A Bit of the BUBLE'

I'm a little overwhelmed with all the great new releases today! They are guaranteed to take up at least a couple posts this week.

First up is a new live cd/dvd combo from Michael Buble'. I am a HUGE a Buble' fan. Saw an amazing concert of his a few years back on the tour promoting the album IT'S TIME.

Todays release is his third live release.

The first one was called COME FLY WITH ME.

This is by far the inferior of the 3. The live tracks on the cd are great, but on the dvd the camera editing tries to be way too artsy. By the middle of the first song you are praying that the camera would just hold still... very very distracting!

The second release CAUGHT IN THE ACT is my favorite.

Great show, funny cameo by Josh Groban, and great selections of songs starting with FEELING GOOD as the opening number. This is also basically the same concert that I saw so I know that adds some sentimental value as well. Here he is covering THIS LOVE by Maroon 5.

The new one MICHAEL BUBLE' MEETS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN is good too. I started watching tonight and was a little put off by the documentary footage.

This guy is a really amazing entertainer... his vocals are golden, he's funny, good looking, and has a wonderful passion for the music. In the documentary portions he comes across a little too full of himself. It works as a persona - a hep cat swagger (Sinatra by way of Robbie Williams), but it took away just a little from my joy of the concert footage. The concert itself is great. Here's the trailer.

Out of the 3 though I would recommend first CAUGHT IN THE ACT. It has documentary footage as well, but it's footage shows more of his passion for the music rather than focusing on how far he has come as an entertainer.

...and I love his passion of the music. Mr. Buble' truly has a golden voice. When each new album comes out I look forward to vocal "sparks" he brings to the music.

One swingular sensation... every little WEB he makes!

If you haven't heard, it was officially announced last week that a Spiderman musical called SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK will be making it's debut on Broadway next year.  Julie Taymor (Broadway's THE LION KING and ACROSS THE UNIVERSE) will direct and music will be by Bono and the Edge of U2! 

I loved what Ms. Taymor did with THE LION KING and thought ACROSS THE UNIVERSE was amazing, so I'm actually pretty excited.  This will no doubt be an artistic take on the Spiderman.

A press release stated, “Spider-Man’s battles will hurtle the audience through an origin story both recognizable and unexpected — yielding new characters as well as familiar faces — until a final surprising confrontation casts a startling new light on this hero’s journey.” Julie has also said that the musical will feature a "GEEK" chorus of 3 teenage boys and one girl!

Rumored to star (and this is a rumor) are Evan Rachel Wood and possibly Jim Sturgess (the 2 co-stars of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE)

You can sign up for more info at the official website...

Until it's debut in February 2010, check out this truly swingin' take on the Spiderman Theme by hep cat Michael Buble'.

Here's a link to Buble's version.

I Feel Good...

I think I'm finally almost over a lingering cold!!

So to celebrate, here are 4 very different versions of the "FEELING GOOD."  The song was originally written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical "The Roar of the Greasepaint - the Smell of the Crowd."

The most famous is probably the one by MICHAEL BUBLE featured on his sophomore album "It's Time."

The concert version you just saw is available on dvd!

Here is a very soulful one by NINA SIMONE.

The rock group MUSE did a very nice take on it.

Finally it was featured on Season 1 finale of ELI STONE featuring vocals by Victor Garber, Loretta Devine, and George Michael.  This is basically the Buble arrangement, but fits so wonderfully in the show.

Stay healthy!  See ya tomorrow!

American Idol premiers tonight.  There goes half of my primetime week!