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For today's blog post I wanted to talk about the music that I have currently had on repeat! Lately I have been all about Alexander Jean's EPs High Enough and Head High. There are only about 5-6 songs on each EP but I am living for them right now. There is just something about the songs that shakes something within me and just makes me feel happy. No matter how much I've been working or how tired I've been feeling the second I hear even one of the songs from these I am instantly happy.
For those of you that don't know Alexander Jean they are a band made up of Mark Ballas and his wife BC Jean. I have had the pleasure of meeting these two recently when Mark was playing a guest star as the role of the Teen Angel in the musical Grease. After the show ended Alexander Jean did a mini concert for the audience and I was overjoyed and not expecting that. But on top of this surprise performance they stayed around after to meet the fans. I was beyond excited to meet them as I knew of a few of their songs and had bought their EPs while I was waiting for the doors to open for Grease.
They are two of the most humble people I have ever met. I'm not one to get star struck too often as I know they are just regular people like the rest of us but I admit I was definitely at little star struck from this encounter. And I have to say I thought BC Jean's vocals were amazing on the EPs they blew my mind live. I love the raw edginess to her tone of voice and her vocal range is insane! I was blown away by that small performance and am counting down until another opportunity to hear them live comes up again.
As for Mark I also thought his vocals were really good and unique on the EPs but again are much better live. He has such a versatile singing voice that it makes me sad I didn't get to see him play Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on Broadway. I am the type of person where if I like a song I have to check out liver versions of that song to see how well the artist can perform it live. I do this simply because there are so many different tools out there that can mask ones true voice that I prefer to hear the live versions. And if they can actually sing the song live or even better it makes me fall in love with their music all over again!
This isn't to say I have anything against any artists who use autotune or anything like that it's just a personal preference of mine. I prefer my music to be unfiltered if you will so that you can get the full effect of it. Sometimes the added sounds technology can create can be cool but I also find that if I tune into it really well I will end up finding that one sound that consistently repeats throughout the song and it ruins it for me. I like the focus to be on the artists and what they can do on their own as they all work so hard at what they do.
But back to Alexander Jean I just want to say that my favourite song from their Head High EP is So Bad. The way it is written just makes me want to sing and dance around no matter where I am when the song is playing. And my favourite song from their High Enough EP is Easier Said than Done. And that my friends is my Music Monday!
