As for the Friday Media Check:
CD Player:
"Ask Me Again" - Nancy Lamott
"Just A Little Lovin'" - Shelby Lynne - My most played CD this week! This is a tribute album to Dusty Springfield, however, the covers are far from note for note, arrangement for arrangement copies of the original. Shelby Lynn's voice is big and powerful, but she never overpowers the material. In fact, she's reined herself in for most of the set. She's backed for most of the tracks by a five piece band, sometimes even less, with stretches of her singing a cappella every now and then - no lush strings, no horn sections, but every bit as effective as they are notably different from the originals . (Go Phil Ramone!) Her rendition of "Anyone Who Had A Heart" has easily become my favorite alongside Dusty Springfield's (of course).
Now it's my turn...
I agree 100% about Shelby Lynne's cd (maybe this means that DR SingDaw will get a copy, too).
Not only is a brilliant tribute but, more importantly, it stands on its own merits.
I don't think I'll tire of it anytime soon.
So, in my cd player are the above, mentioned by DR JOSE as well as:
Debbie Gravitte - DEFYING GRAVITY (worth it just to have her rendition of "Junk Man").
Eagles - COMPLETE GREATEST HITS
BROADWAY UNPLUGGED VOLUME 2
David Burnham's solo album
HALF A SIXPENCE - film soundtrack
STROUSE, SCHWARTZ AND SCHWARTZ - I thought I'd plotz during Andrea Martin's "No Time At All." I love Dale Kristien's "Once Upon a Time," too. "The Telephone Hour" cracks me up. Still, Guy Haines sings the best "Corner of the Sky" ever, so why didn't they get him for the concert?
DVD:
Viewed HALF A SIXPENCE - it has its charms but it also has many, many faults.
FINIAN'S RAINBOW
and purchase at a "Going Out of Business Sale:"
SHOOT 'EM UP
ONCE
THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
Lining up:
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
LES MISERABLES - THE CONCERT
Reading:
SEE NO EVIL - Robert Baer's account of his CIA days which inspired the film SYRIANA.
