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PrintableTD3 said: Brendan said: Her voice to me is brilliance personified. It has so much truth packed within its structure, it could cut glass.
And fortunately art appreciation will never be solely measured by the objective (octave range, record sales, or how difficult something is to play). Are there people who glom onto her because they think it’ll make them appear more intellectual? Of course. Same reason some people choose to look down their nose at Billy Joel. But if artists were to be judged by the sincerity of a portion of their fans, all would be damned. Some music sounds complicated but it's easier to learn how to play and some music sounds simple and it's harder to learn how to play. Damn, I sound like Yogi Berra. I understand, Yogi. 
Thank you. And consider it removed from the list. The rather awkward point I was trying to make is that art appreciation is endlessly complicated and can never be proven, including through instrumental proficiency. A garage band just might blow the doors off of a free jazz outfit, and vice versa. | |
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diamondpearl1 said: TD3 said: I love both of these men but I've always thought Donnie Hathaway could and did sing circles around Stevie Wonder.
Donny-To Be Young Gifted and Black, A Song For You, Little Ghetto Boy, Someday We'll All Be Free, This Christmas, The Ghetto, I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know Stevie-As, Love's In Need Of Love Today, Superwoman, Yester-Me-Yester You, Yesterday, Stay Gold, Village Ghetto Children, Livin For The City, I Was Made To Love Her, All I Do, You Will Know, For Your Love, You Can Depend On Me, Lately, Visions, Ribbon In The Sky, Another Star, Do I Do,I'd Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer, Can't Imagine Love Without You, These Three Words, Knocks Me Off My Feet, Master Blaster (Jammin), Overjoyed, Heaven Is A Zillion Light Years Away, Don't Know Why I Love You, Pasttime Paradise, Isn't She Lovely, Golden Lady, Fingertips.... And as I list these songs and start to tear up as I think of some of 'em, I remember that this "my dog's better than your dog" shit is 4 the birds. Every last one of these icons we're talkin 'bout here, wrote testaments, scriptures, bibles, scrolls, and blueprints that we the children and grandchildren still read some 4 decades later, and will continue 2 be read and added 2 everytime God breathes life in another childs lungs. [Edited 8/14/09 20:26pm] Well, sometimes my dog is better than your dog. 
Very eloquently stated DP1 and I couldn't agree with you more.  | |
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Flowerpower said: I guess we are told to like Old school legends but everytime I hear Billie I cringe I'm sorry.
As far as i can see, no one is forcing anyone to dig her, lol. No biggie if it's not everyone's cup-a-tea. To me, she hits it deep. Hearing her sing "Strange Fruit" is such an experience of a tragic past. | |
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