Michael Learns to Rock - Wikipedia

Michael Learns to Rock (also known as MLTR) is a Danish soft rock and pop rock band formed in 1988. The band currently consists of Jascha Richter, ... MichaelLearnstoRock FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Danishband MichaelLearnstoRockAlsoknownasMLTROriginAarhus,DenmarkGenresSoftrockpoprockYearsactive1988–presentLabelsEMIRecordsMedleyRecordsMLTRMusic(mostalbumsandsinglessoldunderlicencebyWarnerMusic,exceptScandinavia,co-distributedunderlicencebyUniversalMusicGroupinIndia,WarnerMusicGroupinSouthEastAsiaandHongKong,andSonyMusicintherestoftheworld)MembersJaschaRichterMikkelLentzKåreWanscherPastmembersSørenMadsen(1988–2000)Websitewww.mltr.dk MichaelLearnstoRock(alsoknownasMLTR)isaDanishsoftrockandpoprockbandformedin1988.ThebandcurrentlyconsistsofJaschaRichter,MikkelLentzandKåreWanscher.SørenMadsenwasanoriginalmemberofthegroupsinceitsformationbutleftin2000.Thebandhassoldover11millionrecordsoverthecourseoftheircareer,withthemajoritysoldinScandinaviaandAsia.DespitebeingDanish,thebandperformssongsinEnglish.ThebandhasattributeditssuccessinAsiatotheirdrug-free,clean-livingimageandtosinginginEnglishasasecondlanguage.[1] MLTRhasearnedgoldandplatinumstatusforrecordsinmanycountriesandwonmanyawards,includingtheGoldPreisAwardfromRSH,Germanyand"TheBestPerformingActoftheYear"attheSEAGrammyAwardsinSingapore.Inaddition,theirsong"TakeMetoYourHeart"wasawarded"mostdownloadedsingleoftheyear2006"with6millionormorepaiddownloads.[2]Thebandhasrecordedninestudioalbumsaswellasanumberofliveandgreatesthitsalbums.Theirlateststudioalbum,Still,wasreleasedon21March2018. Duringthepeakoftheirpopularityinthemidandlate1990s,MLTRwasdescribedbycriticsasbeing"asgood(ifnotbetter)abandasanycurrentbignamegroupoutofAmericaortheUKortheAustralia."[3]Accordingtotheband'srecordlabelreleases,theirsoundis"theperfectbalanceofaScandinavianglowandtheinternationalpopsongthathasbeeninstrumentalinformingthecompellingsoundoftheband",[4]althoughtheleadsingerandsongwriter,JaschaRichter,disagreeswiththis,maintainingthatthemusicdefiesgeographicalcategorization.[1]ThereareothersonginthisbandlikeSleepingChild,TakeMetoYourHeart,etc. Contents 1History 1.1Formation—MichaelLearnstoRock(1988–1992) 1.2Internationalbreakthrough—Colours,PlayedonPepper,andband'sfirstGreatestHitscompilation—PaintMyLove(1993–1996) 1.3MainstreamSuccessinAsia—NothingtoLose,secondGreatestHitscompilation—MLTR&StrangeForeignBeauty(1997–1999) 1.4SørenMadsen'sdeparture,Jascha'ssoloventures,andcontinuingthebandastrio—BlueNight,PlanetBlue,MichaelLearnstoRock,andWhereIBelong(2000–2006) 1.5Independentlabel;MLTRMusic—Eternity(2007–2011) 1.6Scandinavia(2012–2013) 1.725thyearanniversaryandnewsingles(2014–2017) 1.8Filmsongandscore-WelcomeM1LL10NS(2018) 1.9STILL(2018–2020) 2Touring 3Musicalstyleandinfluences 4Bandmembers 5Discography 6References 7Externallinks History[edit] Formation—MichaelLearnstoRock(1988–1992)[edit] In1988,singerJaschaRichterwiththeintentofformingabandtoperformhissongs,askedhishighschoolfriendanddrummerKåreWanscherinAarhus,Denmarktoperformwithhim.Realizingthelimitationsofplayingasaduo,theyrecruitedtheguitaristMikkelLentz,whowasthenplayingrockmusicwithhisgrouptheRockingStuds.On15March1988,theirfirstnightofpracticemadethemrealizetheyneededafourthmusician,sotheyaskedSørenMadsen,anotherguitaristwhowasintoLedZeppelin,tojoininonbassguitar.