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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Amy Winehouse...???? posted by jdarby on February 12, 2008 at 17:21:17:
You've made up yr mind, so what's to explain?
Still...first, her pop is not American (but then neither is Joni Mitchell's). Second, Billie Holiday comparisons are mostly silly (Madeleine Peyroux is the one who actually sounds like Billie Holiday, minus the drugs, if not the drama), and lazy at that. Third, American Idol comparisons are at least as silly, since Amy Winehouse actually writes or at least co-writes nearly all her material. Fourth, not only is she obviously addled by substance abuse issues & who knows what else, but she is not considered to be a motivated performer, but is rather someone who creates an end product others see merit in due in no small part to the interaction with the record producer. Fifth, I'm not sure what looking 'like a reject from Laverne & Shirley' has to do with music. Sixth, most people I know who like the record consider the hit single to be one of its weaker tracks. Seventh, I'm trying to explain this to someone who watches awards shows. Eighth, ditto to 'American Idol,' which, like awards shows, someone would have to take at least as much time & effort to explain their appeal to me . Ninth, if you don't like the music, don't listen. Tenth, unlike some, I prefer producer Mark Ronson's use of the Dap-Kings with Winehouse, as opposed to with Sharon Jones, and Back To Black was by a wide margin my favorite record last year. But then I was lucky to be exposed to it relatively early on, months before any of the Holiday-esque substance abuse, bad-girl escapades. And all I heard was what I considered to be an authentic-sounding, heartfelt, well-conceived and executed, pop album.
To some, great American pop music is typified by Tony Orlando & Dawn, to others, Michael Bolton. I'll take the skank who can't sing on key, thank you very much.
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- RE: Amy Winehouse...???? - J 02/12/0818:22:15 02/12/08 (1)
- "Seventh, I'm trying to explain this to someone who watches awards shows." - Jim Austin 05:08:28 02/13/08 (0)
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