'Crooner' sappy
By Nicola Chadwick
Daily Forty-Niner
Milton Nascimento's album "Crooner" is
a bit of an enigma.
According to a press release, Crooner is
meant to be the main attraction for the Grand New Year's Eve Ball in 2000.
Listeners need to find out where this Ball
is so they don't have to suffer through this compact disc again.
"Crooner" consists primarily of popular
Brazilian tunes, love songs and compositions Nascimento simply can not
do justice to.
Nascimento, a seemingly well known '50s
vocalist among musician circles, has a voice that isn't half bad.
His style however, despite the attempt
to dress it up, is lounge lizard all the way.
Nascimento's soft melodious tunes are perfect
for the romantic listener fond of slow dancing.
He is best known in the United States for
his album "Native Dancer" and a voice that uses both high and low tones.
Brazilian love songs are performed well
by Nascimento.
His voice and tone add soul and feeling
to popular tunes "Resposta," "Lagrima Flor" and "Aqueles Olhos Verdes."
And although his singing isn't bad, certain
artists just shouldn't sing some songs.
Nascimento's rendition of Michael Jackson's
"Beat it" was especially painful to listen to;
It was almost blasphemous and one has to
resist the urge to skip the song.
"Only you" and "Ooh child" were also tough
to digest.
But despite the lovely Brazilian ballads
that add an exotic allure to "Crooner," the album is still sappy. |
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