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Thanks to an Internet phenomenon, Rick Astley has gained popularity in recent years. The cult around his hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" does not bother the pop star of the 80s. But on his new album, the musician shows that he has much more to offer.
In fact, Rick Astley just wanted to retire to his favorite home studio and play a little. "It's my sanctuary," said the pop star who made a big commercial comeback two years ago with the album "50" on Twitter recently.
"I've experimented a few pieces before I know it I just made a new record." His eighth studio album titled "Beautiful Life" and presents Astley as a happy and happy artist who has a audible sense of what he's doing.
Extremely dancing, meanwhile 52- Year in his new album. The title track is a clbadic and dynamic old school nightclub issue. (Life is beautiful, if you give it a chance, it makes you dance), sings Astley. "It's a beautiful life, if you give it a chance it can make you dance." "It's a very simple song, a very simple text," he admits in an interview with the German news agency. Despite all the bad news that Astley says daily, "the world is awesome and there can be a better life," he says. "You just have to find a way to make yourself beautiful."
For him, it works clearly through music. "Chance To Dance" is always a pop song so alive and full of humor, where you can not keep your legs still. But before suspicion rises, Astley now relies on the old recipe for success, which propelled it to the highest charts of the charts in the late '80s: "Never Gonna Give Up ", he goes with the song of love" She Makes Me "in a very different and sweet direction, then combined with" Shivers ", even country sounds with hip-hop rhythms. And yes, it works incredibly well.
Already on his return album "50", with which Astley climbed to the top spot in the UK charts two years ago, the singer was versatile. Folk, gospel, soul or funk – also on "Beautiful Life" it extends the genre pop stylistically versatile. The common point to all songs is that they are adult songs with powerful melodies. Of course, the characteristic voice of Astley is the most important quality trait – sometimes as fragile as in the quiet intro of the "Empty Heart" ballad, then powerful as in "The Good Old Days", almost nostalgic, in which he remembers musically from his childhood. Astley does not only seem satisfied, he is too. "I think my whole life has been beautiful right up to here," he says looking at the album's title. That many people still badociate it with his catchy "Never Gonna Give You Up" does not bother him. After all, the blow has opened many doors for him. "I realize that some artists go crazy because of this song that they can not solve," he says. "But I do not have a career of ten, fifteen or twenty years where I could choose from twenty successes.I did not do that for four or five years."
After that, he " was a little fed up "and retired from the music industry for nearly 15 years, before going on tour starting in 2004. In the late 2000s, Astley became more and more popular. This was due to a curious Internet phenomenon called "Rickrolling" which started around 2007. Users were lured to an Internet link, behind which not promised content – a hidden text or video – but the clip of "Never Gonna Give You Up" with the weird dance from today singer 's point of view
"Some artists would probably be totally bored because they do not feel caught seriously, "says Astley." I think it's great. "Still some weird gags with the 1987 pop hit surfaced." I've laughed so hard on some of the things I'm doing. " I have a stomach ache, "says the singer, who refused to market the gag with a re-recording.While the trio of songwriters Stock Aitken Waterman has earned millions on the many views on YouTube, he would have conceded a few dollars to the performer.
After all, the Rickrolling led Ri ck Astley at the MTV European Music Awards He was voted "the best artist of all time" by viewers – with a slight wink, of course – and on stage with Japan's rock band Foo Fighters, singing his famous tube. "Just ripped off," he's still raving, "it's just amazing." Jokingly, Astley has even been suggested as the new British prime minister. "He will never give up on you" was the slogan of the fictional campaign.
Recently, the creators of the sci-fi series "Westworld" had fun, leaving their actress Evan Rachel instead of an anticipated preview of the second season. Wood "Never Gonna Give You Up" singing – it was the last case of "Rickrolling" until now. Wood was born 31 years ago, shortly after the release of the song.
Astley is thrilled that the song is now working across generations. "It's clear that people my age can sing that," he says, "but seeing the kids singing, I think that's really great." The huge fame has probably also ushered in the great success of Two Years and the upcoming album, with which Astley will be touring Germany again.
If he arrives at the top of the charts again, will show in the coming weeks. Whatever it is, Rick Astley proves again with "Beautiful Life" that as an artist he has much more to offer than singing the same success of the 80s.
Dates of the tour: 13.09.18 Munich – Tonhalle Kultfabrik, 14.09. 18 Frankfurt – Batschkapp, 16.09.18 Cologne – E-Werk, 17.09.18 Hamburg – Great Freedom 36, 18.09.18 Berlin – Admiralspalast
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