I would feel more sorry for John but to be fair the review is not against him as a performer, it's just re-iterating what a lot of folks have been saying the past week or so: too over-produced, all emotion edited out of it.
And yes, the review did also make me laugh, in particular the last sentence.
I've heard a couple of his songs from over the years, and I do prefer his live pieces to those recorded in the studio. Give John an audience and he sparkles, but ask him to perform to a microphone and whilst technically it will be spot on, it will be rather soulless.
Well, bad production team, bad stylist; team Barrowman have had better weeks, still I've no doubt they'll be on track at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later.
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Date: 2007-11-15 11:28 pm (UTC)And yes, the review did also make me laugh, in particular the last sentence.
I've heard a couple of his songs from over the years, and I do prefer his live pieces to those recorded in the studio. Give John an audience and he sparkles, but ask him to perform to a microphone and whilst technically it will be spot on, it will be rather soulless.
Well, bad production team, bad stylist; team Barrowman have had better weeks, still I've no doubt they'll be on track at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later.