[1]AlthoughMadsenwasnotanobviouschoiceforapopband,hewasinvitedonthebasisthathehadbeenpartofthebandHipHopthathadreachedthefinalsofaDanishcompetitiontonominateasongtotheEurovisionSongContest. SinceRichteralreadyhadanumberoforiginalsongs,eliminatingtheneedtojam,theywereabletoquicklyrecordademotapeintendingittobesenttothe'RockGrandPrix'competitionintheirhometownAarhus,theyhadtohurriedlycomeupwithanamebeforepostingit;Richterwroteasthenameofthesender'MichaelLearnstoRock',partlyinspiredbyalinefromhisschoolEnglishtextbookandpartlybecausetheywereapopbandtakingpartinarockconcert.LentzandRichterhaveadmittedthatthebandwasnamedafterMichaelJackson:"IthinkRichterwasthinkingofMichaelJackson,becausehewascalled'thekingofpop'anditwaskindoffunny,becauseitwaslike,whatwouldhesoundlikeifhelearnedtorock?Itwaswordplay,"Lentzhasstated.Richterclaimedinaninterview :"Yeah,itwaslikeJohnnyHatesJazzandFrankieGoestoHollywood.Sure,I'veregrettedcallingourselvesthismanytimessince,butweweresuccessfulsoquickly,wehadtostickwithitandovertimeIgotusedtoit."[1] On22May1988,thequartetplayedtheirfirstpublicshowinAarhusin'RockGrandPrix'atAarhus'sbiggestvenue,Ridehuset.Asoneofthetwowinningteams,MLTRperformedthatsummerattheAarhusOutdoorFestivalon20June,however,only20peopleturnedup.Thedisappointmentwasoffsetbyadailynewspaper,Information,describingtheunknowngroupas"animmenselypositivesurprise".On30July1988,thegroupenteredandwonthecity'sfamedannualtalentshows'WeHaveTheStage–DoYouHaveTheMusic?'atAarhusMusikhus.[5] JensPeter(J.P.)Andersen,amemberofthecontestjuryaswellasapromoterofDanmarksSmukkesteFestival(literally,"Denmark’sMostBeautifulFestival")atSkanderborg,wasimpressedwiththeband'stalentbutwassomewhatannoyedattheirlackofprofessionalism,sohedecidedtobecometheband'smanager,attheband'srequest.[5]MichaelLearnstoRockcontinuedplayinglivethroughoutJutlandandrecordingmaterialinordertoattracttheattentionofDanishrecordlabels.OneoftheseeffortsincludedthebandcontributingfourtracksforthedoublealbumSecrets,arecordorganisedbytheDanishRockCounciltocreateinterestinfourtalentedbut'secret'newbands.TheyfinallysignedarecorddealwiththeDanishlabelMedleyinJanuary1989.[6]However,thebanddidnotreleasetheirfirstalbum,MichaelLearnstoRock,untilSeptember1991,backedbytheAmericanrecordlabelImpactRecordsandwithmuchofthealbumincludingthefirstAmericansingle,"MyBlueAngel",mixedandproducedbytheAmericanproducersTonyPelusoandSteveBarri.[7] AlthoughnotmakinganyheadwayasintendedinAmericadespiteairplayfor"MyBlueAngel",alatersingle(thesecondinDenmarkafter"IStillCarryOn")fromthealbum,"TheActor",toppedtheDanishchartandalsodidwellinNorway,Sweden,Indonesia,Malaysia,SingaporeandthePhilippines.[5]InJanuary1992,thealbumtoppedtheDanishcharts,followedsoonafterbysuccessinAsia,selling25,000copiesandearninggoldstatusinIndonesiaalone.[6] Internationalbreakthrough—Colours,PlayedonPepper,andband'sfirstGreatestHitscompilation—PaintMyLove(1993–1996)[edit] Encouragedbytheperformanceoftheirfirstalbum,MichaelLearnstoRockreleasedasecondalbum,Colours,inOctober1993whichsoldover1.1millionrecords.