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Posted on 12/11/2005 8:37:40 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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I know what vinyl is. You make shower curtains out of vinyl.
Seriously, we had a record player when I was really little.
There are couple of recent gals whose voices I like - Norah Jones, for example, and Madeleine Peyroux, if I'm spellin' that right. Not as many guys that I can think of. I confess I like Josh Groban's voice a lot, but he's not exactly standard pop or anything like that. And beyond the voices...I miss songs like the old standards.
That's OK, hon. We'll just be cantakerous together. We were discussing 'music' last night with the kids. They're not much into the popular music of today, either. They were laughing about 'emo' music, and I thought of Barbra Steisand and Celine Dion. I've never liked the music of either very much because they are always so overwrought!
I do like Annie Lennox, though she's better recorded than live. I cringed when she was performing "Into the West" at the Oscar ceremony. It's a good thing the winning song wasn't based on the live performance, cause Alison Kraus would have won hands down for her "Cold Mountain" song, "Scarlet Tide".
There is some Norah Jones on that pod I left with Jen. If you have not already swiped the Great Big Sea off it you might to some swiping.
I think Norah Jones is dangerous territory for those who are trying to practice restraint.
mmmm....Josh Groban....
I attempted to get tickets the last TWO times he was here, but both times they sold out within 2 hours and the scalpers were asking $500.00 for mezzanine seats.
Sheesh.
Restraint? Is that some sort of bondage thing? Because we are not into that...
What a voice he has, no? First time I heard one of his songs was in the car, and it was one of those "pull over and listen carefully" kind of moments - I was thinkin' "Who is this?!?"
Some of the backup work on his music strikes me as overproduced and a little cheesy at times, but that voice gives me chills. Pure and powerful. Makes me wonder if he was classically trained - I don't know his background, but with that kind of voice control...
It's your birthday?
Well... Happy Birthday then!!! :-)
Did the strip-a-gram get to your office yet?
I'm a Grobanite all the way! Love that guy!
I remember when he made that appearance on Ally McBeal (which led to his stardom).
It was love at first listen. ~swoon~
Not yet. Which one of the Village People is it gonna be? ;-)
On another note, you'd be proud to know that I resisted temptation and left my blankie at home today.
However, I did bring the "Happy Birthday" note with me and have it right where I can look at it everytime I lift my eyes from the monitor. *grin*
Ahh... nuts.
Classic voice is right. Distinctive, and inimitable. You're right that even talking there was no question who it was, sorta like James Earl Jones.
There just isn't a new class of talent coming up anything like these guys.
You got that right.
Whitney Houston was a pop singer and actress of some note, before she married an idiot thug grunter and waded off into a morass of drugs and masochistic self-promotion.
Annie Lennox is an edgy British singer with a magnificent voice. She made a name for herself with the duo known as the Eurythmics, and has great solo success.
Frank Sinatra, known as the "Chairman of the Board," was a fantasic singer and great actor. He made Vegas cool, he was the anchor of the Rat Pack, the architects of Fifties cool, he was a rock star before there was rock. His stylings are classic, as were his rages. There'll never be another Sinatra.
Mel Tormé, aka "The Velvet Fog" for his smooth singing style, was another great jazz singer. However, he also wrote a lot of songs, including "The Christmas Song." You know, the one that starts, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ..."
Aretha Franklin, known as "The Queen of Soul," is another great voice in American popular music. The Queen has even dipped her toe into opera, to great acclaim.
Al Green, before he found God and became the Reverend Al Green, was the bridge between "sweet soul" and the more sensual lyrics and stylings of later "soul music." He moves between secular and gospel music, enhancing both genres.
Billie Holliday was one of the great female jazz singers of the Depression Era. (Yes, yes, I know, it was a boring time of US history, but it gave us an icon or two.) Her tragic history brought her to an early end, but while she was with us, she gave us something to remember.
Billy Eckstine was a band leader during the Big Band era. He had his own band, blew horn, and set styles ... he patented his own shirt collar. He was pretty, and his voice was ... well, listen to him.
I want to listen, but it's broken for me!
They musta' run out of village people. ...and don't blame me... The dwarf was Corin's idea. :-P
Yeah, I need CDs. I need Billy Eckstine CDs! And Annie Lennox! And I sorta like Mariah Carey, who is a current "voice."
The other day I picked up the Supremes Anthology ... fifty-two cuts on two CDs. Oh, heaven is a double-CD of Motown!
I get all my CDs from eBay now. They're lots cheaper!
My flight was delayed.
ooops...did I say that outloud?
ROTFL!
I can just imagine my co-workers faces when I say "Hey there, Corin! Everyone, I'd like you to meet one of my Hobbit Hole friends..."
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