Video Reviews for Week of February 22, 2015
Video Reviews for Week of February 22, 2015
By Cynthia Duke
Brooke Fraser – Something in the Water: One of the most popular and top selling artist of all time in New Zealand, Brooke Fraser, is best known for her third studio album, “Flags”, (2010) and her hit single, “Something in the Water”.
Born December 15, 1983, Brooke took piano lesson from ages 7-17 and at 12 started songwriting. At 15 she taught herself acoustic guitar.
Brooke signed with Sony Music in 2002 with a multi-album deal. She has four albums under her belt, the newest being, “Brutal Romantic” (2014).
This is an upbeat song with just acoustic guitar and a drum beat joined with a bass on chorus. It’s not a newly uploaded (2011) video but, as one YouTuber comments, it’s 2014 and still a beautiful song.
The video is pretty simple. Brooke is sitting in different indoor settings with a bit of animation interweaved. The animation looking like the old sets of puppet shows and play backgrounds of the early 1900’s.
The animation is set in an ocean mostly and there is another water reference in the video with a coffee cup and water dripping into it. At the end of the video Brook sticks out her tongue at the camera.
Lyrically, Brooke sings that there must be something in the water that makes her so crazy over…someone. “I’ll pretend that it’s no thing that’s skipping my heart when I think of you/Thinking of me babe I’m crazy over you.
For more information on Brooke Fraser, visit her profiles at
Website
Facebook
Twitter
instagram
YouTube
iTunes
G – Outer Space (feat Genevieve): “I Live in outer space…” begins Genevieve in this Bjork-esque tune. This spacey song has a floating, spacious, relaxed, light but, dark feel to it. You can actually close your eyes and imagine yourself floating along, turning and flipping slowly on a trajectory toward deep space. Genevieve’s voice is set against some reverbed piano in the beginning along with her background vocals. Light beats that add up to more then, a saxophone subtly
comes in filling out the sonic landscape. This tune makes you feel almost sad but not. Peaceful, content, cradled in the womb of space and empty.
So, who are G and Genevieve? Well, G is the name of the project of producer Jimmy Giannopoulos. He is a member of Reputante and also plays in Lolawolf and M O T H X R.
Genevieve is an American indie pop singer from L.A., CA and former frontwoman for Chicago indie rock band, “Company of Thieves”. She has now been a solo artist since 2014. The first track as a solo artist being, “Colors”. Outer Space is the debut single from her EP to come out later this year.
The video is set at a carnival with Genevieve walking the carnival grounds and riding various rides as she sings with it abruptly ending.
For more information about Genevieve, visit her profiles
Website
Facebook
Twitter
instagram
YouTube
For more information on Jimmy Giannopoulos, visit his profiles on
Website
Katy Tiz - The Big Bang: This deep voiced British pop singer/songwriter gained acknowledgement in the mainstream after releasing a cover from “Rock Mafia’s” popular single, “The Big Bang”. This led to a record contract with Atlantic Records in April of 2014. This video was published to YouTube thereafter in July of 2014. Katy is currently working on her debut full-length album.
Let’s not beat around the bush. This song is about organisms. Look at the lyrics, “…You got me right here, combustible and I can’t wait to finally explode…/When all the stars collide in the universe inside/The big, big bang”.
The video has 20-esque music or earlier playing then gives way to an almost Spanish guitar strum. It reminds me of a 60’s pop tune along the lines of Nancy Sinatra or Tom Jones. Anyway the scene during the beginning is a shot of a hotel’s neon sign and flashes to the interior, at guitar strum, with Katy cleaning the hotel rooms. The next cut it of Katy in a chair getting a tattoo on her hands and the next cut is various people partying in a hotel room. Next Katy is a bathtub with a man and is singing into a spray faucet that looks like a skinny stick microphone. The scenes are interlaced from here on out as Katy sings.
The video ends with Katy cleaning again and elevator music playing in the background.
For more information on Katy Tiz, visit her profiles at
Website
Facebook
Twitter
instagram
YouTube
iTunes
.
Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom (official music video) 2012: Beth Hart has been around for a while but those of you not familiar with her should know that she is an American singer/songwriter from L.A., born in 1972, who rose to fame with her 1999 single, “LA Song (Out of this Town)” from her second album, “Screaming for my Supper”.
Beth’s most recent album, “Bang Bang Boom Boom” spawned this single of the same name which is the lead song off the album. This video was published to YouTube in September of 2012 and the album was released the following month.
The song, a catchy number, to me, seems to be about two characters from the seedier side of life in cahoots with each other in the life of crime. A Bonnie and Clyde type. With her loving him so much she would die for him and she’s just waiting for him to make his move.
The video starts out with an old car traveling toward us on a dusty desert road at sunset. This is blackmail setup with the blackmailed coming to pay up in some undisclosed location. They park and the driver gets out of the car and looks at his watch before getting a chair and parasol out of the trunk for Beth while she sits in the backseat singing and applying lipstick. She steps out and sits holding her parasol, waiting for the other car to show up.
The blackmailed man shows up and does an exchange of money for a picture of himself naked. He departs quickly and Beth and her man/driver pack up the car and drive off into the sunset. As simple as that.
For more information on Beth Hart, visit her profiles on
Website
Facebook
Twitter
instagram
YouTube
iTunes
Maroon 5 – Sugar: If you don’t know who Maroon 5 are then you’ve been under a rock for ages. If you’re that one hermit, this is who they are; an American pop
rock band. Adam Levine is the frontman. He is one of the judges on The Voice. Adam is good looking. This has been a public service announcement. We now return you to the review.
The song is an upbeat love song about missing his lover/girlfriend/wife and wanting some loving. “I don’t wanna be needing your love/I just wanna be deep in your love/And it’s killing me when you’re away”. He sings falsetto during the chorus of, “Sugar/Yes, please/Come and put it down on me…”.
The video is pretty simple and pretty original. Adam starts out on the video saying it’s December 6, 2014 and that they are gonna drive across L.A. and hit as many weddings at they can.
For what? They come in setting up to perplexed wedding goers and start playing. The white curtain drops and the astonished and shocked audience scream when they see who it is. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat...
For more information on Maroon 5, visit their profiles on
Website
Facebook
Twitter
instagram
YouTube
iTunes
. - Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
By Cynthia Duke
Brooke Fraser – Something in the Water: One of the most popular and top selling artist of all time in New Zealand, Brooke Fraser, is best known for her third studio album, “Flags”, (2010) and her hit single, “Something in the Water”.
Born December 15, 1983, Brooke took piano lesson from ages 7-17 and at 12 started songwriting. At 15 she taught herself acoustic guitar.
Brooke signed with Sony Music in 2002 with a multi-album deal. She has four albums under her belt, the newest being, “Brutal Romantic” (2014).
This is an upbeat song with just acoustic guitar and a drum beat joined with a bass on chorus. It’s not a newly uploaded (2011) video but, as one YouTuber comments, it’s 2014 and still a beautiful song.
The video is pretty simple. Brooke is sitting in different indoor settings with a bit of animation interweaved. The animation looking like the old sets of puppet shows and play backgrounds of the early 1900’s.
The animation is set in an ocean mostly and there is another water reference in the video with a coffee cup and water dripping into it. At the end of the video Brook sticks out her tongue at the camera.
Lyrically, Brooke sings that there must be something in the water that makes her so crazy over…someone. “I’ll pretend that it’s no thing that’s skipping my heart when I think of you/Thinking of me babe I’m crazy over you.
For more information on Brooke Fraser, visit her profiles at
Website
YouTube
iTunes
G – Outer Space (feat Genevieve): “I Live in outer space…” begins Genevieve in this Bjork-esque tune. This spacey song has a floating, spacious, relaxed, light but, dark feel to it. You can actually close your eyes and imagine yourself floating along, turning and flipping slowly on a trajectory toward deep space. Genevieve’s voice is set against some reverbed piano in the beginning along with her background vocals. Light beats that add up to more then, a saxophone subtly
comes in filling out the sonic landscape. This tune makes you feel almost sad but not. Peaceful, content, cradled in the womb of space and empty.
