On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:18:08 -0400, "robw"
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wrote:
>You're saying Cobain is/was not a giant of rock?????
Cobain was a great singer and writer. Smells Like Teen Spirit is one
of my 10 best R&R songs but Kurt was no Neil Young. 2+ CD's of work
does not (in my opinion) make a giant. It's kind of like James Dean
and film. He was a terrific actor but he was not Gregory Peck.
WB Yeats
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>news:jtcu84hosej6sh50v0383h71le5651rdec@4ax.com...>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:54:40 -0400, "W Spilman"
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>>>>>
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ireland.com> wrote in message
>>>news:q18u849v6hsqulflb1cf5iafj3hnljpaa8@4ax.com...>>>> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:50:35 -0400, "W Spilman"
you.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>"Major Debacle"
the_Patagonia.mil> wrote in message
>>>>>news:LOtjk.31657$co7.6790@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com...>>>>>> Who told her she could sing?
>>>>>
>>>>>That's the really sad part. She is in a league with the greatest
>>>>>jazz singers of all time, but she seems determined to piss her
>>>>>career away. You seem to be very knowledgable about US
>>>>>domestic politics and you should stick to that subject because
>>>>>if you knew ANYTHING about music you would know how
>>>>>phenomenally talented Amy Winehouse is.
>>>>>WS
>>>>
>>>> I'd argue that she's not even a jazz singer. She's good but not in the
>>>> league as Ella, Dinah, Billie, and Bessie. Nor is she in the same
>>>> league as Dusty Springfield or Jackie DeShannon both of whom she
>>>> continually tries to channel with her version of 70's pop. The best
>>>> thing about her CD are Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Maybe you might
>>>> wish to stay away from musical topics.
>>>>
>>>> WB Yeats
>>>
>>>Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl4Ufsx2eVs
>>>
>>>You just made it completely clear that you are the one that's in a bit
>>>over his head when discussing music. How long have you been playing
>>>jazz? 35 years here.
>>>WS
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>> Amy Winehouse is eclectic - she sings pop, soul, R&B, and some jazz.
>> She is NOT a jazz singer. By all musical measures Amy continues to
>> channel the 70's divas and "soulful" pop. If you consider Winehouse a
>> jazz singer I'd have to question your definition - as would Rolling
>> Stone and most other music references. And if you feel she's in the
>> same league as the greats, I's say compare the catalogs of Ella or
>> Billie with Winehouse. Winehouse doesn't even compare favorably with
>> Anita O'Day. She's a rank amateur next to all of them. Come back in
>> about 25 years - oops, Amy will have been dead for 23. Kurt Cobain
>> could have been one of the real giants of rock - "could" being the
>> operative word. Potential does not equal reality.
>>
>> WB Yeats
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