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April 27, 2007
Sheryl Crow At Her BestSince 1993, Sheryl Crow has been a massive success in the music scene. Yes, Sheryl Crow. That is how you spell her name, not Sheryl Crow or Sheryl Crowe. A lot of people have often misspelled her name. Sad, but true. People often misspell her name, as Sheryl Crow or Sheryl Crowe. Well, let's get the misspelled issue of Sheryl Crow or Sheryl Crowe right about now.
Sheryl Crow's music takes the form of a blend of genres: blues rock, country, and pop. And it was in 1993 when her creative prowess took form in her debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club. Out of this smashing success of an album came the following hits: leaving Las Vegas, Sheryl Crow all I wanna do, and strong enough.
Being the first single off the album, leaving Las Vegas initially brought a lot of controversy for Sheryl Crow. This is because Crow revealed that leaving Las Vegas was an autobiographical piece. This disappointed the co-writers because the track wasn't really autobiographical. But all's well that ends well with Crow's crew.
Another strong is Sheryl Crow all I wanna do, which went on to become her signature song. Interestingly, the Sheryl Crow lyrics to Sheryl Crow all I wanna do actually come from a poem written by Wyn Cooper. The artist revised the Sheryl Crow lyrics to the song, but Wyn Cooper still made money from the use of his poem. In the end, the use of the Sheryl Crow lyrics panned out well for both Sheryl Crow and Wyn Cooper. The track all I wanna do Sheryl Crow discusses the rampant sexual exploits that happen in the clubs of Santa Monica. This explains the reason for the mention of Santa Monica Boulevard in all I wanna do Sheryl Crow. What's ironic about all I wanna do Sheryl Crow is that the undertones of sexual harassment are not that clear because of the track's upbeat rhythm.
And then came strong enough. Going as high as 5th place on the Hot 100 chart, strong enough also became one of Sheryl Crow's signature tracks. And Sheryl Crow strong enough garnered a lot of attention from people, fans and fellow artists alike. In fact, a fellow artist composed an answer song to Sheryl Crow strong enough, and this was Travis Tritt. Tritt's answer song became a huge hit as well.
In 1996, Sheryl Crow gave a strong follow-up to her debut, and this was her self-titled album. This comes with the strong tracks if it makes you happy and every day is a winding road. Released as the album's carrier single, if it makes you happy scaled the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100. And this time around, Sheryl Crow gives us a different music taste with if it makes you happy. Crow took quite a large leap from the feel-good nature of All I wanna Do. With Sheryl Crow if it makes you happy, Crow delves a bit deeper into relationships and such. This leap made Sheryl Crow if it makes you happy the success it is. Even Cheyenne Kimball made her own cover of Sheryl Crow if it makes you happy.
The track every day is a winding road also made its rounds in the music scene. The movie Erin Brokovich even has every day is a winding road on its soundtrack. And Prince himself made a cover of the track.
In 2002, Crow released her 4th studio album C'mon C'mon, which carries Steve McQueen and soak up the sun. The first single on the album, Steve McQueen didn't do well on the charts. In fact, Steve McQueen wasn't able to move beyond 87th place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
But soak up the sun is a different story. Because soak up the sun even went beyond her first hit All I wanna Do. And the fact that Liz Phair is featured in Sheryl Crow soak up the sun just might have contributed to its success. A number of remixes and covers were made of Sheryl Crow soak up the sun. One of the covers of Sheryl Crow soak up the sun were done by The Kidz Bop Kids.
And, speaking of collaborations, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow made one of their own as well. This track is entitled Picture, and went as high as 4th place for Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow. This is indeed one of the more successful collaborations done by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.
Beyond her music, Crow has definitely gained the support of fans worldwide, in her own battle against breast cancer, which started February of last year. But there's no need to worry right now because she has recovered very well from her treatment. And people are very happy to say that Crow is indeed a blessed survivor of cancer.
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April 27, 2007
Gorillaz Bids GoodbyeThe most successful virtual band ever is bidding goodbye from the recording scene. Yes, the Gorillaz maker Damon Albarn confirmed that the cartoon rockers will no longer record studio albums.
Who says cartoons can live longer than mortals? They definitely won't live long enough as their lives lie at the tip of the pen of their maker, and once he says it's enough then it's all over for the sketched "alternative rock" musicians.
Well at least the Gorillaz made it to the pages of the Guinness World Book of Records as the most successful cartoon band that sold over 6 million copies before calling it quits.
However, Albarn said the Gorillaz will still have a project but it will be a film featuring a score composition and not another album.
Blur singer Damon Albarn created the Gorillaz in 1999 with the co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl, Jamie Hewlett.
The Gorillaz is composed of four animated members namely Russel, Murdoc, 2D, and Noodle whose musical style ranges from wide musical influences and alternative rock.
The Gorillaz released their first self-titled album in 2001, which sold over six million copies worldwide.
Two particular hit tracks from the album that pushed up Gorillaz album sales to the platinum level are Clint Eastwood and 19-2000 as well as the bonus track Dracula.
Clint Eastwood is a remix of electronic and rock riffs that samples music from the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly which of course stars Clint Eastwood, hence the title of the song.
