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The Anthony Lai Band - Behind The Sun, Part I
Dearborn, Michigan quintet The Anthony Lai Band is full of collective musical talent. Each member has extensive experience with various scholastic and professional ensembles. Their influences read like a pantheon of rock hall of famers. All of that is good resume material, bur the band find a special chemistry with one another on their latest EP, Behind The Sun, Part I.
Lai kicks things off with the blue collar rock n roll love song "I'd Rather Be With You Tonight." This little number is a gem, with Lai's chorus creating its own momentum. The low-fi production style is enjoyable, and remeniscent of Neil Osborne and 54-40. "Behind The Sun" explores the concept of a romantic near-miss. Anthony Lai shares the microphone here with Cara Niemann, whose delightfully quirky folk/rock vocal style manages to steal the show.
Lai launches next into the effervescent pop/rock of "Tell Me What It Is", which sports a chorus you simply won't be able to get out of your head. "Something Beautiful (Angel)" is a low key, acoustic guitar ballad that's sweet with a surprisingly substantive melody. This is true mix tape material for the hopeless romantics out there, but avoids the usual love song cliches. Lai closes out with the bouncy piano pop of "You Make It Right." The stax style horns a nice touch, framing the chorus on perfect fashion.
Anthony Lai has a distinctive melodic understanding of song craft, and a penchant for pop hooks that is the musical DNA of Lennon and McCarthy. Lai never overpowers vocally, but sings in a solid, everyman voice that is appealing to the ear. Listeners will be waiting expectantly for Behind The Sun, Part II.
Rating: 4 Stars (Out of 5)
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5 Şubat 2013 Salı
Madelein Peyroux - Changing All Those Changes (Video)
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Madeleine Peyroux returns on March 5, 2013 with The Blue Room, an artistic rendering of a tribute to Ray Charles' ground breaking Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music. The album is not a straight cover project, as Peyroux hand picks tracks from the Ray Charles classic to interpret in her own inimitable style. She also includes takes on tunes by Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, John Hartford and Buddy Holly.
The lead single is Holly's "Changing All Those Changes", and Peyroux does more than just take the song for a walk; she makes it her own. Check out the video below, and keep your eyes and ears open for a lot more of Madeleine Peyroux this spring!
The lead single is Holly's "Changing All Those Changes", and Peyroux does more than just take the song for a walk; she makes it her own. Check out the video below, and keep your eyes and ears open for a lot more of Madeleine Peyroux this spring!
Jeff Clark - Just Visiting
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Jeff Clark -Just Visiting
2012, Jeff Clark
Clark kicks things off with a blast of 1980's goodness in the form of "WeCan Make It", with the help of guest vocalist Christopher Cross. Theguitar and synth driven sound falls somewhere between Asia and late Genesis."Soon You Will Be My Girl" has a definite pop sensibility, and thevocal triads are a perfect reminder of the AOR radio days. Clark sinks furtherback into the early 1970's with "Mamie Mama", featuring some slinkyguitar work and an irrepressible beat.
"Everything With You" is a piano driven ballad full of deepmelancholy. Clark's vocal weaknesses are exposed here, particularly on slowpassages that climb into his upper register. In spite of these limitations hedoes a solid job. The sound quality here is not as good as elsewhere on thealbum, however. "Believe In Me", by contrast, sounds more slicklyproduced. The guitar work and vocal style here are typical of the classic rockera, and Clark does it all with working class flair. "You Are MyLife" is a heartfelt ballad that sounds like first dance material. Thelyrical turns here are a tad awkward at times as Clark dances with cliché, butthe song is heartfelt and well presented.
Clark and his band strap on their jet packs for "Tonight", a highenergy rock and roll love song with a chorus that will get stuck in your nogginand stay there. "I've Got You" is a solid album track that continuesClark fascination with love songs classic and atypical. The darker quality ofthe arrangement is nice, and once again brings to mind Asia. “Trilogy” digs deep into the 1960’s forBeatles-esque sound, but updated with twangy country-style guitar. This is a nice listen; it doesn’t bowl youover but helps build an appreciation for Clark’s subtle talent as a songwriter,composer and guitarist.
Jeff Clark -Just Visiting2012, Jeff Clark
Clark kicks things off with a blast of 1980's goodness in the form of "WeCan Make It", with the help of guest vocalist Christopher Cross. Theguitar and synth driven sound falls somewhere between Asia and late Genesis."Soon You Will Be My Girl" has a definite pop sensibility, and thevocal triads are a perfect reminder of the AOR radio days. Clark sinks furtherback into the early 1970's with "Mamie Mama", featuring some slinkyguitar work and an irrepressible beat.
"Everything With You" is a piano driven ballad full of deepmelancholy. Clark's vocal weaknesses are exposed here, particularly on slowpassages that climb into his upper register. In spite of these limitations hedoes a solid job. The sound quality here is not as good as elsewhere on thealbum, however. "Believe In Me", by contrast, sounds more slicklyproduced. The guitar work and vocal style here are typical of the classic rockera, and Clark does it all with working class flair. "You Are MyLife" is a heartfelt ballad that sounds like first dance material. Thelyrical turns here are a tad awkward at times as Clark dances with cliché, butthe song is heartfelt and well presented.
