Paul McCartney’s New Album Emphasizes His Versatility
Paul McCartney’s new album “Kisses on the Bottom” (released February 7) truly accentuates his versatility as a songwriter and a musician. From the very first track, “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” (a Fats Waller cover) we are exposed to McCartney’s willingness to push the boundaries of his musical prowess. The track has a slow jazz song a style,which we are not used to hearing from McCartney, though his swooning voice lends well to the song’
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American Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Enthralls Younger Generation
Simone Dinnerstein’s 2007 recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations challenged us to see Bach in a different way. It was a sort of question. How much room is there for emotion in Baroque music? Bach’s music has always been moving, but Dinnerstein plays him so expressively, soulfully, almost Romantically. Still, Dinnerstein’s expressive playing does not disguise the symmetry of Bach’s music. It is still the same music with all its mathematical precision and beauty. It is this dichotomy perhaps,
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Bruce Springsteen Rallies Crowd With ‘We Take Care of Our Own’
The 2012 Grammy Awards had an undercurrent of drama going on with the untimely loss of Whitney Houston. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band was tasked with delivering the first salvo of the night and they didn’t disappoint. The Boss launched into his new single from his upcoming album entitled “We Take Care Of Our Own”, a fitting title for the somber mood of the evening. The fact that the band is also undertaking its’ first tour without longtime saxophonist Clarence Clemons was not lost in the delivery
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Taiwanese-Australian Violinist Ray Chen Offers Love Song Playlist
The Valentine’s Day holiday really would not be complete without the music attributes of the Taiwanese-Australian Violinist Ray Chen. Chen never fails to amaze and amuse his listeners. Whether or not you love Chen the violinist you simply can not help but become in raptured by his haunting strings and enchanting talent. In this years playlist Chen spared nothing and instead provided his fans with exactly what they were hoping for. He offered a range of love songs that would melt any heart especially for the holiday of love Valentine’s Day.
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Slated to Make a Live Return
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are slated to make a live return to the road following the band’s February 10th performance at Sir Paul McCartney’s MusiCares person of the year dinner.
The band played an overdriven and grungy version of McCartney’s “I Saw Her Standing There,” following Young’s confirmation of two new studio albums from Neil Young and Crazy Horse. In addition the band also released an epic 38 minute jam featuring the classic song “Cortez the Killer” in
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