darrenyeats wrote: > Otis can sing, no doubt. But then if he'd lived today I'd hate to hear > his modern studio version of Try a Little Tenderness stamped out by a > mainstream music company. That was exactly my point - look what happens > to Chris Brown et al when they're arranged and produced by the Borg - > so your comparison with Chris Brown's studio version is apples and > oranges.
Would you like a link to Otis's studio version? :) I don't mind *some* R&B, but I find most of it completely homogenous and lifeless. It seems that, for most R&B singers, soulfulness is measured as a function of how much they can warble around one note/syllable! Davina - "Give Me Love" is an example if what I consider to be good R&B; in fact, the whole "Come Over To My Place" album is v. good. Stevie Wonder has it. Perhaps I don't actually like pure R&B? Maybe I need a bit of blues/soul/funk in the mix too? It's only labels. :) R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
