Wednesday 25 June 2008
Ray Manzarek plans Doors documentary
Marking the 41st anniversary of the release of the Doors' classic self-titled album are several band-related projects already in shops and on the horizon.
Saturday 14 June 2008
Friday 13 June 2008
Album Review: Weezer, "Weezer (The Red Album)" (DGC/Interscope)
There's much familiarity in the dynamics and hookiness of "Red," Weezer [ tickets ]'s third self-titled, color-coded album ("Blue" was released in 1994, "Green" in 2001), and sixth full-length set. However, unlike the brooding, stark "Pinkerton" or crystalline "Make Believe," "Red" is equal parts youthful devil-may-care "Blue" exuberance and approaching-40-something devil-may-care, well, exuberance. Therein lies its strength.Rivers Cuomo tackles many musical styles, lyrically laments that pesky aging process we all have to deal with, and sounds like he had a lot of fun doing it. With Rick Rubin and Jacknife Lee behind the production console, young-at-heart rocker singles like "Pork and Beans" and softer material like the name-dropping "Heart Songs" (Eddie Rabbit? Really?) have equal punch. And, yes, Cuomo is "finally dandy with the me inside." Maybe that's why he looks so comfortable in that cowboy hat.Epitomizing the aforementioned "many musical styles" earlier is "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)," which switches gears through rap, rock, acoustic-guitar, church-hall vocals with parade-drum backing, soul, punk, bouncing swing, and even some striking Beach Boy vocal harmonizing. If this one comes off live, it will be most impressive.There are dashes of funk ("Everybody Get Dangerous"), arena anthems ("Troublemaker"), and, in a democratic move, everybody gets a chance to sing lead. Guitarist Brian Bell does the great Everlast impression on his composition "Thought I Knew," and bassist Scott Shriner gets creepy on "Cold Dark World," which he co-wrote with Cuomo. Drummer Pat Wilson--who co-wrote three songs on "Blue"--delivers a straight-ahead thumper with "Automatic." They may look a bit older than on the cover of "Blue," but take a closer look. Devil may care.
Angelina Jolie - Haven Works On Father-son Relationship With Voight
ANGELINA JOLIE's brother JAMES HAVEN has followed in the Hollywood actress' footsteps and reconciled with their estranged father JON VOIGHT.
The siblings have shared a strained relationship with veteran actor Voight in recent years, but a heavily-pregnant Jolie recently revealed she was back in contact with her dad - six years after she severed ties when he told a TV interview she had "severe emotional problems".
And now Haven also appears to have rekindled his relationship with his dad, after the pair was spotted attending the Los Angeles Lakers basketball game together in L.A. on Tuesday night (10Jun08).
The basketball showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics at the Staples Center also attracted a host of other stars, including courtside regulars Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson, Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, Spike Lee and Eddie Murphy.
See Also
Cliff Richard
Artist: Cliff Richard
Genre(s):
Easy Listening
Rock: Pop-Rock
Pop
Rock
Christmas
Other
Retro
Rock & Roll
Discography:
Love - The Album
Year: 2007
Tracks: 15
Two's Company: The Duets
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
Wonderful Life
Year: 2005
Tracks: 18
World Tour Live
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
Stronger
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Somethings Goin On
Year: 2004
Tracks: 13
My Songs
Year: 2003
Tracks: 19
When in Spain-Kinda Latin (CD1)
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
When in Spain-Kinda Latin
Year: 2002
Tracks: 26
The Singles Collection (CD1) - 1958 To 1964
Year: 2002
Tracks: 9
The Singles Collection (CD 6) - 1991 To 2002
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Platinum Collection (CD3)
Year: 2002
Tracks: 18
Platinum Collection (CD2)
Year: 2002
Tracks: 24
Platinum Collection (CD1)
Year: 2002
Tracks: 31
Every Face Tells a Story
Year: 2002
Tracks: 15
Cliff At Christmas
Year: 2002
Tracks: 17
Wanted
Year: 2001
Tracks: 13
Summer Holiday
Year: 2001
Tracks: 16
Me and My Shadows-Listen to Cliff
Year: 2001
Tracks: 16
Me and My Shadows
Year: 2001
Tracks: 16
Cliff Richard - Whole Story: His Greatest Hits CD2
Year: 2000
Tracks: 19
Cliff Richard - Whole Story: His Greatest Hits CD1
Year: 2000
Tracks: 27
Real as I wanne be
Year: 1998
Tracks: 13
Cliff
Year: 1998
Tracks: 16
Real As I Wanna Be
Year: 1997
Tracks: 13
Heathcliff Live (The Show) CD2
Year: 1996
Tracks: 16
Heathcliff Live (The Show) CD1
Year: 1996
Tracks: 11
Songs From Heathcliff
Year: 1995
Tracks: 10
The Album
Year: 1993
Tracks: 14
40 Golden Greats CD2
Year: 1993
Tracks: 20
40 Golden Greats CD1
Year: 1993
Tracks: 20
When In Rome
Year: 1992
Tracks: 13
My Kinda Life
Year: 1992
Tracks: 14
The Singles Collection (CD 5) - 1985 To 1991
Year: 1991
Tracks: 17
The Young Ones
Year: 1988
Tracks: 13
Always Guaranteed
Year: 1987
Tracks: 10
The Singles Collection (CD 4) - 1978 To 1985
Year: 1985
Tracks: 19
Love Songs
Year: 1981
Tracks: 25
I'm No Hero
Year: 1980
Tracks: 12
The Singles Collection (CD 3) - 1971 To 1978
Year: 1978
Tracks: 21
The Singles Collection (CD 2) - 1964 To 1971
Year: 1971
Tracks: 27
The Singles Collection (CD 1) - 1958 To 1964
Year: 1964
Tracks: 30
32 Minutes and 17 Seconds
Year: 1962
Tracks: 14
Listen To Cliff
Year: 1961
Tracks: 18
21 Today
Year: 1961
Tracks: 16
Clif Sings
Year: 1959
Tracks: 16
Famous
Year:
Tracks: 8
Britain's answer to Elvis Presley, Richard (born Harry Webb) dominated the pre-Beatles British kill scene in the former '50s and early '60s. An complete singer with a echt feel for the music, Richard's artistic bequest is even so meagre, as he was speedily steered toward a centrist belt down commission. Several of his late-'50s recordings, however, were authentically exciting Presley-esque bikers -- specially his first strike, "Act It" (1958) -- and gave British teenagers their number one preference of echt homegrown rock & roll natural endowment. Backed by the Shadows -- clear implemental virtuosos wHO became legends of their possess -- Richard embarked on a rightfully awing string of hit singles in Britain, marking no less than 43 Top 20 hits between 1958 and 1969. One of these, although it was by no means one of the more successful, was an factual Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition (the ballad "Patrician Turns to Grey").
In his fatherland, Richard's popularity was belittled only when slightly by the turn out of the Beatles, simply in his prime, he had a much rougher time in the U.S., hit the Top 40 only trey times (with "Surviving Doll" in 1959, "It's All in the Game" in 1963, and "Fiend Woman" in 1976). Richard late alligatored the U.S. Top Ten in 1976 with "Fiend Woman," and racked up a few other hits ("We Don't Talk Anymore," "Dream," "A Little in Love") in a mainstream pop/rock expressive style. He corpse an institution in Britain, where he is one of the nation's most popular well-rounded entertainers of all time.
James Harman
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