First of all, you put a race to the genres...not me. There are as many white/hispanic/male/female artists in those musical genre's as anything else. Britney and Amy come to mind immediately. And second...why do we use those drug/alcohol rules for drivers/athletes/teachers/police/etc, and ignore them for musicians? Yeah...in the '60's a LOT of music was fueled by drugs...but don't we know better now?...or does being a musician/artist make you exempt from a lesson learned? bob "John L. Micek" wrote: > I wonder what would happen to Hot AC/CHR/Urban/Hip Hop catagories for > awards and shows if the same criteria would be put forth. Boy, if we start kicking out musicians for drinking too much/drugging too much/living too much ... I guess ... well ... hmmm .... there won't be any left. And I didn't realize that living to excess was ethno-racial specific ... Hope y'all enjoy the view from your high horses. I keep forgetting that "Sgt. Pepper" was fueled entirely by a diet of soy milk, rice cakes and healthy living. Gimme a break ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob" To: Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:00 AM Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse wins BEST NEW ARTIST >I don't find her anything more than another hipster diversion. > Truth is, our society tests athletes for drugs and strip them of their > awards and stop them from participating if they come up positive. > Winehouse, for one, would be a cocktail waitress if that were so... > > bob > > > > > Michael vg wrote: > > -----Original Message----- >> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf >> Of Mike Bennett >> Michael -- >> >> Your post seems to feed into John's point. Almost every negative post >> I've read on Audities >> about Amy Winehouse has been a quick putdown. I've never read anyone who >> has explained why she >> is not worthwhile. > > That is easy. I find her voice annoying, where others hear something > positive > and real, I hear someone who is trying so hard to sound soulful. > I have listened to both albums, and while I have never seen > her live, I have seen video footage online and on DVD. To my ears it all > sounds like a put on, very affected. > I have stated these reason before on the list. I do like the > music and arrangements on her new CD, I just wish someone else was > singing. > > > michael > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > >