Passend zum aktuellen Greatest Hits Album von Queen die Bohemian Rhapsody à la Puppet. Ich sag nur »Mimimimimi«.

Mal wieder gibt es ein Greatest Hits Album von Queen. Gefühlt wohl das 30-ste, tatsächlich ist es aber erst das vierte, ausnahmsweise nicht römisch beziffert sondern als das Absolute Greatest tituliert. Schade, dass man nicht einen vernünftigen Grund gefunden hat, den Fans auch dieses Album schmackhaft zu machen (abgesehen von Digital Remaster *gähn* und Kommentaren zu den Tracks *doppelgähn* – in der Limited Edition – oder einem netten aber schlecht verarbeiteten Büchlein – in der Special Limited Edition *grummel*). Ist nicht bald Welt-AIDS-Tag?  Naja, P.C. hatte noch nie was mit Kapitalismus zu tun. Dafür hatte Spaß schon seit früher Kindheit zwangsläufig mit der Muppet Show zu tun – bei vielen bis heute. Bei Statler und Waldorf kann ich mich ebenso gut beömmeln wie bei Beakers Version von »Freude schöner Götterfunken«. Außerdem steht die Show in einer langen Tradition von unnachahmlichen Coverversionen und bekannten Gästen, die Namen lesen sich wie die Teilnehmerliste eines VIP-Awards aus mehreren Jahrzehnten. Insbesondere viele Musiker waren gern gesehener Gast. Freddie Mercury hat es offenbar leider nie persönlich geschafft, ein Tänzchen mit Miss Piggy zu wagen. Aber die inzwischen wieder aktiven Muppets Studios (aktuelles kann man hier via Twitter erfahren) haben ihm und dieser großartigen Band nun ein unnachahmliches Denkmal gesetzt, danke liebe Andrea für den Link:

This week the train stops at hip hop royalty LL Cool J’s greatest hits album “All World”. Released in 1996 it is the only album thus yet to contain his hits ranging from his debut album at Def Jam ”Radio” to his 1995 album “Mr. Smith”  and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. LL is one of few rappers of his era to have a career thats has spanned over two decades. A staple in Hip Hop history LL is the one who fused love ballads with rap songs creating hits such “I Need Love”, “Around the Way Girl” and “Hey Lover”.

*EDIT* :For those who don’t know LL Cool J stands for Ladies Love Cool James

Track List

1.I Can’t Live Without My Radio
2.Rock the Bells
3.I’m Bad
4.I Need Love **
5.Going Back to Cali
6.Jack The Ripper
7.Jingling Baby (Remixed But Still Jingling)
8.Big Ole Butt
9.The Boomin’ System**
10.Around The Way Girl**
11.Mama Said Knock You Out
12.Back Seat
13.I Need a Beat
14.Doin It**
15.Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)**
16.Hey Lover**

(BOLD) = Standout Tracks

** = My Fav’s

Hello My Friends:

Hopefully I got to see many of you on my Sticky & Sweet travels. While I’m happy to have more time to breathe and sleep, I miss my touring family. Sometimes I have to remember that I won’t be seeing them for afternoon rehearsal and the big show. It was great visiting countries that I’d never been to before and of course returning to lots of my favorite places.

I’ve just finished a script for a film that I hope to make next year. Its working title is W.E. It’s two love stories intertwined together. One is about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and the other is a fictional story of a woman searching for love. That’s all I am going to reveal at the moment. Stay tuned for further info on this.

I am just back from Malawi and Brazil. Was so exciting to see the results of many of the projects that are underway in Malawi and to see first hand the improvement in the lives of the children that we have all grown to love like family. I’m especially looking forward to watching the building of the Girls Academy which hopefully will give a new meaning to girl power and produce the future leaders of Malawi. Thanks to all of you who contributed n the matching donation program, and feel free to keep helping in any way you can. You will be hearing more about the programs in Brazil in the near future, I look forward to sharing that endeavor with you all.

Earlier this month I got to work with one of my favorite photographers, Steven Klein. We did a photo shoot for the next Dolce & Gabbana women’s campaign – it’s always an adventure when I work with Steven.

