Sep 17, 2009 | TheDay.Com - Rick Koster Column
The Fray is one of those bands that, inexplicably, just explodes out of obscurity - thereby proving the magical possibilities of cyberspace, downloading, networking, Youtubing, myspacing, chatrooming, texting, Blackberrying, getting-your-song-on-a-popular-television-show, and so on.
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Sir Elton John and Billy Joel greet their audience for the start of their Face To Face concert at Time Warner Cable Arena on Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Watch the The Fray beautifully strip down their hits, "Over My Head ," and "How to Save a Life," plus "Look After You," "She Is," and a cool cover of "Eleanor Rigby."... The Fray - Play All Biography By pitching their music somewhere between the arena-friendly style of U2 and the mature pop/rock of bands like Better Than Ezra and Counting Crows, ...
a Idol' stars graduate with style
Last season's "American Idol" finalists perform Journey's hit song, "Don't Stop Believin'" during the "American Idols: Live!" concert at Time Warner Cable Arena on Saturday.
Allen, Lambert and gang rock Charlotte
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert and winner Kris Allen sing the Journey hit song, "Don't Stop Believin", during the "American Idols Live!" concert at Time Warner Cable Arena on Saturday, August 1, 2009.
The Fray sticks with its strengths
Much changes in four years, particularly in the music industry. When Denver's The Fray emerged in 2005, radio helped establish the pop-rock act, which won over fans with an energy that recalls U2 and a songcraft reminiscent of Maroon 5. The title track from "How to Save a Life" peaked at No.
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