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
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