[5]Thealbumincludedthesingles"SleepingChild","25Minutes"and"OutoftheBlue".ThebandtouredAsiaforthefirsttime.AtthePhoebusConcertHallinBangkoktheyplayedtotheirlargestaudienceuntilthenof12,000people.Theperformanceofthisalbumcoupledwiththeband'sliveperformancesresultedinthebandreceiving'TheBestPerformingActoftheYear'awardin1994atSEAGrammyAwardsinSingaporefortheirperformanceof"25Minutes",followedbythe'GoldPreis'fromtheGermanradiostationRSH(RadioSchleswig-Holstein)in1995forradiohitssuchas"WildWomen'"and"25Minutes".[6][8] InAugust1995,MichaelLearnstoRock'sthirdalbumPlayedonPepperwasreleased,sellingmorethan1.2millionunits.[5]Tracksinthisalbumincluded"That'sWhy(YouGoAway)"and"Someday".Forthefirsttime,thebandrecordedandproducedthewholealbumthemselves.[9]Topromotethealbum,thegroupperformed25showsintencountries.Thereleaseofthisalbumalsoincreasedtheband'spresenceinhithertountappedmarketslikeBrazil,SouthAfrica,theUAEandelevencountriesintheFarEast,includingJapan.[10] TocapitalizeonthesuccessofPlayedonPepperandtocurbpiracy,[6]MichaelLearnstoRockreleasedthegreatesthitsalbumPaintMyLoveinOctober1996,primarilyinAsia;thealbumsold3.4millioncopies.[5]Thesong,"PaintMyLove",isanEnglishversionof"Kunmeddig"byDanishsingersDortheAndersenandMartinLoft,whichwascomposedbyJaschaRichter.Thebandwasalsochosenastheheadlinerforthe'CelebrateHongKong'concerton6July1997,markingthetransferofHongKongfromtheUnitedKingdomtoChina.[5]ThealbumalsotoppedthechartsinSouthAfricawithsalesofmorethan350,000copiesinSouthAfricaalone. MainstreamSuccessinAsia—NothingtoLose,secondGreatestHitscompilation—MLTR&StrangeForeignBeauty(1997–1999)[edit] Theyreleasedtheirfourthstudioalbum,NothingtoLose,wasreleasedinSeptember1997,andalsosoldmorethan1.1millioncopies.InanincidentthatshowcasedMichaelLearnstoRock'spopularityinAsia,20,000faketicketsweresold(morethantwicethenumberofrealones)foraconcertinHanoi,Vietnam,inDecember1997andwhiletheconcertwason,thoseoutsidewithfaketicketstriedtobreakintotheconcerthallthroughthewindowscausingriotpolicetobedeployed.[11][12]ThebandtravelledtoSouthAfricainJanuary1998,playingsell-outconcertsinJohannesburgandPretoria,consequentlytakingNothingtoLosetothetopofthechartsinSouthAfrica.[6] Soonafter,theband'smemberstookabreaktospendtimewiththeirfamiliesandtodevelopprojectsontheirownorincollaborationwithotherperformers.Theyalsodecidedtore-brandthebandunderthesimplernameofMLTR.[13]Duringthebreak,Richterwrotesomenewsongsfortheband,oneofwhichis"StrangeForeignBeauty"thatwaslateraddedtothe1999greatesthitsalbumGreatestHits–StrangeForeignBeauty.InaprocessundertakenbyMLTRforthefirsttime,thesongwasmadebycompilingthebestdetailsfromrecordingsofideasmadeindividuallybythefourmembers.Thisalbumincludedtheirprevioushits,eitherremixedorrefinedinsomewaybynotableinternationalproducerssuchasChrisLord-Alge(for"Someday","SomethingYouShouldKnow"etc.),Cutfather&Joe(for"SleepingChild")andtheSwedishproducerPerMagnusson(fortheMLTRtophit"TheActor'").[14][15]ThisgreatesthitsalbumwenttothetopoftheDanishsalescharts(thesecondMLTRalbumaftertheirfirstalbumtodoso),aswellinSwedenandPortugal,andloggedsalesofnearlyamillioncopies.