Kris Allen: “Live Like We’re Dying”

Welcome back to Simple Man Music and another installment of our “Talented Tunes”, which features songs by artists both new and established. We choose these artists and their tunes because we believe that the song has a little something extra that propels it into the realm of a great song. Todays featured artist and tune is reining American Idol star Kris Allen and the tune is “Live Like We’re Dying”.

The first I had even heard of this guy or his song was when I saw him perform the single two weeks ago on the Wednesday night “So You Think You Can Dance” Top 6 results show. I was like “who in the hell is this guy”. However I will say that I was glad that I listened to Kris Allen sing his song, because I thought it was very good. It didn’t hurt him any either to have a very good rhythm section backing him up on stage, but anyway it is a great song.

Now I will be the first to tell you that I listen to a lot of different genres of music. I will also tell you that I am for the most part into Rock & Roll be it hard, metal, southern, or classic. As a result I am not really a pop music kind of guy, but I could listen to this guy and his song and be satisfied with the end result of how it makes me feel. For those of you who are not really into this style of music I hope you give this song a chance too.

That is all we have for you right now, but we will be back again soon with something else new and hopefully tantalizing enough for you to try out. I hope you all enjoy the song and the video I am including with this post, and that you let us know what you think about it. From all of us here at Simple Man Music have a marvelous day and an awesome holiday and we will see you all later CIAO4NOW!!!!!

“Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen

Colbie Caillat / Fallin’ For You

As you all know we have done a series of post’s here at Simple Man Music called “Talented Tunes”. Talented Tunes is for new songs we find from artists that we feel show a lot of promise. It could have great lyrics, a groovin beat, or a cool guitar riff that just catches the listener the right way and makes a connection. I think we may have found another tune and artist that fits the bill and her name is Colbie Caillat and the tune is “Fallin’ For You”.

Colbie Caillat is an up and coming artist who is a true product of MySpace Music. She has recently been nominated for a Peoples Choice Award in the Favorite Music Collaboration category with recording artist Jason Mraz. Colbie has also done some work with recording artist Jason Reeves as well. Her music is very laid back and fun with kind of a beach vibe to it and she has quite a few tunes to listen to, but “Fallin’ For You” is my favorite.

Thanks for stopping by Simple Man Music today and I hope you check out this Talented Tune and let us know what you think about it and Colbie Caillat. I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday and we will see you all again very soon my friends CIAO4NOW!!!!!

Talented Tunes - Demi Lovato: Here We Go Again

You may, or may not, have heard of Demi Lovato, but I'm impressed with this girl's talent, and thought I'd introduce her to all of our readers here at Simple Man Music in a Talented Tunes post.

This girl has been in acting for some time, starring in Disney Channel's Sonny With A Chance, as well as the movie, Camp Rock. Now I know some of you are already groaning - "Another Disney channel diva," but this girl is not another Miley Cyrus…she's much better.

Her first album came out in 2008, and just recently in July of 2009, Here We Go Again, her second album, came out. This debuted on the Billboard 200 at #1, and sold thousands in the first week.

Now there's a reason this girl is popular. She is now 17 years old, but if you throw away your preconceived notions about the fact she comes from Disney, you'll definitely hear the talent here. The first time my husband and I heard her, we both commented that she had the sound of Avril Lavigne back in the old days (before she softened up after getting married lol).

So just take the time to give the video a listen. She's definitely rockin' out in her hit single - Here We Go Again.

Talented Tunes - Whitney Houston is Back!

Welcome to Simple Man Music. I'm back with another Talented Tunes post, and today we're going to have a look at Whitney Houston's new release. We haven't heard from this female pop star for years. She is definitely considered to be one of the biggest female stars of pop ever, so many have wondered why she has been "silent" for so long.

That silence has ended. Her new album is coming out at the end of August - I Look to You. Have a listen to the main single on that new album "I Look to You," and you'll realize that she's back with a bang.

This is a great piece of music, perhaps even more powerful than music she has released in the past. Her voice is still incredible, and I personally think her voice sounds even better - it's mellowed with age. I believe Houston said it best herself "I'm back home where I belong."

Check out her new single "I Look to You," below. Right now you can also download this tune free at her website.

Talented Tunes - Taylor Warren "Just Hold On"

Hi there everyone and thanks for dropping by Simple Man Music. Today I'm back with Talented Tunes, and I have an interesting new song and artist to talk about today.

Today on Talented Tunes, we're featuring Taylor Warren and his song "Just Hold On." You may not have heard of this guy and his band yet, but I think you will definitely hear more of him in the future.

His music has been on Animal Planet, MTV, and he and his band has even opened for Sugar Ray. So far he is unsigned, which is hard to believe, but the guy has a lot of talent, so I don't see him staying that way for long.

He just has released a new EP, I Am Who I Am, and personally I've found all of his music to be pretty good. You can find out more about Taylor Warren at his MySpace website http://www.myspace.com/taylorwarrenband.

The band has a pop rock sort of sound, and Taylor Warren provides some great vocals. The guitarists really have a great sound, as did the drummer. It all comes together to provide a great sound that you'll enjoy rockin' out to.

So take a listen to his tune, "Just Hold On." Let us know what you think.

Talented Tunes - Charice Pempengco "Note to God"

We'd like to introduce something new to you today here at Simple Man Music. You see, sometimes we come across songs that we really like. Perhaps we don't know much about the artist, or maybe we don't even care a whole lot for the artist, but there is just this one song that really grabs your attention. We haven't quite known what to do with music like this, so we have decided to start up a recurring post called "Talented Tunes" here at Simple Man Music. Basically we'll be highlighting a song, not really a particular band. If you have some ideas, let us know and we may highlight your favorite "Talented Tunes" as well.

For the first "Talented Tunes" post, I want to talk about a song I found through a friend. A friend sent me the link to this video and said, "you just have to check this girl out." I watched it and was very impressed. Not only does the song grab your attention, but the artist, Charice Pempengco is astounding, especially for just a teenager.

Charice got her start on a talent show in the Philippines several years ago. Since then she has appeared in other talent shows and even with some big name artists, like Celine Dion. She has performed on shows like Ellen and Oprah, and finally got music producer David Foster behind her music. Her first single is "Note to God" and Tim and I have found it an incredible song. Personally I can't wait to see what is in future for this young teen girl. Check out the song yourself below...