Let's talk about the Sugababes album

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Solid, man.

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[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I really enjoy RS's voice too. I still haven't pinned down what it is. She's not robo-blank, she sounds invested in the songs and the lyrics etc. I can imagine her as the narrator/protagonist in all of them without any problems. But at the same time...she's devoid of personality, any sense of Who Rachel Stevens Is. Kylie does this too, but by now Kylie songs come with so much cultural This Is Kylie National Institution baggage that it doesn't matter.

I do think RS's voice is one of the most intriguing instruments in pop right now because I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS, in the senses of both 'how does she create that effect?' and 'what is this effect anyway?'