Thomas D & “Million Voices”
The German phone giant Telekom has commissioned a very clever music video to create an advertisement that resonates in our social media age.
Bettye LaVette - Nights in White Satin
I have been enchanged by Bettye LaVette’s voice over the past couple of days, listinening to her new release Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook. Her transformation of rock songs into the R&B / Soul genre are masterful. Probably the strongest track on the record is “Nights in White Satin.” Wao, how deeply can this voice reach into our soul. Listen!
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92 Million YouTube Views and counting: Justin Bieber “Baby, Baby…”
I have never seen any clip that has been viewed over 90 million times. The kid is 15 but looks like 13. The marketing machine behind this guy is phenomenal. Congrats Usher.
U2 -“No line on the horizon”
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.
Music DVDs: Bruce, Evanescence, Rolling Stones, U2, & Dave Matthews Band
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.
Silbermond “Das Beste”
In a coffee house in Germany, this song drew my attention away from answering emails. Silvermond is a band that is billed as “punk rock.” You listen to the song. This is not punk in my mind. For all you romantics out there who understand German, watch the video of the song below. And if you are in really really in love right now, if you have butterflies in you stomach, think about him or her all the time, then send your Romeo or Julia a link this song. To view the video, click here.
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