Going through the Amazon listings, as I do pretty much daily, I stumbled across this little MP3 album. I had to do a double take--make that a triple take. At first glance, this looks like something from Michael Buble--he of the grand (and very good, too) 2011 Christmas crooning album. It seemed weird and all that he'd do another holiday record so soon AND that he'd do it so under the radar (Mike had a pretty long promotional rollout last year, if you recall). But, still thinking Michael Buble, I punched up one of the samples. Dude sounds sick. Remember when Meat Loaf lost his voice for like a year and a half? Sounded kinda like that.
So I looked again and....oh, OK, you got me; I see what you did there. It's Michael BUBBLE, not Buble. Now for all I know, this guy is really and truly named Michael BUBBLE. But I doubt it. And, if he's not actually named Michael BUBBLE, then the guy should be charged with identity theft. Or at least theft of any money he makes off of this.
Don't get me wrong. I like tribute bands/artists just fine. And I like true satire, but this... I dunno. It sure ain't a tribute, or satire or parody or anything except...a sick opertunistic rip off. Seems very very wrong to me. You want good satire (intentional or otherwise) and/or tribute, check out the Surfsiders/New Surfsiders records we told you about the other day. They didn't call themselves the BEECH Boys.
Now, again, if the dude's name really is Michael BUBBLE, then I apologize. I'm really sorry you got stuck with that name--not that your parents could've foreseen the musical juggernaut that is The Buble--but I would suggest you change your stage name to something else, for everyone's sake.
And then there is THIS.
Did you read that? Or at least look it over a bit? Go ahead, I'll wait. Now, check the post just below this one here at Stubby's. Look familiar? Yeah, I thought so, too. I mean, hell, they didn't even bother to correct the typos. And the previous post over there? Also mine. No link back to this site. No mention of our authorship. Indeed, the pieces are attributed to their "team". And I'm pretty sure if I were a member of that "team" I'd know it. (And, frankly, I wouldn't want to belong to any team that would have me as a member.)
Now, I'm no lawyer and I don't even play one on TV. And I'm not going to make any fuss beyond this little rant, here. And leave aside that, if they pulled that kinda crap with Billboard, they'd be in court before you could say Jack Frost. But, you know, and maybe it's me...I think it's just rude. And lazy.
So I looked again and....oh, OK, you got me; I see what you did there. It's Michael BUBBLE, not Buble. Now for all I know, this guy is really and truly named Michael BUBBLE. But I doubt it. And, if he's not actually named Michael BUBBLE, then the guy should be charged with identity theft. Or at least theft of any money he makes off of this.
Don't get me wrong. I like tribute bands/artists just fine. And I like true satire, but this... I dunno. It sure ain't a tribute, or satire or parody or anything except...a sick opertunistic rip off. Seems very very wrong to me. You want good satire (intentional or otherwise) and/or tribute, check out the Surfsiders/New Surfsiders records we told you about the other day. They didn't call themselves the BEECH Boys.
Now, again, if the dude's name really is Michael BUBBLE, then I apologize. I'm really sorry you got stuck with that name--not that your parents could've foreseen the musical juggernaut that is The Buble--but I would suggest you change your stage name to something else, for everyone's sake.
And then there is THIS.
Did you read that? Or at least look it over a bit? Go ahead, I'll wait. Now, check the post just below this one here at Stubby's. Look familiar? Yeah, I thought so, too. I mean, hell, they didn't even bother to correct the typos. And the previous post over there? Also mine. No link back to this site. No mention of our authorship. Indeed, the pieces are attributed to their "team". And I'm pretty sure if I were a member of that "team" I'd know it. (And, frankly, I wouldn't want to belong to any team that would have me as a member.)
Now, I'm no lawyer and I don't even play one on TV. And I'm not going to make any fuss beyond this little rant, here. And leave aside that, if they pulled that kinda crap with Billboard, they'd be in court before you could say Jack Frost. But, you know, and maybe it's me...I think it's just rude. And lazy.
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