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Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga?...Gag Me?

Actually, this duet works incredibly well on their recent album "Cheek To Cheek". I'm not a fan of Lady Gaga and really think she's weird. Her music is weird, her persona is weird, she's just weird.

However, WOW does she have a fantastic voice! I've never even listened to any of her stuff because, well she's weird, but with Tony as a singing partner, she's great.

This album is recorded very well. Nice deep and wide soundstage and the imaging is excellent. The voices are a little forward for my taste, but still overall, well done.

Tony Bennett was one of my parent's favorite singers and I, of course, have heard him many times. He's not what I would usually listen to, but this album has become one of my favorites.

Well worth a listen and highly recommended!
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schubert
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Tony Bennett is a NATIONAL TREASURE, simple as that.
If you want to hear the greatest "duo" album ever made get
the one Tony made with Bill Evans.
schubert
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Kb54, hard to be more wrong that that, there is nothing less pathetic than a great artist showing how love can always carry the day, vocals be damned.His nobility of heart that all can see, who have the heart to see is beauty itself.
A great artist flies on two wings, one the love of his art, the other the love of his audience.
Tony Bennett was a soring eagle 30 years ago, is now, and will be till his last breath.
You, or I, should be 1/10 the man.
schubert
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FWIW, I saw a documentary on the making of the album,Gaga said to Tony jokingly , "I'know I'm just a tramp" , Tony shot back "I KNOW you're a lady playing the role of a tramp".
Gaga is not a fave of mine but I'd rather listen to her than most pop singers .
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Ditto here, Kb54.
We all are, as persons, getting either better or worse, my point is that
Tony, perhaps alone among his peers, is always getting better and there is a great beauty in that .
I guess most know this, but singing is Tony's day job, he is a trained painter and that his main identity.
I have a hunch that his reason for the recordings he does now is to help others.
schubert
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Frogman and Tubegroover, both your posts brought tears to my eyes, and not in a poetic sense.
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