<<The good news, IMO, is that she's up to the task.>> This is the bottom line, I would say...we are very prey to hype, but if it doesn't deliver the goods it quickly falls off the radar screen. Norah delivers the goods, I think. She doesn't seem to be a pre-fabricated "star", just a solid talent who had good buzz and has the talent to stick around. In the interviews I've read, she comes off as accessible and unpretentious. Everytime I play her CD for someone who's not heard of her, you can just see the ears perk up and ask "hey - who's that?"
Hopefully her next project won't be overproduced and bloated. That happened with Macy Gray imo...a lot of what I liked about her first record wasn't on her follow-up. Bob NP: Shelby Lynne, "Lookin' Up" (I'm such a sucker for sexy yellow-haired singers...) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
