I was laughing all throughout while I was reading the review of famed lawyer Atty. Ferdienand Topacio with regard to the MOA show of the globally famous warbler Michael Bubble.
For one, it was written with the sharp vision of an extremely honest man and reeks with unadulterated honesty and objectivity that totally floor me.
But then, is that something unexpected when the man I speak of happens to be the paradigm of intelligence and a man of unquestioned culture and erudition as well?
“No doubt about it,” points out the controversial lawyer, “Canadian crooner Michael Buble is good-looking, exudes charm and humor, with sex appeal and stage presence that cannot be ignored.
“He also works hard to connect to the audience,” he further elaborates,” taking pains to talk to random individuals in the crowd, cracking jokes (which are sometimes off-color) and even earnestly mingling with the audience on the way to a second stage at the rear of the MOA Arena, where he proceeds to sing several songs with his front act, Naturally 7, an extremely capable all-male a capella act.
Production-wise, Bubble’s show was allegedly infinitely admirable. The orchestra, for one, was ‘unbelievably talented’ and the stage production slick replete with sliding stage floors, pyrotechnics and a seemingly never-ending shower of heart-shaped confetti, supposedly successfully mask a middling vocal talent that, if he were to perform in the old Las Vegas of the 60’s, would relegate him to second-tier status.
Fabulous!
Atty. Topacio has indeed the makings of a super-gifted writer who’s very much capable of upstaging even the reigning broadsheet columnists of today’s generation who are blinded with their own self-importance when in truth, all they accomplish is bitch to the point of nausea. Hahahahahahaha!
Anyway, the more discriminating people who supposedly grew up on a steady diet of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and Tony Bennett records, and who caught the tail end of the Rat Pack days via viewings of the Dean Martin Show on local television in the early to mid seventies, Buble would be nothing to write home about.
Carry n’yo ‘yan? Hahahahahahahahaha!
And for serious students of jazz singing who listen to Mark Murphy, Ben Sidran, Jon Hendricks, or more recently Giacomo Gates and Kurt Elling, to name a few, Buble would certainly be No Big Deal. For Buble, who supposedly packages himself as the Continuation of Cool, the heir to the unflappable, relaxed devil-may-care attitude best exemplified by Martin, is but a poor copy of any Rat Pack member, even when they were aging. One need only to view videos of Sinatra, Martin or Davis (or better yet, all three together) to confirm this observation.
Still according to the famed legal counsel, Buble possesses none of the tonal gravitas of Sinatra, the vocal power coupled with the melodic nuances of Davis, or even the playful insouciance of Martin who, upon repeated listening, will reveal a mastery of musical deftness that is not immediately obvious. And if it is command of the idioms of jazz singing that you seek from Buble, you will be sorely disappointed.
“To be sure,” he say in earnest, “Buble is competent, but he sings with little emotion, and apart from the usual styling mannerisms, he exhibits none of the improvisational skills of a true jazz artist. In fact, his repertoire is a mixed bag of swing standards, Tin Pan Alley evergreens, retro pop and the usual Motown suspects. He tries to be everything to everyone within his target demographic, the well-heeled 40 to 60-year old crowd. The songs he sang in Manila, with very little variation, are the same songs he lately sings everywhere in the world,” further acidly opines Topacio.
Simply stated, Atty. Topacio writes that if it is entertainment you want, Buble is your man.
But if you’re looking for more textured and complex vocal jazz renditions, he cavalierly suggests that you look elsewhere.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
How so very candid and smart.
MARAMI PA PALA ANG NAGPAPANTASYA KAY CLAUDINE BARRETTO
Nakausap namin lately ang isang showbiz figure na respetado sa industriya at laking gulat namin nang tanungin niya kami tungkol sa kontrobersyal na aktres na si Claudine Barretto.
In the process of our conversation, we noticed his interest on the actress, who’s being talked about lately primarily because of her rift with her estranged husband Raymart Santiago, is not the usual.
Well, sana nga’y tigilan na ni Clau ang kadedemanda sa kanyang dating mister at mag-focus na lang sa pagda-diet at sa kanyang career.
Sa totoo lang, kung talagang seseryosohin niya ang pagda-diet, pwedeng-pwede pa siyang magbalik pelikula. After all, her face is still winsome and comely and is still appealing to look at.
Hayan mga at gustung-gusto siya ng mabait na negosyanteng ito at feel na feel siyang makilala in a more intimate manner.
Seryosohin mo na kasi Clau ang pagda-diet para makagawa ka nang muli ng pelikula.
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And with that, ito po ang kuya Pete ninyo na nagsasabing, Christopher, my son, I love you very, very much, my love for you goes beyond eternity. Adios. Mabalos. I always need you, Nong! DAPAT LANG!/PETE G. AMPOLOQUIO, JR.
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