June 14, 201115 yr The DVD is worth it for this: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KggSIrfL-90&feature=related]YouTube - Gonzales (with Feist) live at Trash[/ame]
June 15, 201115 yr I really love all of Gonzales stuff from the bits and pieces I've heard from his albums. It's just that they're all available in Germany and the UK, I want to get them but I'm in the US and it makes my life more difficult.
June 15, 201115 yr Solo Piano, lolololol. Well you can get Ivory Tower too, and then there's The Unspeakable (world's first chamber rap). And there's Soft Power, too! He has a few others too (Uber Alles, The Entertainist) that are straight-up rap/spoken word/mess of things, but it's actually pretty good. It's actually really funny, especially if you read about his life then it'll make more sense. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py8i3UOSZUU]YouTube - Gonzales - Higher Than You[/ame] Soft Power and Presidental Suite are poppy and rappy still. Really good stuff, one of my favorite music videos of all time. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7pESuX9E24]YouTube - Gonzales - Take Me To Broadway[/ame] Solo Piano is the only album he doesn't rap/sing in, it's all his piano work. He's IMO one of the best pianists out there today, he's performed with Drake at the Junos and he's on his new single. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnKQhX3V2vo&feature=related]YouTube - GONZALES / Manifesto[/ame] And then there's recent years where he's worked on Ivory Tower for his film of the same name and The Unspeakable, world's first chamber rap album. Ivory Tower is like Solo Piano, and there are two or three songs where he raps. It's very good. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfbi3e68iwA]YouTube - Chilly Gonzales - You Can Dance[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuF8IbhNRVc]YouTube - "Shut Up And Play The Piano" - Chilly Gonzales[/ame]
June 15, 201115 yr I've only really listened to Soft Power. What amazes me about him is how he can seamlessly transition from genre to genre. Very underrated, I don't think people take him as seriously as they should. He is always pushing the creative envelope. I'll check out those videos you posted.
June 15, 201115 yr Agreed! He's one of my hugest influences, I really look up to that man... If you like Soft Power then you'll love Presidental Suite. I'd make a thread for him but I don't know if anyone else here has much of an interest in his work...
July 21, 201114 yr [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98GTZobZ24]#1 - YouTube[/ame] Stay tuned at listentofeist.com @feist_music
July 25, 201114 yr http://www.spin.com/articles/first-listen-feists-new-album-metals descriptions of five of the new tracks...
July 25, 201114 yr A couple aforementioned songs from that spin article: Anti-Pioneer [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAoiY4pCHY]Feist - Anti-Pioneer - YouTube[/ame] Comfort Me [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoLIk4ZIkqM]Feist - When you Comfort Me - YouTube[/ame]
July 28, 201114 yr bumpppp.... Feist just announced a few tour dates Feist's new album, Metals is out October 4 on Cherrytree/Interscope. In November, Feist will hit the road for a string of U.S. dates. Check out her itinerary below, along with a brief video preview for the new album. And if you're feeling artistic, color in the album cover for Feist's Facebook contest. Feist: 11-02 Brooklyn, NY - Howard Gilman Opera House 11-04 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre 11-06 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle 11-08 Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre 11-12 Los Angels, CA - Wiltern Theatre 11-14 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre 11-16 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 11-17 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre http://pitchfork.com/news/43363-feist-announces-fall-tour/ First tourdate which I'll be able to go to is on my birthday! :D I should go and have Feist sing me happy birthday :lol:
July 28, 201114 yr She'll be in Chicago four days before my birthday! And... well, in Texas ON my birthday. :P Definitely skipping class on friday to drive out to see her.
July 28, 201114 yr LA date, but nowhere near my birthday. :P I'll probably go to it since I regret missing her on her last tour.
July 29, 201114 yr I will wait patiently for the Canadian shows. I was fortunate the see Feist with Broken Social Scene and she played 'I Feel It All' as a treat, which was AWESOME - but a solo show would be awesome, I LOVE 'Sealion'
July 31, 201114 yr Spaghetti cowboy... featuring Leslie Feist?? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeylOHwpBgo]Feist - Metals #2 - YouTube[/ame]
August 2, 201114 yr Metals 1. The Bad In Each Other 2. Graveyard 3. Caught A Long Wind 4. How Come You Never Go There 5. A Commotion 6. Bittersweet Melodies 7. Anti-Pioneer 8. The Undiscovered First 9. Cicadas And Gulls 10. Woe Be 11. Comfort Me 12. Get It Wrong, Get It Right [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph4xSFmkldU]Feist - Metals #7 - YouTube[/ame]
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