Lastly, thanks to everyone for helping CELEBRATION reach No. 1 in so many countries. It’s a wonderful reminder that my fans continue to celebrate music – old and new – and I can continue to inspire people to dance and dream. To quote the great Stevie Wonder from “Sir Duke”, “Music is a world within itself. It’s a language we all understand. You can feel it all over.”

Blessings to all of you

Love Madonna. [SOURCE]

Aww, I miss Madonna as well, I’m still listening to her greatest hits CD, while I wait for the tour DVD and a new album  to come out

Hurry and Justify My Love Madge 

"You can't really imagine Dave would ever drop an F-bomb from this photo"

So, what’s a good way to get people to buy your greatest hits collection? Sure, it’s a good place for new fans to start, but how do you get people who already own all the music your band has put out to rebuy songs they already own? The answer recently has been to put a few new singles on a ‘greatest hits’ CD, more as an attempt to get more buyers than pre-emptive wishful thinking (though they do often end up being hits in their own right in the marketing push of the greatest hits collection). Now, Foo Fighters have done the same, writing 2 brand new songs, Wheels and Word Forward, for their 2009 Greatest Hits collection.

‘Wheels’ was the first new single to see the light of day, and is actually has a slightly different feel than you would normally get from an electric Foo Fighters track. It has a little bit of a southern rock swagger to it, and it dominated by a jangly lead guitar, rather than the distorted rhythm you would usually expect. While it is a little reminiscent of the work of Tom Petty, to reduce it to that wouldn’t do ‘Wheels’ justice. It’s Foo Fighters putting something a little bit new in with all their hits, and it’s a welcome addition to their catalogue. Lyrically, it feels like a bit of a homecoming for Foo Fighters, which suits the greatest hits idea well. It’s almost saying, “Ok, here’s our greatest hits, we know it’s not a new album, but we’ll be getting on to new stuff soon. For now, lets just chill out and look back on everything that’s gone well so far.”

Both these songs seem to hark back to the work of earlier artists, but not in a lazy way. They almost seem like a tribute, be it intentional, or just a coincidental sign of those bands influences. What I mean by this is, if ‘Wheels’ takes cues from Tom Petty, then ‘Word Forward’ is a love letter to The Beatles and their song A Day In The Life, at least in the opening verse. This song feels much more like you would expect from Foo Fighters. The soft verse, loud chorus format, the build to an ecstatic climax, the song along chorus, it’s all here. Again, this seems to scream, “we’re not done yet” and rightly so. If this is an indication of what’s to come, then Dave and the boys can’t stop now.

Wheels: 7.5/10

Word Forward: 8/10

Coi như cái lời Việt tâm huýêt này là quà SN muộn cho Chi nhá :-*

Missing child MIA
Artist: IU
Vietnamese by Jell_Nấm Rơm_MU
Sung by Yong Yoo

Part 1
Ngọn lửa sẽ thiêu tan đi
kí ức xưa của em
Và ngày sẽ trôi qua đi,
kí ức sẽ dần phai
Khi màn đêm biến mất,
mưa gọi em thức giấc để đi tiếp những bước trong cuộc đời
Nhưng vì sao đêm tối như vẫn đâu đây

Bridge 1:
Vì cơn mưa ngoài kia lại rơi
để em chìm trong mùa đông
vắng lối đi
Và đôi chân của em giờ đây
Làm sao tìm ra đường đi dưới tuýêt rơi

CHORUS :
Giữa mây và trời
Ngọn gió đang mỉm cười
Chỉ có em ở đây, bàn tay giá băng
Và nơi đây, thời gian ngừng trôi
để nghe mùa đông cùng em nói với anh…
đến bên em…
eu uh… eh oh…

Part 2
Cuộc đời cuốn trôi em đi,
nước mắt không thể rơi
Và ngày chúng ta chia tay
em bíêt không là mơ
Đi tìm trong kí ức, đi tìm trong nỗi nhớ
Và em ước nắng ấm sẽ quay về
Nhưng vì sao đêm tối vẫn còn nơi đây ?

