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    • dance-tonight
      dance-tonight last edited by

      Great singer-songwriter with a nice voice. I like her calm songs. Her two most famous and best songs:

      There is a new album coming out in march.

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      • SusyLuvsPaul
        SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

        Not much of a singing voice, unless it grows on you. Maybe it does. (Just my two cents from the peanut gallery ) The second song sounds inspired by Leonard Cohen's stuff

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        • dance-tonight
          dance-tonight last edited by

          I like her voice, it's calm and it fits her songs. You should listen to more of her songs.

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            Adrian A last edited by

            Bland and lightweight and weak vocals. move aside for real talent, please.

            http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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            • SusyLuvsPaul
              SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

              You don't pull any punches, do you, Adrian! Probably some of this girl's songs are good, would sound great sung by somebody else, maybe.

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                Adrian A last edited by

                Sorry, I just don't like how marketing creates a "product" that is pretty and well packaged but lacks any real depth. To me it's just musical wallpaper. Many of her songs are written for her by Mike Batt - who has produced some very good songs in his time.

                http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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                • BOYCIE
                  BOYCIE last edited by

                  Adrian A:

                  Sorry, I just don't like how marketing creates a "product" that is pretty and well packaged but lacks any real depth. To me it's just musical wallpaper. Many of her songs are written for her by Mike Batt - who has produced some very good songs in his time.

                  Particularly his Womble songs, those tunes just burrow into your brain. They were one of the leading underground groups you know. The Wombles should go pick up Katie Melua and stick her in a bin, she's rubbish. ops:

                  1979 UK TOUR
                  1989/'90 WORLD TOUR
                  1993 NEW WORLD TOUR X 2
                  2003 BACK IN THE WORLD
                  2004 SUMMER TOUR
                  2010 UP AND COMING
                  2010 HAMMERSMITH
                  2011 ON THE RUN
                  2012 ALBERT HALL
                  2013 OUT THERE
                  2015 OUT THERE X 2

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                    Adrian A last edited by

                    BOYCIE:

                    Adrian A:

                    Sorry, I just don't like how marketing creates a "product" that is pretty and well packaged but lacks any real depth. To me it's just musical wallpaper. Many of her songs are written for her by Mike Batt - who has produced some very good songs in his time.

                    Particularly his Womble songs, those tunes just burrow into your brain. They were one of the leading underground groups you know. The Wombles should go pick up Katie Melua and stick her in a bin, she's rubbish. ops:

                    Bright Eyes is a great song and so is Winter's Tale by Mike Batt. But the million bicycles in Beijing is pretty crap. Don't ask me though, as I think nearly all modern female songwriters are over-rated, especially Adele, Gaga, etc etc.

                    http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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                    • BOYCIE
                      BOYCIE last edited by

                      Adrian A:

                      Bright Eyes is a great song and so is Winter's Tale by Mike Batt. But the million bicycles in Beijing is pretty crap. Don't ask me though, as I think nearly all modern female songwriters are over-rated, especially Adele, Gaga, etc etc.

                      I agree that both songs are pretty good. To be honest the best female artist of all time is Kate Bush, at least she tries different things and is a bit eccentric and doesn't play safe. Also her vocals are unique, most female artists want to sing like Whitney or Madonna, no originality.

                      1979 UK TOUR
                      1989/'90 WORLD TOUR
                      1993 NEW WORLD TOUR X 2
                      2003 BACK IN THE WORLD
                      2004 SUMMER TOUR
                      2010 UP AND COMING
                      2010 HAMMERSMITH
                      2011 ON THE RUN
                      2012 ALBERT HALL
                      2013 OUT THERE
                      2015 OUT THERE X 2

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                        Adrian A last edited by

                        BOYCIE:

                        Adrian A:

                        Bright Eyes is a great song and so is Winter's Tale by Mike Batt. But the million bicycles in Beijing is pretty crap. Don't ask me though, as I think nearly all modern female songwriters are over-rated, especially Adele, Gaga, etc etc.

                        I agree that both songs are pretty good. To be honest the best female artist of all time is Kate Bush, at least she tries different things and is a bit eccentric and doesn't play safe. Also her vocals are unique, most female artists want to sing like Whitney or Madonna, no originality.

