Good vocalists, bad material

[Don18]

You know Eponymous is just a "best of" collection of their IRS years right? If you've never heard the actual albums those songs are taken from they're really worth a listen. REM's earlier albums are far superior to their later albums IMHO.

[deeps]

Agreed. I love early R.E.M. Completely different to what they have been doing since hitting it bigger with the Green album.

[The Plague]

I like Home By the Sea. :shycouch:



Despite being a big fan of S&G, I've not heard much of Garfunkel's solo career - sounRAB like that's a good thing...

[KyleC767]

Cris Cornell is one of the best singers ever, but his songs suck big time, specially since Audioslave...

[Abby L]

can't agree about the Cocteau Twins; the vocals are the highlight for sure, but I like the music very much.

[dot falcon]

Dusty Springfield was a great vocalist but most of her producers had absolutely no idea what to do with her extraordinary talents. Many of her albums were overproduced and the middle-of-the-road cover songs chosen by her producers were trite and derivative. The brillance of Dusty Springfield was that she managed to transcend the even the most cliched material and deliver heartfelt vocals.

The closest she came to a perfect album was Dusty in Memphis because co-producers Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd were brilliant producers and had the expertise at showcasing uniquely talented R&B singers.

[overunder]

No it was Fred Wesley who composed the songs. Fred Wesley rules, I'm starting to not like you Lucifer_Sam!!!!

[Lucie lou]

Good call there. I do like Try Me (a song that's pretty unrepresenative of his style), but I can live without the rest of his stuff.




Yes, I've heard the original albums, but for me, REM is one of those banRAB that's best represented by a decent comp. I only mentioned it because it's the only REM album I own and listen to on any sort of semi-regular basis.




To be honest, I've never really understood what the fuss was about Springfield's voice. She sounRAB like another generic 60's pop singer to me.

[LovinYourWork]

Wuhuu! Joshua Tree is fantastic. Whats your favorite song (if you have one)?

[Susan]

No. I have stated before that I like U2. Some of their stuff is awful but 'The Unforgettable Fire', 'Atchung Baby' and 'The Joshua Tree' (minus the first three tracks) are very good albums.