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#8
Amos's intense sexuality, craziness, and (IMO) very strong voice are highly appealing, and her use of slightly nonstandard instrumentation (timpani, etc.) is worth something... But I always find her compositions plodding, cluttered, and mechanical, and the overwrought voice on top can make the whole package a bit hard to listen to. I wish she had a strong-handed producer who could reshape her presentation to something more fluid and subtle, with better "feng shui" (movement of energy). The way that fuzz bass is used is a good example of "good idea but awkward plodding results" IMO.
 
#9
bongomania said:
Amos's intense sexuality, craziness, and (IMO) very strong voice are highly appealing, and her use of slightly nonstandard instrumentation (timpani, etc.) is worth something... But I always find her compositions plodding, cluttered, and mechanical, and the overwrought voice on top can make the whole package a bit hard to listen to. I wish she had a strong-handed producer who could reshape her presentation to something more fluid and subtle, with better "feng shui" (movement of energy). The way that fuzz bass is used is a good example of "good idea but awkward plodding results" IMO.
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+1 on all of that. very good description of what i've always thought (but could never put into words, for some reason...).
 
#10
bongomania said:
Amos's intense sexuality, craziness, and (IMO) very strong voice are highly appealing, and her use of slightly nonstandard instrumentation (timpani, etc.) is worth something... But I always find her compositions plodding, cluttered, and mechanical, and the overwrought voice on top can make the whole package a bit hard to listen to. I wish she had a strong-handed producer who could reshape her presentation to something more fluid and subtle, with better "feng shui" (movement of energy). The way that fuzz bass is used is a good example of "good idea but awkward plodding results" IMO.
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*DING* Nails it!
 
#11
I enjoy her stuff, but think her best album is "little earthquakes" (her first) followed by "scarlet's walk" (more recent) with a lot of oddities and wierdness (and some good songs too) in between.

Probably my favorite songs from her are Siren (from the great expectations soundtrack) and her covers of Smells like Teen Spirit(Nirvana) and Thank you (Led Zepp)
 
#12
Yep, bongo's pretty much summed up what I was thinking. Hell, anyone else been out googling for "orange knicker" images?! I know I have! :hiding: ;)

But, if that was all that kept me interested then I wouldn't hate Gwen Stefani with so much gusto...

No doubt (no pun intended, seriously!) she's a fine musician and a good song writer, but she certainly could be accused of writing waffling, rambling songs that don't have peaks and troughs, no climax etc.
 

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