Bridge 2:
Để em như chìm trong mùa đông
để em lạc trong vực sâudưới núi cao
Và đôi tay của em giờ đây
Làm sao tìm ra được anh dưới tuýêt rơi

CHORUS :
Giữa mây và trời
Ngọn gió đang mỉm cười
Chỉ có em ở đây, bàn tay giá băng
Và nơi đây, thời gian ngừng trôi
để nghe mùa đông cùng em nói với anh…

Em luôn ước có một ngày

Em sẽ thấy anh trở về

Làm cho trái tim em tan vết thương

Mùa đông sẽ không còn dài

Rồi nắng ấm sẽ trở về

Ngọn gió sẽ cho em yêu anh …

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin’ when I hold you
Don’t you know I feel the same
‘Cause nothin’ lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it’s hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain
We’ve been through this
Such a long long time
Just tryin’ to kill the pain
yeahh..
But lovers always come
And lovers always go
And no one’s really sure
Who’s lettin’ go today
Walking awa

Khi anh nhìn vào mắt em,
anh có thể thấy tình yêu đang dồn nén
nhưng em không biết mỗi lúc ôm em
anh cũng cảm thấy thế mà thôi ?
Vì chẳng điều gì là kéo dài mãi mãi
ta biết rằng trái tim có thể đổi thay
khó khăn như mình giữ ngọn nến
sáng giữa mưa tháng 11 lạnh giá này…
Ta đã cố trải qua
Suốt những ngày qua
Để đập tan nỗi buồn, đau đớn
Vậy mà những người tình cứ đến rồi đi
Chẳng ai biết ai sẽ ra đi
ngày mai..

If we could take the time
To lay it on the line
I could rest my head
Just knowin’ that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me
Then darlin’ don’t refrain
Or I’ll just end up walkin’
In the cold November rain

Giá mà mình có thể nắm lấy thời gian
để giữ nó ở bên ranh giới
Anh sẽ bỏ xa những âu lo chờ đợi
Chỉ biết rằng em mãi là của anh
Hoàn toàn, của anh
Nên vì thế, nếu em muốn yêu anh
Xin em đừng giấu mình dồn nén
Anh sẽ thôi bước đến
Giữa mưa mù tháng 11 lạnh căm…

Do you need some time
On your own
Do you need some time
All alone
Everybody needs some time
On their own
Don’t you know you need some time
All alone

Em có cần ở một mình riêng em ?
Có cần thời gian để chỉ em suy nghĩ ?
Ai cũng cần có kgi ngơi nghỉ
em cũng cần một giây phút, riêng em…

I know it’s hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn’t time be out to charm you

Chẳng dễ gì để mở rộng trái tim
Khi bạn bè cũng dường như đáng sợ
Nếu chữa lành được trái tim tan vỡ
Cũng không thể nào chạm tới được em..

Do you need some time
On your own
Do you need some time
All alone
Everybody needs some time
On their own
Don’t you know you need some time
All alone

Em có cần ở một mình riêng em ?
Có cần thời gian để chỉ em suy nghĩ ?
Ai cũng cần có kgi ngơi nghỉ
em cũng cần một giây phút, riêng em…

And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain
I know that you can love me
When there’s no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
‘Cause nothin’ lasts forever
Even cold November rain

Khi lo âu ở trong em tan biến
thì bóng tối vẫn còn, vương vất xa xôi
Tôi biết là em có thể yêu tôi
Vì quanh em không còn ai gánh vác
Đừng bận tâm về bóng đen, tội ác
Mình vẫn còn nhiều lối thoát đi ra
Không có gì bất diệt mãi đâu mà
Ngay cả cơn mưa thu lạnh lẽo…

Don’t ya think that you
Need somebody
Don’t ya think that you
Need someone
Everybody needs somebody
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one

Đừng nghĩ rằng chỉ mình em lẻ loi
Bất cứ ai cũng cần … như em vậy
Em cũng như mọi người thôi, vậy đấy…
Đừng bao giờ nghĩ mình mãi lẻ loi…

Happy Thanksgiving and A Message by George Carlin. Details at http://bit.ly/63wWxF/

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Track listing

This section includes the track listings for the original Greatest Hits and closely-related albums only. For other compilations, including the second and third Greatest Hits albums, see the relevant articles. On this album Mercury has ten songs , Brian May has five and John Deacon has two. Roger Taylor had not released any singles with the group at that time.
1981 UK edition (Parlophone)
Has a photograph of the band as its cover.

