jesaispas

Welcome to the 1st Paolo Nutini Appreciation Thread.

*Who is Paolo Nutini? - credit aol.

Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer/songwriter. His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany and his mother is Scottish, although his father's family have been in Scotland for four generations. His influences include The Beatles, David Bowie, Damien Rice, Oasis, U2, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac.

In much the same way that José González is from Sweden and not Spain, Paolo Nutini is not a smooth Italian pop star, but a soul-influenced adult alternative singer and songwriter from the exceedingly not continental town of Paisley, Scotland. Raised in a music-loving family, with influences ranging from folk to opera to the jazz and R&B favorites of his father, and discovering homegrown folkies like John Martyn in his teens, Nutini left school in his mid-teens to focus on developing his own musical chops. Moving from Paisley to London at age 16, he garnered enough attention in local showcase clubs to be signed to the British arm of Atlantic Records just after he turned 18. Working with Coldplay and Badly Drawn Boy producer Ken Nelson, Nutini was the recipient of an impressive amount of label buzz even before his first single, "Last Request," was released in the early summer of 2006. Nutini appeared at special Atlantic Records showcases at Carnegie Hall and the Montreaux Jazz Festival, as well as showcase sets opening for the Rolling Stones and Paul Weller. Nutini's debut album, These Streets, was released in July 2006 in the U.K. (it wasn't until January of the following year that it made it into the U.S.) alongside its second single, "Jenny Don't Be Hasty."

*First album; 2006, These Streets.



Tracks:
1. Jenny Don’t Be Hasty
2. Last Request
3. Rewind
4. Million Faces
5. These Streets
6. New Shoes
7. White Lies
8. Loving You
9. Autumn
10. Alloway Grove

*Current tour dates:



{ 6 oct. 2007 20:00
Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
7 oct. 2007 20:00
Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, New York
8 oct. 2007 20:00
Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10 oct. 2007 19:00
Egyptian Room Indianapolis, Indiana
11 oct. 2007 19:00
Pabst Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12 oct. 2007 19:00
Barrymore Theatre Madison, Wisconsin
13 oct. 2007 19:00
Val Air Ballroom Des Moines, Iowa
14 oct. 2007 19:00
The Pageant Saint Louis, Missouri
16 oct. 2007 19:00
Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
17 oct. 2007 19:00
Uptown Theatre Kansas City, Missouri
19 oct. 2007 20:00
Harry O’s Park City, Utah
21 oct. 2007 18:30
Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
23 oct. 2007 20:00
House of Blues - Dallas Dallas, Texas
24 oct. 2007 20:00
Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
26 oct. 2007 20:00
Wildhorse Nashville, Tennessee
27 oct. 2007 19:00
Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
28 oct. 2007 20:00
Voodoo Island/City Park New Orleans, Louisiana }

*Paolo's links:

Official website
Myspace
Youtube videos

Khleoswife

Yes, a thread for him finally.

Love his voice.

goodnightboy

I have These Streets, 'Last Goodbye' is one of my favourites.

hyperactivecheskie

I have a funny anecdote concerning his song Last Request.

my roommate absolutely loves him and introduced his music to me. she keeps on listening to "Last Request". After listening to it twice in our room, I said, in a joking manner "eeew Cria! it's about doing it!!"

and she was all *shocked face* "NO!!! It is not!!!" so I sang it for her and explained it.. and she was, like *appalled* "You ruined the SONG!!!" *pause* "oh well, he's still hot."

haha. but I love the song tho, even if it is about, you know, doing it for the last time. . He's a great musician. Not everyone can sing about "doing it" and make it sound romantic!!!

- bad romance -

I actually have Last Request on right now and the guy has such a spellbinding voice.

Plus, he's doing it for Scotland, go on lad.

~*Chrissie*~

O M G Paolo thread!!!!

I love this guy!! I love all his songs, and his crazy self!

Thanks for opening!

New Shoes is like my anthem

jesaispas

Thanks for posting in the thread guys

Does someone met him or went to one of his concerts?

~*Chrissie*~

Noooo..you should tell *hinthint*

flash502

Great thread start, Thaly

jesaispas

because you already know lol!

Aww Ash, thank you for coming

~*Chrissie*~

Well, yeah I do know.

Anyways, I love this guy and his album...he's so sweet and quirky!

jesaispas

Don't hit my head. LOL.

I love him too, I'm going to buy the cd this afternoon.
He's in tour in the USA right now. Too bad we won't see him until.. I don't know when. I don't even know if he's taking a short break or something after that.

jesaispas

Bump!

*Stacy*

Bumping up Paolo.

Thaly, my daughter wants to see him badly, but I told her not this time. Turns out he's here the night of GG premiere!

Khleoswife

Aww that's a cute picture.