Yeah, Angie has a lot of excuses on that show! (Although, I think on Sunday's episode they actually find out that she does have a heart condition (I could be wrong) - of course, I would guess that it was caused by her weight in the first place, so...)
Half of Christina's album - including her single - are produced by DJ Premier. Which is ironic, because he's know for his rough, underground sounding hip-hop records. This sounds like Cambell's Soup. It's like taking Premier and then stripping him of all the cultural elements that make his production so good. Anyway... some great music: Next Thurs-Sun is the Coltrane show at Lincoln Center by Wynton Marsalis. If anyone likes Jazz, this is a very rare show with relatively affordable cheap seats ($37.50): http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/arts/music/08colt.html? Amil > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sep 8, 2006 7:27 AM > Subject: Re: NPNY: Re: VMAs > To: [email protected] > > Oh yeah Angie Stone disappointed the ish out of me. I saw Angie > in concert > > a few months back at BB King's and she talked about Celebrity Fit > Club...encouraging us to watch. She was actually filming it > then...why ask > us to watch > you be a failure EVERY DAY?! It's not sad that she is where she > is...it's > just sad that she's been given a way out and chooses to be > cowardly about > it > every time the going gets rough. Especially sad that she uses the > excuse > of > having a cardiac condition that is actually worse because of her > weight!! > > Pretty bad... > -Portia > > > In a message dated 9/8/2006 6:15:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I am not getting the Justin/Prince comparisons... he has always (and > still to me) seemed to aspire to MJ style performance and vocals. > His > VMA performance--with floating moonwalk in tow--was just part and > parcel of that to me. > > The album has its strong points for me, but primarily because I like > Timbaland's production, even though some of the tracks sound like > rehashed Timbo--What Goes Around Comes Around sounds like Cry Me A > River part two, as does My Love... and one of the slow tracks on > there > sounds like Genuwine's Differences. I think Timbo did a much better > job with Nelly Furtado. > > Beyonce's album really sucks to me. It sounds like she has given up > singing for shrieking, as though she's confused volume for pitch. > Deja Vu and Ring the Alarm has almost NO melodic content, and a few > listens of the album did nothing for me. > > Haven't heard Christina's album, but the single that's out now, > sounds > like a 90's new jack swing/sample of James Brown, rather than a real > authentic retro sound. Not feeling it at all. I do think she > actually has some chops and can sing, but hasn't always had the best > material to showcase that. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
