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	The Divine Comedy (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Neil Hannon has been the only ever-present member of the band, being its founder in 1989 when he was joined by John McCullagh and Kevin Traynor.
		Hannon resisted widespread requests from fans to release the track as a single for the Christmas market, but it was eventually released in 1999 as the third track on the CD-single "Gin Soaked Boy".
		Neil Hannon also provided vocals for songs on the soundtrack for the film of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy released in 2005, working with Joby Talbot, the composer for the film and former Divine Comedy band member.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Divine_Comedy_(band) (839 words)

	Neil Hannon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil Hannon IS The Divine Comedy: he writes the lyrics and the music, he sings, he plays the piano - and other types of keyboards - and the guitar - mainly the guitar.
		As for Neil, he starts learning the piano at the age of 7 because he was attracted to the piano which was in his parents' house.
		Neil Hannon was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on November 7th, in 1970.
	www.northernshow.biz /neil_hannon.htm (1244 words)

	Neil Hannon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil Hannon (born November 7, 1970) is a (A person who sings) singer and (A composer of words or music for popular songs) songwriter, best known as the creator and lead member of the orchestral pop group (Click link for more info and facts about The Divine Comedy) The Divine Comedy.
		Neil Hannon was born in the county of (Click link for more info and facts about Londonderry) Londonderry in (A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland) Northern Ireland.
		His father is (Click link for more info and facts about Brian Hannon) Brian Hannon (born 1936), an (A Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism) Anglican (Clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)) clergyman who was Bishop of (Click link for more info and facts about Clogher) Clogher from 1986 to 2001.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/neil_hannon.htm (282 words)

	The Divine Neil Hannon
		Neil Hannon is frequently compared to Jarvis Cocker, and there is no denying that he shares a certain British quirky wit with the Tall Dark One, but he's not like Jarvis, he doesn't draw from the seamy side of working-class life.
		Neil strongly opposes the idea that he is targeting a particular market with his music "I liked it in the 50s when mothers and daughters were all whistling the same tune on the radio." So this is the Doris Day influence coming through.
		Hannon firmly attests that best thing about getting a single in the charts is simply to raise awareness of the album from which the single originates.
	members.tripod.com /~alyssum/int.html (1099 words)

	Nettwerk: The Divine Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil, in his trademark suits and sunglasses, was everywhere, the most unlikely popstar on the block.
		Neil had put together a collective of musicians, comprising one time Young Composer of the Year Joby Talbot (who had been working with him since Promenade) on piano, former schoolmates Bryan Mills and Ivor Talbot on bass and guitar respectively, Stuart Pinkie Bates on hammond and Miggy Barradas on drums.
		Neil McCormick in the Telegraph said Neil Hannon is one of the most prodigiously talented individuals working in the world of pop...
	www.nettwerk.com /artistpage.jsp?artist_id=922&mode=bio (1862 words)

	Gigbite - The Divine Comedy - Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil Hannon was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
		Neil: Maybe in the past, some of the songs that were dark, were melodramatically dark.
		Neil: In the Bible it says that it is easier for a camel to get through an eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom heaven.
	www.stormpages.com /supportbands/divinecomedy.html (1783 words)

	Something for the Weekend - "Daring escapes at midnight and costumeless bathes at dawn" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil Hannon also set four of Sean Hughes's poems to music in 1994 but plans for commercial release never got beyond the demo tape stage.
		Neil Hannon sang on The Dead Only Quickly on the second 6ths album Hyacinths and Thistles.
		Neil Hannon has covered several Magnetic Fields songs and sang on The Dead Only Quickly on the 6ths album Hyacinths and Thistles.
	homepages.which.net /~david.kenning/SFTW/dicts.htm (480 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts features \| Kitty Empire talks to Neil Hannon
		Hannon is aware of the irony that, in order to be himself creatively, he must slip into character.
		Hannon's progress from bookish decadence to the angst of Regeneration and back into suits 'n' Scott is intriguing, particularly once it's clear that the bishop's son was always a shy romantic.
		Hannon ended the decade with Fin De Siècle, a maximalist whoop that amplified the Divine Comedy's string arrangements and high camp.
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/features/story/0,11710,1175400,00.html (1272 words)

	Festival de Paredes de Coura - \| divine comedy \| - entrevistas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil introduced the set with "We're just gonna do the album, okay?", and then they proceeded to tear into nine of the ten songs on the new album, which was due to go on sale for the first time immediately after the show (the band promising to stay behind and sign copies for us).
		Over a looped piano phrase, Hannon tells of how the Roman invaders were slowly worn down by the British weather ("Julius Caesar came / Saw, conquered, went away / 'Cause it rained here all the time"), leaving only a handful of relics to be discovered by gardeners several centuries later.
		Hannon's sleeve notes refer to the impending end of the century, and the final song Sunrise is a passionate hymn of hope for the changes in his homeland of Northern Ireland.
	www.paredesdecoura.com /Bandas/1998/05/imprensa/artigo01.htm (1191 words)

