Subj : Any good stuff to listen to lately?
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Dec 18 2021 07:02 pm

Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

** On Saturday 18.12.21 - 16:48, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

 WvV> [Anneke van Giersbergen]

 AA>> I'm still not quite convinced that she is a great singer.
 AA>> She definitely has talent and conviction, but.. something
 AA>> is still missing.

 AA>> One Canadian rock/pop singer that made a fairly big
 AA>> splash during the last 80's is Luba.  The voice is
 AA>> baritone, but powerful.

 AA>> Check out this live performance of one her hits:

 AA>> https://youtu.be/zKr5-LWTU4o

 WvV> I'm not impressed... ;-)

 WvV> Let's agree we have different tastes. ;-)

Noted. Luba clearly wasn't the best challenge/comparison with  
your Anneke. :(  But I was primarily highlighting the  
performers ability to deliver a piece with emotion. I thought  
the melody was pretty darn good too.

Does you Anneke write music too? ..or is she just an  
interpretive singer?

I'll try to come up with alternative suggestions (comparing to  
Anneke)  ..a bit later.  Meanwhile, check out Sarah Brightman's  
inter interpretations of:

  Dust in the Wind
  A Whiter Shade of Pale
  Captain Nemo
  Deliver Me

The musical arrangements are powerful (great drums and beats!)  
in some of them.

Brightman is clearly not a "rock" voice, but the recordings are  
a pretty cool package as a whole.
--
  ../|ug

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