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It makes sense that people are influenced by tabloids because they see it/hear it on a daily basis whereas a music magazine comes out monthly and how many people actually bother to buy them and read it cover to cover ?? Not many. People are bombarded by the tabloid press day in and day out and if people hear the same thing over and over they will start believing it no matter what the source of the info is. The press know this and they try their hardest, like radio stations, to influence people's opinions/tastes. They all have an agenda. With Rudebox the press just completely went on an all out rampage and sadly some people believed them without even hearing out the album or making up their minds based on one single which I've always loved and still do and I think people would not have been that put off by it if the press wouldn't go on relentlessly about how bad it is. The majority of people will usually go with the consensus, so if they hear about how bad it is and how many people supposedly don't like it and what a bomb it is they will believe it and agree even when they do hear it because subconciously their mind has already been made up for them. About She's Madonna, TessaT you're not alone in not liking it. I never liked it much and still don't although I do like it more now than I did when I first heard it. Strangely enough, the video made me like it more :o :D With Lovelight I thought it would be a definite hit but for some reason people didn't take to it. The video, I thought was horrible and though I did like the song it put me off the song a bit ;) That whole album was doomed from the beginning and what a shame as it is one of, if not, the best albums he's ever made. It did remarkably well though, considering the horrible press and no promotion. I still have a very strong feeling the 'swing' album will be released later this year or whatever swing like album he was recently talking about. It'd be better to hold off till next year I think, but for some reason I think something will drop later this year.

It is absolutely pathetic. I'm so fed up with it being excused, if anybody else would drop Rob's name as many times as TT does every time they're interviewed, practically everytime they open their mouths, anyone else would be accused of name dropping or seeking publicity but yet TT get away with it and their behaviour excused. It disgusts me. Honestly it makes no sense to me other than them wanting to get their names in the press but from any other perspective it makes no sense. If it happens it happens and if Rob really wanted to, it would have already happened. I really wish they'd all just shut up. It won't make him want to run out and join them the more they keep harping on about it and baiting the press. Just when the press have quieted down they fuel the flames yet again. Could it be that they're desperate for publicity or to get the attention off their single that completely bombed. But then isn't it funny that nothing was made in the press about their dead on arrival single. If that were Rob, they'd be going after him with all knives sharpened :angry:

I hope I get one too :D I'd be kicking myself if I didn't try and he turned up. Even if he's not there, Mark Ronson puts on a good show. Would be good to see what it is that Ronson actually does LOL

I love both songs but Supreme would have to win out. Both have brilliant lyrics, as only Rob can write them .... But, I think I've heard Strong too many times (I sometimes skip it *shhhh*) and Supreme not enough.

Oh cool, I'll need to rewatch some performances. Thanks for the link Scotty. Foo Fighters were great. They're one of the best bands out there B) I missed most of the big acts but I did catch them

Just watched the interview. Well he must be talking about Rob, there's no one else really is there ?! With Rob anything is possible but I somehow don't see him doing it just because I don't think he's in performance mode at the moment ... but he is unpredictable so I suppose its possible. Anywhooo, the tix are all sold out :( but there might be tix at the door so I'll try that.

Thanks for posting the clips Scotty La Isla Bonita - on acid LOL, What the ............... :lol: Has she watched too much of Borat ?? :rofl: but it was entertaining that's for sure. Hung Up was great. Hey You is just a boring song so not much you can do with it live. All in all, she did an amazing job and I'm not a fan by any means but you've got to hand it to the woman, she's no spring chicken and she's still got it. Vocally she's not all that but she sure can put on a show.

Supreme The lyrics are absolutely brilliant as is the I Will Survive sample as is the video although I don't like the way Rob looks in it, the concept is genius.

Damn I missed Madonna ;) The US tv coverage sucked big time and I didn't feel like sitting in front of my computer all day. Oh well, I'd have liked to see Madge. Not a big fan but going by the line up for this concert she was the biggest there. A true star. I'll need to check out YouTube. I did catch the Foo Fighters which I thought were great as did the Chili Peppers. Duran Duran I thought were horrible. The sound was c**p once again. Is it them or is it Wembley ?? You'd think it took them that long to build the damn stadium they'd have great sound :rolleyes: One thing about the London concert though, I thought it came off looking better on TV then the Diana gig. It actually looked like a concert and not some school assembly :lol:

The Mirror and The Sun = Dumb and Dumber :lol: Unbelievable what a short little innocent blog did :rolleyes: As for this last story, she is a lovely girl and if its true I hope he enjoyed himself :lol: It is a strangely written story, when I started reading it I thought they were talking about way back when he used to look through magazines and pick out the latest LOL

Strong for me. Great lyrics. A classic. She's Madonna is alright. I've never really liked it all that much although it has grown on me but not up against Strong.

