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Lily Allen appeared on Live from the Artists Den. She started slow but by the second number she was interesting up beat and seriously whimsical.
                                                                           

Lily's band is precise and punctual. No backing tracks "Very live entertainment". The second number featured very provocative dancers, well choreographed, well rehearsed.

                                                                          
In the retrospective on musical dance numbers on TV the Lily Allen show has come along way.

Allen synthesizes Jazz and Pop to create rock quality performance.  What essence pervades the Lily Allen group the they are so much better than Vampire Weekend reviewed in the previous segment of Live Rock Critic 44.

Al
len's voice soars crackles and bends and show tunes become danceable

                                                                                                        

Jason Miraz performed at UCLA's Royce Hall.  Many people would like his smooth soft music but it is a Genre outside of Live Rock Criticism.

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These bands have appeared on Seth Myer's Late Night. Way back in May " Little Daylight" grinds out their rock schmaltz, Electric Light Orchestra with UHOH's and a bit of kelt. There performance though muddy is real without backing tracks.  

June 3rd 2014  on Seth Myers show Kip Moore is country.He tries to get up and rock but does not quite do it. Very simple very slow and without any great tones.

Very next night "Bastile" which Steth alleges is a UK Rock Band. OHOOO OHHOOO  not quite making rock. It seems to me that this band does not understand what it takes to rock.  They have the right instruments are live but not quite adequate.

                                                                         

Demi Lovato's band does rock. She is a bit of key, nerve grating. Perhaps the rushed shrillness is a product of nervousness. Weakness in drums and bass my fail to punctuate, creating a run on vocal.
                                                                            

Sia got 25 million views on YouTube. A continuing backing track with a ponderous choreography to me. Seth bounces up to view the homo erotic ending close up.

Paolo Nutini performed Iron Sky. Starts out as fair heavy blues very nice blues guitar from an old Gibson 335. The horn section tries to remedy the number's failure to develop and even fall flat. The band is trying for a Beatles style at times. For fans of blues who could tolerate the vougeing........
                                                                          
Stromae " Poppa Yto" was crappy and in french. Repetitious as well with True Geek choreography.

                                                                             

July at last an I just caught a bit of the 8 G band which may suck more than any other. Charlie XCX try's to
out suck 8 G.
                                                                            

I like the bit of Ed Sheran animation which was graphed on to the start of Seth Meyers late night July 10 2014. Listening and viewing on a Samsung Smart TV, probably  your average sound system for programs like Steth Myers.
                                                                           

Neon Trees performed "Text Me In The Morning". the band pulls of quirky rock finally succeeding and continuing to rock. good drums help a lot. the vocal is repetitious, that is a bit of a failure.

July 15th 2014 Seth hosts "Betty Who"  "Some Body Loves You" Betty is making her first TV appearance could be her last shrill on TV.  A flat shrill with frontal exposure, ponderous too.
                                                                             
Broods performed "Mother and Father". A whining weak Techno Pop which did not develop or pick up, very boring and repetitious.

Bleachers performed "Roller Coaster" the rock beat kept up with constant and development and expansion of the music. Then the front man got lost on his Grech when he tried to lead and then the tune fell apart unattractively.

July 29th 2014 Christina Perri performed "Burning Gold". her band is a bit like old Fleetwood Mac.

She stays on key with interesting development. Tempo changes are powerful and compatible. Live music, no backing track and good solid Musicianship from the band. Christina Perri delivered an enthusiastic entertaining performance.

I keep trying to catch up with the performances and write reviews. When I do I'll stop continuing Live Rock Critic 44.