Released 2/2002.Type in Norah in discussions.Been in Rolling Stone Top 40 for weeks.Number 1 this week.Glad your daughter is keeping you up to date.Seen her on Leno and other talk shows.Shes very good.Good chance she will be best new artist of the year at the Grammys.Needs to beat out Avril Lavigne though.JD
Here's a "must have" for you female vocalists fans
My daughter brought home a CD by an artist named Norah Jones on Capitol Records called "Come away with me". This is a definite addition to your CD collection.This young attractive woman has a very seductive and sensual voice. The production is very well done,with close-miking on Norah's voice and piano.I think this lady will be much appreciated by the Diana Krall fans.I'm not comparing the two as each has her own unique style.I would like to hear what you all think about her.The title cut"Come away with me" is especially lovely.
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I know I'll be in the minority here, but I'm not as enamored with her talent as most people, and to be honest am quite surprised at all her Grammy nominations. I bought her CD almost a year ago and thought it was very well recorded, but I think she has kind of a strange voice. I thought she was pretty uninspired and boring on Saturday Night Live, and I wouldn't trade any of my Diana Krall or Jacintha CDs for her next release, but that's just me. |
She's a hell of a lot better than most of the other drivel out there masquerading as music. When I was channel surfing last spring and happening on one of her videos, I sat and watched (never do that with MTV or VH1, otherwise!). I agree....I would rather listen to her than to Diane Krall. But I'd much rather listen to Patricia Barber, Dave's True Story, Tierney Sutton, or Paula West than any of them. |
She's really good, but in danger of being overexposed. One of the quickest transitions to department store music I can remember (at least the department store was Marshall Fields). I agree with Phasecorrect -- let's see how her music develops. She does have originality, though, so she'll probably do big things. |
Gunbei, I can see where you would feel that her voice is strange, because it is. She is definitely not in the "seductive" league of Diana Krall and the likes. What caught my attention was her words in some of her songs and her ability to uniquely change keys and follow the tune with her different voice fluctuations. There's a blues song where you'd swear she had some New Orleans soul in her. If her father is Ravi Shankar, isn't he the one who was so influential on the Beatle's music, especially George with his use of the Sitar ? |
yes she is totally overexposed and that comes from being in "that age group" the record company will make a boat load of cash off this album and when the next one or two do not sell she will be dumped. Because she is getting attention from some of the wrong areas (MTV) this hype will not last in that demographic. When an artist hits right away a record company expects everything to be gold but that can not sustain. |
Apparently there are some real issues with the quality of the recording. http://www.musicgearnetwork.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=004715 |
