Amber and Green

Last updated


Amber and Green
AmberandGreen.jpeg
Studio album by David Hopkins
Released2005
Genre Rock, pop, acoustic
Length47:00
Label Reekus Records (IRL)
Producer David Hopkins
David Hopkins chronology
Here Comes the Bright Light
(2001)		Amber and Green
(2005)		 Running With Knives
(2007)

Amber and Green is an album by David Hopkins, released in 2005. It was self produced. All songs were written by David Hopkins. Strings and synths were arranged by David Hopkins.

David Hopkins (musician) Irish musician

David Hopkins is a singer-songwriter, originally from Dublin, Ireland and currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He is also the singer for the group Bombay Heavy and was the original keyboardist for Irish alternative rock group LiR.

Contents

The title track reached the Irish Top 40 chart.

Film and television

Kal Penn American actor and politician

Kalpen Suresh Modi, known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, comedian, producer, and former civil servant. As an actor, he is known for his role portraying Lawrence Kutner on the television program House, as well as the character Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar film series. He is also recognized for his performance in the critically acclaimed film The Namesake. Penn has taught at the University of Pennsylvania in the Cinema Studies Program as a visiting lecturer.

<i>The Hottie and the Nottie</i> 2008 film by Tom Putnam

The Hottie and The Nottie is a 2008 American romantic comedy film starring Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, and Christine Lakin. Written by Heidi Ferrer and directed by Tom Putnam, the film began shooting in January 2007 and was released theatrically on February 8, 2008.

Paris Hilton American socialite

Paris Whitney Hilton is an American media personality, businesswoman and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Born in New York City and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, Hilton began her modeling career as a teenager when she signed with New York-based modeling development agency Trump Model Management. Her late-night persona made her a fixture of tabloid journalism, and Hilton was proclaimed "New York's leading It girl" in 2001. In 2003, a leaked 2001 sex tape with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, later released as 1 Night in Paris, catapulted her into global fame, and the reality television series The Simple Life, in which she starred with her socialite counterpart Nicole Richie, started its five-year run with 13 million viewers, on FOX.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hot Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
RTÉ Radio Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg

The record was released to largely positive critical and fan reaction. Hot Press gave the record 4.5/5 stars, calling it "Intimate, Intelligent, Intoxicating...". They also made the title track the "Single of the Issue". [7] RTÉ Radio was more critical and only gave the album 3/5 stars, but said "Not even a soon-to-expire walkman can take away from some of the moments on Hopkins' full length debut". [8] The Sunday Times said "In its jauntier moments the album recalls Big Star or even Abbey Road-era Beatles, as well as evoking more predictable influences such as Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley". Both The Irish Times and Entertainment.ie gave it 4/5, with the latter lauding Hopkins by stating "we can see that behind the hype there was always a rock-solid talent" and the former calling it "both reassuringly familiar and consistently surprising". [9] [10] The Irish Times also called the title track single and b-sides "charming, folksy ditties that should appeal to Damien Rice and Nick Drake fans. He definitely shouldn't wait another 15 years for the next one" (3/5).

<i>Hot Press</i>

Hot Press is a fortnightly music and politics magazine based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in June 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a circulation of 17,084 during 2014.

RTÉ Radio division of the Irish national broadcasting organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann

RTÉ Radio is a division of the Irish national broadcasting organisation Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels nationwide.

<i>The Sunday Times</i> British weekly newspaper

The Sunday Times is the largest-selling British national newspaper in the "quality press" market category. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, which is in turn owned by News Corp. Times Newspapers also publishes The Times. The two papers were founded independently and have been under common ownership only since 1966. They were bought by News International in 1981.

Track listing

  1. "You're Some Kind of Christian" – 3:47
  2. "Amber & Green" – 4:21
  3. "British Boys" – 4:12
  4. "Then There's None" – 3:06
  5. "You've Got to Suffer" – 3:14
  6. "Somebody's Gonna Lose Somebody" – 4:15
  7. "Scared Rabbit" – 3:00
  8. "Jackson" – 3:43
  9. "Ginger Hair" – 4:28
  10. "One Dark Morning" – 3:50
  11. "My Time is Running Out" – 5:03
  12. "I Can't Speak Your Name" – 3:17
  13. "The End" – 0:46

Related Research Articles

RTÉ.ie

RTÉ.ie is the brand name and home of RTÉ's online activities, located at the URL http://rte.ie. The site began publishing on 26 May 1996. According to RTÉ, it operates on an entirely commercial basis, receiving none of the licence fee which funds much of RTÉ's activity. The site, it says, is funded by advertising and section sponsorship. However, RTÉ has had to defend itself from allegations of anti-competitiveness brought about by licence fee support.

The Blizzards band

The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin and Killian Egan (vocals) in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards). They have achieved multiple platinum record sales and have won numerous awards.