	Then It Must Be True - Neil Hannon 2004
		Neil said himself about it, “I haven’t been this excited about a record since Casanova." Having been satisfied with working TDC as a band with producer on the last album, Neil reclaimed control and got back to making music the way in which he was accustomed.
		The result finds Neil inviting us into his home and life for a very personal glimpse of the daily situations and concomitant inspirations that revealed themselves to him while writing this record.
		I was beside myself sitting with a slightly recovering Neil for a few moments after soundcheck for that evening's performance at the Troubadour, where we caught up on new happenings with TDC.
	www.thenitmustbetrue.com /hannon2004/hannon2004.html (2268 words)

	village voice > music > by Arsenio Orteza
		If Hannon's dramatic baritone and his preference for swinging orchestras over rocking guitars stop short of Broadway sentimentality, they stop even shorter of rock opera and performance art.
		It's Hannon's old-world preference for self-dramatization over self-expression, for serving an idea over finding an idea to serve him, that may keep him from cashing in stateside.
		Those who, like Hannon, revel in tradition the better to resist the siren song of the age often appear to practice self-preservation only because nothing preserves the past like a well-preserved self.
	www.villagevoice.com /music/0001,orteza,11520,22.html (589 words)

	Related Tracks
		Neil and Chris remixed this 2000 single by the virtually uncategorizable American band the Bloodhound Gang (perhaps "iconoclastic satirical punk dance bad-boy rap pop" sums them up), who are best known for "The Bad Touch," their big hit from the same album, Hooray for Boobies.
		As reported by the official PSB website, Neil sings the chorus on this song from the as yet unreleased album Escape from Planet Monday by DJ/producer Dan Fresh, who had previously co-produced "Miracles." The album is scheduled for release in early 2006.
		Neil appeared onstage with this British band to sing with them on two songs: the Boys' own "Rent" and this rendition of one of Suede's biggest hits (not to be confused with the PSB track "Saturday Night Forever").
	www.geowayne.com /psbrelated.htm (1742 words)

	Welcome to MVC.co.uk Indie A Secret History: The Best Of The Divine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil Hannon's Scott Walker-esqe baritone, intertwined with the after-dinner lyrical sensibilities on a modern day Noel Coward capture a rare and precious talent.
		Bono may be best mates with director Wim Wenders, but only Neil Hannon would title a song as a sly in-joke to one of the German's least known films ('The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count', which is based on 'The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty').
		Neil Hannon's wit in person has, quite unusually for a popstar, more often than not shown through in person when he speaks, rather than on stage when he sings.
	www.mvc.co.uk /common/product.jhtml?pid=10204290 (1121 words)

	Interview with Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot
		Neil- The morning after I was going straight to the bus to go to my brother's place, and I had presents for my neice in the back of his car.
		Neil- Um, it tends to export a bit of both around the world, you know, 'cos America is the most powerful culture of the 20th century, probably.
		Neil- It's, it's the immense greed that's present, I mean, it's, the problem with the total capitalism in the country is that it allows full range of extremely greedy people.
	home.planet.nl /~nieuwenh/divine1.html (1838 words)

	The Divine Comedy Live at the London Palladium - John Topley's Weblog
		Then a slightly pallid looking—it was probably the lighting—and suited Neil Hannon appeared and launched into the song Absent Friends, from the new album of the same name.
		Neil confessed to being nervous about telling jokes in London, because there are always professional comedians in the audience—and this night was no exception.
		Neil managed to forget some of the words to old song Neptune's Daughter, but the band played on and as he said, seven albums is a lot of material to remember.
	www.johntopley.com /media/music/TheDivineComedy.html (507 words)

	WELCOME TO PLUG MEDIA :: THE DIVINE COMEDY
		The capability Neil has to express his thoughts and keep the interest of the audience is overwhelming.
		When talking with Neil, I'm not sure he excepts this kind of stature given to him but i do feel comfortable saying that I know he loves it and more importantly, appreciates it and realizes that a reaction is what's important...that means you made an impression and yes, Neil you have.
		Neil was humble as he fumbled over lyrics, whenever he'd attempt to do a bit of ad-libbed commentary.
	www.geocities.com /plugmedia1/NEWDIVINE.html (1412 words)

	The Divine Comedy - PopMatters Concert Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Divine Comedy, Neil Hannon's tribute band to Scott Walker, Noel Coward and (though he'll never admit it) Neil Diamond, was coming to town, and doing an acoustic show at that.
		Hannon and the boys did make up for this shortcoming by pulling the best encore move I've ever seen, and it should stand as the model for how to treat the audience.
		For a guy who you would expect to be much more at home in the studio than on the road, Neil Hannon and mates put on one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen in years, even if they didn't play "Something for the Weekend".
	www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/d/divine-comedy.shtml (1010 words)

	R.E.M. Fan Forums - The Divine Comedy:splitting or not?
		Neil continues to be signed to Parlophone and is working on a new record for release next year.
		Singer Neil Hannon will remain with the group's current label Parlophone, but it is currently unclear what will happen to the other members of the group.
		NEIL HANNON has reacted angrily at accusations that the split of THE DIVINE COMEDY was down to financial, rather than creative reasons.
	www.myrem.com /showthread.php?t=4045 (1220 words)

