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Classically cool - Buble's music is the melody

Michael Buble epitomizes cool.

The Canadian crooner has the looks, the pipes and even a sense of humor. "Am I wasting my votes still voting for Antonella Barba?" Buble, 31, cracked to Ryan Seacrest on last season's "American Idol" after the sultry Barba, a fan favorite, failed to make the cut.

However, the suave entertainer, calling recently from New York, admits he was terrified while making "Call Me Irresponsible," the follow-up to his mega-platinum breakthrough album, 2005's "It's Time." The candid Buble, who performs Monday at the Rose Garden arena, also details his love of pop classics and big band music, why his songs stand out today and what inspired his career.

What was it like following up a career-making disc?

It was very, very scary. I was very nervous. I didn't have a lot of fun making this record.

Why?

I had more to lose this time. So I worked so hard. It's difficult, since the last album sold 5 million copies and I'm in a business that's faltering but I'm expected to sell 10 million copies this time.

You've sold a lot of units but you don't get a lot of airplay . . .

The reason for that is that I'm a live performer. I think if you want longevity in this business, you have to be a live performer. Look at all the acts that are doing well. The Rolling Stones, the Police, these are acts that play well and draw people to shows. They're great at what they do onstage. I think that's very important. It's how it was when the musicians who played my music did it back in the day.

How does a kid growing up in the late '80s develop a fondness for big band music?

My grandfather played the music for me and I just fell for it. I'm a sentimental person, and the lyrics are quite sentimental.

It's one thing to become a fan, but to start a career crooning these classic songs . . .

I was filling a niche, and even more so I thought this could get me (sex). I thought this was a cool thing. I wasn't following in everyone else's footsteps. I was being irresponsible. I wasn't following the rock band of the week just because everyone else was. I had something that was mine. I fell for timeless music.

But you started singing so you could get girls, just like rockers do.

That was my angle. I don't mean to be crass about it but, well, maybe I do. I think if you asked a lot of men after they were injected with truth serum, why they became presidents, entertainers, CEOs or journalists, why they did it, they would say to do well with the opposite sex.

I think you might be right about all of that except the part about journalists.

(Laughs) For me, personally. I can't say (speaking in a fey manner), "It's just lovely music and I think it's just special and it touches my heart." I would cringe myself up.

Your songs get a little more notice today since they're different from much of what is released. Does that give you an advantage?

I think it helps in a way. My single "Everything" went to No. 1, and so did "Home" from my last record. Do I think they would have done as well in 1971? I don't think so. There were so many great songs with great melodies out then. Would those songs

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Сегодня узнала ужасающую (для меня) новость. Первый сингл с нового альбома WESTLIFE будет кавером песни Майкла "Home". Не считаю это правильным....

Pop Stars Westlife will star in their very own Late Lte Show special as part of RTE’s Christmas schedule.
The chart topping super-group will record the TV tribute on December 21.
It will then be shown over the festive season.

The special will be a rousing warm-up for the band’s 10th anniversary in 2008.
But the recording may clash with Nicky Byrne’s plans to see the US premiere of his sister-in-law’s movie.
The Hollywood premiere of the movie based on Cecilia Ahern’s book, PS I Love You looks set to be held on December 21 too.
“It’s a big day for Cecilia and he and wife Georgina hoped to support her but the premiere appears to be on the same day as the Late Late special,” and RTE source said.

The band is currently in LA filming the video to their next single
Westlife will release the Michael Buble song Home as the first track from their new album.
The romantic song was penned by Buble for his former fiancé Debbie Timuss while he was touring in Italy.
The track went to number one in the adult contemporary charts in America.
It also hit the top spot in the Canadian and Italian charts.
And the Irish foursome now are expecting to have similar success with the track, after all their hard work.
The boys have spent recent weeks in the studio recording their as of yet unnamed album.
They have been working with a whole host of top producers including Steve Mac, Quiz Larossi, Jorgen Elofsson and Maratone.
Full details of 2008 tour dates are expected to be announced shortly.

Michael Bublé boldly climbs out of the retro box

MICHAEL Bublé swings, there's no doubt, but what's cooler is his punch. The strongman poses he frequently feigned Tuesday, opening a sold-out, three-night run at the Greek Theatre, weren't just a joke. Bublé, a 31-year-old Canadian vocalist who's claimed control of the American songbook with three successively more accomplished and popular studio albums, is a singer with an athlete's drive and a beat-master's sense of phrasing. At the Greek, his shiny suit and hot little big band signaled retro sophistication, but the best music placed him firmly in the here and now.

The music mattered most, but much of the evening was taken up with gags and monologues. Bublé's shtick endears him to his fans, but it was ultimately far secondary to his voice and his musical interaction with the players in his young band, especially pianist and musical director Alan Chang and drummer Rob Perkins.

Bublé was discovered singing at a wedding, and his flashy demeanor at the Greek showed what a great wedding singer he must have been. On a slanted stage that suggested a futuristic Las Vegas (not to mention Elvis Presley's legendary 1968 "comeback" television special), Bublé made the ladies swoon, joshed with the fellas, glad-handed in the crowd and cracked wise.

He strutted like a smarter version of Johnny Drama from "Entourage," did a spot-on Elvis imitation and engaged his young, uniformly attractive band in plenty of banter. Even the celebrity he singled out in the crowd was an interesting choice -- Brian Burke, general manager of the Stanley Cup-winning Anaheim Ducks and former GM of British Columbia native Bublé's team, the Vancouver Canucks.

Bublé's humor worked best when it had an edgy swagger recalling the infamous patter of his original role model, Frank Sinatra. But his fans adored every corny, canny move, sometimes to the detriment of the music. Bublé lapped up the love; he should have called for more quiet, as he did during a careful rendition of "Always on My Mind," which showed that he could achieve a honeyed tone and supple intonation.

Too much goofing almost obscured Bublé's inventive approach to melody and rhythm. Many young singers now are basically reference librarians, emulating their inspirations far too accurately. Bublé may have started his career in that vein, but he's developing a bold style of his own.

His take on "Feelin' Good" had some of the force of Nina Simone's version and its own, R&B-inspired kick. He drawled his way through "Call Me Irresponsible," showing how "lazy" phrasing can sometimes work. He even beat-boxed, ever so briefly. If he got a bit breathy here and there, he usually recovered by finding the songs' rhythmic core.

As much as Bublé's self-presentation turns fans' thoughts toward the Rat Pack, he's also reminiscent of his peers, notably the young hip-hop soul titan Usher and the blues-rock scion John Mayer. Two self-penned adult-contemporary hits, "Home" and "Everything," sounded quite a bit like Mayer; that's a smart commercial move, but it would be more exciting to hear Bublé throw down on some contemporary R&B.

For now, though, Bublé's formula is working. Donning a classic costume, but not strictly adhering to the musical approach those duds suggest, he can avoid the clichés of current mainstream pop Читать далее...

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