"Piano Rocker Rocks My Face Off"

I've added a new link to my music list. You've got to check this guy out, for real! Ben Jelen (pronounced "yellin" for those who were wonderin'). This guy is "funk nasty"...I had to get in my daily drop of ghetto vocab...who am I kidding? I'm the whitest white boy there is! So anyway, I was surfing the web earlier today in search of a great musical talent...I'm so tired of tenni-bopper chicks who think they can sing, flaunting their stuff...or lack thereof...all over the place. It's so refreshing to hear real talent these days. So I was searching on Itunes and came across this guy's stuff. I listened to a few clips and proceeded to his website...which is "off the chain" btw (there's some more ghetto vocab. for ya!) After...oh 5 seconds...I was sold. So I headed off the the great world of Wally and bought his CD "Give It All Away". All the way home and in the 3 hours since I've been soaking in some incredible tunes! His music is a beautiful marriage of piano and rockin' vocals. Not only does this guy rock it on the piano, but he also plays the guitar and violin. If only I could sing like this guy...oh well!

A few quotes from Ben's site:

"Ben Jelen's debut album, GIVE IT ALL AWAY (Maverick), showcases a self-taught musician whose introspective songs are balanced by an optimistic belief in new beginnings."

"Over lush instrumentation, Jelen tells a poet's tale. His lyrics explore the burn of passion, the nostalgia that remains when the fire cools, and the bittersweet emotions at each end of the spectrum."

"My musical process is organic and emotional, and Maverick was willing to let me be who I am, he reveals, I write songs about things that have stirred and inspired me, and I record when my feelings are fresh to preserve those emotions."

"Ben explains, I donít write just one type of song, Ben explains, I write what I see, do, and feel. The blood boiling when you're angry, you're pulse racing when you're excited: that's what's important. When I feel like that, the song already exists in my mind and I just start writing."

CHECK IT OUT!

SHOUT OUT TO CUHROLLIN...YOU ROCK!!