	Divine Comedy/Ben Folds - First Avenue - 2/26/02 - Minneapolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil Hannon, leader and songwriter of the British pop band The Divine Comedy, played an amazing, under-appreciated and far too short solo set on acoustic guitar as the "warm up act" for Ben Folds Tuesday night (2/26/02) at First Avenue.
		Hannon's roots are definitely in Beatles-era pop, and he admits it.
		Hannon even seemed surprised that any of us even knew who he was.
	www.howwastheshow.com /reviews-2002/divine_comedy-ben_folds-02-26-02.html (594 words)

	Adrian's Album Reviews : The Divine Comedy
		Neil was starting to reject material like this at the time, but it really does have such a nice melody.
		Neil sounds in fine voice throughout the album though some of the actual material doesn't match the fine effort he's put in vocally.
		Neil Hannon fans have waited an awfully long time for a return to the sound and/or feel or those two early masterpieces, 'Liberation' and 'Promenade'.
	www.adriandenning.co.uk /divinecomedy.html (3557 words)

	The Divine Comedy
		The witty and smart songwriter, Neil Hannon was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in November of 1970.
		During the late 1990s, Neil Hannon found himself collaborating with other artists and finding success in the form of a few hits songs.
		I met Neil Hannon in LA on his recent solo tour of the United States.
	www.freewilliamsburg.com /march_2002/divine_comedy.html (1341 words)

	NME.COM - News - NEIL HANNON - SIMPLY DIVINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		NEIL HANNON has explained the reasons behind splitting Divine Comedy last year, and has explained the reasons for keeping the name as a solo artist.
		Hannon disbanded Divine Comedy in October last year.
		Divine Comedy name will continue to be used for Hannon's solo output, despite rumours that he was going to ditch the band's name, as well as the band.
	www.nme.com /news/101877.htm (395 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Absent Friends: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		With Absent Friends the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon finally establishes himself as one of the finest songwriters of a generation.
		Neil Hannon is back to his usual capricious, witty, eloquent self on his latest release Absent friends.
		Hannon completes this masterpiece with his trademark hope song evidenced in the preceding sunrise and tonight we fly of previous albums.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00014TJUC (1305 words)

	BBC - Rock & Alt Review - Divine Comedy, Absent Friends
		Divine Comedy frontman Neil Hannon may have managed to lose his band along the way, but fortunately his touch for writing poignant pop songs has not deserted him.
		Listening to Leaving Today close, I imagine Neil Hannon riding past a taxi with Billy Bird in and the story passing to him, and Imaginary Friend is hilarity and imagination that only a child or a lyrical genius could conjur.
		There is no-one in the pop world that can lace Mr Hannon's boots and so should be embraced for his genius and should be lauded as a national treasure, even though is ours, (from Northern Ireland), but we will happily share his genius with the rest of the world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/rockandalt/reviews/divinecomedy_absent.shtml (3194 words)

	Faceup.ie - A Magazine for Teens Who Want Something Deeper
		Neil Hannon’s new album Absent Friends sounds the way Hannon should – witty, silly, and orchestral, writes Bianca Luykx, who got down and personal with The Divine Comedy front man in Dublin recently.
		The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon is a man with an acerbic wit.
		Meeting Hannon back in those heady days of ‘97, in his crushed velvet two-piece suits, smoking cheroots and penning intelligently amorous ditties, anyone would have thought that this eccentric modern-day lyrical poet would have been “a terribly hearts and lovers big gesture type of chap.” After all, the French loved him.
	www.faceup.ie /magazine/jun04/Divine.htm (1253 words)

	A Divine Comedy/Ben Folds double-header
		Neil Hannon, who has justifiably kept the Divine Comedy name despite protestations from people who don’t know his history that once he ‘sacked the rest of the band’ he should revert to his given name, is mid-transformation.
		Then Neil stuck largely to guitar duties, and had a percussionist in tow in Rob, and a multi-instrumentalist in Ivor.
		While I’m sympathetic to Neil’s plight of having to leave his wife and newly-born daughter Willow to go and tour America earlier this year, I honestly think a more imaginative and heartfelt song than "Idaho" could have been produced by someone with his ability in the circumstances.
	www.hellfiresermons.fsnet.co.uk /OurReviews/DCBF_gig2.htm (1141 words)

	CMJ NMM - Q&A - Mark Eitzel/Neil Hannon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Neil: I like the way it starts with acoustic tracks and then you bring in the rest of the band, which is unusual...
		Neil: I must say that when I go to the States, the thing that I find most alienating is there's so much of everything.
		Neil: Casanova was basically a tirade through my paranoias about my lack of sexual priorities and most of it was everything I wanted it to be.
	www.cmj.com /newmm/qanda/eitzelhannon.html (1746 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Regeneration: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Watching Neil Hannon's career has been a little like witnessing the spirits of Scott Walker and Jonathan King fighting for control of the same mind.
		Neil Hannon has managed to create a much more mature and fantastic sound with this album.
		Neil Hannon is a brilliant lyricist, and as thought-provoking work goes, you are unlikely to come across anything else as passionate, interesting, or as accessable.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000059N0N (1179 words)

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