[6] SørenMadsen'sdeparture,Jascha'ssoloventures,andcontinuingthebandastrio—BlueNight,PlanetBlue,MichaelLearnstoRock,andWhereIBelong(2000–2006)[edit] In2000,SørenMadsendecidedtoleavethegrouptoembarkonasolocareer.TheremainingthreememberssetthemselvesthechallengeofpursuingasounddifferentfromthatoftheirpreviousalbumsandthusproducedthealbumBlueNight,whichalmostwentplatinuminDenmarkandsoldwellinAsia,[3]withsalesoveronemillion.ThefollowingyearabiographyofMLTR,SomethingYouShouldKnowwrittenbyPoulMartin-Bonde,waspublishedalongwithafewpreviouslyunreleasedrecordings.TheEnglishtranslationofthebookwascalledItNeverRainsonBali,[16]areferencetoanincidentthattookplaceduringtheband's1995Baliconcert,whereano-rainforecastprovedwrongandtheunexpectedrainstoppedtheconcert.[17] AfterthereleaseofBlueNight,thebandtookaprolongedbreak,withRichterworkingonhissoloalbumPlanetBlue.Thebandlateradmittedthattheyevenconsidereddisbandingduringthistime.Theyultimatelydecidedagainstit,followingthesuccessoftheirgreatesthitsalbumreleases,including19LoveSongs/LoveBalladsin2002,whichwenttonumber2[18]inDenmark. In2004,thebandregroupedagain,departingfromthenameMLTR,andusingtheoriginalnamefortheirsixthalbumcalledMichaelLearnstoRock,releasedinAsiaasTakeMetoYourHeart.ThealbumfocusedontheAsianmarket.Thesingle"TakeMetoYourHeart"wasaremakeofJackyCheung's"GoodbyeKiss"("吻别"),andwaspopularinChina,HongKong,Vietnam,ThailandandTaiwan.Bytheendof2006alone,thesinglecreatedarecordwhenitsoldover6millionpaiddownloadsandwasawardedthe"MostDownloadedSingleoftheYear2006".MLTRsanganEnglishandChineseduetof"TakeMetoYourHeart"withtheChinesesingerHuYanbinata2005NewYear'sPartyinGuangzhou,China.ThebandalsosangthesongwiththeSouthKoreanstarShinHye-sung,leadvocalistofthefamousboybandShinhwa.ThisalbumhasbeenoneofthemajorsuccessesofMLTRinAsia,especiallyChina.[19] Independentlabel;MLTRMusic—Eternity(2007–2011)[edit] In2007,MLTRperformedattheFormula1inShanghaiandThe6thGoldenEagleAwardCeremony.[3]Laterintheyear,MLTRreleasedTheBestofMichaelLearnstoRockLiveandinJulytouredHong-Kong,Taiwan,ThailandandMalaysia.Elsewhere,thisalbumwasreleasedasTheLiveMusicalAdventuresofMichaelLearnstoRock/IWalkThisRoadAlone,andfeaturedliverecordingsfromtheirTakeMetoYourHeartAsianTour,mainlyfromtheSeptember2005concertsinIndia.[1] InNovember2008,MLTRreleasedtheirseventhstudioalbumtitledEternityundertheirownindependentlabel,MLTRMusic,inassociationwiththeDanishlabelAt:tack.ThisalbumhasthedistinctionofbeingthefirstMLTRalbumtobeproducedsolelybyMikkelLentz.Thebandmentionontheirwebsitethatthenameisanindicationofthefactthat"thebandplantomakemusicforaslongastheystillfindjoyintheprocess".Althoughthesaleswereslow(admittedly,accordingtotheband),thesecondsinglefromthealbum,"SweetestSurprise"reachedNo.1inThailandwithinafewweeksofrelease.[20]Thefollowingyear,anothertrack,"It'sGonnaMakeSense",gainedpopularityinAsiaafteritwasplayedasthefarewellsongonthePhilippinerealityTVshowPinoyBigBrother.ThepromotionofthealbumtookMLTRontheEternitySouthEastAsiaTour,theresponsetowhich,thebanddeclare,hasledthemtoconsiderplayingmoreconcertsabroad,especiallyinSoutheastAsia.[21] MichaelLearnstoRockcompletedtouringtheirhome-countryDenmark,havingplayedunpluggedconcertsinFebruaryandMarch2010withfairsuccess.InJune2010,thebandundertookathree-citypromotionaltourofIndiaplayingshowsatMumbai,DelhiandBangaloretopromotethelatestalbum"Eternity".MoreUnpluggedshowsfollowedinDenmarkinlate2010.ThebandalsodidashortpromotionaltourofChinaandMacaufrom27Septemberto1October2010fortheirupcomingChinaconcertsinDecember2010andtogiveapreviewoftheirChineseTourCompilationCD.[22]ThiswasfollowedupwiththeirfirsteverinternationalUnpluggedconcertsatBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhouinDecember2010.Thetrack"FairyTale",anEnglishcoverversionofasongoriginallyperformedbysingerLiJian,andlaterpopularizedbyHongKongpopdivaFayeWong,wasreleasedinconjunctionwiththeCDrelease.[23]Followingthis,thebandwasscheduledtoplayanotherunpluggedtourinDenmarkinspring2011. Scandinavia(2012–2013)[edit] Inablog,dated13April2010ontheband'swebsite,thebandannouncedthattheyhavestartedworkingontheirnextalbum.Overthelatterpartof2010andthroughout2011,MichaelLearnstoRockbegangivingfeelersabouttheirnextstudioalbumontheirofficialFacebookpage.Thealbumwhichwastillthennotnamed,wassettobereleasedon11August2011inEuropeandDenmark,withreleasesfollowinginotherterritoriesaroundthesametime,butwassubsequentlypostponedtoanunspecifiedlaterdate.[24]InateaserFacebookupdate,thebandrevealedthenameofoneofthetrackstobe"IceBreaker".[25]Elsewhere,inanoteonhisFacebookPage,JaschaRichterhadrevealedthenameofanothersong,"HangingOn",fromtheforthcomingalbum.[26] On19November2011,thebandunveiledthesong"AnyWayYouWantIt"fromtheforthcomingalbumataliveconcertinKathmanduproducedandorganizedbyODCNetwork(P)LTD.ThebandalsoshotfootageinandaroundKathmanduandduringtheperformanceofthesong,toincludeitonthesong'smusicvideo.Thevideoofthesongwasthenreleasedformallyon11June2012bythebandonYouTubefirst,andsoonafter,itstartedairingonTVinIndiaandNepal. ThestudioalbumScandinaviawasreleasedon11June2012inIndiadigitallybyVirginRecordsonNokiaMusic.Subsequently,releaseofthephysicalCDofalbumtookplaceinmanyAsiancountries,namelyIndia(30June2012),Malaysia(2July),Singapore(4July),Thailand(12July),Korea(12July),Taiwan(13July),HongKong(17July),Philippines(19July),Indonesia(15August),andtheninChina.ThealbumwasreleasedinDenmarkbySonyMusicDenmarkon3September2012.ThealbumwasalsomadeavailableinAsiaoniTunes.AsinthecaseofthepreviousalbumEternity,thealbumScandinaviawasalsosolelyproducedbyMikkelLentz. ThefirstsinglefromScandinavia,"RenovateMyLife",wasreleasedoniTuneson9June2012,goingonairinDenmarkfrom11June.Thealbumreleasebeganon11June2012,withthereleaseofamusicvideofor"AnyWayYouWantIt"onYouTube,aswellasthedigitalreleaseofthealbuminIndia.ThemusicvideofeaturesdifferentplacesofKathmanduvalleyandthecapitalcityofNepal,wherethebandperformedaconcertinNovember2011.ThephysicalCDofScandinaviawasfirstreleasedon30June2012inIndiabyVirginRecords,byWarnerMusicduringJulyinSoutheastAsia,andbySonyMusicon3September2012inDenmark. 25thyearanniversaryandnewsingles(2014–2017)[edit] In2014,thegroupreleased25:TheCompleteSinglesincommemorationoftheband's25thanniversary,releasedon25October2014,whichincludedtwonewstudiorecordings.Thefirstsingle,"SilentTimes"wasreleasedon16September2014,followedby"CallonLove",releasedon18December2014.Thebandalsorecorded"EternalLove",thethemesongoftheKoreandramaseries,Healer.ThesongwaswrittenbyLeeSangJoon,Denzil"DR"Remedios,andRyanJhunSewon.