1. “Bohemian Rhapsody” (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)
2. “Another One Bites the Dust” (from The Game, 1980)
3. “Killer Queen” (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)
4. “Fat Bottomed Girls” (single version, from Jazz, 1978)
5. “Bicycle Race” (from Jazz, 1978)
6. “You’re My Best Friend” (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)
7. “Don’t Stop Me Now” (from Jazz, 1978)
8. “Save Me” (from The Game, 1980)
9. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (from The Game, 1980)
10. “Somebody to Love” (from A Day at the Races, 1976)
11. “Now I’m Here” (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)
12. “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy” (from A Day at the Races, 1976)
13. “Play the Game” (from The Game, 1980)
14. “Flash” (single version, from Flash Gordon, 1980)
15. “Seven Seas of Rhye” (from Queen II, 1974)
16. “We Will Rock You” (from News of the World, 1977)
17. “We Are the Champions” (from News of the World, 1977)

Track listing

This section includes the track listings for the original Greatest Hits and closely-related albums only. For other compilations, including the second and third Greatest Hits albums, see the relevant articles. On this album Mercury has ten songs , Brian May has five and John Deacon has two. Roger Taylor had not released any singles with the group at that time.
1981 UK edition (Parlophone)
Has a photograph of the band as its cover.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)
“Another One Bites the Dust” (from The Game, 1980)
“Killer Queen” (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)
“Fat Bottomed Girls” (single version, from Jazz, 1978)
“Bicycle Race” (from Jazz, 1978)
“You’re My Best Friend” (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)
“Don’t Stop Me Now” (from Jazz, 1978)
“Save Me” (from The Game, 1980)
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (from The Game, 1980)
“Somebody to Love” (from A Day at the Races, 1976)
“Now I’m Here” (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)
“Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy” (from A Day at the Races, 1976)
“Play the Game” (from The Game, 1980)
“Flash” (single version, from Flash Gordon, 1980)
“Seven Seas of Rhye” (from Queen II, 1974)
“We Will Rock You” (from News of the World, 1977)
“We Are the Champions” (from News of the World, 1977)

QUEEN GREATEST HITS

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Unit housing sales were way up in Oct. for the Chicago area, while median price continues to drop. For specific details on your area, contact me.

Yoga class focused on various poses that help with digestion and metabolism. All good as we prepare for our Thanksgiving feast.

When I grow up, I want to dance in a Janet Jackson video.
So girl, holla at me in 2010

No. 12: Greatest Hits!

Nicht allzu Ernst nehmen!

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Working on living a week of gratitude.

So I know we decided to call this a celebration and despite The Annie Lennox Collection, riding high in the charts, we should also be feeling sorry for hits albums because apparently it’s a dying formula. The advent of mp3 downloads making back catalogues available song-by-song has led to a veritable pick n’ mix attitude to slowly take over and before long, hits records will be banished to musical no-man’s land along with the Zavvi in Piccadilly Circus, CD singles and audiophiles.

But my up-until-recent vendetta against these best-ofs hasn’t been without reason. For one, I consider myself a mild completist; the long-standing arch nemeses of the hits album that’s already wallowing in no-man’s land. So when you already own everything the artists of your affection have released, a cheeky compilation album with one new track is just a nuisance. The whiz kid marketing strategist who started that behaviour is on my hit-list.

Then there are those too quick to release their greatest hits, like throw-away reality stars who ‘write’ autobiographies when they’re not even past their quarter-life crisis.

There are so many factors to a bad greatest hits albums that I thought I would compile a list [did I mention my penchant for lists?] of the worst offenders: the infuriating, the unnecessary and the unworthy can all be found below.

D’Angelo: The Best So Far

“Hey guys, D here. James River will be out soon, I promise. But in the meantime buy this compilation of the measly two albums I’ve managed to release within the last 16 years…oh and I threw in a few random songs so you wouldn’t get too mad at me for this bullshit.”

