Blackbyrd ([info]blackbyrd2) wrote,
@ 2008-05-03 18:59:00
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This is why my life has always been so messed up. It's obvious I can't pick a direction.

Today I went to a used music store and bought ten cds to keep me company out here in Misery.

I now own albums by;
Eric Clapton
No Doubt
Andrea Boccelli
Santana
Green Day
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Colvin
Jimmy Vaughn
INXS
Enigma

I think the only thing I don't have is some rap and C&W.

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Bocelli?!
[info]saminz
2008-05-04 12:15 pm UTC (link)
Don't you feel like your ears have been sealed with molasses after a few minutes ?

Well -enjoy :-D.

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Re: Bocelli?!
[info]blackbyrd2
2008-05-04 12:31 pm UTC (link)
Really?
I listen to Pavarotti and it makes me tense. He works so very hard, and it shows in the sound of his voice; like he's about to have an aneurism from straining so hard. Bocelli's voice is relaxed, like he's actually enjoying singing.
Also, I like the pop that Boccelli does, and his guest artists, usually.

My only complaint is that I can't seem to find a decent recording. Most of what I've found has been tinny and wobbly, like it was recorded on crappy tape.

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Re: Bocelli?!
[info]saminz
2008-05-04 02:12 pm UTC (link)
I see what you mean about Pavarotti...
And since I don't hear much opera, I can't really say which male voice I'd prefer, not by name. But there certainly are several :-). (Female: Noemi Nadelmann!)
I completely hate "over-trained" voices, too. Simon Estes singing "old man river"? Heaven help!! So awful. Even if 'm sure he has a totally wonderful voice to start with.

But Bocelli is a bit like Rieu and his violin to me. So sticky it hurts ;-).
Of course, I wouldn't buy his records, so can't help you there. It might help to find something recorded in Germany?

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Re: Bocelli?!
[info]blackbyrd2
2008-05-04 02:17 pm UTC (link)
Well, I will say that I don't need a whole lot of him. This album will satisfy my cravings just fine. It's got the pop hits I wanted, and I have the VHS tape for the arias.
And it has a real nice cover of con ti partero with Sarah Brightman, which is, natch, what sucked me in to begin with.

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[info]chanlemur
2008-05-05 12:24 pm UTC (link)
Hail, fellow person with remarkably eclectic musical tastes!

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