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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / retort

« on: November 16, 2007, 11:49:21 am »

I agree that the violin adds to her music, but his violin does not.  I will admit that I am judging his performance based on one show.  If that performance is the indication of how he sounds then I am concerned.  I did take your advice and I visited his website.  My opinion is reinforced.  Perhaps, listeners on this site do not know what a violin is really supposed to sound like.  People should listen to the performances objectively, not from the standpoint of a "nessaholic" who worships everything in association with Vanessa.  I think  you will then understand the purpose of my comments which is not to be a jerk, but to facilitate Vanessa's success.

I did not see her on the television shows with another violinist.  Can anyone tell me how to view the performances?  It would be interesting to compare.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / skye steele amateur?

« on: November 15, 2007, 09:50:13 am »

Dear Vanessa and any member of her management team who may read this post,

I recently saw Vanessa in SF at the Swedish American Music Hall and need to express some concerns I had with the show.

As usual, Vanessa's vocals and piano sounded great.    However, the violin sounded as though it was being played by an amateur and, as a consequence, detracted from the performance as a whole.  Judging by his performance in SF, Skye has a difficult time playing in tune. Rather than accentuating the emotional aspect of the music, it created a stuttering, screeching accent that opposed the sweetness and flow of the vocals and piano.   Vanessa, you are a Grammy nominated musician and you should be playing with people who play at your level rather then level of an amateur.  I love the idea of having a violin but they need to play professionally.  

 I was surprised at the show when someone shouted their admiration for Skye.  This person must have been a relative or a friend, because the people around me looked equally as shocked as I.   Perhaps this played into the reason why people were leaving early.  Perhaps Skye was having a bad day.  Regardless, those who applaud Skye's performance at the SF show clearly were not listening to the music objectively.

The music industry needs Vanessa to succeed to help cleanse it  from the mess brought on by the likes of Britney Spears.  Please Vanessa and anyone of influence who is reading this make the appropriate changes to facilitate Vanessa's success.