Call it what you like D, this ‘best so far’ is dick-teasing crap. If I have to record your third album myself…

ABBA: Gold

Yes, ABBA are entitled to a hits compilation considering the ridiculous amount of popular tunes they have. But when there are so many ABBA collections, albeit under different guises, that you could build a small city out of them then I object. Imagining that city gives me the shivers. It would be like a never-ending hen party in polyester flares.

The Boomtown Rats: The Best Of

Who are these dudes kidding? I’m pretty sure they only released one song; six albums must be a figment of Geldof’s imagination. So apparently ‘Rat Trap’ also went to number one but even if it did, there is no excuse for the amount of Boomtown Rats’ hit compilations that this Best Of is just one example of.

Spin Doctors: The Best Of

If you’re consistently showing up on one hit wonder collections, you’re probably not entitled to a Best Of.  And it’s not even like the Spin Doctors were this really great band that we should’ve discovered more of. ‘She Used to Be Mine’ or ‘Cleopatra’s Cat’ aren’t bad but they’re not ‘Two Princes’, so we’re inclined not to care.

Fugees: Greatest Hits

If this album is in your collection, you are not only lazy but also the biggest false economist on the block. The Fugees only released two albums, and a quick gander on Amazon has informed me that you can buy both of them for less than this farcical compilation. This is one of the sickest hip hop outfits from the 90s, go the extra mile.

Shakespear’s Sister: The Best Of

Three albums, only one that produced anything hit-worthy and yet they still feel the need to compile. Maybe life is too precious to waste it figuring out what could be considered Shakespear’s best, or not?. We could’ve donated the time to worthy causes like ending world poverty or curing cancer. Because if anyone is still hampering to hear ‘Stay’ they can buy Hormonally Yours and then regret it afterwards.

New Kids on the Block: Greatest Hits

For the cover alone, this album gets full marks: the music notation cardigan, the pseudo-quiffs and stonewashed jeans; just brilliant. But re-re-re-releases are like that boy who cried wolf; one day we just won’t listen anymore.

Creed: Greatest Hits

Let’s just be bold: Creed are pretty awful. The affectations of Scott Stapp’s singing voice and the sameness of all their music make for pretty dire listening. And there’s only a handful of bands that can get away with the amount of sickly, power guitar solos that Creed sneak in at every opportunity. Didn’t Poison even copyright that shit?

Vanilla Ice: The Best Of

The theme seems to be that if you know you’re not worthy of having a greatest hits album you call it a Best Of. Don’t be fooled by this, I know it makes you feel like you’re missing out on some of Vanilla’s bests, like really he was a genius with hidden hip hop classics. But, trust me, you’re not.

Blue: Best Of

Their biggest hit is a bad cover of another song and their three albums were all released over three consecutive years, so we’re pretty sure they were not in it for the art. But so as to not scapegoat Blue when so many countless pop acts are guilty of this quick release crime, here are a few other offenders: Jason Donovan, Hilary Duff, Five and Atomic Kitten.

[Originally published in PUB.lication: The Greatest Hits Issue]

Não deu pra segurar as lágrimas e não vir comentar sobre um dos melhores episódios de Lost. Me imprecionei/emocionei com o quanto que Lost é uma série bem feita e supera filmes blockbusters como Harry Potter, que tem todo tempo e dinheiro do mundo pra ser feito e não sai nada, em termos narrativos e estéticos.

No episódio, já no final da terceira temporada, Charlie recebe a noticia de Desmond (outra vez) de que irá morrer. Só que desta vez terá que morrer mesmo, para que, pela visão de Desmond, Claire e os outros sejam resgatados. Desmond explica para Charlie como ele deve morrer e fala que é quando ele apaga uma luz amarela embaixo d’água e se afoga depois disso. Chalie aceita então, por mais que não queira, seu destino mas com ênfase em saber se a Claire realmente é salva na ‘visão” de Desmond.

Daí pra frente temos os momentos mais emocionantes e bem narrados da terceira temporada de Lost, e até da segunda.

Pra começar, Charlie começa a fazer uma lista, que não sabemos pra quê serve é claro, e relembra alguns momentos interesantes de sua vida que não conhecíamos. Daí seguem cinco momentos:

#5 – A primeira vez que me ouvi no rádio.

