And how could I forget Tori Amos?
Thought I try. . .believe me, I try. Who knew that even a pale imitation of Kate Bush could become more watered down? The only thing that annoys me more than her voice would be her obsessive fans.

On the subject of bland, Norah Jones. I've seen slices of white bread with more verve and ingenuity. She's the aural equivalent of baby food, the music version of that godawful Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Crap. Do chain bookshops and Charbucks have a legal contract to play her drivel at least twice a day, or does it only feel that way?
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Sat 1 Jan 2011, 18:22, 7 replies)

I agree 100% on Norah Jones
and 10 years ago I felt the same about Tori Amos, but she's grown on me. I can't explain it.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 0:41, closed)

Her hardcore fans
Put me off more than anything. She could throw glitter on a xylophone and call it a song (surprised she hasn't yet), and they'd hail it as OMG MASTERPIECE of Quirky Genius instead of the pretentious crap it would be.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 18:40, closed)

Tori Amos
Started off as wonderful and full of superb piano-driven angst before resorting to simply riffing off her kookiness and annoying me intensely.

And for the record, I'm a long-time fan of Kate: KBC, Homeground - even fan conventions back in the day. God help me, but I saw enough crushed velvet worn at those things to carpet the Taj Mahal...
(Billy The Fish wants to gargle with Lucy Pinder's bath water, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 11:51, closed)

Kate is far, far superior
Though again, her die-hard fans can be. . .er. . .eccentric. And indeed, Ms Amos did seem to decide to make a career out of being a Manic Pixie Dream Girl full of preciousness and twee with a large dose of carefully constructed 'quirkiness'. Like that godawful Amanda Palmer. Hmm. . .alas, maybe Neil Gaiman is to blame for all of it.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 18:38, closed)

How dare you!?
Say what you like about Tori Amos, but I won't hear a single bad word said about Thomas Kinkade - Painter In Light (tm).

Go on, take it back. Now!
(daern, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 21:35, closed)

A pseudo-Victorian chocolate box
embellished with smiling children and romping kittens would be ashamed to be seen with his sentimental daubs. Ha!
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Mon 3 Jan 2011, 20:06, closed)

I often find
that music doesn't age well. There is music from my past that I quite enjoyed at the time, but wouldn't care to listen to any more. I often think that the true mark of a great song is its longevity: do I still want to listen to it ten years later? Very few songs meet this criterion for me.

However, I have never heard any music that has gone stale on me faster than Norah Jones. The first time I heard her first album, I though it was quite pleasant, I even enjoyed it. The second time I heard it I was lukewarm. The third time it annoyed me. Now I really can't stand it.

I'm guessing it was really quite shit in the first place, so I wonder why my first impression was that it was ok.
(Mr T, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 17:00, closed)