Music Drought 2

As I mentioned on my previous post, there hasn’t been much music releases, and even if there were, they don’t really interest me (except Disturbia and Take a Bow, both by Rihanna). Anyway, I was looking for older music when I chanced upon Michael Bolton. Now I seldom listen to male vocalists because I think pop male vocalists are usually not very good. However, I think there’s something special with Michael Bolton in my opinion. And I just found out recently he sang “Go th Distance”, the theme song for Disney’s Hercules way back in the 1990s. The soundtrack to the movie was actually my first sound track, ever, and one of the reasons was because of that song!

So I did more ‘research’ on Michael Bolton, and found out on the way that he is 2-time winner of the Best Male Vocal Performance for Pop music at the Grammys. Ok, that says a lot I think. And his hair used to be … … Familiar songs from him would be “When a Man Loves a Woman”, “Soul Provider”, “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” and “Go the Distance”, among others. And after deciding for a few days, I finally decided to get the Essential Michael Bolton cd, as well as the Best of Michael Bolton Live DVD. For the DVD, it’s a very simple concert, not the Justin Timberlake-style, but rather, the old-school type with a band, a few vocal back-ups and a simple stage. And for the cd, I think it’s really a bargain for me to have so many songs on 2 cds, and also a glimpse into his past music. He sang an opera favourite too – “Nessun Dorma! from Turandot – which I think was ok, just that it sounded quite pop.

Ok, I shall end my post with a few MTVs or performances of/by Michael Bolton.

Go the Distance:

Nessun Dorma:

When a Man Loves a Woman:

 

Ok just before I finish here’s Rihanna’s Disturbia mtv. A bit creepy I must say:

~ by lightyearsofcy on July 28, 2008.