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Album review: Stephen Marks – “Beatles Haunting Melodies”

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Stephen Marks is a pianist from the American city of Cleveland. The album “Beatles Haunting Melodies” is a unique instrumental tribute to The Beatles. He plays every track solo by stripping down The Beatles music to an important overlooked component which is their melodies. Stephen Marks contends that the melodies of The Beatles are superior to anyone else in the history of music regardless of the genre.
If you are a fan of The Beatles which are very many, this album would be of great interest. The interested listener would be quite curious how Stephen Marks has done to The Beatles sound. I think these kinds of listeners will be quite impressed by the finished product. For people who are not familiar with the sounds of The Beatles, it is a case that the listener could be listening to Beethoven or one of the other classical music composers.
There are 24 tracks on this compilation. The opening track is “Norwegian Wood”. Stephen Marks gets straight to the melodies without any waiting. I think every track is a winner on this compilation album. A hard thing for me is find a favourite track. Too many good tracks to mention. If I have to pick one, “Because” really describes the melodies of The Beatles tremendously well. I am happy it was included on this compilation. As well, this album features absolute mega smash hits “Yesterday”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. “Michelle” and “Something”. The official closing track is “Good Night” which is a great way to end an album.
Highlights of all 24 songs from “Beatles Haunting Melodies” by Stephen Marks can be heard (and if you like it, you can purchase the CD or Digital Download for $US9.99) at beatleshauntingmelodies.com

Stephen Marks playing the piano on Abbey Road

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The Beatles have made it to streaming.

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The biggest news in music from a number of sources is all The Beatles’ music is on available on all streaming services from Christmas Eve 2015. It is already available in Australia and major markets like the UK and the USA. This includes all the music catalogue. This is a chance for the current generation to listen to the sounds of The Beatles.

So far the main players in the streaming market are Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Tidal and Microsoft’s Groove.

Thank you for the graphic which is from the official Beatles website. For more details, go to the official Beatles website which is thebeatles.com

I have no commercial interest myself which is related to The Beatles. It is happy holidays from myself Peter from Sydney, Australia.

Apple wants to get into music streaming

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Image courtesy of the Apple website.

The announcement of Apple getting to be in the streaming music business is soon going to be a reality. Buying music from iTunes as music downloads as being there main business for a number of years. Apple Music is the streaming product that marks their expansion to the music industry. A number of others such as Spotify, Google Play Music All Access and Tidal are ready for subscription at present. Apple Music according to the Apple website are promising a trial subscription for three months. I recently switched from using the iPhone to an Android. My newest phone is the Samsung Galaxy S5. I am still an user of iTunes. After reading the advertisement, I do feel that I should give Apple Music a try when it is released. I am currently a paid subscriber to Spotify. It is interesting where my subscription payments will go in the future. I do hope Apple Music will give the music industry a shot in the arm that it really deserves.
For more information, go to http://www.apple.com

NOTE: Hi to the other bloggers out there. This is not an advertisement. I am not employed by Apple. A little out of touch with the blogging world for now. Love to look at some of the exciting blogs out there. Bye for now.

Goyte has the number one single in the Billboard Charts

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This week, Goyte holds the number one position in the Billboard US Singles Charts with “Someone That I Used To Know”. This duet with Kimbra is the first Australian act to have a number one US hit in the 21st century. He is no overnight sensation as it took over a decade to get to this position. This very track is from his third album “Making Mirrors”. The video clip to the “Someone I Used To Know” has had over 167 million views on You Tube. If you haven’t seen the video yet, the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY. Happy Viewing. 

 

Ways to buy recorded music

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There are so many ways to buy recorded music. The internet has expanded the avenues associated with buying recorded music.

1. Going to a music retailer is more the traditional way. Buying the physical CD or vinyl. Face to face contact with the customer service person is a part of the experience. Chains like JB Hi-Fi, Sanity, HMV etc to the independent music retailers.

2. Buying from music retailers online. Many physical retailers are online as well. Even retailers that don’t have a physical store trade online. Amazon is an online success story where there is no physical store.

3. Downloading a track to an album. The digital download through where a file or files can be purchased instead of buying the CD or vinyl. The most popular store is the iTunes Store where music is stored on devices like portable music players, smartphones, tablet computers or computers.

4. Subscribing to a music streaming site. Sites like Spotify, Rdio, Songl & Pandora store all the music on the website. Prices vary & do your research on which ones suit you. Can play on computers, tablet computers & smartphones (optional). No need to purchase the tracks. The rental option is there as long you keep subscribing. Australian music & electrical retailer JB Hi-Fi as well have entered in this very area.

Here the ways to pay for recorded music. You never know what you will discover from buying the next CD or going to Spotify to find a piece of music that you might like. Happy listening.