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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #180 on: April 18, 2024, 11:47:11 AM »
My opinion so far: Best MK solo album since Shangri-La. And the best vocals since Communique? Really warm and soulful, aren’t they?

Agreed. Mark sings really well on this album.

I think he sings really well on some of them too, but on others he sounds dull and lifeless - the title track being one.
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #181 on: April 18, 2024, 05:33:43 PM »
My opinion so far: Best MK solo album since Shangri-La. And the best vocals since Communique? Really warm and soulful, aren’t they?

Agreed. Mark sings really well on this album.

I think he sings really well on some of them too, but on others he sounds dull and lifeless - the title track being one.

Dull and lifeless?? Nah
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #182 on: April 18, 2024, 08:41:13 PM »
I have always loved Mark's vioce and I think with age it's getting better and better. 
His voice also fits perfectly with the songs. I can't imagine anyone else singing his songs but him.
That's one of the reasons why I don't care about tribute bands.
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #183 on: April 18, 2024, 08:45:12 PM »
True. Sometimes I wonder if he actually took singing lessons, starting from around the time of STP. You can certainly hear a big difference, not just in the way he sings, but also in the compositions. And it's been getting better all the time!
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #184 on: April 18, 2024, 08:47:45 PM »
He quit smoking around that time and finally detected that lungs are for breathing, too.

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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #185 on: April 18, 2024, 08:51:42 PM »
I quit smoking some fifteen years ago, and I still can't sing!  :lol
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #186 on: April 18, 2024, 08:52:16 PM »
He quit smoking around that time and finally detected that lungs are for breathing, too.

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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #187 on: April 18, 2024, 09:33:23 PM »
I have always loved Mark's vioce and I think with age it's getting better and better. 
His voice also fits perfectly with the songs. I can't imagine anyone else singing his songs but him.
That's one of the reasons why I don't care about tribute bands.

I'm with you 100% with regards his voice, I also am not keen on tribute bands as I don't want to hear Ron the schoolteacher by day and lead singer/guitarist by night  trying to mimic 'The Master'
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #188 on: April 18, 2024, 10:58:00 PM »
Actually, the improvement may have started even earlier one, come to think of it.
I remember listening to "The Lily of the West" and thinking  "WTF, he never sang like this in DS!" At the time, he was still a smoker, though. Maybe it was because of the Hillbillies tours, singing all those harmonies?
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #189 on: April 19, 2024, 12:06:22 AM »
Actually, the improvement may have started even earlier one, come to think of it.
I remember listening to "The Lily of the West" and thinking  "WTF, he never sang like this in DS!" At the time, he was still a smoker, though. Maybe it was because of the Hillbillies tours, singing all those harmonies?

The actual singing still wasn’t that great on that one. It was just that he finally had to sing a melody. :)
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #190 on: April 19, 2024, 06:37:47 PM »
Actually, the improvement may have started even earlier one, come to think of it.
I remember listening to "The Lily of the West" and thinking  "WTF, he never sang like this in DS!" At the time, he was still a smoker, though. Maybe it was because of the Hillbillies tours, singing all those harmonies?

The actual singing still wasn’t that great on that one. It was just that he finally had to sing a melody. :)

But he sung it with such a fine Oirish accent so he did!  🍀 🎩

I may be alone but I miss that gravely accent to his vocal he had during the Golden Heart era.
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #191 on: April 19, 2024, 06:44:47 PM »
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #192 on: April 19, 2024, 07:15:53 PM »
Great stuff!

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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #193 on: April 19, 2024, 08:32:08 PM »
But he sung it with such a fine Oirish accent so he did!  🍀 🎩

Yes!  :lol I love it when he imitates all sorts of accents. Some people just have a talent for that.


I may be alone but I miss that gravely accent to his vocal he had during the Golden Heart era.

Not alone!  :)
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Re: AMIT first impressions
« Reply #194 on: April 20, 2024, 06:23:05 AM »
Homogeneous album in the top 3 with STP and Tracker.

 

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