Kathryn Thomas is an Irish television presenter.

Choice Music Prize award

The Choice Music Prize or "RTÉ Choice Music Prize" is an annual music prize awarded to the best album from a band or solo musician who resides in the Republic of Ireland and/or Northern Ireland.

Ann Scott is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland.

Jape (band) Irish electronic–rock band

Jape is an Irish electronic–rock band from Dublin. Formed as a side project by Richie Egan whilst part of The Redneck Manifesto, they have released five albums to date; Cosmosphere (2003), The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me (2004), Ritual (2008), Ocean of Frequency (2011), and This Chemical Sea (2015). Jape's wider discography includes the EP, Jape is Grape (2007), as well as a number of singles, including "Floating" and "Phil Lynott". The band have performed at festivals and events such as Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Lovebox and Hard Working Class Heroes and provided support for The Flaming Lips at Belsonic in Belfast in August 2008.

Jimmy Monaghan Irish singer-songwriter

Jimmy Monaghan is an Irish musician from Belmullet, Ireland. He is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds. He has also released music under various monikers including The Crytearions and Christian Bookshop.

The Jades (Irish band)

The Jades, formerly known as Jade, are an all-female rock group from Kilmuckridge, County Wexford, Ireland. The Jades' line-up consists of sisters Sheila and Yvonne on lead vocals, guitar, and drums respectively, with friend Elaine on guitar and backing vocals.

<i>There Are Debts</i> 2010 studio album by David Hopkins

There Are Debts is an album by David Hopkins, released in December 2010. It was produced by Matt Fish. All songs were written by David Hopkins. Strings and horns were arranged by David Hopkins.

Maura Catherine Derrane is an Irish television presenter and journalist. She currently works for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), but previously for TV3 and TG4.

Therese Maher is a Camogie player, and winner of Five All Star awards 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 and 2013. She finally got her All-Ireland Medal in 2013 after 16 years of hardship when they defeated Kilkenny in the final 1-09 to 0-07 points. She plays for her club Athenry. She was also a member of the Galway senior panel that unsuccessfully contested the All Ireland finals of 2010 and 2011 against Wexford. She was Galway camogie player of the year 1998 and 2008 and a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011. She was also an All-Star nominee in 2010.

Veronica Curtin is a camogie player. She won camogie All Star awards in 2006 and 2007 and played in the 2008, 2010 and 2011 All Ireland finals and 2009 All Ireland club final. With a total of 5-15 she was the sixth highest scoring player in the Senior Championship of 2011. She was an All-Star nominee in 2010.

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—is the high point of the 2010 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on June 13, 2010 and ended with the final between Galway and Wexford on 12 September 2010 which Wexford won by 1-12 to 1-10. Seven teams compete in the Senior Championship out of twenty-seven who competed overall in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships.

<i>Love/Hate</i> (TV series) Irish dramatic television series

Love/Hate is an Irish dramatic television series broadcast on RTÉ Television. The show aired between 2010 and 2014 on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. The show depicts fictional characters in Dublin's criminal underworld.

Aislinn Connolly is a camogie player who was an All Star winner in 2010 and 2011 and a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011. She played in the All Ireland finals of 2010 and 2011.

2016 Irish general election

The Irish general election of 2016 took place on Friday 26 February to elect 157 Teachtaí Dála (TDs) across 40 constituencies to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's parliament. The 31st Dáil was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on 3 February, at the request of Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Karen Atkinson is a camogie player, winner of All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship medals in 2007 2010 2011 and as All Ireland winning captain in 2012. She was an All-Star nominee in 2010.

Love Somebody (Maroon 5 song) 2013 single by Maroon 5

"Love Somebody" is a song recorded by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The song was released on May 14, 2013, as the fourth and final single from their fourth studio album, Overexposed (2012). It was written by Adam Levine, Nathaniel Motte, Ryan Tedder, and Noel Zancanella; the latter two are also the producers. "Love Somebody" is a dance-pop song that lyrically equates love and physical intimacy and explores "salvation on the dance floor".

References

  1. ↑ Amber and Green Soundtrack. IMDB. Accessed May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Speed Dating". Spectra-titles.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. ↑ Somebody's Gonna Lose Somebody Live Video. Youtube.com. Accessed May 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Hot Press review
  5. ↑ The Irish Times review
  6. ↑ RTÉ Radio review
  7. ↑ Lisa Coen. "Amber & Green". Hotpress.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  8. ↑ "David Hopkins - Amber and Green - RTÉ Ten". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  9. ↑ "David Hopkins - Amber and Green. Review by Andrew Lynch | Entertainment.ie - Ireland | Music, CD Reviews". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  10. ↑ "Fri, Aug 12, 2005 - Pop/Rock". The Irish Times. 2005-08-08. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.