Clark and his band strap on their jet packs for "Tonight", a highenergy rock and roll love song with a chorus that will get stuck in your nogginand stay there. "I've Got You" is a solid album track that continuesClark fascination with love songs classic and atypical. The darker quality ofthe arrangement is nice, and once again brings to mind Asia. “Trilogy” digs deep into the 1960’s forBeatles-esque sound, but updated with twangy country-style guitar. This is a nice listen; it doesn’t bowl youover but helps build an appreciation for Clark’s subtle talent as a songwriter,composer and guitarist.
It's Raining Free Tickets: Congratulations To Latest SOB Contest Winner!
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Remember how much I told you I loved Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles?
Today, I'm thrilled to send a lucky Steve On Broadway reader to see the show. Congratulations to Eleah Burman from New York, New York, who has just won two free tickets to see Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre!
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Remember how much I told you I loved Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles?
Today, I'm thrilled to send a lucky Steve On Broadway reader to see the show. Congratulations to Eleah Burman from New York, New York, who has just won two free tickets to see Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre!
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Hard To Imagine It's Been Thirty Years
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Hard To Imagine It's Been Thirty Years
It really is incredibly hard to believe it was 30 years ago today that John Lennon was murdered.
Millions of us were shocked to learn the tragic news in this highly surreal fashion. The evening of December 8, 1980, hit virtually everyone around the world so extraordinarily hard. Suddenly that evening, it didn't matter if you were a fan of The Beatles or Lennon. The idea that such a creative genius who espoused peace could be gunned down so violently broke our collective hearts.
Lennon's untimely death marked the end of an era, even as he had just attempted to begin a new one for himself.
The musical icon had just emerged from a self-imposed "exile" to help raise his young son Sean. On November 17, 1980, just three short weeks prior to his murder, he and his wife Yoko Ono released the incredibly hopeful "Double Fantasy," his first studio recording in five long years.
While the recording would quickly climb to number one on the Billboard charts and go on to earn him a posthumous Grammy for 1981 Album of the Year, for those of us who purchased the recording, we were haunted by the back cover image showing Lennon and Ono outside the Dakota Apartments, just steps from where this man of profound peace met his violent end.
Rest in peace, John Lennon. Thirty years later, we're still trying to imagine the type of world you envisioned.
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It really is incredibly hard to believe it was 30 years ago today that John Lennon was murdered.
Millions of us were shocked to learn the tragic news in this highly surreal fashion. The evening of December 8, 1980, hit virtually everyone around the world so extraordinarily hard. Suddenly that evening, it didn't matter if you were a fan of The Beatles or Lennon. The idea that such a creative genius who espoused peace could be gunned down so violently broke our collective hearts.
Lennon's untimely death marked the end of an era, even as he had just attempted to begin a new one for himself. The musical icon had just emerged from a self-imposed "exile" to help raise his young son Sean. On November 17, 1980, just three short weeks prior to his murder, he and his wife Yoko Ono released the incredibly hopeful "Double Fantasy," his first studio recording in five long years.
While the recording would quickly climb to number one on the Billboard charts and go on to earn him a posthumous Grammy for 1981 Album of the Year, for those of us who purchased the recording, we were haunted by the back cover image showing Lennon and Ono outside the Dakota Apartments, just steps from where this man of profound peace met his violent end.Rest in peace, John Lennon. Thirty years later, we're still trying to imagine the type of world you envisioned.
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3 Ocak 2013 Perşembe
WE'VE MOVED!
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As we've been promising all week, SHOWBUZZDAILY has set up fancy new digs in another part of the internet. If you're viewing this site via a preexisting bookmark, please type the url www.showbuzzdaily.com in your browser, and it'll take you to our new location...then re-bookmark us once you're there, of course.
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Broadway's Lost Treasures 1
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Broadway's Lost Treasures 1
Culled from the archives of the first 20 years of Tony Award broadcasts, this DVD includes Joel Grey's opening "Wilkommen" number from "Cabaret" to Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's dazzling "All That Jazz" from "Chicago" in 1984. 17 performances in all.
BROADWAY'S LOST TREASURES is an unparalleled compilation of rare original cast performances from the televised versions of some of the biggest and most beloved Broadway musicals of the 20th century. These performances--which were seen only once in their original telecasts--have been rescued from the archives and compiled with introductions by featured stars Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, Tommy Tune, and others. See Broadway's legends sing and dance their way through 17 signature showstoppers, including Joel Grey's "Wilkommen" from CABARET and Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's "All That Jazz" from CHICAGO. Both the VHS and DVD editions contain 5 bonus performances.
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459313/BLT.part1.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/141459403/BLT.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459404/BLT.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141467033/BLT.part6.rar
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Broadway's Lost Treasures 1
Culled from the archives of the first 20 years of Tony Award broadcasts, this DVD includes Joel Grey's opening "Wilkommen" number from "Cabaret" to Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's dazzling "All That Jazz" from "Chicago" in 1984. 17 performances in all.
BROADWAY'S LOST TREASURES is an unparalleled compilation of rare original cast performances from the televised versions of some of the biggest and most beloved Broadway musicals of the 20th century. These performances--which were seen only once in their original telecasts--have been rescued from the archives and compiled with introductions by featured stars Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, Tommy Tune, and others. See Broadway's legends sing and dance their way through 17 signature showstoppers, including Joel Grey's "Wilkommen" from CABARET and Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's "All That Jazz" from CHICAGO. Both the VHS and DVD editions contain 5 bonus performances.
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459313/BLT.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459402/BLT.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459405/BLT.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459403/BLT.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141459404/BLT.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141467033/BLT.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141467068/BLT.part7.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/141467071/BLT.part8.rar
Password: UpByJoeParis
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