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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | May 15th 20 |
It's so sad and personal it almost feels voyeuristic. She's 43 at the time, but she sounds like a 60 years old woman because of heroin. It's extremely refined: her raspy voice, soft strings and from time to time a trumpet. The core of the record is how her poignant voice displays regrets and love. While it's not exactly what tickles me pp, I can't help but think this album was a proto version of Nina Simone and Janis Joplin.
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| 3.0 good | Robbit | May 2nd 16 |
Legendary Jazz-Blues singer Billie Holiday sounds almost ancient at age 43 on these sessions
recorded just a year before her untimely death. Billie is joined by a full orchestra, which
often makes her sound like she's starring in some Broadway production. In terms of sound
quality, the recording is big & crystal clear given its 1958 recording date. Fans & critics
of Billie?s work seem fiercely divided over this somewhat controversial album that many feel
is not the most flattering representation of her abilities. By the time she recording this
album, her voice had been reduced to a quavering and reedy instrument. Although she still
does her best to imbue these songs with the dripping emotion you would expect, what makes you
saddest about this record is knowing she had reached the end of her road. For the
aforementioned reasons and my general distaste for these gaudy string arrangements, I would
suggest you look elsewhere for a better representation of Billie Holiday as an artist &
vocalist.Favorite Tracks: ?You Don?t Know What Love Is?.
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| 4.0 excellent | tinytim | July 10th 24 |
| 3.5 great | nbats | November 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Selver | August 17th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | sncold | February 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | hel9000 | June 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Holsety | December 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Behexen | November 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | CRX | July 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | boleyn2 | January 23rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | cmilli | September 5th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Snuron | December 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bleak | September 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maniac! | June 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Steedo | March 1st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Oceanus | December 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | WooHa | May 14th 11 |
| 3.5 great | 7logi5 | April 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | wylpyl | November 21st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | cvrcmrc | August 31st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | IAJP | August 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | pea | December 21st 09 |
| 3.0 good | Iai EMERITUS | July 24th 08 |
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