[MD] Burning Point?

[ian glendinning]

Great tan though :-)

On 2/9/06, Ant McWatt <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Platt stated February 29th:
>
> >During my regular morning routine of checking out the Drudge Report I
> >learned
> >that for the first time in 29 years Barry Manilow  tops the Billboard 200
> >pop
> >music chart with his new album, "The Greatest Songs of the 50's" Also,
> >Andrea
> >Bocelli, the classical tenor, took the number 3 spot with "Amore."
> >
> >I find this news heartening because, say what you will about Manilow, he
> >can
> >sing.
>
> Platt,
>
> Opera is one thing Platt but Barry Manilow?  You've got to be joking?  Isn't
> the case that someone who can sing, sings from their heart?  I don't think
> Manilow does that, does he?   He sounds extremely false to me.  Moreover, I
> very rarely hear any '50s covers that beat the original sound of Berry,
> Lewis, Penniman etc for an authentic feel.  If you want to listen to 50 year
> old songs at least try to buy the original recordings.
>
> For more about my opinion on Manilow and his ilk listen to the Bill Hicks
> audio clip on David Buchanan's paper at robertpirsig.org.  That Manilow is
> number one on the Billboard album chart is definitely a low point but
> absolutely no surprize seeing that Western culture is presently going down
> the pan with the neo-cons.  A new turning point on a steeper static slope
> towards banality, safety and unoriginality!
>
> Even without playing Manilow's recordings in reverse, you can hear the
> Devil's voice coming through loud and clear.  And I'm sure Richard Rigel was
> a big fan too.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Anthony.
>
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