patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole

wouldnt that be awesome if they - toured together - tell me it wouldnt be sold out every night they played. 

No thanks.

Being an audiophile - and attending shows/auditioning gear at dealers - completely turned me off that triumvirate of singers. 

I never need to hear them again.  I finally got out of listening to audiophile-approved music "because it is so well recorded" and just listen to music I like.

I don't disparage those three singers/musicians at all.  They are all talented.

Nor would I disparage anyone who enjoys their music!  Not at all!

I just grew out of listening to music based on it's audiophile cred and more because it made my system sound good.  I had to admit to myself I just don't friggin' care for their music.  I'd never play it for actual enjoyment outside listening to it on a high end rig to hear a 'good recording.'   (Though I do like some Holy Cole).

Sometimes when I’m reading a book and listening to music, whenever I reach for the remote to move to a different song, it’s always Holly Cole. Don’t know what’s about her music but I can’t stand to listen to her for more than 30 seconds.

It's her weird phrasing.  She sometimes gurgles and turns vowels around in her mouth it's almost like she's daring you to like what she's doing.

Sort of an anchovies-on-pizza singer. 

Really?  Her whole style is built on her idiosyncratic phrasing.