Me either, I have it on a loop in my head :D I liked it from first listen, but the more I hear it the more I love it. Great lyrics too I hope we can get to hear the full song one day. He must have loads of songs at this point, I just hope Bodies makes it somewhere.

Sin Sin Sin hands down. I really like the song and I'm one of those that liked the video LOL .... After my initial horror of seeing Rob in the beard wore off :lol:

think it says its released August 14th.

Yes you are Rob, yes you are :lol: ...... and so much more :wub: Has anyone heard of that song ?? I haven't but I like the title B)

Must be what those rumours way back when were about linking Kevin Spacey and Rob Dean Martin Is Forever Cool With New All-Star Collaborative Album Posted : Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:34:01 GMT Author : Capitol/EMI Category : PressRelease News Alerts by Email click here ) Create your own RSS PressRelease News | Create your own RSS | Home HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Around the world, entertainment superstar Dean Martin has the market cornered on charisma, easygoing charm, playful wit, and gracious humility, all of which combine to make him infinitely cool. To honor Martin's broad appeal and countless contributions to modern entertainment via his legendary music, stage, film and television career, many of the world's top artists have recorded new collaborative tracks with him for a new album titled Dean Martin: Forever Cool. To be released worldwide in CD and deluxe CD/DVD packages and digitally on August 14 by Capitol/EMI, Forever Cool's 14 tracks pair Martin's original vocals with new arrangements and an all-star group of collaborators in a salute to the unparalleled talent and charisma of the man known around the world as Dino. Forever Cool's inspired new recordings, woven together with several rare and previously unreleased clips of Martin's witty studio banter, feature Grammy winner Joss Stone, two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey, saxophonist Dave Koz, Grammy winner Shelby Lynne, trumpeter Chris Botti, international superstar Robbie Williams, "American Idol" finalist Paris Bennett, country music star Martina McBride, French entertainment icon Charles Aznavour, Italian chart-topper Tiziano Ferro and other music greats. The new album swings, swaggers, rocks, rolls and whispers, gently closing with a previously unreleased a cappella version of "Lullaby" sung by Martin. More than anyone else ever has, Dean Martin personifies masculine cool. Never was an icon so relatable, never such a velvet-voiced, affable guy so Olympian. With Forever Cool, Martin's brilliant knack for collaboration is renewed, fresh and fun all over again, bringing him together with many of the world's top performers in an exuberant celebration. "It's like a cocktail party on a record," says Forever Cool executive producer Jane Ventom, "where all sorts of wonderful, unique guests get up and make music with the host." That the Forever Cool recording party roared in Capitol's legendary Studio A in Hollywood, where almost every classic Dean Martin recording was put to tape, lent the proceedings a thrilling and electric ambiance. Song by song, spiritual and musical harmony ensued and fully enveloped each recording session. During a break in his vocal sessions, Kevin Spacey was heard to giddily mutter, "Holy ba-joley! He's in the room... He's definitely in the room..." Sax virtuoso Dave Koz politely asked the engineers to temporarily hold off the recording: "Could you just let Dean and I jam for awhile? By ourselves?" "There was nobody cooler," said Spacey. "The thing about Dean that's always been astounding is that it just seems like it's effortless. I think some people are just born entertainers. They recognize how to relate to an audience, how to engage an audience. I also think that one of the great things Dean had was that he could relate and engage with other performers. It's a thrill to feel a link to someone like Dean Martin." "There is that undeniable force that you can't put a name on," said Robbie Williams. "I just want to be like him in real life. Offstage, I want to be like Dean Martin -- funny, handsome, charming... I have got it nailed (laughs)." "Dean had a swagger about him we all wish we had as entertainers," said Shelby Lynne. "He's got one of the greatest, most recognizable and smooth voices of all time. I'm not gonna lie. I'd love to be Dean Martin." Added Scotty Morris of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, "When you hear Dean Martin, he gives you a feeling. It's a special gift. I love him and I want to do him justice, and I'd like to think that he'd be proud of me." Forever Cool's production team includes EMI Music Marketing vice president of A&R Jane Ventom and Dean Martin's business manager Laura Lizer as executive producers and Rob Christie as producer, with recording and mixing by co- producer and 15-time Grammy winner Al Schmitt (Norah Jones, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Quincy Jones, etc.). Select tracks were produced by 12-time Grammy winning producer Phil Ramone (Tony Bennett, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, etc.), Grammy-winning producer, arranger and conductor Patrick Williams (Frank Sinatra, B.B. King, Barbra Streisand), and Bobby Colomby (Chris Botti). The album's tracks were recorded and mixed at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. "It's a thrill to hear such a talented and diverse array of artists collaborate with Dean and celebrate his music," said Dean Martin's business manager Laura Lizer. "All of the artists have brought unique talents, inspiration and vibrant energy to the songs, complementing Dean with their own great styles and with a lot of love and respect for him. Forever Cool is a high-spirited, brilliant new entry in Dean's recorded canon, and we are proud to share it with his fans around the world. He would get a real kick out of this." Said Martin's daughter, Gail Martin, "It gives me a warm glow to know that everybody -- all ages, all generations -- just seem to adore him and want more of him. That's exciting, and it doesn't surprise me." Of his first encounter with Martin, Jerry Lewis recalled, "That's what I want to be like, you think. Maybe if I hang around with him, some of that'll rub off on me." In recent years Martin's star has shone ever more brightly. In a 2004 Playboy magazine feature, writer Bill Zehme crowned Martin "the coolest man who ever lived." More than 40 years after knocking the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" out of the #1 chart position with "Everybody Loves Somebody" in 1964, he continues to enthrall music fans around the world. Said Phil Ramone, "I think Dean's whole re-birth, so to speak, is that young people have realized how cool he is and how