MICHAEL BUBLE @ MGM GRAND ARENA - JULY 14, 2007

How sexy is he?!

Sorry I've been a bit lazy with my blog posts.. ^^;

This was my first time seeing Michael Buble live, and I've been waiting for over a year to see him in concert! I was so excited to finally be able to! The only bad thing was the venue.. The security once again restricted video recording even though I was all the way in the back on the floor.

Despite one of the worse views I've ever had at a concert, Michael Buble was stunning! He put on an excellent show, and he is even better live than on his CDs! He performed all the old favorites along with the new stuff. I was enthralled for every single song, even for the songs I didn't listen to all the time from his CDs. He's THAT good live! O_O

There were a lot of breaks in the middle while Michael let his big band shine in the spotlight for a while. Michael was funny in between songs and even put up an act with his band. It was hilarious and we got to see Michael on the trombone! XD There was another bit with Michael being "manly" and singing all these "badass" songs. :P I was so surprised and excited when he started singing Mika's "Grace Kelly"!!! XDDD

The show seemed so short as it winded down to "Save The Last Dance For Me" and the finale, "Song For You". He sang the last half of it without the microphone, and it was amazing how strong his voice was! O_O I got to move up closer for the end since some people left before the encore. The security forced us to go back to our seats, but a nice one led us to some empty seats near the middle/front.

After the show, I got a "setlist" but it was actually a schedule for the whole day. :P I waited a long time around the lobby in hopes of getting to meet Michael somehow. I ended up finding the tour buses and waited with some other fans for Michael to come out. In less than two hours, he was out with his baseball cap and Sharpie ready. Accompanying him was his gigantic body guard. We weren't allowed to take pictures, but I drew a small doodle for him while I waited for him. It was crap, so I was nervous about giving it to him, but Michael was really nice and even excited to be getting anything. ^^ After signing my "setlist" and saying gracious things about my drawing, he asked me if I was Japanese. I said I was Chinese. Then he said, "I think I can count to ten in Chinese. Is it Mandarin?" I said, "Yeah?" Then he started counting in Cantonese! XD My mom was like, "That's Cantonese! But it's okay because that's what we are." :P Oh gosh, Michael is so funny and nice!! XD I was so surprised that he made my encounter with him a little bit longer with that cute little conversation!! ^.^

THAT definitely made my night!! :D

Here are some not so great pictures since I was so far away.. ^^;

First, here's the poster advertising the concert!





Someone lucky to be in the front took this! The only video you gotta see! ;D

Musica!!! 8D

Let's talk about music for this weekend update! I have added a radio on the sidebar so you can listen to some of my favorite music too! There are quite a few songs in the playlist. ;D

Sometimes I find out about my favorite artists completely by chance! I am glad to have found out about some of them thanks to the internet and movie trailers! XD

Keane

Probably my favorite band at the moment.. My friend showed me their music video for "Somewhere Only We Know" but then I forgot about them for awhile.. Then I decided to get their debut album to give it a listen. I got hooked soon after that and it went on from there. I turned my family into serious Keane fans because I listen to them everyday. :P Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley - genius - (he loves the Pet Shop Boys like I do too!! 8D), and Richard Hughes are also so cute! XD I can't wait until I go to their concert next month! It would be amazing if I could meet them! :D What a fantastic birthday present that will be!!!



Travis

I discovered this awesome Scottish band when I saw the Garden State trailer. The trailer used one of their songs, "Love Will Come Through". I started listening to their other songs and downloaded some from iTunes. It went on from there, as usual. I seem to like British music too, not just British actors.. XD Those first songs I downloaded from iTunes were "Sing", "Love Will Come Through", and "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?". Like Keane, I got my family to be obsessed with Travis too. My parents, especially, love "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" the most. That is one of many favorite Travis tracks of mine too. ;D Not only is their music wonderful, but the guys are talented actors too. :P They're so funny and their music videos are great! *Loves my "Travis Singles" DVD* X3 Lol, I used a lot of "too's" haven't I? :P



Ben Jelen

Yes, another trailer led me to discover Ben Jelen. It was the Finding Neverland trailer. They used an instrumental version of his song "Come On" and then it went from there again.. :P I recently attended two intimate concerts by winning this contest and his music is beautiful! He himself is beautiful too! I met him both times and he is really sweet. A genuine, generous person.



Michael Buble

Hmmm, I chanced upon seeing the last bit of his public television concert and he was such a great performer. Love the songs he sings and he's so funny! I got obsessed after listening to "Home" and watching the concert in its entirety.



Josh Groban

This was pretty similar to my Michael Buble story. They both pretty much grew in their careers the same way. :P I can't wait to see him live! :D



Rufus Wainwright

It was after The Aviator that I began listening to Rufus. I loved his bit singing "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" in the movie. 8D I liked what I heard from his albums (Poses was the first). ;D



Delays

It wasn't a trailer that go me into Delays. I just heard the instrumental part of "Long Time Coming" in a behind-the-scenes thing of Doctor Who! XD I asked the Who fans where the song was from and then I listened to the whole song... Then I listened to their full albums. Their music is so catchy and I got hooked quite easily!



The Format

Another artist whose song I heard ("Let's Make This Moment a Crime") and then I began to listen to other songs after liking that song.. :P I liked what I heard and basically became a fan by gradually listening to their songs. ^^ Their music is so unique and cute. I love both of their albums so far!



Muse

I heard of them from everywhere, including Doctor Who, but I didn't like them until I heard "Time Is Running Out" used in a promo for Turner Classic Movies. I knew it was Muse, but I never heard the song before. I then started to listen to their songs and liked what I heard. Yep, went on from there.



Well, there are still a lot of artists that I like and you can listen to some of them in my radio. :D I think the above artists are the ones I'm into the most right now. I also like Pet Shop Boys, Enya, The Postal Service, Snow Patrol, Glenn Miller, 30 Seconds to Mars, and soundtracks, among many others...

I just bought the Rock Kills Kid album from the Tower Records liquidation sale. I like the songs I've heard so far, but I haven't given the rest of the album a listen yet.

Check out my Last.fm page for more of my musical tastes!