I joined a community? Like what the? Never the less, a musician's blog, kinda cheezy right? Oh well, it happens to be one of the best singers currently on this planet: Jason MRAZ. It's a funny thing really, we come from the same "neck of the woods". And as I was reading through his bios, I found out his family is not too far away from mine in aspects I think he could relate. I on the other hand moved overseas (Neverland), not CA. But anyway, that's beside the point. The point is what makes this artist amongst all artists amazing. A style and flair I recognize. From where? Beats me... but I know it. I guess like all music to all people, there are groups, singers, musicians in masses who relate to each and everyone's inner being. Something that touches you on a level no other person, thing, or feeling can. And that is something people shouldn't forget or let go of.
I remember the first time The Remedy came on the radio. I remember how the American radio stations killed it with the repetitive get stuck in your head way they do things (yanno the subliminal "go buy this album"). Which indeed I actually did buy the album (Shhh), based on that one song and the fact that it did not loose its appeal... knowing that this Jason guy could sing and his words were his own, and that the album in whole would not be a waste. In knowing and I wanted more. I wanted to hear what else he had to offer.
It was a warm Floridian night, stars in the sky, breeze in the air. The beach laid outstretched and water inviting. My SUV parked behind. Myself and my mateys enjoying an evening of what every evening should be, and my new found cd playing in the background. When the last song began, something in my being grabbed it and took it in. Like the ocean waves crashing on the shore, the drums and bongos began to beat in tune with Tonight, Not Again. Something in the air shifted and I knew, I recognized this song. I had heard later on that this song was actually written in the form of a poem that he turned into lyrics (not sure if that is fact). Even so, the lyrics were wonderful in their own rite. But the way Jason MRAZ used the words in creating this masterpiece was incredibly breathtaking. And then once the song ended, at least 2 persons asked to hear it again. God only knows how many times it has been played over and over in the course of the past years by myself and the others, bongos or none. But every time I hear it, I still feel the same way I did the first time I heard it, if not more enthralled. It's like damn good sex. It only gets better and better each time. And that is what makes Jason MRAZ one of the most amazing Singers/Musicians ever to walk on this giant spinning blue ball. When an artist can give you one song, one thing, that is solid and never changing, but only getting better with age... Then he is true.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCoZwJxSFqo(Tonight, Not Again - Jason Mraz)
