We're your dream girls.....

Following my blog on the hit musical "Rent" I have now decided to do a blog review thang on each of my favourite musicals as addmmitedley they are my guilty pleasure!

The first of these will be the hit movie of 2006 "Dream girls", staring Jeniffer Hudson, Jamie Fox, Eddie Murphey and Beyonce Knowles.

I thoroughly enojoyed this movie as it demonstrates soul music in all its glory!

The vocals given by everyone in this movie are mind blowing with the highlight being Jennifer Hudsons version of "I'm telling you"
Dream Girls is the fictional account of the rise 60’s girl group, starting out unknown as The Dreamettes and ending up world famous as The Dreams. This film is quite the spectacle, as it should be, and the music is far better than I’d expected. Sure there’s a clunker or two that sound like a show tune rip off of a soul song, but that’s not the majority. As a matter of fact, I was pleasantly surprised at how well they were able to capture how that sound changed and developed over that time period. There are little touches that pull it together and show that these people really are fans of the music.

You’ve got people here that do some tremendous work, specifically Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. Theses two really bring Dream Girls up to a level that without them it would have been a fairly entertaining, but a wholly forgettable film where the biggest thing would have been the novelty of Beyonce Knowles starring in it. Hudson is incredible and I lover her pipes. As an enormous fan of 60’s soul music she was a pleasant surprise, but Murphy takes the cake. There is a scene where he has a new song rejected by head of the label and with one glance he sums up his entire life and everything he’s feeling. It’s very small and restrained, especially compared to the rest of the film, but perfect.

Why everyone loves a little bit of Michael Buble

Well lets face it the guy is amazing! The official king of swing since Elvis Presley the most amazing swing singer of our time! He's gorgeous and stylish and does the best versions of complete classics that I think anybody has ever heard!!!!
Michael Buble is the greatest swing singer of our generation. He is charismatic, insanely talented and let’s face it rather scrummy! He’s held the title of “King of swing” for many years now and gives the most enjoyable performances to all who watch him at his various concerts and numerous guest appearances on shows, (the most recent of these being singing with X factor finalist Stacey on X factor 2009).
His renditions of classic songs are unique and flawless. For example his version of “Can’t buy me love” by the Beatles can in no way be compared to it. This being because its rhythmic structure is completely different and to be perfectly honest – it’s a lot better.
His music can suit any occasion with many of his songs being played as background music in various movies – which shows the versatility of his singing and the popularity of his music.
His soulful and powerful voice is enough to make any girl go weak at the knees and his crisp Italian suits makes any other singer crumble beneath him.
His performances are always enjoyed by millions of screaming girls across the world and his signature smile and quirky stance will remain legendary for years to come and that is why everyone should love a little bit of Michael Buble.

RENT!

Ok so for this particular blog i've decided to talk about one of the more recent musicals to hit the stage in Broadway. Which is the hit rock opera "Rent".

Now i am a HUGE fan of musicals and even if you may not like them, you can not denie the fact that they have inspired generations around the world for hundreds of years inspiring the way people dress and the way we walk and talk. The phenomenon of "Rent" is no exception.

"Rent" is a rock musical with many amazing and memorable songs written by Johnathen Larson. These include the very powerful number "La vie boheme" and the more moving numbers such as "Without you" and "1,000 sweet kisses" with the most famous song from the musical being "Seasons of love". Based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème this sensational musical tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and make their mark in New York's Lower East Side and struggling to fight against the life threatining illness that is AIDS.

Now I have to say when it comes to musicals I normally favour the stage versions of it rather than the film as I find that attending the theatre brings something more to a show however in the case of "Rent" I think that the film is a million times better than the stage version. Which is of coarse due to the fact that the cast of the film are the original boradway cast who are all consistently fantastic throughout.

Rent is a musical that involves several lower-class bohemian adults living in New York City. The musical takes place in the winter, and goes forward into spring. It is a touching musical that examines the different aspects of everyones life. Gay lovers and drug addicts are amongst the characters, but they show such love and passion for each other it’s hard to believe they face struggles. Rent is easily one of the most touching modern rock musicals ever written, and it is a definite hit with most who watch it.

Rent the Musical started in the 90s as a Broadway production, but was later turned into a film for those that couldn’t make it to the Broadway shows. It is controversial, heart warming, tear jerking, and upbeat at the same time. The catchy songs and lyrics make you think, but also make you want to dance. The musical is not only fun to watch, but its fun to sing along too. It gets graphic and heart wrenching at points, but its well worth it.

It is no longer shown on Broadway anyway, but the musical earned quite a large sum from its performances over the years. It didn’t make anyone rich, but it has touched the lives of anyone who has seen it. Symbolism and subjects performed include talking about AIDS, drug addiction, gay relationships, and the hardship of love in general, poverty, and starving. The hopes and dreams of a few individuals are performed so boldly and brilliantly on stage and on screen. The RENT musical is easily found for viewing, if you are interested in checking it out. It’s the best modern musical and highly recommended for anyone looking to watch a great musical or a great film.