On a Lighter Note... Adele!

Too many serious posts lately. And so we return to music!

I heard Adele last summer on CBC's Q radio podcast hosted by Jian Ghomeshi (I quite enjoy him!). Since then she has become pretty popular! Just check out her myspace page- see how many shows are sold out! Part of the fame has to do with her two recently won grammy awards for her single "Chasing Pavements".

This is both exciting and a little annoying. Of course I am happy that she is gaining success in the industry, but I get sort of possessive of my relatively unknown artists. I mean that I tend to think of them as my find- sort of like a secret. So if the secret is out, well- they a little bit of appeal. That's pretty bad, eh? Can't I just be happy for them? No... :S

So Adele is from the UK. She sounds like... jazz/pop/soul/R&B. iTunes says her genre is "pop", but what is that anyway? She has a big, soulful voice, but I wouldn't say her style is always the same- it ranges from jazz influenced songs to the upbeat "Right as Rain" to pop-sounding songs. I'm not sure how to explain her, but I would give her a listen if you like easy listening soft or upbeat music (depending on the song). -Oooh - I just realized that the song I'm listening to right now "Make You Feel My Love" makes me think of Billy Joel singing "Leningrad"- But maybe that's just me. *shrug*

BTW Billy Joel is one of my great music loves of all time. I fell in love with "Piano Man" when I was around 9 years old. If you've heard this song many times before, you may want to click the link and watch the video. It makes me happy to watch it. I think it's the familiarity. I mean I've heard about these people for years and years, but I actually get to see them in the music video!

"Talkin' with Davy who's still in the Navy and probably will be for life" haha

Beatles Tribute in London, Ontario

I went downtown yesterday. On the way there was a detour on the bus route, so I would have to walk a couple of blocks to get back on the bus (LTC is something else, I tell you!). I really didn't think much of the detour or why it was happening, but as I walked a few blocks I could here music. It appeared that there was a concert taking place at the library! (Which defeats the purpose of a librarian's "Shh").

As it turned out, the people gathered in front of the library had their backs to the building and were in fact looking up! The music was coming from the roof of one of the buildings! I regreted not bringing my camera that day! It was amazing!

Yuri Pool and some friends were celebrating The Beatles' 40th anniversary of a performance just like that! They were recreating what The Beatles had done years before in London, England. In fact, Yuri Pool and friends went as far as to play the original set list.

The air had a great vibe that day in downtown London, Ontario. People were humming, singing and even dancing to the music. As I waited for the bus down the street from the concert, people waiting with me started singing "Don't Let Me Down" as the next bus came along. (We were hoping that this one would stop, since the other one didn't. As I say, LTC is wonderful)
I was glad to be kicked off the bus and get the experience of the music and the amazing vibe, something that brought commuters together as they stood in conditions that were less than perfect. Yuri Pool and friends, thank you for that day! I was glowing inside for the rest of the afternoon!

More Info:
For an article from the London Free Press about the event, click here.
For some videos from youtube of the concert, click here. And here.