funny he is... and he could sing." "He made music that's going to stand the test of time and be around forever," said Spacey. "People will always be listening to Dean Martin." "When he sings, you believe it," said Martina McBride. "He had a great personality that just came across and made you feel like you knew him. I feel humbled and honored and proud to be a part of this project." Echoed Lynne, "Some people are just naturally cool, and he was definitely naturally cool. It's quite an honor to be a part of this." Martin's effortless vocalizing has become a modern shorthand for cool, as evidenced by the use of his songs in films like Goodfellas, Casino, Swingers, Out of Sight, L.A. Confidential, A Bronx Tale and Payback, as well as top- rated television programs, including "The Sopranos," "Ugly Betty" and "Dancing With The Stars." Martin's music has also been featured in major brand TV advertising for Nissan, Microsoft, Marriott Hotels, Carl's Jr., Heineken, this year's Superbowl-premiered Budweiser commercial with "Ain't That a Kick In the Head," and many others. The phenomenal sales of Capitol/EMI's 2004 collection Dino: The Essential Dean Martin, which collects 30 of Martin's key recordings for both Capitol and Reprise on one CD, has provided the strongest signal yet of Dino's continued prominence in the pop-music firmament. As the week's highest-charting new entry, it was Billboard's "Hotshot Debut", and it has sold more briskly than any previous Martin recording, going gold within months and platinum within a year. Dino also hit the Top 5 on Apple's iTunes Music Store album chart. As Zehme observed in Playboy, "Dean provides smooth, winking succor to generations anew." "No matter what age you are at, you kind of want to be cool," said Spacey. "And there was nobody cooler at what he did." Dean Martin's approach to life with an easy smile, a graceful melody and an aura of unflappable cool is a style that was made to last forever. For more information, please visit Dean Martin's official Website: http://www.deanmartin.com/. DEAN MARTIN: FOREVER COOL (CD & Digital Album) 1. Who's Got The Action - Featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (3:02) (Brooks - Duning) Original Arrangement By: Don Costa Adapted by: Joshua Levy Co-Produced by: Scotty Morris Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is: Scotty Morris, Kurt Sodergren, Dirk Shumaker, Andy Rowley, Glen Marhevka, Karl Hunter & Josh Levy 2. Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Featuring Kevin Spacey (2:38) (Cahn - Van Heusen) Arranged by: Nelson Riddle Conducted by Patrick Williams Co-Produced by: Phil Ramone 3. I have Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Featuring Chris Botti (3:15) (Lerner - Loewe) Arranged and Conducted by: Gil Goldstein Produced by: Bobby Colomby Chris Botti appears courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 4. Baby-O - Featuring Paris Bennett (3:09) (Mercer - Rotella) Arranged by: Neal Hefti and Patrick Williams Conducted by: Patrick Williams Paris Bennett appears courtesy of 306 Music and Entertainment 5. Who Was That Lady? - Featuring The Capitol Studios Orchestra (2:27) (Cahn - Van Heusen) Arranged by: Nelson Riddle Adapted and Conducted by: Patrick Williams 6. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Featuring Robbie Williams (2:27) (Clare - Stept) Arranged by Nelson Riddle Conducted by: Patrick Williams Robbie Williams courtesy of The In Good Company Co Limited and Chrysalis Records Limited. 7. I Can't Believe That You are In Love With Me - Featuring Joss Stone (2:29) (Gaskill -McHugh) Arranged by: Nelson Riddle Conducted by: Patrick Williams Additional Engineer: Chuck Brungardt 8. Just In Time - Featuring Dave Koz (2:36) (Comden - Green - Styne) Arranged and Conducted by: Patrick Williams Co-Produced by: Patrick Williams 9. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Featuring Martina McBride (3:01) (Loesser) Arranged and Conducted by: Patrick Williams Co-Produced by: Patrick Williams 10. King Of The Road - Featuring Kevin Spacey (2:28) (Miller) Original Arrangement by: Ernie Freeman Adapted and Conducted by: Patrick Williams Co-Produced by: Phil Ramone 11. You are Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - Featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy & Shelby Lynne (3:09) (Cavanaugh - Morgan - Stock) Arranged by: Joshua Levy (inspired by Nelson Riddle) Co-Produced by: Phil Ramone, with Scotty Morris 12. Arrivederci Roma - Featuring Tiziano Ferro (2:45) (Garinei - Giovanni - Ranucci - Sigman ) Original Arrangement by: Gus Levine Additional Arrangement Adapted & Conducted by: Patrick Williams Co-Produced by: Patrick Williams Additional Engineer: Michele Canova Iorfida 13. Everybody Loves Somebody - Featuring Charles Aznavour (3:16) (Coslow - Lane - Taylor) Original Arrangement by: Ken Lane & Jimmy Bowen Adapted by: Tom Ranier Additional Engineer: Roland Guillotel Artistic Adviser: Levon Sayan 14. Brahm's Lullaby A Capella - Dean Martin (2:05) (Brahms - Traditional) Orchestral Intro Arrangement by: Pete King (p) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. DEAN MARTIN: FOREVER COOL (Deluxe Edition CD/DVD) (DVD contents) Making Of Forever Cool Classic Dean Martin film clips (details to be announced) *All Tracks Recorded and Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood Additional Recording on "Arrivederci Roma" at Kaneepa Studios, Italy. Additional Recording on "Everybody Loves Somebody" at Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris, France. Recorded, Mixed and Co-Produced by: Al Schmitt Engineered by: Steve Genewick Tracks 1, 2, 11, 13, 15 Recorded by: Charlie Paakkari Executive Producers: Laura Lizer and Jane Ventom Produced by: Rob Christie Tracks 2, 10, 11, Co-Produced by: Phil Ramone Tracks 8, 9, 12, Co-Produced by: Patrick Williams Track 3, Produced by: Bobby Colomby Original tracks Produced by: Lee Gillette and Jimmy Bowen Mastered by: Ron McMaster Musicians: Drums: Gregg Field, Vinnie Colaiuta (track 4) Piano: Tom Ranier, Mike Lang, Randy Waldman Bass: Chuck Berghofer, Kevin Axt, Brian Bromberg Guitar: John Chiodini, Jim Fox, James Harrah Concert Master: Assa Drori Alto Sax: Dan Higgins, Gary Foster, Sal Lozano Tenor Sax: Bob Sheppard, Gene Cipriano, Vince Trombetta Baritone Sax: Greg Huckins, Lee Callet Trumpet: Wayne Bergeron, Warren Luening, Larry Lunetta, Larry McGuire, Gary Grant, Rick Baptist, Charley Davis Trombone: Charley Loper, Chauncey Welsch, Bob McChesney, George Bohannon, Andy Martin, Bill Elton Bass Trombone: Craig Gosnell, Richard Bullock French Horn: Brian O'Connor, Kurt Snyder, Suzette Moriarty, Justin Hageman Flute: Robert Shulgold, Stephen Kujala, Richard Mitchell Tuba: John Van Houten Jr. Vibes: Dan Greco Accordion: Frank Marocco Background Vocals: Joey Gian, Paula Salvatore, Rob Christie Capitol/EMI Source

