Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

Pros: Soulful singing, great production, and just the right amount of spice.
Cons: One or two songs that are merely good instead of excellent.

Something tells me that Amy Winehouse is a name that American music listeners are going to be hearing a lot of in the coming months. While the American music scene struggles from a dearth of interesting new acts, Amy's already become a megastar in her ...

Pros: Vocals, lyricism, personality.
Cons: Not much in the originality department.

Now that we’re over seventy-five percent of the way through the 00s, it seems about time to start drawing some tentative conclusions about the decade’s musical output – and to me, things don’t look too good. While little challenges the ...

Pros: Fantastic retro sound, soulful jazzy vocals, well crafted tunes.
Cons: Some lyrics inappropriate for children

I don’t know why it is that some of the best artists are the most self destructive. Billy Holiday, Jimmy Hendrix, Janice Joplin, the list goes on and on. It’s not just musicians either. Look at comedians like Lenny Bruce and John Belushi. It ...

Pros: A great album with nice hooks and lyrics.
Cons: You get so enraptured in 11 songs, you wish there were more.

“All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.” - Jean Cocteau Artie Shaw, once a jazz great, pondered on the thought if swing music would ever ...

Pros: Excellent production, great songwriting, Winehouse has a memorable voice
Cons: Ghostface Killah remix doesn't really work for me.

Amy Winehouse is probably one of the more interesting, eclectic artists of 2007. I became acquainted with her like most people have; through her single "Rehab" which is definitely one of my favorite songs of the year and the tabloids. It's pretty clear ...

Pros: It's so good
Cons: Nope

Once in a great while an artist comes along that makes you sit up and listen. And not a tap your foot, nod your head listen to some flash in the pan artist who's destined for obscurity - but something that stirs the soul a little and makes you happy that ...

Pros: That voice!
Cons: Not much.

They tried to make me go to rehab I said no, no, no. That might've been the hook of the summer. Amy Winehouse's sophomore record Back To Black is a breath of fresh air in today's R&B music scene. Who is Amy Winehouse you might ask? ...

Pros: One of the most interesting artists currently in music at the top of her game.
Cons: Some of the songs aren't up to the standard of the rest.

Perhaps the most surprising musical success story of the past year is that of Amy Winehouse. First debuting in late 2003 as a bolshy, buxom North London teenager in love with jazz and inspired by hip hop, her first album Frank was received warmly by ...

Pros: interesting mainstream push for jazz
Cons: the circuitry doesn't gel for all the tracks

Four years after her debut album, Amy Winehouse has become a bona fide star. Buoyed by three sharp-as-razors singles, her new CD "Back to Black" is poised to win her countless awards and maybe start a temporary jazz revival. It is mostly deserved too. ...

Pros: Innovative re-imagining of classic 1960s soul, tart, witty lyrics
Cons: One or two bland tracks, very short (around 30 minutes), explicit lyrics

I’d never heard of Brit Amy Winehouse until watching a CNN segment entitled “Singer’s “Debauched” Image Not Whole Story.” (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWB IZ/Music/03/30/music.winehouse .ap/index.html) Just the title of this news...

Pros: The Grammys finally pulled their heads from their backsides and got it right.
Cons: She beat out the Foo Fighters, which is disappointing to this reviewer.

In an effort to shed some light on the big Grammy winners and why they won the awards they did (or why they shouldn’t have), I’m going to review the artists that made it to the big stage. **** We’ll start with the most prominent winner ...

Pros: Brilliant blend of '60s soul/girlgroup and modern beats and sounds. Raw lyrics, gritty vocals.
Cons: Some of the beats can become monotonous.

Winehouse's second CD, her first released domestically in the US, grabs you by both ears from the opening refrain of "Rehab." Winehouse's gritty voice, backed by a Ray Charles styled electric piano riff and insistent drums are fleshed out by a chorus ...

Pros: old school styling, no-holds-barred lyrics, gorgeous & unique voice
Cons: takes one or two listens to warm up to

Amy Winehouse is probably the most interesting pop singer around right now. She's what Christina Aguilera longs to be, and might have been if she hadn't started in the States. If you love old school soul and R&B, then you will love the beats and melodies ...

Pros: Extremely well written lyrics; Her angelic modern day Jazz type voice
Cons: I can't take it out of my CD player.

I really hope people will look past her outer appearance and the tabloids and listen to her angelic-like voice. Her lyrics are comparable to Mya Angelou and her voice is like a modern day Billie Holiday. This is by far, the best album I have ever ...

Pros: Great voice, although CD's are overpriced this one is worth it.
Cons: (hate to do this) Avoid her live stage performances.

Just when I thought originality was out the window here comes Amy Winehouse. I really love her album Back To Black. There isn't one song on there that I dislike. She has soul great lyrics and talent. Enough said!