Amber and Green
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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.
The title track reached the Irish Top 40 chart.
gave the record 4.5/5 stars, calling it "Intimate, Intelligent, Intoxicating...". They also made the title track the "Single of the Issue". RTE 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". 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". 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).
David Hopkins (musician)
David Hopkins is a singer-songwriter, originally from Dublin, Ireland.-Lir:Hopkins launched his music career playing keyboard in the Dublin rock band Lir. The group signed to What Are Records and released Magico, Magico, which went to #1 on the alternative album charts and scored a top 10 hit, "In...
, released in 2005. It was self produced. All songs were written by David Hopkins. Strings and synths were arranged by David Hopkins.
The title track reached the Irish Top 40 chart.
Film and television
- "Amber & Green" was featured in the 2005 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of TajNational Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of TajNational Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj is a 2006 sequel to the 2002 comedy National Lampoon's Van Wilder starring Kal Penn. Despite the film's title, lead actor Ryan Reynolds does not return in his role as Van Wilder.- Plot :...
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. - "You've Got to Suffer" and "Then There's None" were featured in the 2008 film The Hottie and the NottieThe Hottie and the NottieThe Hottie And The Nottie is a 2008 romantic comedy film starring Paris Hilton, Joel Moore, Christine Lakin, and Greg Wilson. It was written by Heidi Ferrer . The film started shooting in January 2007 and was released February 8, 2008. Its first-day earnings were $9,000, and it went on to earn...
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alongside three other Hopkins tracks. - "Scared Rabbit", "Then There's None" and "British Boys" were featured in the 2006 film Speed DatingSpeed datingSpeed dating is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. Its origins are credited to Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of Aish HaTorah, originally as a way to help Jewish singles meet and marry. "SpeedDating", as a single word, is...
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. - "One Dark Morning" and "Then There's None" were featured on MTV'sMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Real World Austin in episode's no. 9 and 15 (2005).
Track listing
- "You're Some Kind of Christian" – 3:47
- "Amber & Green" – 4:21
- "British Boys" – 4:12
- "Then There's None" – 3:06
- "You've Got to Suffer" – 3:14
- "Somebody's Gonna Lose Somebody" – 4:15
- "Scared Rabbit" – 3:00
- "Jackson" – 3:43
- "Ginger Hair" – 4:28
- "One Dark Morning" – 3:50
- "My Time is Running Out" – 5:03
- "I Can't Speak Your Name" – 3:17
- "The End" – 0:46
Critical reaction
The record was released to largely positive critical and fan reaction. Hot PressHot Press
Hot Press is a fortnightly music and political magazine based in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1977. The magazine has been edited since its inception by Niall Stokes. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a circulation of 19,215 during 2007...
gave the record 4.5/5 stars, calling it "Intimate, Intelligent, Intoxicating...". They also made the title track the "Single of the Issue". RTE Radio
RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....
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". The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
said "In its jauntier moments the album recalls Big Star
Big Star
Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later...
or even Abbey Road-era Beatles, as well as evoking more predictable influences such as Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
". Both The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
and Entertainment.ie
Entertainment.ie
entertainment.ie is a Dublin-based Irish website which provides extensive cinema, TV, live music, theatre, comedy, exhibition and festival listings for free, as well as celebrity gossip, music and movie news, movie and DVD reviews, CD reviews and up-to-date lottery results.The site was developed in...
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". The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
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).