JimMIA
There's more to life than mice...
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2005
This is a spin-off of the "Song Blew Me Away" and "What Are You Listening To" threads. Unfortunately, I did not actually attend this concert, but I've enjoyed it on YouTube.
The artist is Avicii, a Swedish EDM artist, and the event is a tribute concert in Stockholm following his tragic suicide. It was quite a tribute! The concert video is a little over 2 hours, but if you like music it is worth watching from start to finish.
So -- one might very well ask -- how does an old fart like JimMIA even become aware of EDM, much less like it???
Long story, but I'll give the very abbreviated version. I quit my part time retirement job in February 2016, and by about the end of March I got incredibly bored. So I did what many retirees have done, I began driving part time for Uber just to have something to do.
Miami has a lot of festivals during tourist season, and one of those festivals is the Ultra Music Festival. So, one morning I got a ride request from a hotel in Miami Beach and picked up a nice young Swedish guy with a weird Uber nickname: Avicii. I drove him to the Ultra venue and on the ride I asked if he was performing. He lied and said no, he was just going to help a friend with a sound check.
He wasn't offended that I had no idea who he was; I think he was actually a little amused because he was one of the headliners for the whole 3 day festival! We had a nice conversation and I dropped him off at Bayfront Park. Nice guy.
I didn't think about the insignificant ride until 2 years later when I read a news story about someone named "Avicii" committing suicide. I looked at the story and was immediately saddened to see his picture. It was only then that I made the connection, but still didn't know anything about his music. For the record, Avicii was his stage name; his real name was Tim Bergling.
Google and YouTube are your friends, so I checked out some videos and discovered an amazing talent. Gone way too soon, but he left behind a legacy of some of the best music I've ever enjoyed -- and I like pretty much all music.
SO...all that said -- here's a link to the entire concert, and then I'm going to also link 4 highlights from the concert to show the incredible variety of Tim's music:
And here are a few samples:
Without You -- vocal by Sandro Cavazza -- If you are going to pick one song to start off a concert, this is a pretty good choice. I apologize for the one bad word, but this is today's music and you probably won't notice it. Sandro Cavazza is a Swedish singer of Italian descent, and he definitely wakes up the audience.
Ten More Days -- vocal by Zak Abel -- Zak Abel is an English singer who was born in Morocco and lived most of his childhood in Israel. If you can imagine a 14 year-old Blues singer, that's what Zak Abel looks like. (he's actually 25) And of course, he was also a national table tennis champion. But listen.
Hey Brother -- vocal by Dan Tyminsky -- Okay, a rockish break up song, a Blues number, what's next? Country, of course -- I mean the guy is Swedish! Dan Tyminsky is an American country singer and songwriter. Background vocals are by Vargas and Lagola
And finally, Heart Upon My Sleeve -- vocal by Lucas Kruger -- Lucas Kruger is a Swedish actor/singer, and was a friend of Tim's since chilldhood -- so this is a very emotional performance. Avicii originally did "Heart Upon My Sleeve" with Imagine Dragons, but Kruger's version is much, much better. At the very end, he says something in Swedish, and if somebody could translate it, that would be great.
The artist is Avicii, a Swedish EDM artist, and the event is a tribute concert in Stockholm following his tragic suicide. It was quite a tribute! The concert video is a little over 2 hours, but if you like music it is worth watching from start to finish.
So -- one might very well ask -- how does an old fart like JimMIA even become aware of EDM, much less like it???
Long story, but I'll give the very abbreviated version. I quit my part time retirement job in February 2016, and by about the end of March I got incredibly bored. So I did what many retirees have done, I began driving part time for Uber just to have something to do.
Miami has a lot of festivals during tourist season, and one of those festivals is the Ultra Music Festival. So, one morning I got a ride request from a hotel in Miami Beach and picked up a nice young Swedish guy with a weird Uber nickname: Avicii. I drove him to the Ultra venue and on the ride I asked if he was performing. He lied and said no, he was just going to help a friend with a sound check.
He wasn't offended that I had no idea who he was; I think he was actually a little amused because he was one of the headliners for the whole 3 day festival! We had a nice conversation and I dropped him off at Bayfront Park. Nice guy.
I didn't think about the insignificant ride until 2 years later when I read a news story about someone named "Avicii" committing suicide. I looked at the story and was immediately saddened to see his picture. It was only then that I made the connection, but still didn't know anything about his music. For the record, Avicii was his stage name; his real name was Tim Bergling.
Google and YouTube are your friends, so I checked out some videos and discovered an amazing talent. Gone way too soon, but he left behind a legacy of some of the best music I've ever enjoyed -- and I like pretty much all music.
SO...all that said -- here's a link to the entire concert, and then I'm going to also link 4 highlights from the concert to show the incredible variety of Tim's music:
And here are a few samples:
Without You -- vocal by Sandro Cavazza -- If you are going to pick one song to start off a concert, this is a pretty good choice. I apologize for the one bad word, but this is today's music and you probably won't notice it. Sandro Cavazza is a Swedish singer of Italian descent, and he definitely wakes up the audience.
Ten More Days -- vocal by Zak Abel -- Zak Abel is an English singer who was born in Morocco and lived most of his childhood in Israel. If you can imagine a 14 year-old Blues singer, that's what Zak Abel looks like. (he's actually 25) And of course, he was also a national table tennis champion. But listen.
Hey Brother -- vocal by Dan Tyminsky -- Okay, a rockish break up song, a Blues number, what's next? Country, of course -- I mean the guy is Swedish! Dan Tyminsky is an American country singer and songwriter. Background vocals are by Vargas and Lagola
And finally, Heart Upon My Sleeve -- vocal by Lucas Kruger -- Lucas Kruger is a Swedish actor/singer, and was a friend of Tim's since chilldhood -- so this is a very emotional performance. Avicii originally did "Heart Upon My Sleeve" with Imagine Dragons, but Kruger's version is much, much better. At the very end, he says something in Swedish, and if somebody could translate it, that would be great.
Music!
