Music, Pop
I had trouble downloading an iTunes TV show. To test the function, I needed to download some music. The new U2 was placed prominent on the virtual storefront. I bought it and was surprised how good it is. For a band that has been in this game for over 20 years, the new album feels fresh. The are a surprising number of good songs to listen to. These guys are serious to remain the last Megaband in the world.U2 -“No line on the horizon”
Music, Pop
Three years ago I bought a DVD player to watch movies in the gym while burning calories on a Stairmaster. This gave me the chance to watch some music DVDs. I started off with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, then watched U2, the Rollingstones’s Slick Tour, Evanescence, and finally Dave Matthews Band Live in Central Park. The first minute of Springsteen Live in Barcelona was amazing because the sound on the DVD was far better than any sound of a live concert I had heard before. You felt as if you were right there on the concert floor with thousands of other people. Before long, however, I got t tired seeing the band go through the same motions. Watching U2’s Go Home - Live From Slane Castle was also underwhelming. You learn that The Edge and not Bono is the musical force behind the band. I am a big fan of few Rolling Stones tunes like “Ruby Tuesday.” But watching 60-year-old men behave as if they are teenagers is painful to watch. The most interesting part of the Four Licks DVD set is the part that takes you behind the scenes of preparing the concert tour. You come to appreciate the marketing and management genius of Mick Jagger. Evanescence in Anywhere But Home proves that stage presence is not easy to accomplish. It is better to simply listen to Evanescence’s one hit My Immortal. The band has no stage presence to speak of. The big surprise in my music DVD discovery tour was Dave Matthews Band’s Live in Central Park. The band members were by a long shot better musicians than the other groups I had watched on my hourly stairmaster sweat sessions. Click on “More” to see song from this free Concert in New York City.Music DVDs: Bruce, Evanescence, Rolling Stones, U2, & Dave Matthews Band
Music, The Rest
A friend of mine sent me the live CD of the Austrian band “Querschlaeger.” Fritz Messner, the song writer, has a sharp eye for the comic aspects of life and is a born story teller. Every song is preceded by a little funny story. If you speak, German the CD is a real treat. To keep its artistic independence, the band refuses to sign a contract with a label. Good for them and even better for us. The band is superb. You can buy “Live is Lebendig” and other CDs directly from the band’s website. Listen to SamplesQuerschlaeger “Live is Lebendig”
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