[27]In2015,thegroupreleasedthesingle"I'llWaitforYou"on6November2015.In2016,theyreleasedthesingle"WeSharedtheNight"on5February2016,theirValentine'sDaygifttotheirfans. Filmsongandscore-WelcomeM1LL10NS(2018)[edit] Thesong"It'sGonnaMakeSense"fromthealbumEternitywasfeaturedintheIndianfilmWelcomeM1LL10NS,directedbyMilroyGoes,inwhichMikkelLentzcontributedthebackgroundscoretothefilm.ThefilmwasfilmedinthestatesofGoaandPunjab.[28]Itwasalsocontestedatthe91stAcademyAwardsandqualified[29]atOscars2019intheGeneralCategory.[30] STILL(2018–2020)[edit] Thebandhadbeenworkingontheirnewrecordoverthecourseof2017andintoearly2018.InlateJanuary2018,thebandorganizedacompetitionovertheirsocialmediaplatformsforthetitleoftheirupcomingalbum.Overthecourseoftheweek,theyreleasedthetitlesofthesongsslatedtobereleasedthroughtheirnewrecord.On2February2018,thebandreleasedanewsingletitled"EverythingYouNeed". Afterthecontest,thebandannounceditswinner,aswellasthetitleoftheirninthstudioalbum,Still.Releasedon21March2018throughalldigitalmusicplatformssuccessfullyandonlimitednumberofspecialphysicalcopies,thealbumfeaturessongsthatsoundlike"MichaelLearnstoRockbut[it]soundsliketoday,"accordingtoWanscher. Touring[edit] AsofSeptember2010,MichaelLearnstoRockhaveplayedover450shows,[31]includingbothlargeandsmallopen-air&closed-hallstageconcerts,TVappearances,unpluggedandsing-backgigs,overaperiodof22years.Intotal,MLTRhaveplayedinatleast21countriesandterritorieswhichincludeDenmark,Nepal,Indonesia,China,Thailand,Malaysia,thePhilippines,HongKong,India,Japan,Singapore,Taiwan,SouthAfrica,Switzerland,Bangladesh,UAE,FaroeIslands,Vietnam,Cambodia,Norway,SouthKorea,SriLanka,PapuaNewGuineaandSweden.[31]TheyhavealsotraveledtoHollywoodforrecordingpartoftheirdebutalbum,toSpain,FinlandandGermanytoattendinterviews,andtotheUKtoshootavideo.InAsia,MLTRareoneofthefewartiststohaveplayedmorethanonceinacountryandtohavestillsustainedanaudienceturn-outcomparabletothatoftheirearlierappearances.[32] MichaelLearnstoRockwerealsothefirstinternationalacttohaveperformedinCambodiawhentheyplayedashow(thatwasalsotelevisedlive)infrontof700fansinCTN'sStudioOneinPhnomPenhinOctober2005.[33]ThealternativeversionoftheirlivealbumcalledTheLiveMusicalAdventuresofMichaelLearnstoRock-IWalkThisRoadAlonefeatures14liveaudiorecordingsmostlyfromtheirSeptember2005showatShillong,India,andafewvideorecordingsfromotherliveshowsinAsia.[34] Invariousinterviews,thebandmembershaveadmittedthattouringandtheresponsefromfanstotheirconcerts,amongotherreasons,keepthemtogether,inspiteofthestressesassociatedwithtraveling.InarecentinterviewMikkelLentzsaid,"Thereasonwestaytogetherisbecauseitmakessense.Ourfanscometoourshowsandwestillenjoyplayingandtravelling,sowhyshouldwestop?Thereisalsothepleasureofmakingmusic,eventhoughsometimesthingsliketelevisionshowsorinterviewscanbecomealittleboring."[34]KåreWanscherhasalsosaidinaninterviewthatthehighestpointsoftheircareerhavebeenwhentheywereouttouringAsiaoverthelastfewyears.[35] MLTRtouredChinainDecember2010,playingunpluggedconcerts.The2011springlegoftheDanishtourstartedon17February2011andendedon12March2011withMLTRplayinggigsinmostoftheDanishcitiesandtowns,manyofwhichweresoldout.MLTRthencompletedtheirfirstfull-productionconcerttouraftertheirextendedunpluggedstintbyplayingon22April2011atPenang,24April2011atKualaLumpurand30April2011atKuantaninMalaysia. TheSummertourcommencedon11August2011withthebandplayinginSkanderborg,andlateron12August2011atAarhusandon13AugustatAabenraa. Thebandplayedon19November2011forthefirsttimeeverinKathmandu,NepalattheTudikhelGround,astheheadlinersofNepalRocks.