Sorry about hijacking this thread a bit.
Viridian, I think your definition of what a good singer that you like is quite interesting, but a little clumsy. Let's take a singer that may be the most annoying to me: Mariah Cary. Mariah has 1) her own very distinctive style 2) sings with emotion 3) has an amazing vocal range delivering each performance in a unique way. Maybe you do not like her music... but as a vocalist you should love her, using your criteria that you set above for a good singer that you enjoy.
Personally, Mariah annoys me to no end. I think she could butcher any song given to her without even trying.
Many times singers will sing very plainly on their albums, but will be MUCH better in concert. Let's take Jewel for example. Whoever records Jewel's albums should be fired. I have seen her three times in concert, and her voice is very very good. On her records, she is recorded like she is singing through a PVC tube. Jewel even joked that she sounds like kermit the frog on one of her songs on her first album (this alone should convince her to get different people to record her albums).
Anyway, I have not heard Krall in concert, but she may sing very differently to a live audience.
I have several of Krall's albums, and I think she is pretty good. I would not put her in the league of say... Jennifer Warnes or say Marie Claire Heron, BUT she is pretty good for a modern day pop vocalist.
I do like Jewel better than Krall though because of my experiences seeing Jewel live. Jewel is a killer blonde with a very funny sense of humor who is armed with a great voice.
KF
Viridian, I think your definition of what a good singer that you like is quite interesting, but a little clumsy. Let's take a singer that may be the most annoying to me: Mariah Cary. Mariah has 1) her own very distinctive style 2) sings with emotion 3) has an amazing vocal range delivering each performance in a unique way. Maybe you do not like her music... but as a vocalist you should love her, using your criteria that you set above for a good singer that you enjoy.
Personally, Mariah annoys me to no end. I think she could butcher any song given to her without even trying.
Many times singers will sing very plainly on their albums, but will be MUCH better in concert. Let's take Jewel for example. Whoever records Jewel's albums should be fired. I have seen her three times in concert, and her voice is very very good. On her records, she is recorded like she is singing through a PVC tube. Jewel even joked that she sounds like kermit the frog on one of her songs on her first album (this alone should convince her to get different people to record her albums).
Anyway, I have not heard Krall in concert, but she may sing very differently to a live audience.
I have several of Krall's albums, and I think she is pretty good. I would not put her in the league of say... Jennifer Warnes or say Marie Claire Heron, BUT she is pretty good for a modern day pop vocalist.
I do like Jewel better than Krall though because of my experiences seeing Jewel live. Jewel is a killer blonde with a very funny sense of humor who is armed with a great voice.
KF