Tuesday, October 25, 2011

EMOtional - Tegan and Sara "Call It Off"


Tegan and Sara, two sisters from Canada, have differing vocals that meld perfectly together. 2008's Call It Off is no exception to T&S unusal singing bantor dripping with melancholy. The lyrics portray lost love and the interal battles that fill someones mind and heart after calling something off. Like any decision you won't regret or doubt it until you've made it, "Maybe I would have been/Something you'd be good at/Maybe you would have been/Something I'd be good at/But now we'll never know"
Now these two 30-year-old musicians are working on promoting there new release which is a live album that includes 3 films entitled Get Along.

Description: EMOtional will be a weekly song that will strike a chord with deep seeded emotions of love and loss, abuse, and all the ugliness that  this world possesses.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Footloose

Footloose circa 2011 is a boot scooting boogey version of the 1984 original striking a nostalgic chord with folks from Australia to North America grossing 16.1 million in its opening weekend alone. Most reviews complain that the remake stays too close to the story line but honestly it would have definitely been criticized more for veering too far from the roots of the production.
Main characters Ariel (Julianne Hough) and Boston native Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormald) meet in the fictional podunk town of Bomont where public displays of dance by minors are prohibited and school dances are ran through the towns church. With Ariel as the preacher’s daughter and McCormack as the wise ass dancing mechanic let the rebelling and late night encounters ensue.
The music that surrounds the film is far from lacking. Blake Shelton does his smooth country rendition of the classic “Footloose” track and Jana Kramer cranks out the well known and loved “Let’s Hear It For The Boy.” Ceelo Green comes in for a pure bluesy ballad “Walkin’ Blues,” while “Almost Paradise” offers a sweet laid back harmonizing tune by Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes. The 12 track album makes you feel like you are in the small town of Bomont fighting to have a good time with tunes that make you want to grab a pair of boots and hit the dance floor.