Rock Swings

Paul Anka - Rock Swings

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Artist: Paul Anka
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-06-07
Music Label: Verve
Soundtracks:

It's My Life
True
Eye Of The Tiger
Everybody Hurts
Wonderwall
Blackhole Sun
It's A Sin
Jump
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Hello
Eyes Without A Face
Lovecats
The Way You Make Me Feel
Tears In Heaven

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Music Review: SWINGING RHYTHM & SOULFUL VOCALS~BRAVO PAUL!!!
Rating: 5 Stars

Incredible that this Legendary Singer/Composer has been making spectactacular music for fifty years and in 2005 records a true Masterpiece that stands as one of his finest recorded works and never have Paul Anka vocals been finer or quite as mesmerizing and deeply soulful...Bravo Paul!!!
Opening with Bon Jovi's "It's My Life", Mr. Anka makes this song a personal athem all his own that takes one back through the years in a way that becomes a memorable trip back through the great Sinatra years and the big band era in an original yet updated way that is a totally great musical experience which ultimately becomes a personal slogan about life and survival...smooth in a Neil Hefti kind of way, "True" is another personal trip back through time and becomes a deeply personal Anka statement that reflects years experienced with greats such as Ella...these interpetations are so deeply felt that it is as if Paul Anka composed every song in this masterful collection and I can only imagine this is because this legendary master is on of the great singer/songwriters from the past fifty years and a true original.
"Eye Of The Tiger' is cool, rhythmic, sophisicated and so totally hip plus quite a unique listening experience not to be missed by those who enjoy a true great in sublime form as this magnificent performance hopefully won a "Grammy Award" and if it didn't, for shame!!!
For those who love to be hypnotized, "Everybody Hurts" will become a regular addiction that will become a daily fix as this song is soul-deep and magnificent...by now you real music lovers must realize that this is a work that comes once in a lifetime and Mr. Anka is a truly incredible musical legend that must be a killer in concert and please Mr. Anka come to L.A.!!!
"Wonderwall" is programmed on T.V. Cable under "Singers & Standards" and thankfully my introduction to this classic work and it only took one listen...a magical and engrossing song with a hot rhythm track featuring a stellar Anka performance that is one of his finest along with the amazing keyboard rifts!!!! "Blackhole Sun" is another kicking big-band arrangement with a tremendous vocal that takes one away...a soulful arrangement and mesmerizing vocal make "It's A Sin" a true standout in this stellar collection of hypnotic and magical performances from a true master and this haunting ballad is an experience that will linger long after its over...get lost in these great songs as music doesn't get finer and is seldom like this!
"Jump" is definitive...plain and simple as this is hot and cooking track and who would have ever imagined Paul peaking like he does here...he is having a totally awesome time and in the end so do we!!!
Another great and surprising definitive masterful performance, how can one describe how great Mr. Anka is in his deeply soulful and wildly riveting version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" which compares to nothing...this is another stand-out and catch the live performance of this amazing song by this wondrous singer on youtube.
Lionel must marvel at how Paul goes so deep inside "Hello" and ultimately makes it his own...yikes does this guy have no mercy taking all these songs away from the originals...an emotional journey is where Paul takes "Eyes Without A Face"...smooth and sophisicated "Lovecats" is exotic and mesmerizing...blusey and intoxicating with "The Way You Make Me Feel", the finale "Tears In Heaven" will make a believer out of anyone with a feeling for those who can take us away with the magic of their voice and none is more magical than the voice of Mr. Paul Anka!!!
Thank you for all the years of the greatest in music both in singing and in composing...you are the ultimate in the world of music and please Mr. Anka keep it coming...you are one of the true masters and we love you!!! Bravo Paul Anka!!!

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Description of Rock Swings

Sonically amazing, musically impeccable, vocally superb, this album swings hard from start to finish. Crank it loud on a great stereo. Crank it loud in your car with the windows open and the top down. This is fun music, this is music to drink cocktails to, this is a seriously fun album that seriously swings hard!

Beginning his career by entering amateur contests and sneaking into clubs, Paul Anka has gone on to become one of the most prolific, successful songwriters in history. This year marks his 47th Anniversary in show business, which he celebrates with the June 7th Global release of his latest album, "Rock Swings." It is a concept that takes rock hits from the 80's and adds a swing arrangement to give them a completely different, and fresh new sound. Songs like "Jump" by Van Halen, "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, "Wonderwall" by Oasis.