jazzbo Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 (edited) John, You DA man. Loves it. Those guys who write letters to penthouse about amputees probably love it too. Edited May 19, 2006 by jazzbo Quote
.:.impossible Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 John, You DA man. Loves it. Those guys who write letters to penthouse about amputees probably love it too. LON! HA! Quote
couw Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 you'd think they'd otherwise be complaining about her wearing a gentleman's shoe on her anatomically interestingly bent right leg... Quote
catesta Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 you'd think they'd otherwise be complaining about her wearing a gentleman's shoe on her anatomically interestingly bent right leg... haha Quote
JSngry Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 Gangstarr’s DJ Premier The only cat I knowby name from Gangstarr is Guru (who is cool enough, if not uber-hip, for my tastes) What's the deal with DJ Premier? Truthfully, I hope she brings he whole modern hip-hop production bag tothis project, and I hope that the songs are nice and meaty. That would be really cool for what I'm wanting to hear these days. But DAMN the chick oversings. And that's not what I'm wanting to hear these days. Never was, and never will be. I for one am not dismissing the prospects that this might end up being an interesting Pop album until I hear it. It's probably going to be a "producer's album", and if she uses good, hip producers, hey - there's hope. But I'm not preordering ti by any stretch of the imagination... Quote
Noj Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 DJ Premier has, in the past, been one of the best producers in hip hop. He produced tracks for KRS-One, Mos Def, Jeru, Bahamadia, many others. However, I'm not sure how well Premier will perform in this setting. I'm not a fan of Aguilera and her grotesque over-singing either. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 you'd think they'd otherwise be complaining about her wearing a gentleman's shoe on her anatomically interestingly bent right leg... Quote
HolyStitt Posted May 19, 2006 Report Posted May 19, 2006 (edited) DJ Premier has, in the past, been one of the best producers in hip hop. He produced tracks for KRS-One, Mos Def, Jeru, Bahamadia, many others. However, I'm not sure how well Premier will perform in this setting. I'm not a fan of Aguilera and her grotesque over-singing either. He has also worked on the Branford Marsalis Buckshot LeFonque CDs and with D'Angelo. Edited May 19, 2006 by HolyStitt Quote
.:.impossible Posted May 22, 2006 Report Posted May 22, 2006 I just pre-ordered after looking at those pics! Maybe a little premature. Quote
Christiern Posted May 22, 2006 Report Posted May 22, 2006 If that album is anything like the horror she delivered at the Grammy awards, it will be an abomination, perhaps even worse than Dionne Warwick's stab at Cole Porter--and I do mean stab! Quote
jazzhound Posted May 24, 2006 Report Posted May 24, 2006 If that album is anything like the horror she delivered at the Grammy awards, it will be an abomination, perhaps even worse than Dionne Warwick's stab at Cole Porter--and I do mean stab! a positive thing. can you dig it? Quote
BruceH Posted May 25, 2006 Report Posted May 25, 2006 Say what you will, at least she still has that freak in her. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 12, 2006 Report Posted June 12, 2006 Yeowh, yes she does. She was on the MTV Movie Awards tonight and premiered a new song that I'm sure was supposed to have "jazz" in it. Well. . . it was closer to an R&B Blues to me, wasn't all bad. She looked goooooood if you ask me. But she started oversinging with note two! Quote
Claude Posted July 13, 2006 Report Posted July 13, 2006 (edited) Who's next? That's not a fake cover, check ... http://www.kennedyjazz.com http://www.nigelkennedy.com Edited July 13, 2006 by Claude Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 13, 2006 Report Posted July 13, 2006 Who's next? That's not a fake cover, check ... http://www.kennedyjazz.com http://www.nigelkennedy.com Well, if Yehudi could do it... Kennedy always used to look like a pratt, though, which you could never say about Yehudi. MG Quote
CJ Shearn Posted July 14, 2006 Report Posted July 14, 2006 I have never heard of Nigel Kennedy, perhaps b/c I have been out of classical for a long time, but something with Jack DeJohnette is hard for me to say no to! Actually, the soundclips sound really nice. Quote
Niko Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 Who's next? That's not a fake cover, check ... http://www.kennedyjazz.com http://www.nigelkennedy.com first saw that cover filed under Pop/Rock at my local record store... (wouldn't know where to put classical musicians playing jazz either, world music? haven't heard it) Quote
Claude Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 I have never heard of Nigel Kennedy, perhaps b/c I have been out of classical for a long time, Nigel Kennedy is a good violonist, who also became famous outside the classical world (already 25 years ago) because of his "rebel" image ("punk" haircut, untraditional outfits). That made him suspicious to "serious" classical music lovers and critics, but it certainly paid off for him. He appeared frequently in TV shows, and his recording of the Elgar concerto sold more than 300.000 copies. Later he turned his back to the classical business and went crossover with a folk group, but in the recent years he has started to record the usual classical violin repertoire again. http://www.emiclassics.com/artists/biogs/kennb.html I posted the CD cover because I find it extremely uninspired, relying on the Blue Note name and the Frank Wolff photography and cover design style. The CD seems to be meant for Nigel Kennedy fans who buy their first (and only) Blue Note CD, and not for jazz listeners. Quote