So, who are G and Genevieve? Well, G is the name of the project of producer Jimmy Giannopoulos. He is a member of Reputante and also plays in Lolawolf and M O T H X R.
Genevieve is an American indie pop singer from L.A., CA and former frontwoman for Chicago indie rock band, “Company of Thieves”. She has now been a solo artist since 2014. The first track as a solo artist being, “Colors”. Outer Space is the debut single from her EP to come out later this year.
The video is set at a carnival with Genevieve walking the carnival grounds and riding various rides as she sings with it abruptly ending.
For more information about Genevieve, visit her profiles
Website
YouTube
For more information on Jimmy Giannopoulos, visit his profiles on
Website
Katy Tiz - The Big Bang: This deep voiced British pop singer/songwriter gained acknowledgement in the mainstream after releasing a cover from “Rock Mafia’s” popular single, “The Big Bang”. This led to a record contract with Atlantic Records in April of 2014. This video was published to YouTube thereafter in July of 2014. Katy is currently working on her debut full-length album.
Let’s not beat around the bush. This song is about organisms. Look at the lyrics, “…You got me right here, combustible and I can’t wait to finally explode…/When all the stars collide in the universe inside/The big, big bang”.
The video has 20-esque music or earlier playing then gives way to an almost Spanish guitar strum. It reminds me of a 60’s pop tune along the lines of Nancy Sinatra or Tom Jones. Anyway the scene during the beginning is a shot of a hotel’s neon sign and flashes to the interior, at guitar strum, with Katy cleaning the hotel rooms. The next cut it of Katy in a chair getting a tattoo on her hands and the next cut is various people partying in a hotel room. Next Katy is a bathtub with a man and is singing into a spray faucet that looks like a skinny stick microphone. The scenes are interlaced from here on out as Katy sings.
The video ends with Katy cleaning again and elevator music playing in the background.
For more information on Katy Tiz, visit her profiles at
Website
YouTube
iTunes
.
Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom (official music video) 2012: Beth Hart has been around for a while but those of you not familiar with her should know that she is an American singer/songwriter from L.A., born in 1972, who rose to fame with her 1999 single, “LA Song (Out of this Town)” from her second album, “Screaming for my Supper”.
Beth’s most recent album, “Bang Bang Boom Boom” spawned this single of the same name which is the lead song off the album. This video was published to YouTube in September of 2012 and the album was released the following month.
The song, a catchy number, to me, seems to be about two characters from the seedier side of life in cahoots with each other in the life of crime. A Bonnie and Clyde type. With her loving him so much she would die for him and she’s just waiting for him to make his move.
The video starts out with an old car traveling toward us on a dusty desert road at sunset. This is blackmail setup with the blackmailed coming to pay up in some undisclosed location. They park and the driver gets out of the car and looks at his watch before getting a chair and parasol out of the trunk for Beth while she sits in the backseat singing and applying lipstick. She steps out and sits holding her parasol, waiting for the other car to show up.
The blackmailed man shows up and does an exchange of money for a picture of himself naked. He departs quickly and Beth and her man/driver pack up the car and drive off into the sunset. As simple as that.
For more information on Beth Hart, visit her profiles on
Website
YouTube
iTunes
Maroon 5 – Sugar: If you don’t know who Maroon 5 are then you’ve been under a rock for ages. If you’re that one hermit, this is who they are; an American pop
rock band. Adam Levine is the frontman. He is one of the judges on The Voice. Adam is good looking. This has been a public service announcement. We now return you to the review.
The song is an upbeat love song about missing his lover/girlfriend/wife and wanting some loving. “I don’t wanna be needing your love/I just wanna be deep in your love/And it’s killing me when you’re away”. He sings falsetto during the chorus of, “Sugar/Yes, please/Come and put it down on me…”.
The video is pretty simple and pretty original. Adam starts out on the video saying it’s December 6, 2014 and that they are gonna drive across L.A. and hit as many weddings at they can.
For what? They come in setting up to perplexed wedding goers and start playing. The white curtain drops and the astonished and shocked audience scream when they see who it is. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat...
For more information on Maroon 5, visit their profiles on
Website
YouTube
iTunes
. - Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
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