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| From | CarolineGoodbye <carolinegoodbye99@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Duffy |
| Date | Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:53:17 -0800 |
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I agree. Winehouse is great. More talent than anyone to come down the pike
in a long time. It's a shame she's such a f*ck up. And yeah, she does write
her own songs. She's the real deal. Perhaps a bit too real...
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
> I don't know why you would think Amy Winehouse didn't have much input
> into her music. Her first album, Frank, is a pretty swell debut. The
> music is classic but not as polished retro as the follow up.
> Winehouse's vocal stylings were already in place and she shows off
> considerable songwriting acumen, particularly on "F*** Me Pumps". I
> hope she can get her shit together, because she's a true talent.
>
> As
> for Duffy, "Mercy" is a great single, and there are some other nice
> tunes on the album, but I find her voice is a bit pinched or too high
> at times, which can be grating. There is talent there and I'll be
> curious to see how it develops.
>
> Mike Bennett
>
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>
> > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:47:41 -0800
> > From: deer_lick@yahoo.com
> > Subject: Re: Duffy
> > To: audities@smoe.org
> >
> > I'm joining in in defense of Duffy. I loved "Rockferry" when it came out
> and it landed on my Year End list...but, I was slightly turned off seeing
> her perform on the late night shows. She may not be much of a live
> performer, and the "retro" look seem too contrived to me, but the album is
> solid, tuneful, wistful, and most of all - catchy. Doesn't hurt that she's
> cute, which unfortunately is one of the factors that has soured me to Amy
> Winehouse. Much like Ryan Adams, I have trouble separating the music from
> the artists. I enjoy Winehouse & Adams, but I can't help thinking what a
> skank and a chooch they are when I listen to them - I just feel dirty
> afterwards.
> >
> > They've been playing "Right As Rain" by Adele on KGSR in Austin, and I
> think it terrible. I'm rarely a station flipper, but this one does it every
> time. I just checked on iTunes and the song is only 3:17...I was positive it
> was over 5 minutes. The song goes nowhere and then repeats where it should
> have ended. Maybe I had the wrong introduction to her or maybe the song
> should have been 1:59, but I don't see how she is even close to Duffy or
> Winehouse.
> >
> > All of this said, I'm guessing that none of these singers probably had
> much input on their albums other than the vocals - So, from my point of
> view, Duffy's hitmeisters win and I have much respect for The Dap
> Kings...which is why Sharon Jones is better than all of them.
> >
> > - Dan FrankE
> >
> > >>I reiterate my earlier argument: "Mercy" and "Warwick Avenue," were two
> > of the catchiest nu-soul tunes I heard last year.
> > And of the three "60s revivalists" -- Winehouse, Adele and Duffy, I
> happened
> > to like "Rockferry," the best of the lot, with "Back to Black," a close
> > second.<<
> >
> >
> >
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