Ultimate Music Survey Part 2

Do it too! It's fun!


Concerts & Shows:

1) How many concerts have you been to? Oh, I don't know... Somewhere around 20-30, I'd guess...
2) Who have you seen live? Ok, let's try this... Rock Voisine, Bryan Adams, Kevin Parent, The Watchmen, Big Wreck, Planet Smashers, Sarah McLaughlan, INXS, The Killers, Bryan Byrne, JUICE, Stabilo, Cat Empire, One Republic, Colbie Caillat, Lukas Rossi, Stars Down, Juke Kartel, Dilana, Supernova, Greg Neufeld, Channel One, Daughtry, Puddle of Mudd, Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, David Cook, Michael Johns, Oliver Pigott, Sebastian Pigott... I bet I'm forgetting some, but...
3) Who would you like to see live? Jason Mraz, The Trews, The Dunes, To Have Heroes, Pearl Jam, and of course see many of the bands I've lready seen...
4) Which band have you seen live the most? INXS, 7 times, and waiting for more!
5) What is your favorite venue to see a show? In town, Massey Hall
6) Have you ever met anyone famous at a concert? If so, who? I have had the chance to meet many of the artists I've seen play, either before or after the shows. It's always a lot of fun, and I've only ran into gracious, fun and appreciative artists so far.
7) Have you ever been front row for a concert? If so, what show? Well duh! Front row is the best place to be. I've been front row many times, but the best one was for INXS in Toronto. OH MY!
8) What were the worst seats you’ve ever had at a show? The only real bad seat I've ever had was for my very first big arena concert, Bryan Adams back in the 80's. We were in the nosebleed... Still, I was up on my feet, dancing and screaming and having a good time!
9) Have you ever gotten in a fight with someone at a show? No. But I threw dirty looks to some obnoxious, intoxicated peeps. And I received a few from people who were seated and wanted me to sit down. How obnoxious! If they want to sit at a rock show, they should stay the fuck home!
10) What was the best concert you’ve ever been to and when? (only one!) I can't answer that! I love different concerts for different reasons. But if I absolutely had to choose... Probably INXS in Toronto in 2006 at the ACC.
11) What is the worst concert you’ve ever been to and when? (only one!) The Killers. I love the band, but they are just. not. good live.
12) Which band/artist always has the best merch? I don't buy much merch aside from albums, so I wouldn't know...
13) Which band do you have the hardest time buying tickets for? I've had a heck of a time buying tickets for INXS, but usually it's not so bad buying tickets since I like smaller scaled bands.
14) If you could choose one person that would go with you to every concert you see from now until the day you die, who would it be? Can't decide - different peeps for different artists! I wanna go to concerts with enthusiastic fans, first and foremost.

Some Random Questions…

1) Who is the best looking male and female artist out there today?
Male = David Cook, Female = I don't know
2) What are some of the best album covers that you’ve seen?
I don't really pay attention to that stuff - I buy an album to listen to the music, not to stare at the cover art. It's not that important to me.
3) Who is the most over-rated artist out there today? Billy Talent, Justin Timberlake, Rhianna
4) Who is the most under-estimated artist out there today? Many smaller scale artists
5) Who is the most over-played artist out there today? Nickelback and most of what plays on the Top 40 stations. It's always the same stuff!
6) What one album or CD should everyone own? Any Beatles album
7) What album or CD do you think everyone has owned and won’t admit it? ABBA, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion *L*
8) Which artist has the best website? I have no idea!
9) Which forgotten artist would you love to see release a new CD? The Watchmen!
10) Who was the best one-hit wonder? Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
11) Who always makes the best music videos? I don't really watch them
12) What are some of the best music videos ever? See answer above
13) Who is your favorite musician that isn’t famous or well-known? Greg Neufeld, Jimmy McGorman, Lukas Rossi
14) Do you have any friends that are musicians and should be famous? No
15) Name some of your favorite indie bands: Jamestown Ltd, Stars Down, The Trews
16) Who is the best writer and has the best, thought-provoking lyrics? I wouldn't know what to answer, there are so many!
17) Name a few of your favorite lyrics or quotes from songs:
“…a broken back is only something if you did it saving me” – David Cook

