Showing posts with label Celtic Thunder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celtic Thunder. Show all posts

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Jolly Rancher Jelly Beans Are Like The Best Jelly Beans Ever!!

I mean, like seriously, they are...but that's not what this post is about.
So, the other day I was talking to my bff, Guitargirl, on the phone and was all, "I need to write a blog post but don't know what to write.  Tell me what to write!", so she (being the bossy person that she is, LOL, jk;)) told me to write a post about my favorite movies and why they are my favorite movies.
Well...I was going to write that but, there's been a change in plans.  You see, I had started writing it, but after about 15 or more minutes of not knowing what to write after the info-less review I had started writing, I decided to stop.  Maybe someday I'll get around to it, but don't hold your breath ;)
Instead I'm going to write something useless (the main reason I'm writing this is simply to update my blog) that I've been meaning to write for a long time because I wanted to revise my review about Celtic Thunder's CD, "It's Embarrassment!"...uuuhh, I mean, "It's Entertainment!".
The way I reviewed it was rather harsh so I'll be a little nicer this time :)
Ok, so, Paul's voice isn't really as bad as I said.  It's not that it is bad or anything, but the songs he sang just aren't suited for his voice, in my opinion.  He has a REALLY nice voice but I personally think he should stick to the opera stuff because his voice is perfect for those songs.  So ya know, love ya Paul, but please stick to the opera!
Then, there's Damian.  I must admit that when I first heard his voice a few years ago, I guess he was 14, I was amazed that a 14 year old could have a voice like that.  However, on their most recent album, he kinda does some weird things the way he sings and it's not very 'attractive', I guess.  Also, one of his first songs he sang was "Puppy Love" and it was kinda cute on their first concert DVD but on one of their newer ones, well, he's too old for that now so that should just be forgotten in concert.  I still like his voice, but ya know.  So yeah, Damian, you're a good kid.  One thing he's got goin' for him is he's a Manchester United fan and you can't go wrong there!
Umm, ok, Neil's song, "When You Wish Upon A Star", I'll stand by what I said earlier, that's just embarrassing and I don't think I could ever bring myself to listen to the whole thing, it isn't even on my iPod (Scrawny Ronnie).  However, I really do like his voice anyways...even if he wasn't an original member but ya know, welcome aboard Neil!
I'm still totally against a woman singing on their CD's, especially singing a whole song by herself, I mean, hello, it's guys.  I also find all this girl stuff in their concerts annoying, I mean, why can't they just sing normally without having to have all that goofy stuff goin' on?
Of course, I have nothing bad to say about Ryan, George, or Keith, seeing as they're my favorites.
Another thing I don't like about their concerts is the goofy choreography.  Why they can't just stand there or just walk around on occasion is beyond me, but instead they have to be dramatic and, at times, goofy about it all.  Oh, but on their first DVD, Damian sings "Young Love" (which I like:-D) and the other guys (save for George) do these kinds of goofy things that I find funny :)  Well, Paul's a little odd, but that's one of the reasons we love him!
When they're performing "Caledonia" they have to do this really disturbing thing where they're singing the part "let me tell you that I love you and I think about you all the time".  So, they're facing us and then they turn around and walk to the back of the stage and when they start singing that part they turn around to face us again and point at us....such a boy-band, disturbing thing to do!  I especially feel sorry for George because he's like in his late 30's/early 40's (plus, he's so cool!) and a man of his age should not be forced to do that.
Anyways, yeah, they're nice peeps, I s'pose.  I like 'em :)
Ok, well, there's that.

Seeing as I couldn't find a decent picture of the original 5 with Neil that I liked and then I couldn't find a picture of just Neil that I liked, this one will just have to do.  L-R: Paul, Ryan, Keith, Damian, and George.

Tune in for my next post when I review 2 Hayley Westenra videos!

Side note:
God has blessed us with a gorgeous day today and lovely weather!  It's breezy so it's a little chilly outside and the sky is just so beautiful!  Anyone who has never seen Kentucky's AWESOME sky before MUST come and see it!  Some days (like today), it's like you could just reach out and touch it!  God is so Good!
If I had my camera I would take pictures and show you.  Do you want to know WHY I don't have my camera??????!!!!!  Well, I'll tell you:
So, we ordered it a few weeks ago and the peeps that sent it to the people that are going to send it to us sent the wrong color!  They had to send it back and told us they would e-mail when THEY got the camera!  Have we gotten an e-mail from them???  NNNOOOO!!!!!!!
Ya know what's cruel???  The other day I sent a message to Hayley Westenra on MySpace and the next day I got an e-mail from MySpace saying, "Someone sent you a message on MySpace" or something like that...so I go there, it was a message FROM MySpace!  How cruel can ya get!  The message hasn't even been read yet.

Anyways, ciao!

God bless and keep you!
Grace be with you!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah

Thursday, February 25, 2010

CD Review: Celtic Thunder "It's Entertainment!"

