Comments on: THE RECOMMENDER – NUMBER 51 http://therecommender.net/2009/09/09/the-recommender-number-51/ Brighton's essential guide to new music Tue, 22 May 2012 04:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://therecommender.net/2009/09/09/the-recommender-number-51/#comment-370 Mike Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:40:47 +0000 http://therecommender.net/?p=1654#comment-370 If I'm honest I've probably listened to the Friendly Fires album more than Speech's (although I know it's been out longer), as I have the La Roux and Bat For Lashes LPs, but I didn't mind Speech winning. She has a sweet, delicate voice, but also a strong, street-cutting power to it too. It's not re-inventing Hip Hop, but it is raw and under produced. It works just as well in an acoustic version, (see the above video), as it does a polished studio-produced version and that say a lot. I'm not sure Kanye, Emminem and Jay Z could say the same. It's also rare that the UK does Hip Hop well, without being Grimey... All opinions welcomed however, so thanks for your comment Kevin. Regards Mike If I’m honest I’ve probably listened to the Friendly Fires album more than Speech’s (although I know it’s been out longer), as I have the La Roux and Bat For Lashes LPs, but I didn’t mind Speech winning.

She has a sweet, delicate voice, but also a strong, street-cutting power to it too. It’s not re-inventing Hip Hop, but it is raw and under produced. It works just as well in an acoustic version, (see the above video), as it does a polished studio-produced version and that say a lot. I’m not sure Kanye, Emminem and Jay Z could say the same. It’s also rare that the UK does Hip Hop well, without being Grimey…

All opinions welcomed however, so thanks for your comment Kevin.
Regards
Mike

]]> By: kevin http://therecommender.net/2009/09/09/the-recommender-number-51/#comment-369 kevin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:39:13 +0000 http://therecommender.net/?p=1654#comment-369 I was hoping that Bat for Lashes would win, or even Lisa Hanningan being the first Irish artist to win, but who is speech de belle even anyway what impact or direction has she taken music to. Even still at least Kasabian didn't win I was hoping that Bat for Lashes would win, or even Lisa Hanningan being the first Irish artist to win, but who is speech de belle even anyway what impact or direction has she taken music to. Even still at least Kasabian didn’t win

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