Charlie está puto com um pneu furado da vã de sua banda e que não consegue consertar. Discute com Liam (seu irmão) e diz que vai sair da banda. Bom, tem motivos, além da banda não fazer sucesso e eles estrem indo cantar “onde o diabo nem sabe que existe” , o pneu fura e chove pra desgrama do aldo de fora da vã, e até quem está dentro se molha. Mas no meio da discussão coms eu irmão onde insiste em dizer que não aguenta mais essa vida, seu hit sucesso toca no rádio e Charlie esquece de tudo o que estava passando e junto com Liam e os outros da banda enlouquecem de alegria e percebem que é por isso que deicidram tocar em uma banda.

#4 – “Papai me ensinando a nadar em Butlins.

Ainda criança, Charlie está em um clube público do lado de fora da pscina e seu pai insiste para que ele entre. Charlie pouco confiante e sem saber nadar não acredita que seu pai o segurará e insiste em não pular para dentro da água. Depois de algum tempo de insistência, Charlie decide escolher por confiar em seu pai e se joga pra dentro do mundarel azul da pscina e enquanto afunda os braços de seu pai o agarram e o levam para a superfície fazendo Chrlie se sentir tão feliz quanto uma mãe que acaba de dar a Luz, ou um pai que vê o primeiro gol de seu filho.

#3 – O Natal que Liam me deu o anel

Depois de uma boa farra, e com das lindas moças dormindo ao seu lado na cama, Charlie é acordado por Liam que, ainda com aspécto de chapado, o chama para uma conversa natalina. Meio estranho, Liam começa a falar coisas sem sentido que colminam em um “te dar esse anel”. Charlie fica lisongiado, é claro, mas não quer aceitar o anel, apesar de tudo ele foi um presente de sua Mãe a Liam e que sempre foi passado de pai pra filho em sua familia e que Liam deveria passar para seu filho. Mas no estado que está acha melhor que Charlie fique com ele, pois deduz que ele será um homem melhor e mais indireitado que ele próprio e por isso Charlie aceita, mesmo dizendo que devolverá para o irmão, por se sentir mal em receber um presente que não era predestinado ele mesmo. Mas esse momento é um dos mais importantes para Charlie, pois é o anel da Drive Shaft, sua banda, que recebera esse nome justamente por causa do pequeno objeto que tem as iniciais de seu tio.

#2 – O dia que uma mulher me chamou de herói

Depois de tocar em um ponto onde supostamente Desmonde esbarraia com ele, Charlie passa por um beco no meio de uma tempestade e ouve uma mulher (Nadia) pedindo por ajuda e gritando socorro desesparada e vê que a moça está sendo assaltada. Decide ajudá-la e dá um chega pra lá no batedor de carteiras. A moça fica muito contente e orgulhosa por ele ser o único que teve coragem o bastante para ajudá-la, mesmo que três pessoas passaram por ali e não fizeram nada. Ela o chama de heróis e fala que ninguém pode dizer o contrário. Charlie vai as alturas e se orgulha de si mesmo por ter feito um gesto sem esperar nada em troca e acabou tedo mais do que esperava: reconhecimento.

#1 – A noite em que te conheci.

O momento fudêncio. Aquele que ferra tudo. Aquele que me fez chorar. Aquele que se tornou meu momento preferido de toda série. O momento mais importante da vida de Charlie. É tão simples. Não tem ação desenfreada. Não tem tristeza de mais. Não tem humor de mais. É penas um momento normal e aconchegante onde Charlie fala com Caire pela primeira vez. Onde ele descobre que a ama pela primeira vez. Onde ele vê nla uma real chance de amar alguém e se endireitar. Eles conversam pouco. Ele pucha assunto e faz ela rir mesmo estando grávida em uma ilha onde acabara de cair de um avião. Basta seu sorriso e a honestidade de Charlie e o nome do momento para me deixar escorrer algumas lágrimas no minimo. É simples. Mas logo depois é revelado ali, que essa lista que Charlie está Fazendo é a lista dos cinco melhores momentos de toda sua vida. São os únicos momentos em que ele sentiu felicidade de verdade. São os únicos momentos em que ele sentiu amor. São os único momentos que valham a pena ser lembrados antes de sua morte prescedida. São os seus momentos. São as mais mais, as melhores faixas de sua vida. Seus greatest hits.

