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[CRAZY-HORSE]

NORA JONES "the fall" cd,2009.

Nora's fourth album and a shift away from the bluesy/jazzy overtones of her three previous efforts, although they are still present at various times throughout this one...
so not really sure how to describe this one fully.
it still has those lovely sultry vocals she is known for...lovely vocals and nice easy listening album from go to woe...
allmusic rate this one a converted 2.7,although i like it, it does not get anywhere near that score here today...
nevertheless, good to see the daughter of Beatle "guru" Ravi Shankar stepping out on her own once again...
oh yeh...some reall nice 'live' versions in the links below

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: december
best track: "its gonna be" or "chasing pirates"

tracks:

1. chasing pirates **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CoYGexR5Rk live
2. even though **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLkxk14LZ6Y live
3. light as a feather **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IrWoKOLjQI live
4. young blood **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjECHW8KAxY live
5. i wouldnt need you **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0npsER13fg live
6. waiting **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQh2iztbwas audio
7. its gonna be **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnkkjMx8d-E live
8. you ruined me **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPFW4NDp8QQ live
9. back to manhattan **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8b5uMN1bAQ live
10.stuck **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZfcwoKkAkY audio
11.december **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpDjDwCRfFo live
12.tell yer mama **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAcjC2gonwI live
13.man of the hour **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjNTgd9B2k live

3s=0
2s=13
1s=0

rating: 2.0

[danielkr94]

Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight

[PennyLane]

Alex Turner- It's Hard to get Around the Wind ( I have been listening to this over and over and over)
[video=youtube;lZ4BWKZHe2w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4BWKZHe2w[/video]

[Music Head]

^^
very nice

[Jerome]

Lee Clayton - an old favourite of mine - http://youtu.be/aPG2TX4E5Og

[SteveO]

MICHAEL FRANKS - Time Together (2011)



The unmistakable cool jazzy voice of Michael Franks jazz singer extraordinaire. Music Head reviewed this album awhile ago and I immediately put it on my to listen to list. I spent many hours in the eighties listening to Franks. This is a very good smooth jazz album!





SOUND SAMPLE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DubvoO5yYOw - If I Could Make September Stay

[Jerome]

Not really a big jazz fan but decided to listen to one of my more obscure CD's. Bought this in Venice while I was wandering around Italy. Specula & Gemini - Orchestra Jazz a Majella (Roberto De Simone & Bruno Tommaso)

[Jerome]

MICHAEL FRANKS - Time Together (2011)



The unmistakable cool jazzy voice of Michael Franks jazz singer extraordinaire. Music Head reviewed this album awhile ago and I immediately put it on my to listen to list. I spent many hours in the eighties listening to Franks. This is a very good smooth jazz album!





SOUND SAMPLE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DubvoO5yYOw - If I Could Make September Stay

Steve here's another recommendation for you - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=10840

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



My Way carrys this one, but the pop covers are weak for me. Yesterday and Mrs. Robinson just don't work for Frank.
For Once In My Life does work, because of the horns I think, which is what ruins Mrs. Robinson. The man could do
whatever he wanted at that point. Most of the rest is standard Frank material. Four tracks I love and the two pop
tunes I do not like. Most Sinatra albums reach that love mark for me but this one falls a little short. Other than a
compilation, My Way alone would make this worth having. The definitive Frank and the one he will always be
remembered for. Even in the midst of the 60's hippie wave the album was a #11 hit but My Way only made it to #27.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Mrs. Robinson

Best Track - My Way

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

1) Watch What Happens ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnZSlzhDF4o
2) Didn't We **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZe3v95Vww
3) Hallelujah, I Love Her So **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aswbLf6vTU
4) Yesterday *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTp-alwH74E
5) All My Tomorrows ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xQgdye8x3o
6) My Way ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiA7TVQN9Z8
7) A Day In The Life Of A Fool ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKh7WKo_JyA
8) For Once In My Life **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Pg9iTFKQk
9) If You Go Away **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJSRlNhSYt8
10) Mrs. Robinson *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLD-XYQL5g

3's - 4
2's - 4
1's - 2

Grade - 2.2

so many albums, so little time

[CRAZY-HORSE]

sorry, not a fan of "ole blues eyes" as a singer,like his movies though...

also...
there are two better versions of "my way" IMO...Elvis Presley and Sid Viscious LOL