Advantages: big man, big voice, beautiful songs Disadvantages: 'world music', not to everyone's taste
hair stand on end and go all 'goose-pimply'.
There are a number of really sentimental, tear jerking songs used over and over on TV and in movies, most of which you start to detest of after the 20th use in a death scene - I'm talking the likes of Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah - I never get tired of this particular rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow".
I never knew much about IsraelKamakawiwo'ole and had to look him up on the Internet to find out more. The problem was, I didn't know his name, only the song. But it didn't matter, the name of the song and movie or TV programme you heard it and you get results, loads of them.
Israel was part of a music group for most of his early career and only in the early 1990s released solo albums. "Facing Future" was released in 1993 is said to be his best album.
Israel was morbidly obese ...
I love this country. not only because i was born there but mainly because it is what the bible says it is : Paradise. for me being in london right now indoors (raining again) is like putting a lion in a box just a bit bigger then the lion and expect it to be happy. i am that lion and i miss lots of things in israel but i'll only share one trip i have done (a track) with some family members about two years ago (just before coming to london).
well, i have been in the israeli army for 3 years and learned a lot from it and one of the things i took with me from being there is the love for survival skills, navigation, and the ability to be in the wierdest situations and come out alive. and so one of my biggest hobbys became nature trips (with not too much aquipment and lots of skills). this time we went to the south of israel, to the dead sea ...
talconstruction 05.11.2008 (06.11.2008)
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U2 are a band I have liked for many years since New Years Day first appeared in the singles chart in the early 80's, although the band actually formed back in 1976!
The Band :-
Bono - vocals
Larry Mullen Jnr - Drums
Adam Clayton - Bass
The Edge - Guitar & vocals
Over 30 years later, and while many people dislike Bono these days, there is no denying that U2 are still one of the top bands in the world today, currently on tour playing to sell-out stadiums worldwide.
The Unforgettable Fire is my favourite album by U2, and was released in 1984. Over the following years I moved away a little from U2, returning again in recent years, but 'The Unforgettable Fire' stayed with me throughout. Moving away from Steve Lillywhite, the album was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.
The album saw a slight change in direction for the band ...
