Here, here.....I'll second that appraisal.
----- Original Message -----
From: VINCENT CARDEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MADNESS TOTAL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:06 PM
Subject: [total-madness] Suggs' vocals
>
> Ladies and layabouts,
>
> Hope you're well (eight days till Crunchstock!)
> I think some people have lost the plot on the Suggs
> debate. Marti Pellow may be able to reach the high
> notes, but his voice is very one - dimensional. Suggs
> can sing catchy fast songs and also melancholic
> numbers. This argument about Suggs singing in a
> cockney accent the whole time is a bit misguided and
> outdated. What about 4a.m. / If I Didn't Care /
> Elysium / Dreaming Man / I Was The One / Green Eyes /
> So Tired and the masterpieces of the Keep Moving and
> MNM albums such as Yesterday's Men and Prospects. I
> don't think he shows limited singing ability
> there.....hardly singing in an Ian Dury manner. Can't
> you just imagine Marti pellow doing an awful
> predictable cover version of Yesterday's Men. I truly
> belive that when it comes to singing sad songs, Suggs'
> voice can't b beaten.
> Some of the points put forward made it sound
> like the writer's hadn't listened to a Madness album
> since Absolutely where I'd be the first to admit that
> he was limited nad talked the lyrics. Where Suggs
> messes up is on the live scene, but I think his
> singing on 'Wonderful' is both varied and better than
> anything from any Madness album.
> Marti Pellow is a choir boy who got lucky and
> there are plenty of prototypes of him in boybands.
> Suggs is distinct, cockney accent or not.
> Quality singing is not about singing the high
> notes. It's about having an interesting voice and no
> Marti you haven't got that.
>
> Till next time,
> Vince Carden.
>
>
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