– Ton of traffic coming through the blog for the review of Tino Coury’s “Diary”, so it’s probably safe to say that this track actually has some buzz going on. Tino premiered the video for “Diary” over on Yahoo! Music yesterday, so make sure you check it out. For those of you who liked the promo pic in the first post, you probably won’t be disappointed by the video. Tino’s website isn’t fully functional at this point, but you can get signed up for the mailing list or link to fan pages there.
– Folks are talking about the Christina Aguilera single “Not Myself Tonight”, and it’s not all good. While the single is not a dog by any means, it sure doesn’t add anything to the conversation about Christina’s sound maturing. In fact, the beat sounds a lot like Chris Brown’s “Forever”, and the vocals have a Britney-style quality to them in spots. No surprise on the beats, as they share the same producer in Polow da Don, but we just expect more from Christina than to follow the trends. Here’s the track if you haven’t heard it yet…and let’s hope that future releases show the evolution that everyone seems primed for.
– Train is back at #1 on iTunes with “Hey Soul Sister”, which got me thinking about what makes a hit record. Is it a ukelele? Train uses it, and Train’s producer also utilized it on Jason Mraz’s ubiquitous “I’m Yours” in 2008. Even Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” became a minor hit after it was used in several commercials in the mid-2000s. Maybe Mariah should consider a ukelele-based CD, now that her remix CD Angels Advocate has been scrapped. Anyway, here’s a good reason to post Iz’s version of “Somewhere”. If this doesn’t put you in a good mood, I don’t know what will.
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I love Tino’s anthem! I’m just not 100% convinced about the video.
Re Xtina – I want to love it but it’s just a bit underwhelming. It has grown on me, however, so maybe I’ll come to love it.
The video isn’t exactly Earth-shattering, but I suppose it does its job. And Xtina is growing on me as well.
Tino and Christina are both growing on me slowly though not as quickly as I would like…
FASTER! HARDER!
Oh, sorry.
The Xtina track has already been yanked! Not sure why…it’s not the “mother lode” of new material that it has been hyped to be. More retro than forward, but perhaps it could be a grower.
No arguments on any of your points.
I love Christina, but what was she thinking in making this the first single? I noted on Fizzy’s blog that I’ve listened to this 30+ times and still can’t regurg. the chorus back and that’s a serious problem.
I like it, but don’t love it. There’s going to be a built-in audience for her album, so even marginal radio play will help bolster sales. Then she comes out with the powerhouse track as the second single, just in time for the album release, and the set-up is complete. Now let’s see if that’s how it goes.
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