Frank Sinatra
Amanda: I just have to say, I was thrilled whenever the first album on the list was a Sinatra. I am a big Sinatra fan (The Way You Look Tonight is one of my favorite songs) but this album was just the pits!
Do not get me wrong, the talent was there. Sinatra has one of the best male voices I have ever heard, and my opinion on that has not changed. The songs, however, are dull and repetitive. If you listen to one, you have listened to all of them. Mind you, these are not casino songs. These are break up songs that Sinatra sang because of his break up with Ava Gardner. I mean, he should be sad (she was a dish!) but I don't want to get dragged down with him!
I do not mind depressing songs if they are well-written and make you think. These songs do nothing of the kind. They are completely unorginal and boring. It is sad to say, but I think Sinatra should stick to singing other people's songs (still love you Frankie!).
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Brie: I was as excited as Amanda when I saw that the first post would be about Frank Sinatra. As I sat down and started listening to the album I was all revved up and gung-ho! But then I realized that I really didn't like it. C'est tres ennuyeux!
Maybe this album is in the book because after the 1940s, Frank's career hit a slump and in the early fifties, he began a comeback which was sparked by an Academy Award win for best supporting actor in the movie "From Here to Eternity". This album was his first successful album post-comeback.
I think there are more Sinatra albums in the book, so Frank has a chance to redeem himself!
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Some of Sinatra's Nicknames: Ol' Blue Eyes, The Chairman of the Board, The Voice, Francis
Frank Sinatra Quote: "Alcohol may be a man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
Frank Sinatra - "Can't We Be Friends?"
ReplyDeleteStandout track from the album "In The Wee Small Hours" (1955)
Album 1 of 1001 Albums You Must Hear
This album is quite famous in music history, but it has aged badly. Mostly just tolerable, as the sappy strings production ruins any appeal these songs might have had for me - with one notable exception: "Can't We Be Friends?" I did like this one, it's a great tune with no strings, and really interesting lyrically too. I thought it sounded like a Cole Porter song at first. I didn't care for the others, and wouldn't want to hear them again unless I needed something to help me fall asleep; the harp playing seems well suited to a lullaby.