Album review: Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream'
Submitted by John on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 06:09.
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Since she first raised her arms in what now seems like a blessing on the talent show "Britain's Got Talent," revealing herself as the new queen of pop's Island of Misfit Toys, Susan Boyle has come to mean several things to her fans: hope, the triumph of the ordinary, the reality-television embodiment of the Euro-American Dream. As a singer, though, she offers something else: relief.
Boyle's clear but warm tone and stolid phrasing turns everything it touches into a more songful version of New Age music. It's relaxing to listen to those drawn-out syllables, gradually building toward a gentle, wavelike climax. Boyle possesses neither an impulse to swing nor an ounce of the blues; whether she's covering the Monkees, the Rolling Stones or Madonna, Boyle sings like she's in a place of worship, surrounded by white walls and soft light, cooking up some chicken soup for the soul.
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Re: Album review: Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream'
She doesn't represent the "triumph of the ordinary" because she is an exceptionally talented vocal artist and most of us are not. :-)
Re: Album review: Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream'
I HAVE ALMOST WORN OUT MY CD I HAVE PLAYED IT ABOUT 12 HOURS SINCE GETTING IT YESTERDAY. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME TO TURN UP THE VOLUME LAST NIGHT WHEN HE CAME TO BED. THIS IS REALLY SAYING ALOT COMING FROM A REAL " GOOD OLE BOY". EACH TIME I HEAR HOW GREAT THOU ART I WEEP, I AM SO MOVED BY HER VOICE.
I WISH PEOPLE WOULD NOT FOCUS ON HER LOOKS, SHE LOOKS A HECK OF ALOT BETTER THAN WHAT THESE DRUGGED UP YOUNG SINGERS WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY ARE HER AGE, IF THEY ARE SO LUCKY TO NOT OVER DOSE AND NOT EVEN SEE 30 YEARS OLD..
SUSAN IS THE REAL DEAL. SHE MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A MIDDLE AGE WOMEN WITH FUNNY HAIR.
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