MADPOD.com Barry Manilow Interview!

Barry Manilow ON TODAY'S Show! You can listen here, or subscribe through itunes on the right. Check it out on www.Madpod.com To Subscribe to Madpod.com, click the iTunes button on the right. We were mentioned on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code Show Adam Curry finally played my MADPOD Barry Manilow Promo, (interview Friday) on his show Daily Source Code. **This is the one of the guys that started it all...PODCASTING! BUY Barry Manilow Swag Click Here Barry Manilow II Barry Manilow is Alive and Well (featuring Pigeon John) The Essential Barry Manilow (Remastered) Check out our other podcasts. Click on Archives on Right. In terms of both record sales and career longevity, Barry Manilow is one of the most successful adult contemporary singers ever. That success hasn't necessarily translated to respect (or even ironic hipster appreciation) in most quarters; Manilow's music has been much maligned by critics and listeners alike, particularly the romantic ballads that made his career, which were derided as maudlin schlock even during his heyday. It's true that Manilow's taste for swelling choruses and lush arrangements often bordered on bombastic, but unlike many of his MOR peers, Manilow wasn't aiming to make smooth, restrained background music -- he conceived of himself as a pop entertainer and all-around showman in the classic mold, and his performances and stage shows were accordingly theatrical. Manilow dominated pop music during the latter half of the '70s like few other performers, spinning off a long series of hit singles (including 13 number-one hits on the adult contemporary charts) and platinum albums that essentially made the Arista label. The well began to run dry by the early '80s; no longer a superstar expected to deliver blockbuster hits, Manilow was free to explore his long-held taste for swing, pop standards, and Broadway show tunes, which dominated his albums from the mid-'80s on. He has continued to record steadily, and his popularity never completely eroded, as evidenced by the number three chart debut of his 2002 greatest-hits package, Ultimate Manilow. In an extremely rare radio interview (1 of 6 total in 10 years) Manilow speaks with Shadoe Steele regarding his individual hits, entertainment career and personal life. Click Here for Podcast Email Us: [email protected] Skype: (702)425-8600 country code +1, United States User name: jadly6