SHE'S PRETTY GREAT IN MY OPINION. OTOH, I saw Frank Zappa, who was undoubtably a genius, play brilliantly in one concert and played badly (he stunk IOW) at another concert, which turned out to be a total waste of time. Dianne's"live in Paris" record is truly wonderful- she seems so in touch with the audience where she (apparently) gets a lot of inspiration from. It is too bad musicians aren't always in touch with that "thing" that makes them play their hearts' out. But I reject those people that say she's not talented. No, she's not MCcoy Tyner, but she sings with real feeling AND plays at the same time, and has a terrific ensemble on stage with her. She does over play the sex appeal thing but she has to please the record company until she comes out on her own label.
What’s wrong with Diana Krall?
Just wondering if anybody else saw Diana Krall on tour this past summer. I had been a very big fan and had previously seen her live years ago in San Francisco and Tampa/St. Pete. My recollection was that she was amazing in concert...she played flawlessly, she was engaging, and her ensemble was very tight. However, I took my wife to see her this past June in Memphis...man what a disappointment. First, they were 20 minutes late hitting the stage. Diana seemed like she was under some chemical influence...she mumbled her requisite bon mots to no one in particular, forgot lyrics to some songs (!), and basically took most of the night off, letting her bandmates do an extended jam session with lengthy solos on every song! Looking at customer reviews from her performances at other venues, this had apparently been going on for quite some time. Her whole set, including a halfhearted encore, was only about an hour. God, I hope she is ok and pulls herself together...what a terrible waste if she can’t.