends but many of my more artistic friends have found a place for Damien in their collections.