Have you heard about this online games where you have to keep her from getting sober? That's so major record company (it's from them) trying to be hip and cool and alternative.

all i know is, i love me some amy right now. songs from her album have been total earwigs in my head all week and i listen to her at least once a day. that's rare for a new album with me these days. i love her voice, her sense of humor, her style. i think as derivative as she may be, she's a breath of fresh air for mainstream pop. good for her.

I passed by Virgin and Amy's 'Frank' CD was 50% off (original price $26.99--what kind of fuckery is this? ) It's pretty good. Not as polished or sophisticated as 'Back To Black'--in both vocals and music--and it's much more jazzy, but still worth hearing.

sextonseven said:

i'm scared to listen to this. i fear it would be like someone really famming out over "jagged little pill" and then listening to one of alanis's pre-crossover teenybopper albums. i don't want to tarnish my amy love right now.

After all of the hype and people praising her around here, I bought the cd. The single "Rehab" was better than most of the album. I was suprised at how much she directly ripped the Motown sound but somehow didn't improve on it.

Slave2daGroove said:

"Somehow"? I can't imagine what could be done to improve the Motown sound.

Anyway, I finally gave the album a listen. It's pretty good. I appreciate the fact that it's so short.

AlexdeParis said:

i like the fact that it's so short too. it's probably a contributing reason to why i like it so much - it doesn't overstay its welcome, and it leaves me wanting more.

and i think it would be folly to try to "improve" the motown sound. that said, i think the album does a good job of mixing retro style with modern production.

all i know is, i love me some amy right now. songs from her album have been total earwigs in my head all week and i listen to her at least once a day. that's rare for a new album with me these days. i love her voice, her sense of humor, her style. i think as derivative as she may be, she's a breath of fresh air for mainstream pop. good for her.

MendesCity said:

Why does an homage to the wall of sound have to be a 'gimmick'? If that's what she was into at the time she wrote this record, then so be it. In addition, sometimes I think we get a little too compartmentalized and label happy 'round here: why do the accusations have to start that the child is fixated with an 'idea' of being a boozy blues/jazz songstress? In terms of who she is, she is a lush and an admitted manic depressive who won't take meds, and a hell of a song stylist. Have you ever heard Winehouse do standards? She IS a jazz songstress, she can tear up classics like Tenderly or Moody's Mood For Love better than most internationally distributed jazz singers I know even a little older than she, her phrashing is SICK. Cursing and tough motor-jacket posturing aside, through both her writing and live performances she has the ability to convey universal themes like loss, hard living, or anguished love with a frailty, a sensitivity and authenticity unparralled by any of her peers currently out there. And the last time I checked, in terms of her music's thematic content, 'PAIN' knows no color or cultural boundary, so I don't understandnd why "what her heritage is" should even come into play here.

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Tessa said:

An artist can take as many weekend benders as they want. If the records sell, the artist won't be dropped.

She's kinda scary in-person but "Tears Dry On Their Own" is brilliant.

sextonseven said:

if the artist can't get her shit together to put on a scheduled concert because of a weekend bender, eventually the audience will drop the artist whatever the label's intent is.

sextonseven said:

if the artist can't get her shit together to put on a scheduled concert because of a weekend bender, eventually the audience will drop the artist whatever the label's intent is.

live4lust said:

AGREE AGREE AGREE! LOVE that song

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Something no one has mentioned or possibly noticed.

I wonder how they're getting away with using the exact arrangement of Marvin & Tammi's Ain't No Mountain High Enough for that tune?

Down to the rimshot rhythm.

theAudience said:

It's credited to Ashford & Simpson (as well as Winehouse) in the liner notes.

Anx said:

While the European version also just has 10 tracks (excluding addicted).
Rehab does have two different b-sides: "Close to the front" and "Do me good". Haven't heard both...

Btw, it's an 2006 release...

Tessa said:

Concertgoers only make up a fraction of the people who purchased the album.

sextonseven said:

right, and how often do we hear that it's touring that makes the artist money? you keep cancelling concerts because you're drunk, and eventually no one's going to buy a ticket when you announce them. then a big chunk of that audience isn't going to buy your next record. then where are you?