Three Tune Tuesday - Birthday boy! #2 - O aniversariante do dia! #2/ [En-Pt]
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Good afternoon to all music lovers!
As I did in the last edition of TTT, I went to research who was having a birthday today, May 28th... And lo and behold, one of the names that came up reminded me of the 90s... Roland Gift!
And who is he, many of you born after 1990 might ask. Well, he was the lead singer of an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in '84... And that group not only released one “one hit wonder”, but many... The more experienced members of this community (i.e. those born before 1980, like me) can't help but remember good afternoons listening to these hits on the radio, or even on the morning shows that played the list of the best-selling albums of the week.
But surely, in 1989, the album “The raw and the cooked” achieved extraordinary sales in several countries, such as the UK, US, Australia and Canada, with at least two unforgettable songs: “She drives me crazy”, and “Good thing”.
Their always upbeat spirit and rhythms above 80 bpm delighted young people who were trying to live life in a more relaxed way, and not stuck with the artists who had preceded them.... Of course, by this time, there were other famous bands competing in the sales charts, such as Madonna, Kate Bush, New Order and the timeless The Cure!!!
Their drive to produce songs of great quality and engineering, despite their apparent simplicity, always blows us away.
A great example of this is the song “Good thing”, do you know of any other song that manages it so well? I can think of one, yes.... “Walking on Sunshine” by the English band Katrina and the Waves is an excellent example of this.
And to close on a high note, what more could you ask for from what is, for me, the group's best and most iconic song? The vocal range of today's birthday boy is taken to a level that wasn't very common to hear, or maybe it wasn't that uncommon, now that I think Michael Jackson himself had an even better voice... True, but Roland's timbre and accent were captivating and almost intoxicating... He made everyone want to join in and join the party. Do you feel like celebrating life? If so, take the opportunity to listen to other songs by this emblematic band, which I understand is still active today...
We're approaching summer, and here in Portugal, this is the best time of year to go to open-air concerts. I've already bought a pass for the 3 days of Nos Alive (a musical event well known to the Portuguese, and even to many Spaniards and Brits, who, due to their physical proximity and relatively cheap flights, take the opportunity to see a huge range of bands in a single space, with at least 3 stages and a day full of performances!
Boa tarde a todos os amantes da música!
À semelhança do que fiz na edição passada do TTT, fui pesquisar quem no dia de hoje, 28 de Maio fazia anos... E eis que surgiu, por entre outros nomes, um que me fez lembrar dos anos 90... Roland Gift!
E quem é ele, podem muitos de vocês, nascidos depois de 1990, perguntar. Pois bem, ele foi o vocalista principal de um grupo Inglês, formado em Birmingham em 84... E esse grupo não só lançou um "one hit wonder", mas muitos... Os mais experientes desta comunidade (leia-se: os que nasceram antes de 1980, tal como eu), não podem deixar de recordar boas tardes a ouvir estes êxitos na rádio, ou mesmo nos programas matinais que passavam o lista dos álbuns mais vendidos na semana.
Mas seguramente, que em 1989, o álbum "The raw and the cooked", atingiu vendas extraordinárias em vários países, como UK, US, Australia e o Canadá, com pelo menos duas canções inesquecíveis: "She drives me crazy", and "Good thing".
O seu espírito sempre bem disposto, e os ritmos acima dos 80 bpm faziam as delícias dos jovens que procuravam viver a vida de uma forma mais descontraída, e não presos ao artistas que os antecederam.... Claro que nesta altura, já haviam outras bandas famosas a disputar as tabelas de vendas, como Madonna, Kate Bush, New Order e os eternos The Cure!!!
Seu ímpeto de produção de canções com grande qualidade, e engenharia apesar de simplicidade aparente nos arrebatar sempre.
Grande exemplo de isso mesmo é a canção "Good thing", conhecem alguma outra canção que consegue dispor tão bem? Recordo-me de uma, sim.... "Walking on Sunshine" da também banda inglesa Katrina and the Waves é um excelente exemplo de isso.
E para fechar com chave de ouro, o que mais se poderia pedir do que é para mim a melhor canção e a mais emblemática do grupo... A extensão vocal do aniversariante de hoje, é levada a um nível que não era muito habitual ouvir, ou se calhar não era tão incomum, agora que penso o próprio Michael Jackson tinha ainda uma melhor voz... É bem verdade, mas o timbre e o sotaque do Roland era cativante e quase inebriante... Deixava cada um com a vontade de participar e entrar na festa. E vocês, sentem que estão com vontade de festejar a vida? Se sim, aproveitem para ouvir outras canções desta banda emblemática, e que pelo que percebi ainda se mantém em actividade actualmente...
Estamos a chegar ao Verão, e aqui em Portugal, esta é a melhor altura do ano para ir a concertos ao ar livre. Eu já comprei um passe para os 3 dias do Nos Alive (um evento musical bem conhecido dos portugueses, e mesmo de muitos espanhóis e ingleses, que devido à proximidade física, e aos voos relativamente baratos, aproveitam para assistir a um enorme conjunto de bandas num único espaço, com pelo menos 3 palcos e um dia bem repleto de actuações!
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Roland has an amazing talent and yeah, Good Thing has such an uplifting vibe to it! I also really love their first single Johnny Come Home and the cover version of Ever Fallen In Love. Roland is totally awesome.
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Thank you so much for your comment. It is indeed music that stands to the test of time! But, I think it might be a generational "thing"... Our "parents" probably thought the same about "their music" too... It is amazing, that in the XXI century, we can revisit so quickly one song that we thought... Or even that we don't know pretty well the song name, YouTube or Google would suggest it... Still remember the "old" Modem "times"... were we have to occupy the phone line to have access to the "interwebs"
Yes, very true. It's amazing to be able to grab all this music that we want at any time from so many eras
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