Mindless Juices

Well, far be it for me to spend any time in that exquisite dog house. Still, part of the purpose of this blog is for me to comment on Sabrina's blog. On the topic of Michael Bublé (that's ALT+0233 for the accent), I have opinions and I believe I can express them without being mean. First, I honestly thought it was pronounced bubble when I first saw it. I didn't see the accent. Second, I wasn't all that impressed with his first album. While I think the guy can hold a note and he's quite smooth, I felt the first album was too smooth. Yes, I do thinks that that's possible. You see, I believe that in order to make it in the music world, you need two things: 1.) a little grit, and 2.) a good "woo." Nick has some experience (quite a bit more than me) in the music world and I hope he weighs in. So, for the little grit... well, it's something that puts deep feeling into a song or two or maybe even just for a moment of a song. It's a little throaty sound during a powerful moment when the beat and/or band drops. It's a little more breath before or after a held note. It's hitting a pretty high or pretty low note. It's something that makes your singing of a song special. While a perfectly smooth song may be special to some, it makes me think of Data in Star Trek. Data played and sang everything PERFECTLY, but it was missing something (prior to an emotion chip). Everyone thought so, but especially Riker and especially with regards to jazz. I think Riker might say the same for Mr. Bublé. Obviously, Mr. Bublé is not without emotion, but it's just not strong enough for me. I will say, his second album was much closer to getting my taste buds tingling, but it was more of a "close, but no cigar." He is an excellent singer, but I need a little flaw and/or imperfection that helps me think, "If they made it, maybe even *I* could make it." My "woo" theory is wavering lately. I prefer not to discuss it. Now, that wasn't mean... was it?