If a series of unfortunate comparisons (like the ones to follow) cause listeners to equate British vocalist Amy Winehouse with Macy Gray, it's only natural. Both come on like a hybrid of Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill who's had a tipple and then attempted one more late-night set at a supper club than they should have. Despite her boozy persona and loose-limbed delivery, though, Winehouse is an excellent vocalist possessing both power and subtlety, the latter an increasingly rare commodity among contemporary female vocalists (whether jazz or R&B). What lifts her above Macy Gray is the fact that her music and her career haven't been marketed within an inch of their life. Instead of Gray's stale studio accompaniments, Winehouse has talented musicians playing loose charts behind her with room for a few solos. Instead of a series of vocal mellifluities programmed to digital perfection, Winehouse's record has the feeling of being allowed to grow on its own -- without being meddled with and fussed over (and losing its soul in the process). Simply hearing Winehouse vamp for a few minutes over some Brazilian guitar lines on "You Sent Me Flying" is a rare and immense pleasure. Also, like Nellie McKay (but unlike nearly all of her contemporaries), Winehouse songs like "Fuck Me Pumps," "Take the Box," and "I Heard Love Is Blind" cast a cool, critical gaze over the music scene, over the dating scene, and even over the singer herself. With "In My Bed," she even proves she can do a commercial R&B production, and a club version of "Moody's Mood for Love" not only solidifies her jazz credentials but proves she can survive in the age of Massive Attack.
Hey have you guys heard of this singer Amy Winehouse?Kidding...i know the hype machine is out of control on this one, but for once I think it is deserved. I love her old soul voice with ultra modern lyrics. Its a potent combination to be certain. She is an absolute must see for me at Coachella...her love of mind altering substances is almost legendary(which is impressive for a 23yr old)...that ...
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I am way behind on my Coachella band a day posts....will try and catch up over the next couple of days.Since the great Amy Winehouse cd is FINALLY available in the states tomorrow I thought I would play a tune off of her older one, Frank...pick it up too....its excellent. In fact I think this is my favorite song of hers PERIOD. I am a sucker for a great falling out of love song...see the lyric:...
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MusicRX created a shoe theme monster (where's thy post!), Mike unleashed it, and I'm going to teach it how to roll over and fetch. Mwuahahahahahahah!Ah, music and shoes. Two fetishes meet, collide, wrestle, make up, make out, go shopping, take over the world, destroy planet earth, and rebuild it from scratch in the shape of a shoe (that would be a magnificent b-movie).So many songs have been wr...
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I think we may be onto something bigger than the rumor that Marilyn Manson was Paul Pfeiffer on the wonder years. At first I did not think it was true, but I think I am becoming a believer. Follow the link and decide for yourselfhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjblMq9vkwY
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Over the weekend on-the-mend trainwreck Amy Winehouse took to the stage again at the 2009 St. Lucia Jazz Festival. The Grammy winning soul singer has been holed up on the Caribbean island working on the follow-up to her highly successful Back To Black album. After a slow start and as fans cheered in surprise, Winehouse, still sporting her trademark bee-hive up-do, skit-skated through "Know You ...
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Yesterday as I was sharing Amy Winehouse's latest predicament (that the singer has emphysema) with the MOG world two things came across my mind. 1) How the hell does a 24 year-old get emphysema? It seemed physically impossible, since most people who get the lung disease are old and have smoked their entire life. And 2)That father of her's, Mitch, sure likes to talk to the media. This 2nd though...
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Crack is bad. Amy Winehouse is proof of this. When pop star Spears was going through her whackness phase, tabloids reported she was downing presciption meds like they were "Jujubees.":http://www.candydirect.com/bulk/Jujubees.html and her fair share of "meth and coke.":http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/weblog/bodyguard_file_001_britney_spears_drug_overdose_scare/ Winehouse had her hand in a...
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Scroll through Amy Winehouse's Mog Artist Lounge and its all pretty depressing, although entertaining posts. There's her being denied a visa, her walking around at 5AM in a bra, her being caught on tape smoking crack, her on crack playing with mice and Pete Doherty. I was surprised though. I thought there would be a lot more "Winehouse throws-a-punch" stories, and really with the addition of th...
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Hey have you guys heard of this singer Amy Winehouse?Kidding...i know the hype machine is out of control on this one, but for once I think it is deserved. I love her old soul voice with ultra modern lyrics. Its a potent combination to be certain. She is an absolute must see for me at Coachella...her love of mind altering substances is almost legendary(which is impressive for a 23yr old)...that ...
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I am way behind on my Coachella band a day posts....will try and catch up over the next couple of days.Since the great Amy Winehouse cd is FINALLY available in the states tomorrow I thought I would play a tune off of her older one, Frank...pick it up too....its excellent. In fact I think this is my favorite song of hers PERIOD. I am a sucker for a great falling out of love song...see the lyric:...
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Me: There is nothing like a 40-hour work week to make me want a drink on a Friday night.Tracy: Or seven.Kim: I'd prefer it in IV form. In the teachers' lounge. Could you imagine? Me: Real teachers do it in front of the students. Tracy: (Laughs.)Me: In my case, it was 7th grade math with Mrs. Doyle and her "special orange juice."Kim: You can't be serious.Me: Oh, but I am. She'd be off her ass al...
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question: why is it that the best american blues has come from england, now a new crop of blues/r&b singers are coming from across the pond, what's up
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Fanatstic flute & Amy Wine hse gotta give her props 4 Frank!!!
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S“You should be stronger than me. Fell like a lady and you’re my lady boy.”Man she knows how to lay it on.
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"Yours is a familiar face but that don’t make your place safe in my bed"
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When Amy Winehouse speaks, doesn't she sound like a cross between Shaun Rider and The Artful Dodger?
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| 1 Intro |
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| 2 Stronger Than Me |
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| 3 You Sent Me Flying |
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| 4 Cherry |
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| 5 Know You Now |
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| 6 F*** Me Pumps |
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| 7 I Heard Love Is Blind |
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| 8 Moody's Mood For Love |
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| 9 Teo Licks |
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| 10 (There Is) No Greater Love |
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| 11 In My Bed |
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| 12 Take The Box |
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| 13 October Song |
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| 14 What Is It About Men |
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| 15 Amy Amy Amy |
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| 16 Outro |
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| 17 Brother |
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| 18 Mr. Magic (Through The Smoke) |
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