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Post by sunshine on Apr 10, 2007 17:33:32 GMT -5
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Post by ange4mig on Apr 10, 2007 23:54:34 GMT -5
Speaking of glowing reviews, here's an official review by Matt Collar that was published on the BARNES & NOBLE Web site!!! What a great review for MiG! I'm liking Matt ;D Reviews All Music GuideAustralian vocalist Mig Ayesa's solo piano take of Peter Frampton's '70s über-ballad "Baby, I Love Your Way" was a welcome surprise on the 2004 NBC reality competition Rock Star: INXS. As the rest of the contestants oversang, writhed on-stage, and generally schlocked things up, Ayesa stripped back his approach and let his boyish charm and soft vocals make the most of Frampton's popular if somewhat unfairly critically maligned hit. The move helped propel him into the final three on the show, although he ultimately was not picked to be the new lead singer of the rock band INXS. Frankly, with his yearning, high-pitched voice more suitable for Coldplay-style alt-rock and Eric Carmen-esque AOR than straightforward rock and funk, Ayesa was never a good fit for the '80s Aussie icons. Which is why Ayesa's 2007 solo debut album, Mig, comes as a pleasant surprise. Playing as a better-produced version of the Mig viewers saw on Rock Star, the album finds Ayesa not only revisiting his now trademark "Baby, I Love Your Way" -- which features Frampton on guitar -- but also other superbly chosen cover tunes such as the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset," the Police's "Wrapped Around Your Finger," and the Rolling Stones' "Angie." These are impeccably produced arrangements that frame Ayesa's pleasing vocals with tasteful orchestration and enough electric muscle to give the proceedings a bit a glam rock sheen. If his take on David Bowie's "Life on Mars" is a bit too close to the original, it only serves to point out how covers-heavy the album is. That said, the few Ayesa originals included here, such as the sweeping, bright pop anthem "She Loved" and the Raspberries-influenced power ballad "You and I," are as memorable and engaging as anything else on the album. In that sense, Mig reveals Ayesa -- pictured with his large mop of shiny black hair and action-figure outfits -- as a kind of contemporary anime lounge singer ready to do battle with giant rock opera robots and sweep his princess away in his piano starship. Matt Collar Here's a link to the review...... (Under More About MiG - Reviews. You may need to scroll down.) music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=602517260061&z=y#ReviewsKay
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Post by AMES on Apr 11, 2007 0:06:48 GMT -5
In that sense, Mig reveals Ayesa -- pictured with his large mop of shiny black hair and action-figure outfits -- as a kind of contemporary anime lounge singer ready to do battle with giant rock opera robots and sweep his princess away in his piano starship. [/i] Matt Collar Here's a link to the review...... (Under More About MiG - Reviews. You may need to scroll down.) music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=602517260061&z=y#ReviewsKay [/quote] LOL I love his description of MiG!!! that is hilarious but true!! The words he picked are sorta strange but i like it
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Post by jjnaz on Apr 11, 2007 0:21:51 GMT -5
He does have an interesting way of describing things, doesn't he? ;D
I liked the review, but wish he would have gotten the facts right... He said RSI was on NBC in 2004. Nope, try CBS in 2005!
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Post by ChiFan on Apr 11, 2007 9:29:26 GMT -5
I love it! Thanks Kay!
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Post by sunshine on Apr 11, 2007 9:46:47 GMT -5
Since it has become painfully obvious this morning after reading some of the reviews on iTunes that many people never learned the Golden Rule...if you don't have anything nice to say...then don't say anything at all...can I ask a favor of you guys?
Can you register at iTunes if you're not already and leave MiG a glowing review there too?
So many people buy their CDs online and download these days that this is where we need to be concentrating our efforts for MiG. Please...this is really really important.
Thanks!!! #blowingkiss#
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Post by --->Riza <--- on Apr 11, 2007 17:06:49 GMT -5
I cannot find where to read or write review on itunes. The only site I was able to leave a review is at Barnes and Noble Site. I must be doing something wrong. (
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Post by AMES on Apr 11, 2007 17:17:32 GMT -5
I cannot find where to read or write review on itunes. The only site I was able to leave a review is at Barnes and Noble Site. I must be doing something wrong. ( hey here's how you write a review on itunes... when you go to the page that has his CD for sale... just scroll down a little further past the "gift this CD" button.. there's a link to review... you just click it and then sign in! hope that helps... let me know if not and I'll try to figure it out for you! Ames
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Post by grannyd41 on Apr 11, 2007 22:07:27 GMT -5
I cannot find where to read or write review on itunes. The only site I was able to leave a review is at Barnes and Noble Site. I must be doing something wrong. ( hey here's how you write a review on itunes... when you go to the page that has his CD for sale... just scroll down a little further past the "gift this CD" button.. there's a link to review... you just click it and then sign in! hope that helps... let me know if not and I'll try to figure it out for you! Ames But that's just the problem! I can't find the page that has his CD for sale. Tell me how to get there!! Please!!!! #please#
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Post by sunshine on Apr 11, 2007 22:12:50 GMT -5
Hi Donna, On the home page of the music store it features new releases. Just scroll over once and you'll see MiG!!! Click on the pic of the album cover and it will take you to the page where you can purchase/leave a review.
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Post by jagreen on Apr 11, 2007 23:39:25 GMT -5
Since it has become painfully obvious this morning after reading some of the reviews on iTunes that many people never learned the Golden Rule...if you don't have anything nice to say...then don't say anything at all...can I ask a favor of you guys? Can you register at iTunes if you're not already and leave MiG a glowing review there too? And if you are registered and have already left one, can you re-register under a different user name and leave another one? So many people buy their CDs online and download these days that this is where we need to be concentrating our efforts for MiG. Please...this is really really important. Thanks!!! #blowingkiss# I noticed that last night so I left a very positive review and implied in my comment that the people leaving negative reviews hadn't actually listened to the whole cd. I also marked the negative reviews as unhelpful. I'll go and see if I can reregister and leave another review. All that negativity made me sad
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Post by AMES on Apr 12, 2007 1:32:44 GMT -5
But that's just the problem! I can't find the page that has his CD for sale. Tell me how to get there!! Please!!!! #please# Hey Donna, If you are still having trouble... you can also just put "MiG" in the search box and it should take you right there... (hopefully)
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Post by prissy on Apr 12, 2007 5:02:23 GMT -5
what a great review... i'm dreaming that i'm the princess whom he's about to take away with his starship.... ;D #rockstar#
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Post by mbucksfan on Apr 12, 2007 8:32:09 GMT -5
I left a review at amazon and iturnes. How bizarre is it that you have to put mig in the search box at itunes to get it to come up under artist. If you put mig ayesa you get nothing. I also ordered my cd's from amazon months ago and my shiop date isn;t until the 18th, if you order 2 day shipping they will get it to you by the 14
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Post by imbadd on Apr 12, 2007 12:34:36 GMT -5
I just visited Amazon and left my review and discovered this new vid of MiG promoting his new album - have you seen it? if not, run there now - ahhhh more MiG! www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/2712
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