“…I can’t keep holding on to what you’ve got, when all you’ve got is hurt” – U2

“…I was a name across your lips, it's time to spit me out” – David Cook

“...In her mind she is blinded by all she sees” - David Cook

“…This silver leaves me longing for gold, second plce has never carried me home” – David Cook

“…Looking back on better days, keep finding pieces of myself in yesterday” – Axium

“…True friends stab you in the front” – Axium

“…I'll swim in you if you'll drown in me” – Axium

"...Like a book I wanna know you, wanna sit down and unfold you, wanna read you left and right, won't stop until I find out the best parts of where you are..." - Greg Neufeld

"...Don't know how to whisper, cause I've been screaming for so long..." - Jim McGorman

"...Your in and out and in between but never with me, I'll taste you, make you, break you, hate you, it's all over me, I am bored
(I'll taste you, make you, break you, hate you, it's all over me) I am bored, I wanted nothing more than making echoes with you..." - Lukas Rossi/Cleavage

18) If you could wake up every morning for the rest of your life to one song, what song would it be? I can't answer that, as my favorites change all the time.
19) If you could fall asleep every night for the rest of your life listening to one song, what would it be? See answer above
20) Name the best song for the following circumstances:
Driving: I'm Alive - David Cook
Getting ready to go out: ROCK!
Taking a bubble bath: The First Taste - Fiona Apple
Doing housework: Anything by Less Than Jake
Making out: John Mayers? *L*
Having a party: All the old sing along classics
A rainy day: Everything and anything
Out at a dance bar: Dancing Queen by ABBA! *L*

YUCK!

1) In your opinion, name the worst…
Group(s): Billy Talent, Jonas Brothers
Singer/Solo Artist: Hilary Duff, Ashley Simpson, Miley Cyrus
Songwriter: I don't know
Song(s): I don't know, because if I think it's crap, I don't listen to it...
CD/Album(s): see answer above
2) Who would you like to see jump off a cliff, never to make another album again?
Paris Hilton
3) Which artist has the worst lyrics? All the cheesy ones?
4) Who do you think HATES being a musician, but stays in the business for the money? Oasis
5) Who always makes the worst music videos? I don't really watch music videos
6) What are some of the worst music videos ever? See answer above
7) Who is your worst hated musician that has a career only because they (or people they know) have lots of money? Miley Cyrus
8) Who is the worst actor/actress turned musician? ???
9) Who is the worst musician turned actor/actress? ???
10) The sight of this artist makes you sick to your stomach: No time for getting sick over bad artists


In closing…

1) Why do you love music? Because it's a great escape, makes me feel, and it's fun!
2) What do you think about music being “the universal language”? I thought sex was???
3) What would you do if you couldn’t have music in your daily life? I'd probably be totally depressed!
4) List a few ways in which music helps you in your daily life:Helps pass the time, helps get over things, helps by making me happy, helps by calming me down or exciting me
5) Describe your love for music in 6 words or less: Best fun with your pants on!

Colbie Caillat -Live Performances at AOL Session

Battle




Bubbly




Little Things




Realize

Blake Lewis - Seattle’s KISS FM Jingle Bell Bash

On the day of his album release, Blake was performing at the Seattle Jingle Bell Bash. Along with him were The Jonas Brothers, Timbaland with One Republic, Colbie Caillat, Sean Kingston and Ehpikh

KISS FM has a video of the soundcheck for Break Anotha. Go view it HERE!

There are also some pictures available HERE.



Videos from Kiss106:

Know My Name



Gots To Get Her



Whatcha Got 2 Loose



Silence is Golden:



Break Anotha:






Here is a review:

Blake Lewis, Jonas Brothers stay up late in Tacoma
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2004054035_jingle06.html

Exerpt:

Bothell native Blake Lewis was added to the lineup last week as a guest headliner. The performance at Jingle Bell Bash was one of his first in the Northwest since his ascension to pop stardom as a finalist on American Idol last spring. The show doubled as the album-release party for his first full length recording, "Audio Day Dream," which came out on the same day.

