The Friday Canon: SIMPLY RED

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Quick! While bengraham's at Glastonbury! BRING ON THE HUCKNALL!

You get 10 ticks.




[Poll #1007960]


The Guns N Roses canon posted on my own LJ by mistake this morning is NOT canonical. Results of outstanding Canons will be compiled when Kat gets back from Glasto too.

Comments

Hucknall's Voice

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I frequently see people - fans and detractors - saying stuff like "Mick Hucknall is the great British soul voice of his generation" (detractors then accuse him of wasting his voice). Is this true? If so, how come his covers of great soul tracks are so unmemorable?

Also - is his Blood & Fire thing the biggest ever example of someone having very open and public and passionate musical interests which are utterly unhearable in their own stuff?

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i don't LIKE his voice, but it's hard to disagree that he does indeed have a powerful and distinctive voice. he's never managed to use his cvoice to convey emotion to me, but then i don't like his voice, or the music, so it's never had the chance.

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

Because a magnificent voice alone doesn't make a good record, I suppose. This is why Whitney/Mariah etc have such a poor ratio of great-to-dross - without imagination you're just a pub act.

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Contrarily, I answered 'no' to the voice qn, because while I don't hate it (I think it is "pleasant" in the lower register) I don't think it's all THAT remarkable. The 7 songs I ticked were for the songs themselves rather than the vocal performances.

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Also - is his Blood & Fire thing the biggest ever example of someone having very open and public and passionate musical interests which are utterly unhearable in their own stuff?

John Darnielle's lifelong love of Metal to thread!

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Sorry what is this Blood and Fire thing?

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

He runs a label devoted to reissuing old dub reggae records, called Blood And Fire.

Re: Hucknall's Voice

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i think he funds it rather than runs it