Will be whipping up overnight mashed potatoes for 24 in celebration of Thanksgiving. Grateful that I do not have to prepare the entire menu.

For those yet to see it on TV, here it is Janet Jackson: The Best – UK Commercial.

Janet Jackson open’s the American Music Awards 2009 tonight.

8PM (USA) 2AM(UK)

Skunk Anansie est de retour. Une reformation après pratiquement 9 ans de séparation, ça sent un peu le brulé cette histoire mais bon on espère quand même que ne soit pas qu’un retour pour renflouer les caisses de chacun.
En 2008, la rumeur gronde depuis déjà quelque mois, Skunk Anansie se reformerait. Annonce officiel il y a déjà un an, Skin, Ace & Cass repartiront en tournée en 2009. A priori pas assez productif dans le temps donné pour écrire un nouvel opus, le public devra se contenter d’un Greatest Hits nommé Smashes And Trashes contenant quand même trois titres inédits. Le coup du best of n’inaugure rien de bon mais on y croit, on y croit.
En ce 20 novembre, Skunk Anansie est à Paris pour célébrer son grand retour. Le rendez-vous a lieu à l’Elysée Montmartre qui a eu la très très mauvaise idée, dernièrement, de changer leur sono pour un mur de baffles aux sonorités casseroles. La première partie est assurée par The Chemist, des australiens ringards au possible qui ressemblent à ces groupes de pub se décidant après dix ans de reprises à faire des compos qui sentent à douze mètres la repompe de leurs influences principales. Pour le coup The Chemist est un hybride rock d’un trop de pleins de Coldplay, U2 et The Killer. De la pop rock catchy guimauve sans intérêt, cependant un fond sonore ne dérangeant pas pour siroter une bière. Pendant l’entracte, un enchainement d’événements anime le coin de vente. Une spectatrice malade balance une galette géante à deux pas du merchandising et dans les grands rideaux noirs longeant la colonne, suite à ça, elle part avec son copain et on ne la reverra plus. Le responsable du stand assez emmerdé demande qu’on lui envoi un agent de ménage à l’oreillette bluetooth mais comprend que personne ne viendra. Il se décide à nettoyer à l’arrache avec des serviettes trouvées dans les loges et les laisse posées par terre trempant dans la marre. Une minute plus tard, une autre spectatrice débarque deux bières à la main et glisse sur la dite serviette. Dérapage contrôle, les deux bières volent contre le bas de la table du magasin de t-shirt et transforme le lieu en zone sinistrée holiday on ice où tout le monde glisse et pose son sac dès qu’il fait un peu noir, bref la classe.
Justement les lumières éteintes annoncent le début du concert de Skunk Anansie, la jungle fatigante s’arrête et c’est partit. Les musiciens arrivent, enfourchent leurs instruments et démarrent le riff pétaradants de Selling Jesus Again. Skin débarque furibonde avec une crinière dorée, surement taillée dans une couverture de survie. La balance est horrible, la voix de Skin est perdue derrière le tonnerre que produit la batterie et rend le tout bordélique au possible. Le groupe a la patate et veut faire trembler le public en jouant Charlie Big Potato dans la foulée. Deux chansons sacrifiées pour avoir un son plus acceptable mais les bourrasques du tom basse recouvre une guitare inaudible mais aussi le cris lorsqu’ils sont aigus. Malgré les problèmes sonores, le groupe a l’air content d’être là, pas blasé et Skin est définitivement une f*king rock star. Hyper mobile, sauvage et d’une présence scénique ahuricante, la black queen est comme à son habitude en live, inénarrable. Passant d’un morceau rock comme Weak as I am à une de leur ballade à la Charity, tout va très vite et on se rend compte à quel point leurs chansons ont envahi nos radios et des moments de nos vies.
Tout est très sympa mais la magie n’y est plus car l’époque n’est plus la même, la musique a changé, les looks aussi et l’ambiance pré-cyber punk n’est vraiment plus d’actualité.  Les titres phares qui dépotent comme Twisted (Everyday Hurts) ou All I Want sont bien mais les mélodies et les enchaînements sont trop FM, il n’y a aucune surprise et le tout est trop daté. Après une heure dix de concert, le groupe s’éclipse pour mieux revenir. Un premier rappel horrible où Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) est scandé en choeur par un public qui, j’en suis sur, pour certain ne sont venu que pour cette chanson. Ils ne font pas durée le plaisir et ne la prolonge pas, merci vous êtes bien charitables ! Le hic est que derrière c’est Squander qui prend le relai et là, je sens en moi la guimauve remontée, la pop ballad gluante et téléphonée s’empare de nos oreilles, des titres inédits comme ça, sont fait pour rester cachés et jamais Ô grand jamais joués en live. Ils termineront après un deuxième rappel sur Secretly. Une heure trente millimétrée, sans émotion et sans être charmé.
Ce qui est bien, c’est que dans une vingtaine d’années, les spectateurs pourront dire à leurs enfants dans une voiture qui passera sur Radio Nostalgie Hedonism qu’ils les ont vu en concert et que ça, c’était de la musique. Ce sera un mensonge mais ils auront l’impression d’avoir vu un groupe majeur inscrit dans l’histoire alors que les enfants trouveront la chanson ridicule et ennuyante au possible. Ah nostalgie quand tu nous tiens…

