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K-Fed “forced” to torture us

Yes, our dear K-Fed claims he was basically forced to go into a music career by the US media. He says he’s “more than happy” to do it, but that “I don’t have a choice. It’s not like I can go and do construction, start building houses in Malibu (California).” Oh please, K-Fed. You have even MORE choices than that, if you’d only look around. C’mon no one really wants you to go into music, we just want to see you fail! If nothing else, we’d seriously love to see you flipping burgers or working at the car wash. Don’t you know how much more publicity a move like that would generate? But hey, we know you’re not very bright and you’re insanely delusional if you think anyone wants to seriously hear your tunes. Still, you have provided textbook examples of how to make the worst “rap” songs in the world thusfar, so maybe you are a bit of a valuable tool. Scratch that. You’re just a tool.

Daniel Powter attempts to hide his self absorption

Daniel Powter, singer of “Bad Day”, claims “famous people suck.” That’s right, this dude, whom I had no knowledge of until finding this article JUST NOW is shooting himself in his (possibly) famous foot.

“Believe it or not, it’s difficult to be that self-absorbed. Connecting with the audience is a bigger thrill,” says Powter.

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t saying this kind of crap when you’re some kind of “rock star” so past the point of irony that it’s beyond reeking of shit? Powter probably also drives around in a car with one of those “Kill Your Television” bumperstickers.

Oh, OK this dude is just some wussy Canadian artist. According to a review on Amazon,

“Daniel Powter’s songs are awsome. I love listening to them on my way to classes in the mornings. I have heard “Bad Day” played at the end credits of American Idol. I think this is were most people have heard this song. I heard it on there and really liked “Bad Day”. So, I looked up who the singer was and bought the CD! The other song are good also!”

WOW! I’ll go right out and not buy this guy’s crap immediately!

Deep Cuts: Billy Joel

When I was five years old in 1977, my older brother brought home Billy Joel’s The Stranger LP. Something about that album got me all excited, and it is thanks to that experience that I became the music fan I am to this day. It seems a lot of people tend to deride Billy for whatever reasons, which has never really made much sense. The man has hit upon so many different styles of music in his career, that it seems nearly impossible to not like at least one of his songs.

In 2005, Joel released My Lives, a box set that concentrated mostly on album tracks instead of hit singles. Billy has often said that his own singles hardly tell the whole story about who he is as an artist and musician. Indeed, many of his best tunes are ones that were never released as singles. Therefore, coming up with a Deep Cuts by Billy Joel is pretty much a no-brainer. If nothing else, it can easily serve as a guide to those earlier albums that didn’t yield many hits, but had plenty of treasure hidden within nonetheless.

What follows then is a chronological album-by-album survey of the cream of Billy’s album cuts. Some you may be familiar with, others you may have no knowledge of whatsoever if you’re a casual fan. Hopefully, you’ll be able to explore Billy’s music further if you’re one of those folks who only owns his greatest hits collections. Those hits, great as they are, are truly only the tip of the iceberg. Billy’s best work has often been those “other” songs surrounding the hits. So without further ado, here are Billy Joel’s Deep Cuts.

All of the following were written by Billy Joel.

“Brain Invasion” – Attila
The Attila album is a hilarious, bombastic and failed exercise in the power duo genre (if such a thing exists). If you have to hear only one Attila song, then this is it. It’s a wild instrumental, showing off Billy’s knack for classical and jazz-infused themes as he blasts them out from his super-distorted organ. Drummer Jon Small bashes out the beats in a similarly-crazed fashion. It’s no wonder this band was a failure.

“You Can Make Me Free” – Cold Spring Harbor
When Billy’s botched debut was corrected and re-issued in 1983, some of the songs on the album had been changed. Some, like “Everybody Loves You Now,” had instruments added to them, while others were shortened. This song falls into the latter category (the original was over five minutes) and shows Billy giving it his best McCartney sounding style. The lyrics are all fluff, but Joel’s piano playing is powerful and his then-young voice quite soulful as well.

To see the complete list, jump here.

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