It has been said before: singer / crooner Michael Bublé does his best in a live setting. The follow-up to (2007) was recorded again during a live performance, this time in the Madison Square Garden. This famous New York concert hall is seen as a measure of success: once you are there, you have made it. With his performance at the Madison Square Garden, the Canadian singer follows in the footsteps
… of his great role model , who recorded the live album The Main Event there in 1974. Just like 'The Voice', Bublé is accompanied by a formidable big band. In a mix of standards, 'far-jazz-te' pop songs like I'm Your Man ( ) and Crazy Little Thing Called Love ( ) and his own songs like Lost and Home, he treats the New York audience to a perfect combination of pop, soul and jazz. From the enthusiastic responses you can hear that people enjoy it, just as Bublé clearly enjoys the response from the audience. The bonus DVD shows how one of the greatest contemporary singers is preparing for one of the (so far) greatest shows of his career. (HB)more