[36]ThebandwereonlythesecondinternationallyacclaimedbandtoplayinNepal,aftertheCanadianartistBryanAdamsdidsoearlierintheyear.TheyalsoperformedinDhaka,Bangladeshon22June2012andinUlaanbaatar,Mongoliaon7and8December[37]2012.[38][39] Thebandisthefirsttostreamtheir25thanniversaryconcertlivetoaglobalaudience,usingtheSubcellsmartphoneapp.TheconcertwasbroadcastliveinsoundandvideofromtheSkanderborgSmukfestfestivalinDenmarkon11August2013.[40]InAsia,theirMLTR25TourwasstagedinthePhilippineson19September2015.[41] On13December2015,MLTRperformedliveforthefirsttimeinNorthEastIndia'sprehistoricancientcityofGuwahati(earlierknownasPragjyotishpur)inAssaminfrontofa75,000strongaudienceatthehugeSarusajaiStadium,incompanyofmultipleaward-winningpopularAssamese-Indiansinger-composerJimAnkanDeka.ThemusicalnightwasinauguratedwithmultilingualperformancesbyJimAnkanDekaandhismusicbandVooDooChild,whereintheysangtheirowncompositionsofAssameseandEnglishsongs.TheattendanceintheshowwasunprecedentedinthecityofGuwahatisofar.[42] On31August2017,MLTR'sfirststopintheirEternalAsiaTourwasstagedattheKiaTheatreinManilatoasold-outcrowd.[43] Musicalstyleandinfluences[edit] MichaelLearnstoRockinfusessoftrockwithballadandfollowsabasicverse-chorussong-form(whichistypicalofmostpopsongs)withlyricscomprisingstraightforwardandshort-lengthphrasingincorporatingverybasicsentenceconstructions.Theversesconsistofeitheroneortwocoupletsandthechorusoftencontraststheversemelodically,rhythmically,andharmonically,assumingahigherlevelofdynamicsandactivity.TheessenceofthisstylefollowedinvariablybyMLTRisevidentfromJaschaRichter'sdead-panresponsetoaqueryinaninterviewastowhatconstitutedtheelementsofagoodsong:"Yougottohaveachorusandaverse".[44]Manysongsincorporateabridgesectionfollowingthesecondchorussection(mostnotably"25Minutes","That'sWhy(YouGoAway)","Someday","PaintMyLove","BlueNight"etc.).Manysongsalsocontaininstrumentalsolos,morecommonly,guitar(e.g."Someday","That'sWhy(YouGoAway)","HowManyHours","TheActor","SomethingYouShouldKnow","BreakingMyHeart","WatchYourBack"etc.)andsometimesthekeyboard(e.g."Messages"),followingthesecondchorusorfollowingthebridge,incasethelatterispresent.Vocalharmoniesalsoconstituteacommonfeatureoftheirsongs. LentzadmitsthattheyneverreallyjamtocomeoutwithordevelopuponasongandmostofMLTR'ssongsarewrittenandcomposedbyJaschaRichteronthepiano.[45]AccordingtoRichter,however,afterhehaswrittenthesong,Lentztakestheideasfurtherandmakesitintoafinalproduction.[46]LentzinsiststhatMLTRdonotfittoanygenreofmusicexceptforhavingaclassicpop-sound.[47]Further,hebelievesthesecretbehindMLTR'ssustainedmusiccareeristhenon-conformancetoanymusicaltrends;"Wenevertriedtofollowtrends.Ithinkthat'sthereasonwearestillaround.There'sbeentriphop,grunge,pop.Weneverfittedintothesetrends.Whatseemstobetoughthenisnowourstrength.They'rejustsongs.Thesongsdon'tbelongtoamusicalwave."[45] MichaelLearnstoRockhavecitedtheirinfluencestobeSupertramp,EltonJohn,theBeatles,theRollingStones,StevieWonder,[34]Eagles,BillyJoel,ABBA,[1]BeeGeesand"allthebandsthatwritegoodlyrics"[48](asMikkelLentzputsittongue-in-cheek).Lentz,however,deniestheinfluenceofMichaelJacksonontheirmusic.