Conference mr1pst::music

    
    
    	The concert in Maine was on January 21.  As far as I know he's
    	done all the shows in NE that he was going to on this tour.
    
    	Sorry!  I saw him in Providence and the show was excellent.
    
    	JJ
    

Though he is pompous and too self assured, he is 
quite a songwriter and has a nice raspy voice.

He sang GEORGIA ON MY MIND only inches away from
me in Nashua.  

It was a dream come true for me.  Never did I think
someone I enjoyed so much would come to Nashua of all
places.

Hope you make it to see him somewhere.

Bye the way, he writes with Diane Warren a lot.
She too is quite a writer.

    Michael is quite a writer.  As a matter of fact he is my all time
    favorite artist.  Yes he does seem pompous at times.  I read in People
    mag. today that he is being sued by a company representing the Isley
    Bros.  Apparently they say his song Love Is A Wonderful Thing is very
    close to the Isley Bros tune of the same name.  I wonder if there is
    any truth to this.  I have never heard the I. Bros tune.  Has anyone
    else heard it?
    
     Dave
    

    Geez, does anyone remember Michael when he was using his real name
    (Bolotin).  He released his first LP for RCA back in the mid seventies
    (he was dismissed at the time as grade-C Joe Cocker imitator), then he
    played in the NY-CT area in the late seventies as a solo (used to do a
    gig in New Haven every Sunday night, just playing acoustic guitar and
    singing).  Then he had two albums for Polydor with a sort-of-Southern
    rock band called Blackjack whose lead player Bruce Kulick is now in
    Kiss. When I was living in CT, these albums were hot sellers locally.
    I'm surprised RCA and Polydor haven't tried to jump in on the
    Bolton-mania by reissuing this stuff.
    
    I don't care much for what he's doing now but give him points for
    pereverance.  He's certainly earned his success the hard way.
    
    						Brian

re -3

Michael is pompous and made an audience wait nearly
an hour before he appeared on stage in Nashua...seems
he hadn't finished playing a game of hoop back stage
yet or he wasn't finished with Brooke Shields (both
unconfirmed rumours).

I waited, I liked him, though admittedly he has
a chip on his shoulder a mile wide.....

    Hey JJ...Don't you read this file?
    
    I think he's a better song writer than anything.
    
        Crazy_Persaviernce_Plus_Al

    
    	Alot of people probably don't even remember "Everybody's Crazy",
    	which was his 1st "hit", per se.  And if they remember it, they
    	probably don't even realize it's him ... since he's regressed to
    	sappy ballads.
    
    							GTI

    RE:  .3
    
    Dave, *I* also saw that Isley Brothers' track (it was featured on
    a compilation disc released on a relatively-unknown label) and
    sampled it out of curiosity--and the tunes are NOTHING alike; only
    the title ("Love Is A Wonderful Thing") is identical.  The Isleys
    is more of a stroll/blues tempo, whereas Michael Bolton's track is
    upbeat and perky.
    
    For my taste, he beats his breast a little too much--I guess he
    feels he has to overemote and go a little off the deep end to
    demonstrate that he has soul.  I liked him much better before all
    the hype set in...for me, his best effort is "That's What Love Is
    All About" (after he'd made his bones as a writer, and after his
    career as a pseudo-rocker [under his real surname of Bolotin]
    stalled).  He seemed more sincere--and the anguish in his voice
    was toned down considerably.
    
    ...Still, he's a rugged, good-looking specimen...He can hang his
    leather jacket on MY coat rack any time...!!!
    
    
    Sylvia
    

    At the risk of starting another hair-war...
    
    he needs a haircut.
    
    But seriously, folks...I'm "eh" on Bolton.  He WRITES good, but I like
    Laura Branigan's version of "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
    better than his, even if he DID write it.
    
    K.C.

    
    Re. -1
    
    > he needs a haircut.
    
    At the Grammys, I first thought that was Marcia Brady up there.  :)
    
    
    Steve

    "At the risk of starting another hair war..." (pardon me for the
    plagiarizing, K.C., but I never said I was above stooping to
    stealing something good!!  >:^)
    
    I don't see where Michael's hair is any more offensive (or less
    offensive, depending on your P.O.V.) than that of Matthew and
    Gunnar Nelson.  But truth be told, blondes in general never did
    that much for me..."it's a brunette thing, you understand."  >:^
    
    But tonsorial preferences aside, something tells me Michael's
    going to end up as a "flavor-of-the-month."  I hate to bring this
    up, but this is the same thing that happened with Richard Marx,
    yet another songwriter/poster-boy who had a flurry of hits and
    a wave of popularity, and who is currently suffering from air-
    wave apathy (even the background warblings of Luther Vandross
    couldn't resuscitate the otherwise-comatose and utterly limp 
    "Keep Coming Back," his most recent single).
    
    But maybe Steve has the right idea...Anybody wanna join me...???
    
    
    "Here's the story...of a lovely lady...who was bringing up three
    very lovely girls..."
    
    
    Sylvia
    
    

    Well, you see, Syl, there is a difference...
    
    Michael Bolton needs a haircut.
    
    The boys of Nelson need a SHEARING.
    