A couple or so weeks ago, I purchased Celtic Thunder's new CD "It's Entertainment!", but what it should really be called is "It's Embarrassment!" LOL!  Most of the songs on this one are a few that have been popular within the past 30 years, so I don't really care for it.
Ya know, I always thought Celtic Thunder was supposed to be 5 Celtic guys singing Celtic music, but nooooo!  Not only do they sing these goofy songs (save for "Amazing Grace"), there's a WOMAN that sings an entire song by herself!  It's so weird.


Here are the track listings and how I feel about the songs:

1. "Home"-
Sung by Damian.  I don't particularly care for this song, he kinda ruins it at times, to be honest.  I've never heard the original but this is just blech.

2. "Life With You"-
Sung by George.  I actually don't mind this song because I like all of his songs.  He's got a really nice voice and sings this one wonderfully.  Once again I've never heard the original of this one either, but I like his.

3. "Lough Swilly Railway"-
Instrumental (written by the producer or whoever he is, lol, Phil Coulter).  This one is good, but it sounds too much like one of his other ones.

4. "Hallelujah"-
Sung by Keith, Ryan, and Neil (their guitarist).  I actually do REALLY like this song.  Their voices go so well together on this one and it's just really nice.

5. "Just Like Jesse James"-
Sung by Charley Bird (the WOMAN!).  I really do not like this one at all.  There should be no woman in Celtic Thunder.  Even though she's not really in the group, that's not the point.  In my opinion, no woman should sing on their songs or of course sing one by themselves.  I only listened to it to see if any of the guys sang on it at all, nope!  This song just needs to fall off the face of the earth, haha!

6. "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"-
Sung by Keith.  I love this song, he sounds really nice on it and I think he was the perfect choice to sing it.

7. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"-
Sung by Ryan.  This song is ok, Ryan definitely has the best voice suited for it.  The 'd' word is said during the chorus, though, so that's not cool, but it's a strange song, lol.

8. "Doo Wacka Doo"-
Sung by *gulp* Paul.  Oh gosh!  Terrible, terrible, terrible!!!  It's bad enough that they would put on such a goofy song but to have Paul sing it is a terrible mistake.  He has a sort-of operatic voice that soooo does not fit the genre of the song. 

9. "Amazing Grace"-
Sung by Keith, George, Ryan, Paul, Damian, (the original 5) and Neil.  I really like their version, it's soft and Neil sounds pretty good with them.  Nicely done.

10. "Hello Again"-
Sung by George.  Once again, you can't really go wrong with a 'George song'.  He has a really good voice and sings this song quite well.  Granted I've never heard the original, but I don't have to :p

11. "When You Wish Upon A Star"-
Sung by Neil.  To be perfectly honest with you all, I have never once heard this entire version.  I was already embarrassed when I saw they sing it but then to hear a little bit of it....well, I just went to the next song.  It was much too embarrassing and I really don't understand why they would chose that song, it's just weird!  So, I can't give an honest rating for this one since I've never heard the whole thing and I don't know that I ever will, it's THAT embarrassing!

12. "Standing On The Corner"-
Sung by Damian.  I don't like this song, it's weird.  I don't like his voice on it.  Mommy said that the way he sings it is how it is originally sung, but I think it's gotta sound better than his.  Oh gosh, I actually just heard the first few seconds of the song on youtube.com and immediately enjoyed a LOT better than Damian's.  He makes it annoying, if I'm to be truly critical here.  Now, I'm going to tell you all that the very first time I heard Damian's voice, I was impressed and liked it a lot.  It's still nice but he kind of, well, ruins the niceness of it. 

13. "Surfer Medley"- ("Surf City/Fun, Fun, Fun/Surfin' USA")
Sung, of course, by Keith.  I really like this song as well.  I love how Keith sounds on it.  In my own personal opinion, Keith should come out with his own Celtic music CD.  I love his voice the best and just think he's the best out of all five of them.  If I could convince him to come out with his own Celtic music CD, I would, 'cause, in my opinion, he needs to;)

14. "Sway"-
Sung by Paul.  Don't really care for this song, it's a little weird actually. 

15. "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"-
Sung by Ryan.  I really like this song a lot.  He sings it wonderfully and I think he has the best voice suited for it as well.  Very nice and smooth, it's a good one.

16. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"-
Sung by Keith, George, Ryan, Paul, Damian, and Neil.  This song isn't bad.  I like it better than U2's...then again I don't really like U2 anyways.  It's a nice ending to the CD....hopefully, it is the end to Celtic Thunder's goofiness as well.
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Yes my friends, that is my opinion of Celtic Thunder's latest CD.  Please don't get me wrong, I really do like them and actually LOVE their first 3 CD's, but this is a total letdown.
I've been a fan of them from day one and they totally let me down here, not cool.  I'll keep supporting them, but I do so hope they get better from this stuff!

Cheers!

God bless!
Grace be with you all!
Alive because of His Blood,
Katie Bekah