[49] However,JaschaRichterrevealsonhisFacebookpageinresponsetoafan'squerythatMichaelJackson'smusicdidinfluencetheirmusic,especiallythelatter'sBadalbumwhichwasreleasedintheyearprecedingMLTR'sformation.Also,JaschaRichterhascitedTalkTalk,a-haandEurythmicstobehisinfluences.A-ha'sinternationalsuccess,inspiteoforiginatingfromthesmallScandinaviancountryofNorway,instilledtheself-beliefintheMLTRmembersthateventhey,hailingfromasimilarlysmallScandinaviancountry(Denmark),couldcarveoutacareerforthemselvesininternationalmusic.[50] Despitebeingbrandedsimplistic,easy-listeningandsometimes,down-rightcheesy,banalorevennaivebymany,[1]MichaelLearnstoRockareadamantthatthesearetheveryqualitiesoftheirlyricsandmusicwhichhavefoundfavorwithAsianmusiclisteners.[49] Bandmembers[edit] Currentline-up JaschaRichter-leadvocals,keyboards,guitar,piano(1988–present) MikkelLentz-leadguitar,backingvocals,keyboards,rhythmguitar(1988–present) KåreWanscher-drums,percussion,backingvocals(1988–present) Formermember 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Externallinks[edit] Officialwebsite vteMichaelLearnstoRock JaschaRichter KåreWanscher MikkelLentz SørenMadsen Studioalbums MichaelLearnstoRock(1991) Colours(1993) PlayedonPepper(1995) NothingtoLose(1997) BlueNight(2000) MichaelLearnstoRock(2004) Eternity(2008) Scandinavia(2012) Still(2018) Compilationalbums PaintMyLove-GreatestHits(1996) StrangeForeignBeauty-Remixed&More(1999) ComplicatedHeart-GreatestHitsVol.2(1999) MLTR(Alsoknownas"GreatestHits")(1999) 19LoveBallads(2001) 19LoveSongs(2002) Eternity&Beyond(2009) 25:TheCompleteSingles(2014) Singles "MyBlueAngel" "IStillCarryOn" "TheActor" "SleepingChild" "WildWomen" "25Minutes" "OutoftheBlue" "Someday" "That'sWhy(YouGoAway)" "HowManyHours" "BreakingMyHeart" "NothingtoLose" "PaintMyLove" "I'mGonnaBeAround" "SomethingYouShouldKnow" "BlueNight" "YouTookMyHeartAway" "TakeMetoYourHeart" "SweetestSurprise" "AnyWayYouWantIt" "SilentTimes" "CallonLove" "EternalLove" "I'llWaitforYou" "WeSharedtheNight" "DreamGirl" Relatedarticles MichaelLearnstoRockdiscography JaschaRichtersolodiscography AuthoritycontrolGeneral ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat Nationallibraries Norway France(data) UnitedStates CzechRepublic Other MusicBrainzartist Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Learns_to_Rock&oldid=1092846513" Categories:Musicalgroupsestablishedin1988DanishpopmusicgroupsDanishrockmusicgroupsDanishmusicaltriosDanishpoprockmusicgroupsDanishsoftrockmusicgroupsBalladmusicgroupsEnglish-languagesingersfromDenmark1988establishmentsinDenmarkMusicalgroupsfromAarhusHiddencategories:AllarticleswithdeadexternallinksArticleswithdeadexternallinksfromAugust2012ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataUsedmydatesfromNovember2020ArticleswithhCardsArticleswithISNIidentifiersArticleswithVIAFidentifiersArticleswithWORLDCATIDidentifiersArticleswithBIBSYSidentifiersArticleswithBNFidentifiersArticleswithLCCNidentifiersArticleswithNKCidentifiersArticleswithMusicBrainzidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages বাংলাDanskDeutschEspañolFrançais한국어BahasaIndonesiaItalianoქართულიMinangkabauမြန်မာဘာသာNederlands日本語PortuguêsසිංහලSimpleEnglishSvenskaTagalogไทยTiếngViệt文言Winaray中文 Editlinks