    And I'll forgive...nay, appreciate, the plagiarizm!  :^)
    
    "They all had hair of gold, like their mother, the youngest one in
    curls..."
    
    K.C.

    
    	Now if we didn't have MTV stinking up the airwaves, most of you
    	wouldn't even know what Michael Bolton looked like, and then you
    	wouldn't even be having this totally non-musical hair discussion.
    
    	8^)
    
    							GTI
    

    But having a "non-musical" discussion in the Michael Bolton note is
    more than appropriate.
    
    Mark.

    
    	Heh heh ... good point.
    
    	8^)
    
    							GTI

    I don't know.  Hair aside, I have to speak on M.B.'s behalf.
    I know alot of his songs may seem sappym but that is what he does good!
    
    I heard some of his "grade C Joe Cocker stuff" on the tape Michael 
    Bolatin "The early years" and to tell you all the truth, it sucked.
    
    He is a romantic vocalist, that's the sound that best fits his voice.
    And after all, isn't that what he's all about.  I don't think it 
    was his songs, or his looks, or even his hair that has carried him
    this far.  It must be the power in which he sings, and also the
    emotion that seems to pour through the stereo.
    
    Mabey some you can help understand why artist that had 1 hit song
    on their album got nominated for best album, but Time Love & Tenderness
    did not, when it has spawned 5 hits, and still going?
    I could not belive Natalie Cole, and Amy Grant got nominated. 
    Both are good artist in their own right, but I have heard both CD's
    and they cannot compare to T,L & T.  They only had ONE SINGLE at the
    time the nominations were made?  Whats up?
    
    Give M.B. a chance. I think he will be a stayer in the musik world!
    
    Dave.
    
    
    

    _I_ never said that he was BAD...
    
    I just don't think he's that GOOD.
    
    Sure, Amy Grant and Natalie Cole won, although they only had one hit
    song apiece per album...but each of their ONE songs beat the heck of
    MOST of what Mr. B. releases.  (IMHO, of course).
    
    Even for his gendre, Barry "I Write The Songs" Manilow can STILL sing
    circles around Michael.
    
    I WILL give credit where credit is due, tho.  He can WRITE good music.
    
    K.C.

All we need to know about Michael Bolton is that sappy song he does for the 
Kaye Credit Jewelers commercial.  

Bring back "It's OK to owe Kaye til payday . . ."

Oh yeah, as someone pointed out this Bolton thanked everybody in his entire
circle of acquaintances and associates for helping him achieve such great 
success with "When a Man Loves a Woman", without finding time to mention 
Percy Sledge.

	I was just gonna enter a Michael Bolton note in the "...don't get it"
topic, but now I can say I just don't like him.

	Bolton was quoted in Rollingstone this week to say, refering to
any critics that didn't think he deserved the Grammy, "They can kiss my ass!".

	Way to get those size 10s in your mouth Mike. 

    I love the corresponding photo...
    
    Bolton, holding his Grammy, doing an Uncle Sam "I Want YOU" pose
    (pointing right to the camera), and the caption reads,
    
    "Michael Bolton Wants YOU to kiss his ass!"
    
    Gotta love it!!!
    
    K.C.

    I agree with .18.  I was shocked that M.B. did not mention Percy
    Sledge.
    I can't belive he said kiss my ass to the critics. Good one.             
    K.C. I have to disagree with the Barry M. comparison however.
    Barry has a real sappy voice to me.  It just seems to lack the power
    that Michael has.  But he must be quite the ****head in person.
    
    I first saw him 2 years ago in Great Woods with Kenny G. and I
    remember thinking to myself, what a looser as he spent 5 minutes
    telling the fans about winning the best male vocalist grammy
    for Soul Provider.  Nothing like blowing your own horn Michael.
    
    Still, in spite of his obvious personallity disorder, I will
    still call him one of the best vocalist I have ever listened to.
    
    Dave.
    
    
    
    
    
    

    
    	Not sure where I read it but someone said he sings 
    
    	    "like he's passing a loaf of bread"
    
    	Perfect, absolutely perfect!!  
    
    	Tom
    

    Well dispite the negative feedback, I just picked up a copy of 
    a Live concert video at Blockbuster video in Nashua N.H.
    The title is Michael Bolton Love and Soul I belive.  I have been hoping
    he would put out a concert film, so I am looking forward to going home
    and checking it out.  Review will come tomorrow!
    
    Dave
    

    Well imagine my surprize, when I put the video on last night, and
    discovered that it was just a collection on videos.  Boring!!!
    Also the title was Soul and Passion.
    That will teach me to put in a reply without all the info.
    
    Dave
    

I've seen the video and Mr. Bolton gives me
a headache after awhile...I love the song
STeel bars but didnt get to watch that video.

How about a few slow songs that dont blast out
my ears and make my blood curdle!

    
    	Anyone else go to the show at Great Woods Saturday night.
    
    	My wife got tickets a while ago. Although I wasn't a big
    	Bolton fan, he put on a *fantastic* show! I also hadn't
    	been to a concert in many years, wonderful place to see a
    	show. 
    
    	The encore was 'When a man loves a women'... lt me tell ya..
    	that band can play!
    
    		Smitty