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 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 > > Music reviews: http://habloennui.blogspot.com > Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama > > Find out about Chicago shows: > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/ > > > > > > 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.<< > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™: Discover 10 secrets about the new Windows Live. > > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!7540.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_ugc_post_022009 >