Make Me is taken from Janet’s latest Greatest Hits album and I like it!

Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

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Listening to Snow Patrol’s greatest hits collection ‘Up To Now’ makes me question the purpose of this compilation. We all have access to itunes, so we can all compile our own Snow Patrol greatest hits at the touch of a button by downloading the songs we like. Of course there is an appeal of having a single cd that contains a band’s finest moments but this certainly isn’t it.

‘Up To Now’ does exactly what a greatest hits should not do; its is a sprawling mess of an album, containing 30 tracks, terribly sequenced in no logical order and containing not only Snow Patrol’s hits but also b’sides, cover versions, new tracks and even side projects – ‘Run’ and ‘Chasing Cars’ are even on here twice! Greatest hits should serve up the very best the band has to offer, which means what you leave off is just as important as what you have on and Snow Patrol could obviously not decide because there is way too much to digest here.

The quality varies greatly over 30 tracks but in fairness we do get a very comprehensive view of the band’s output to date. ‘Run’ is still as great as it ever was, one of the best anthems of the decade but ‘Chasing Cars’ was never as good and I wouldn’t mind if I never heard it again. Their earliest material was promising and showed the direction in which the band would go but it was with Final Straw they found their wings and the singles from that album are the best things on here.

‘Eyes Open’ was a mixture of dire sing alongs and some pretty, understated ballads; we get a taste of both here. ‘All I Have’ sounds great, ‘Hands Open’ not so great. Their most recent album had no such highs or lows and is probably better best forgotten. The new songs may suggest the band will be heading down new roads for their next album which would be very welcome as there is very little diversity on this greatest hits – most of the songs are slow or slower, dull or duller.

Snow Patrol’s albums have always been patchy at best and I would like to say that this is a decent collection of their finest moments. But it isn’t. For every classic there is one rotten apple and a long-lost b side or new song you really couldn’t care less about. As such this is not really for the longterm fan or the new arrival, in fact I’m not really sure who it is aimed at. A missed opportunity.

6/10

Possum of Rock On Altitude recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer/METHODS OF MAYHEM frontman Tommy Lee at Lee’s recording studio called The Atrium in Calabasas, California. Watch the chat below.

MÖTLEY CRÜE’s new “greatest-hits” collection, suitably titled “Greatest Hits”, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. Released on November 17 via Eleven Seven Music/Mötley Records, the package features the following track listing:

01. Too Fast for Love
02. Shout at the Devil
03. Looks that Kill
04. Too Young to Fall in Love
05. Smokin’ in the Boys Room
06. Home Sweet Home
07. Wild Side
08. Girls, Girls, Girls
09. Dr. Feelgood
10. Kickstart My Heart
11. Same ‘Ol Situation
12. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
13. Without You
14. Primal Scream
15. Sick Love Song
16. Afraid
17. If I Die Tomorrow
18. Saints of Los Angeles
19. The Animal In Me (Remix)

More here: MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Talks ‘Crüe Fest’ - Nov. 19, 2009