Niko Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 Nigel Kennedy is a good violonist, who also became famous outside the classical world (already 25 years ago) because of his "rebel" image ("punk" haircut, untraditional outfits looking at his early record covers now I find the clothes very ugly in the first place (don't have the pictures right now but I think, e.g., Robert Smith of the Cure wore similar (but much prettier) Hawai shirts around that time) but as you said it paid off... Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 I have never heard of Nigel Kennedy, perhaps b/c I have been out of classical for a long time, Nigel Kennedy is a good violonist, who also became famous outside the classical world (already 25 years ago) because of his "rebel" image ("punk" haircut, untraditional outfits). That made him suspicious to "serious" classical music lovers and critics, but it certainly paid off for him. He appeared frequently in TV shows, and his recording of the Elgar concerto sold more than 300.000 copies. Later he turned his back to the classical business and went crossover with a folk group, but in the recent years he has started to record the usual classical violin repertoire again. http://www.emiclassics.com/artists/biogs/kennb.html I posted the CD cover because I find it extremely uninspired, relying on the Blue Note name and the Frank Wolff photography and cover design style. The CD seems to be meant for Nigel Kennedy fans who buy their first (and only) Blue Note CD, and not for jazz listeners. Thanks for posting that Claude. I knew I wouldn't be able to do him justice, so I didn't try. MG Quote
JSngry Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 Saw Arugula's latest video on MVTH1, and if it's off of this new album, hey - ho fukkin' hum. Full of sound and fury, etc.... In this case, the men do know. It's the little girls that don't understand. Will wonders never cease? Quote
Jazz Kat Posted July 18, 2006 Report Posted July 18, 2006 I personally don't give a fuck what she does with her music. Wow big deal, christina does jazz!! If she wants to do some jazz influences in her music, okay. It aint gonna be her blowin over Giant Steps, so who cares.. Quote
Alexander Posted August 21, 2006 Report Posted August 21, 2006 (edited) I was very impressed with Christina's turn on Herbie Hancock's "Possibilites", so when I had an opportunity to pick up "Back to Basics" for half off the regular price ($24.99 at Borders. I found it new, but selling for $11.99 in a used place) I thought I'd give it a go. Of course, I don't own any of her previous albums (I don't think I've actually heard any of her music aside from things I've seen on MTV like "Genie in a Bottle" and "Beautiful"), so I really have no basis for comparsion. But I can compare her to any of the several Nu Soul singers I enjoy (such as Erika Badu, Joss Stone, Jill Scott, Meshell, Angie Stone, India.Arie, etc), and since that's what she seems to be going for on this album, it seems perfectly fair to do so. First of all, as I think I've mentioned before on this thread, Christina has a powerful voice (which is more powerful when she avoids oversinging in the Mariah/Whitney tradition). She's certainly a more talented vocalist than any of her late '90s teenie-bopper peers (Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, etc). And she certainly seems to have good influences (you're not likely to hear many other pop albums this year that name drop John Coltrane and Otis Redding or that feature samples of Dizzy's voice). Musically, however, "Back to Basics" has little or nothing to do with these apparent influences. They may inspire Christina in spirit, but she certainly doesn't try to emulate them. And I like that. This is NOT an attempt at a jazz album. At all. She doesn't perform any standards, for example. The arrangements harken back to classic 70s soul, and make good use of samples (most of the songs sampled are fairly obscure). Her vocals seem (relatively) restrained, and while she is sexy, she avoids being sleazy (as she was on the "Stripped" album, based on what I've read). She sounds like herself while her collaborators create catchy songs that entertain. That said, the album is far from perfect. First, it's too damn long. As a two disc set, it's somewhat tiresome. I actually could have done without much of the second disc (which, ironically, is the disc performed with live musicians rather than samplers and sequencers). I also could have done without the self-congratulatory last track on the first disc during which she plays snippets of adoring messages left by fans on an answering service. Most of the songs express a "love yourself for who you are" message, which is obviously easy for a woman who looks like this. The rest of the songs are either love songs, hootchie cootchie songs (for which Christina is well equipped), and (more tiresome of all) the songs that describe how hard it is to be Christina Aguilera. Again, this is fairly common on Nu Soul albums. Jill Scott sings (a lot) about being a strong woman who loves herself. So does India.Arie. It's really only tiresome when it comes from a woman who looks like Jean Harlow on a good day. It's easy to love yourself and not care what people say about you when half the male population of the United States is jerking-off to your pictures. People diss you, Christina? That's too bad. Now all you have to console yourself with is your good looks, your magnificant voice, and your scads of money. However do you cope? For all of that, this is pretty entertaining listen. I'm not sorry I picked it up, but I certainly wouldn't have paid full fare for this ride. Edited August 21, 2006 by Alexander Quote
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