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    CANCELLED: 2020 - Mika @ Arena di Verona, Italy, 10 August

    in Before the Show

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    On 6/27/2020 at 5:17 PM, Siri said:

     

    If you are waiting for them to email you I don't know if you'll ever receive your voucher. You have to go on their site and do the request yourself :dunno:

    https://ticketone.formlets.com/rimborsionline/

    Anyway the government is discussing about the possibility to have your money back if you won't be able to use your vouchers in 18 months, but no official decisions yet :wait:

     

    Did someone receive a voucher from Ticketone? I've sent my request about 9 days ago and haven't got the answer yet.

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    Dear Jealousy

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

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    This video makes me dizzy, literally :blink: The changes of light, colours and frames are too fast. And Mika is almost not seen, it's too dark. I don't get this concept of making two almost identical videos. It's like Mika spent all his money on TL and Sanremo and decided to make something simple and cheap :naughty:

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    My Name Is Michael Holbrook - Mika's new album 2019

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

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    So, there's been some progress :biggrin2: I begin to like more songs. I like Blue, it sounds like the most Mikaish song on the album and reminds me of Un Soleil Mal Lune at some point. And Cry, yes exactly! It's a really nice song, though the lyrics are quite simple and it sounds like George Michael (music) meets Justin Timberlake (vocals), I think I can cope with it :) Actually there're many mistakes with it's lyrics in an album booklet.

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    My Name Is Michael Holbrook - Mika's new album 2019

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

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    3 hours ago, giraffeandy said:

     

    I don't get the general "hate" among fans for Cry tbh, I don't think it's the best song Mika has ever done but it's really one of the most enjoyable tracks on this record. Maybe it reminds of George Michael but Mika always had songs like that on his albums, just think of Touches You from TBWKTM, that's 100 % inspired by George Michael too (Faith & Father Figure) and still sounds like a Mika song. Cry also kind of gives me Tah Dah vibes, which is one of my favourite tracks from TOOL (deluxe). I have to say I'm rather kind of underwhelmed by some of the ballads on this record as I always thought ballads are Mika's strenght, even though Blue really grew on me after more listenings and I like it now. However, I think this album has some of Mika's best dance pop songs, which is kind of unexpected but I think I will enjoy this album for what it is. I actually have a quite similar feeling about MNIMH as I had about TBWKTM, many great songs I will definitely play a lot, it just doesn't have the flow of an album for me like for example NPIH had. 

     

    I don't say I hate or "hate" Cry or any other song. I don't say I don't like the album, the album is OK, not great, but nice. One problem is I can't get used to such a mainstream, commercial sound. I didn't expect this from Mika, I loved his music because it was so different. MNIMH is not different, almost every song sounds like some other song and as @ellie said:

     

    2 hours ago, ellie said:

    Its bizzare how imitative he is of other artists on this album and while thats not new, I didnt use to guess the exact song that inspired him after 30 seconds :aah: 

     

    And this is the second problem.

    The most important thing is that I don't have that special feeling I used to have when I listened to Mika's music for the first time. Many songs are nice, but they just don't catch me.
    Though I think Tiny Love and Tomorrow are among the best Mika's songs, I love them. So at least I have something to be happy about.

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    My Name Is Michael Holbrook - Mika's new album 2019

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    8 hours ago, Poisonyoulove said:

     

    Does that mean I don't have to feel sick with guilt over how much I hate it?

     

    This album has two really great songs, a couple of nice songs, all the rest is commercial, mainstream, mediocre or just boring music. Do I feel guilty about what I think of the album while 99 percent of fans believe it's a masterpiece? No, I feel disappointment. I'm not disappointed in my reaction to the album, I'm disappointed in Mika. Yes, it's a bit sad, but that's OK.

    Yesterday I listened to Origin Of Love (song). I asked myself how Mika could record something like Cry or Stay High and call it authentic? Origin Of Love is authentic. Cry for instance is just 100% George Michael and 0% Mika. It's still nice song, but I expect Mika's music to be outstanding. Well, it's not anymore.

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    My Name Is Michael Holbrook - Mika's new album 2019

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

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    I listened to the new songs this morning and now the whole album, some new songs twice. So I have an opinion :) The only new song I really like is "Ready to call this love", amazing duet! I'm not really sure about the rest. Paloma, I went to hell and Blue definitely deserve a better sound. And it is so weird to hear something like Cry, Stay High and Platform Ballerinas from Mika. These songs are too pop, too mainstream, even remind of Britney Spears at some point :fisch: And it's not a compliment :naughty:

     

    So my two favourite songs are Tiny Love and Tomorrow, I like Sanremo and even Jealousy a lot now, Ice Cream is cool, Ready to call this love is great. That's all. MNIMH is the weakest Mika's album to me. Well Mika's voice sounds really beautiful, lyrics of Paloma, I went to hell and Blue are really strong. Though song is not a poem, music is the main thing in a song and musically MNIMH is not good enough. Mika can do better, still can do better I hope.

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    Tomorrow

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

    Posted · Edited by Mousetrap

    After some time I can say that I love Tomorrow :) I still think the production is weak side of the song. It's not Mikaish mostly because there's no piano in it as well as in other new songs except for Tiny Love. However Tomorrow is now my second favourite song after Tiny Love :wub2:

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    Tomorrow

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    And why this mainstream sound again? Tomorrow has the same problem as Dear Jealousy, Sanremo and even Ice Cream. The melody is great, the sound is too pop, too simple, too flat. After 4 albums and Tiny Love I know Mika can do better. I have this feeling I don't like that that special Mika's sound was really Greg Wells's sound. Good thing is all the songs seem to sound much better live and we'll have a live album.

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    Dear Jealousy

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

    Posted · Edited by Mousetrap

    7 hours ago, pupaclaudia said:

    I find a reference to Like a Prayer by Madonna, both in the structure and the choir, whereas the title reminds me of Dear Prudence by the Beatles (lots of Beatles in this album imo 😁)

     

    Thanks! It was something sooo familiar in "Dear Jealousy"'s refrain and now I know what! :flowers2:

     

    I like the song but not that much. It sounds like some mainstream pop song and not so mikaish at all. 

     

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    Tiny Love

    in Mika's Music and Artwork

    Posted · Edited by Mousetrap

    I watched the video and listened to the song without watching 5 or 6 times. And I can say it's not just a song it's the whole world of music! I can hear references to Queen, The Beatles, to the piano of Elton John, even Lighthouse Family and other different music. And on the top of it Mika's music, all his previous songs. This song is marvelous! Lyrics are very beautiful! I can't wait to buy the song and to listen to it in the best quality!

    I like the song video very much too, it reminds me of Happy Ending and Good Guys.

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    2019 - Mika @ Razzmatazz Barcelona, SPAIN, 12 Nov

    in Before the Show

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    18 hours ago, Dominika said:

    Ok so I know that it's early but I was thinking about preparing an action from fans to Mika of course. What about while Mika will be singing Ice Cream strat to throwing squisy ice creams on stage? What do you think about that? It wouln't be harmful for anybody and everyone will bring your own squishy ice cream. I think it would be fun !:biggrin2:

     

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    We should remember that there are a lot of dancing during the song... so if one of the girls with their high heeled shoes stepped on a squeeze ice cream there might be an incident with falling on stage :boxed:

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