Meanwhile, 19-2000 got a much needed boost from the FIFA 2002 game where 19-2000 of the Gorillaz headlined as a soundtrack.
In 2005, the Gorillaz released a follow up album entitled Demon Days, which spawned the hits Kids with Guns/El Mañana, DARE, Feel Good Inc., and Dirty Harry.
Demon Days reached double platinum in the United States and five times platinum in the United Kingdom. The Gorillaz also won one of five Grammy nominations from their Demon Days album for the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category.
The lead single off the Gorillaz Demon Days album, Feel Good Inc., became such a huge hit peaking at the second top spot in the UK charts and at number 14 of the US charts.
Demon Days' second single DARE did quite as well giving the Gorillaz their first number one hit single in the United Kingdom.
Artist contributions in the Gorillaz Demon Days album include Martina Topley-Bird, De La Soul, Bootie Brown of Pharcyde, NeneH Cherry, MF DOOM, Shaun Ryder, Roots Manuva, Dennis Hopper, Ike Turner, the Children's Choir of San Fernandez, and the London Community Gospel Choir.
Prior to its official release, the media released different presumed titles of the Gorillaz Demon Days album, but nobody really guessed it right.
Guessed titles include Reject False Icons and We Are Happy Landfill.
When a promo stint was released for the single Dirty Harry of the Gorillaz, an exclusive video entitled Rock It was also released online, however, disclaimers were later sent out informing the public that Rock It will not be included in the album.
Nobody knows if Rock It will ever be released as the virtual band says no word about it.
The final track listing of Demon Days that was leaked online on April of 2005 only included the Intro, Kids with Guns, Feel Good Inc., O Green World, Dirty Harry, Last Living Souls, November Has Come, All Alone, Every Planet We Reach Is Dead, White Light, El Mañana, Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head, Demon Days, DARE, and Don't Get Lost in Heaven.
So for now that the word already came out about no more follow up mp3s from the Gorillaz, fans of the animated rock band might as well make do with Demon Days, music videos and old Gorillaz wallpapers. |
April 27, 2007
Beyonce B'Day Hits a SnagBeyonce Knowles did not see it coming and apparently, pulling out the deluxe edition of her B'Day album from store shelves is the only solution to iron out the problem she got herself into.
Beyonce Knowles is now facing a lawsuit for alleged copyright violation against British singer Des'ree.
The bootylicious Beyonce was allowed by Des'ree's music publisher Royalty Network to record a cover of Des'ree's "I'm Kissing You" on the conditions that Beyonce Knowles will neither use the track in a video nor change the title of the song.
But it seems that Beyonce paid no attention to the terms and went on with renaming the song to "Still in Love (Kissing You)" and to her heart's content used it on her B'Day Anthology Video Album.
However, Beyonce claimed she never really intended to use the track in her album but recorded it only for her own consumption. Nevertheless, a last minute decision brought about by prodding from friends prompted her to include the song in her album.
On the other hand, Royalty Network, upon hearing that Beyonce included a renamed version of Des'ree's track on her deluxe album ordered Sony to stop the distribution of the album due to lack of clearance.
However, Sony ignored the court documents and went on with the circulation of the album. Such cold-shoulder treatment angered the Royalty Network and back lashed with a total renunciation that it ever allowed Beyonce to re-record the track in any form.
Royalty Network, based on court documents, seeks $150,000 in damages and an injunction to withdraw the distribution of the deluxe and DVD editions of B'Day.
Beyonce's team agreed to temporarily stop the circulation of the album while the case is still heard in court. Initial hearing starts May 4.
B'Day is the second studio album of Beyonce, which was released in time for her 25th birthday September of last year.
Beyonce recorded B'Day within two weeks while shooting the film Dreamgirls. Without telling her father what she was up to, Beyonce booked the entire New York City Sony Studios writing lyrics and recording three songs daily with hotshot producers including The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins, Swizz Beatz, Stargate, Walter Milsap, Rich Harrison, and Cameron Wallace.
Beyonce said she recorded B'Day because she did not want to come up with another album like Dangerously In Love.
Dangerously In Love is the debut solo album of Beyonce that spawned hits Crazy In Love and Baby Boy.
Meanwhile, the other hit tracks included in the B'Day album of Beyonce, aside from the controversial Des'ree track, are Deja vu, Listen, Check On It, Ring the Alarm, Irreplaceable, the Beyonce and Shakira tandem in Beautiful Liar, Get Me Bodied, and Upgrade U.
However, the Listen track, which was originally written by Beyonce, Scott Cutler, and Anne Preven is only available as a hidden track on the international editions of Beyonce's B'Day album.
The lead single Deja vu, which features Beyonce beau Jay-Z peaked at the top spot of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs while the second single Ring the Alarm, managed to peak at number 11 of the Hot 100.
And the hottest of them all so far is Irreplaceable, which stayed at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 for ten straight weeks.
On the other hand, the Beyonce Shakira duet, Beautiful Liar is currently doing well in both US and UK charts.
The success of the Spanish collaboration with Shakira prompted Beyonce to come up with a Spanish re-release of B'Day.
The B'Day mp3 added a Best Contemporary R&B Album Grammy Award to Beyonce's collection of various acknowledgments for her talent, artistry, and contributions to the music industry. |
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