                        I love some of Kate Bush's songs, but not the later stuff. Wuthering Heights has been analysed to have one of the strangest chord progressions of any pop song. I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                        http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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                        • dance-tonight
                          dance-tonight last edited by

                          Adrian A:

                          BOYCIE:

                          Adrian A:

                          Bright Eyes is a great song and so is Winter's Tale by Mike Batt. But the million bicycles in Beijing is pretty crap. Don't ask me though, as I think nearly all modern female songwriters are over-rated, especially Adele, Gaga, etc etc.

                          I agree that both songs are pretty good. To be honest the best female artist of all time is Kate Bush, at least she tries different things and is a bit eccentric and doesn't play safe. Also her vocals are unique, most female artists want to sing like Whitney or Madonna, no originality.

                          I love some of Kate Bush's songs, but not the later stuff. Wuthering Heights has been analysed to have one of the strangest chord progressions of any pop song. I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                          Katie Melua does not. And I like her voice and her songs. Maybe it's just like Bob Dylan, either you like him (and his voice) or you don't.

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                            Adrian A last edited by

                            dance-tonight:

                            Adrian A:

                            BOYCIE:

                            Adrian A:

                            Bright Eyes is a great song and so is Winter's Tale by Mike Batt. But the million bicycles in Beijing is pretty crap. Don't ask me though, as I think nearly all modern female songwriters are over-rated, especially Adele, Gaga, etc etc.

                            I agree that both songs are pretty good. To be honest the best female artist of all time is Kate Bush, at least she tries different things and is a bit eccentric and doesn't play safe. Also her vocals are unique, most female artists want to sing like Whitney or Madonna, no originality.

                            I love some of Kate Bush's songs, but not the later stuff. Wuthering Heights has been analysed to have one of the strangest chord progressions of any pop song. I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                            Katie Melua does not. And I like her voice and her songs. Maybe it's just like Bob Dylan, either you like him (and his voice) or you don't.

                            to her credit she doesn't. You're right, a lot of music is down to personal taste. I love With a Little Luck, but I know it is too sugary-sweet for many; if we all liked the same music, life would be so dull.

                            http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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                            • dance-tonight
                              dance-tonight last edited by

                              Adrian A:

                              dance-tonight:

                              Adrian A:

                              BOYCIE:

                              Adrian A:

                              Bright Eyes is a great song and so is Winter's Tale by Mike Batt. But the million bicycles in Beijing is pretty crap. Don't ask me though, as I think nearly all modern female songwriters are over-rated, especially Adele, Gaga, etc etc.

                              I agree that both songs are pretty good. To be honest the best female artist of all time is Kate Bush, at least she tries different things and is a bit eccentric and doesn't play safe. Also her vocals are unique, most female artists want to sing like Whitney or Madonna, no originality.

                              I love some of Kate Bush's songs, but not the later stuff. Wuthering Heights has been analysed to have one of the strangest chord progressions of any pop song. I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                              Katie Melua does not. And I like her voice and her songs. Maybe it's just like Bob Dylan, either you like him (and his voice) or you don't.

                              to her credit she doesn't. You're right, a lot of music is down to personal taste. I love With a Little Luck, but I know it is too sugary-sweet for many; if we all liked the same music, life would be so dull.

                              And she also doesn't try to sound like Whitney or Madonna. 😉 Yes, it would be boring. But I agree with you on two things: 1. I love "With A Little Luck" too. 2. I don't like most of the female singers nowadays either.

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                                Adrian A last edited by

                                Well I think we mean "mainstream" I will start a thread now on a beautiful non-mainstream female singer

                                http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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                                • Darth_McCartney
                                  Darth_McCartney last edited by

                                  Adrian A:

                                  I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                                  Sex sells 😉

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                                    admin last edited by

                                    Darth_McCartney:

                                    Adrian A:

                                    I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                                    Sex sells 😉

                                    you say like it's something bad

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                                    • Darth_McCartney
                                      Darth_McCartney last edited by

                                      Sex sells: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_in_advertising

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                                        Adrian A last edited by

                                        Darth_McCartney:

                                        Adrian A:

                                        I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                                        Sex sells 😉

                                        Always has, but it started off subtle, then with madonna it was blatant, but now it's just porn.

                                        http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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                                          Adrian A last edited by

                                          herc:

                                          Darth_McCartney:

                                          Adrian A:

                                          I might sound old fashioned, but most female singers just try to dress like sluts to sell more records nowadays.

                                          Sex sells 😉

                                          you say like it's something bad

                                          Herc, as you get older you begin to see that sex doesn't have to be in every aspect of our conscious self. There's more to life than having a bonk.

                                          http://manchester-guitarteacher.co.uk/

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