Great topic Scotty. I'll definitely put my two cents in later. But I'll say this now, everytime I listen to IC, I'm amazed at how great it is. I know I shouldn't be amazed at this point but it still amazes me, the quality and maturity and cohesiveness of it.

LOL am I the only one shocked that his spokesman actually confirmed this ?? :lol: Regarding Shane West, he's an American actor and has appeared on various tv shows including ER. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_West

Oops sorry I missed it Twinkle. Happy belated Birthday to you :cheer: Hope you had a great one

In some parts it sounds like Rob but overall I don't think it is. I can't see Rob singing completely off key like that for the entire song and what would be the point in leaking a song that he doesn't sound good on. We've heard plenty of Rob's demos and they all sound good. This one sounds awful.

LOVE the 90's !!!! Wish someone would leak the whole unedited song.

Kids is a much better live song but I usually skip it when it comes on on my iPod or I forward to the rap, which is the best part imo. Its a toughie ..... but we need a change so Kids it is :D

Road To Mandalay. I never liked Lazy Days ;)

LOL he doesn't use shave cream. I remember him saying in one of the behind the scenes clips from the tour, I think before the Milan gig when he is shown shaving. He said he just uses a razor and water nothing else. I remember cringing as he shaved on bare skin :o OUCH !!!!!

I would have thought Robert Williams would be more common than Robbie Williams. Unless they all changed it to Robbie :lol: