Awful schmaltz from Annie Lennox (Christmas)

Subject: RE: Awful schmaltz from Annie Lennox (Christmas)
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Nov 10 - 05:55 PM

Not exactly what I expect from her nor from the songs, but I guess it works in a strange way. She sounds as though she's really stretching which makes her tough voice sound even rougher, imo. Not a bad thing, it works for her well-known repertoire, but it's very different for a carol. I wouldn't call it awful and I didn't hear anything terribly over-produced, unless it's what they did with her voice. It is kinda schmaltzy, though.:-)

Subject: RE: Awful schmaltz from Annie Lennox (Christmas)
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 27 Nov 10 - 05:52 PM

Annie Lennox. How dare you knock her Richard!

Subject: RE: Awful schmaltz from Annie Lennox (Christmas)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 27 Nov 10 - 05:42 PM

I expect that she will make money from it . which would seem to be the whole idea

Subject: RE: Awful schmaltz from Annie Lennox (Christmas)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Nov 10 - 05:38 PM

Well, Richard, I was prepared to disagree with you because I love Christmas carols and I like Annie Lennox, but you may well be right in this instance. The album is A Christmas Cornucopia, and you can get previews and information at http://www.annielennox.com/. You can listen to the album on Spotify. More at YouTube.
"Overproduced" is the first word that comes to my mind. Still, it has a certain charm....
-Joe-

Subject: Awful schmaltz from Annie Lennox
From: GUEST, Richard Bridge
Date: 27 Nov 10 - 05:30 PM

I just heard the TV ad for the Annie Lennox Xmas Album.

OMFG.

A woman who was a musical icon, one of the finest singers of her period - reduced to singing that crap.

A tragedy of Greek dimensions.