Unfortunately by the time Lewis got to the stage, immediately after Jonas Brothers, the crowd had thinned noticeably and much of the anticipatory energy had drained. Lewis still made the most of his appearance, playing a set of songs from his new album. He danced around the stage, sang and beatboxed, while his band played funk jams behind him. He elicited his biggest roar from the crowd when he demonstrated his full voice modulation talents for an extended period of time, beatboxing while adding in turntable sounds and other effects.

One Republic with Colbie Caillat opening - Toronto - Revival Bar - 11/12/07

Earlier last week, I was puttering around MySpace and received a bulletin by One Republic about a small, last minute show in Toronto. In order to get tickets for that event, one had to send an email at the appropriate email address in order to enter the draw/contest.

So I did. And I got an email back telling me I had won two tickets! I was so excited!!! I never win that kind of things, so this was doubly exciting for me.

So my friend Tammy and I make our way to the Revival Bar - absolutely gorgeous venue. Small, with a long bar on the side, the stage at the very back of the room, brick walls, archways, middle-age-kind-of-looking chandeliers, curtains hanging low and heavy. We couldn't believe how small the stage was, how unbelievably close we were going to be to the performers. There were about 150 people in the bar, maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. Probably not much more, as they were giving away 50 double passes for the contest.

We grabbed a drink, hang back a bit, but soon made our way to a prime spot at the stage, front row, just a tiny little bit off center. We were not aware that we were going to be treated to an opening act! Out walk some musicians I didn't know. One guy had a beautiful guitar - a brand spanking new Gibson, he told me, with nacre engraved in the neck and a red, flowery insert on the front. Totally gorgeous. I found out later it is a Hummingbird True Vintage. I'm in love with it.



My pictures suck, sorry. My friend Tammy will have some for me later that I'll post.

Back to the band... Turns out those musicians on stage in front of us were Colbie Caillat's live band! She's beautiful and has a great voice. The sound mix was a bit off, so her voice was drown out by the band at first. But it got better after the first song. She played, in no particular order (only because I can't remember the order properly!): Oxygen, The Little Things, Feelings Show, Realize, Bubbly, Battle, Tailor Made.



The band really ROCKS. The songs on the album are pretty mellow, but live, on stage? Really ROCK. The drummer is fantastic, the bass and keyboardist are great, and the two guitarists are amazing. Both their voices compliment Colbie's really well. And they are great musicians! Very cool. Colbie engaged the crowd a bit, telling us about her songs, and what they were about. Loved it. I'd go see her again in a heartbeat.

In the meantime... Go buy her album, Coco!!!!!



After a little bit, the guys from One Republic started setting up their gear. Damn there are a lot of things to plug in and bring on stage! Ryan did his sound check to the polite, intermittent screams of some fans. His guitarist was having a good time answering them by screaming, too. Ryan seemed to be in great form last night. There was a lot of playful banter with the crowd, especially with us, who were literally standing a foot away from him. Ryan was mentioning that their song "Apologize" was #1 in Germany, and here in Canada, too. Isn't that amazing? They did about 10 songs - I don't remember them all, but they were all gorgeous and great and amazing and rocked the hell out. The titles I remember are Apologize, of course... They also did, Stop and Stare, which will be their second single. That song really is AMAZING live. They also did a song called Home (I think), which is about a guys who's been deployed in Iraq.



I was VERY impressed by One Republic. I mean, I knew they are great musicians, and I also knew that Ryan is a great songwriter. He's collaborated with a lot of people recently, including Timbaland, obviously, and Blake Lewis. But I didn't know he was such a great front man. He's truly mesmerizing. He gets into the music, into the lyrics, and it electrifies his whole body. Beautiful. His voice is clear and gorgeous - too bad the sound mix was a bit off again, as Ryan's voice was drowned out a bit at times. And I didn't know the band would rock out so much. I was wondering how the songs would translate in a live setting - they come across loud and clear and rocking the fuck out. Lovely.



Will I have their song "Apologize" in my head for a week straight? Oh yes. Will I buy the album when it comes out on November 20th? Damn straight. Will I go see them again when they come to Toronto. HELL YES!!!

One Republic's album is available for pre-order at amazon.com. Go pre-order NOW! You know you want to.