New (& old) female singers
Posted by: Mike-B on 09 December 2009
Is in just me age, grumpy 'ol man, lost the rose tinted glasses or what, but who else finds the new clutch of MOR & Light Classic singers just a bit too sticky sweet.
SuBo: All power to her coming from her background, she has an exception talent - but is the simplicity of her early appearances masked in over applied production sugar on the CD
Camilla Kerslake: Nice voice, nice looks - but is the soft sentimental Christmas focus & (possibly) grab the cash quick CD hiding her real voice. And is another same style singer a bit of marketplace overload
The established ladies also seem to be loosing the edge
Nora Jones: Does she fall into the category above, soft sweet and maybe a bit boring
Katherine Jenkins: Great opera voice, to say nothing of the visual attributes - but IMO her attempts at light pop not hitting the same mark as she does in opera
Shirley Bassey: What a voice, what power, I love her new album - but has she lost "that" edge - maybe at her age to be expected
Annie Lennox: With the right material my all time favourite female singer - but where are the great new numbers these days
I am happy with the old recorded stuff I have in the collection, Bush, Lennox, Cassiddy, Baker, Krall, Vaughan
.... and on & on .... but the new stuff does not seem to rock the boat .... whats going on ??
SuBo: All power to her coming from her background, she has an exception talent - but is the simplicity of her early appearances masked in over applied production sugar on the CD
Camilla Kerslake: Nice voice, nice looks - but is the soft sentimental Christmas focus & (possibly) grab the cash quick CD hiding her real voice. And is another same style singer a bit of marketplace overload
The established ladies also seem to be loosing the edge
Nora Jones: Does she fall into the category above, soft sweet and maybe a bit boring
Katherine Jenkins: Great opera voice, to say nothing of the visual attributes - but IMO her attempts at light pop not hitting the same mark as she does in opera
Shirley Bassey: What a voice, what power, I love her new album - but has she lost "that" edge - maybe at her age to be expected
Annie Lennox: With the right material my all time favourite female singer - but where are the great new numbers these days
I am happy with the old recorded stuff I have in the collection, Bush, Lennox, Cassiddy, Baker, Krall, Vaughan
.... and on & on .... but the new stuff does not seem to rock the boat .... whats going on ??