Listening to k.d. lang on Radio Paradise

I like KD but I'd like to hear Karen Carpenter do this; which is impossible now, of course.

Posted 2 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

crogers wrote:

Am I the only one who finds her everpresent use of portamento somewhat annoying?

Yes, she has a nice, smoky, jazzclub timbre to her voice, but she's constanly sliding her notes up and down as if they were strippers on greasy poles. Perhaps it's written into the songs she sings and she's just producing the notes as they're written, in which case it's the songs themselves that I'm having trouble appreciating. If she's doing it to sound sultry, it's lost on me. Of course, I'm just a guy, so maybe there's a reason I don't get it...

I saw your other comment about analysis and was curious to find the post that kicked it off... this is an interesting question.

I can say I'm not annoyed by her use of portamento, but I do find that annoying in most pop singers who seem to be more interested in vocal olympics than real emotion. Her slides are so smooth and feel deeply connected to her essence. I'll also say as a very weak singer, I aspire to being able to slide and stay in key - it's not an easy thing to do. It is really fun to slide, and to my ears, good slides are impressive, like the best jazz singers.

All that said, I love to hear one k.d. lang song at a time. I really dig her music, but only in limited doses.

Posted 4 years ago by RabbitEars [ Reply ]

crogers wrote:

Thanks hay -- I do make use of the PSD button from time-to-time. However, I first make an attempt to appreciate (or at least understand) the new-to-me music I hear on RP. I love music. When I encounter music that I don't appreciate, I want to know why I don't like it -- what, specifically it is that turns me off of a particular tune.

Too analytical? Perhaps, but I do the same with paintings, sculpture, architecture... it's the analysis of the work and of the feelings that it evokes in me that I find interesting. This forum provides a way for me to not only vent my frustration with my own analysis, but also to obtain others' opinions on it in order to better understand what the music is doing to me, emotionally. To me, simply hitting PSD would mean missing out on much of the experience of enjoying music.

Depends on who else is in the room. I find not everyone is as willing as I am to sit with something they don't care for. And in the interest of preserving their goodwill toward RP, I have no choice.

Posted 5 years ago by izycrzy [ Reply ]

I'm not a huge fan of k.d. lang, although this track REALLY does it for me....just went 7 → 8 today cuz I find I really like this track. Long Live RP!!

Posted 6 years ago by lizardking [ Reply ]

I may not always think it's the 'best thing I've ever heard' but her voice never fails to draw me in and make me listen.

Posted 6 years ago by ExpatLarry [ Reply ]

More kd lang please. Her voice is velvet and she expresses with subtle passion. A wonderful library of music is available from her entire career. For example, Invincible Summer is my favorite summer album. Truly blissful.

Posted 7 years ago by stangalbraith [ Reply ]

What separates Lang from the other vocalists of her generation is the warmth and intelligence she brings to her performance. I could listen to her all day.

Posted 7 years ago by nagsheadlocal [ Reply ]

lasker98 wrote:

+ infinity...

My favourite female vocalist of all time. She makes everything seem so effortless. Beyond incredible.

Me too.. (well, almost...Karen Carpenter towers above all). Still, can never get enough of k.d. lang, but rarely hear her anymore - which is such a shame.

Posted 9 years ago by tkosh [ Reply ]

unclehud wrote:

me, too

+ infinity...

My favourite female vocalist of all time. She makes everything seem so effortless. Beyond incredible.

Posted 10 years ago by lasker98 [ Reply ]

laozilover wrote:

god I love this woman's voice!

me, too

Posted 11 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

god I love this woman's voice!

Posted 11 years ago by laozilover [ Reply ]

hayduke2 wrote:

geez mr rogers, if this beautiful song annoys you psd it. Seems not to register high marks with you and is not close to your favorite "10" pointers, maybe just try another tune when this comes on again.

Thanks hay -- I do make use of the PSD button from time-to-time. However, I first make an attempt to appreciate (or at least understand) the new-to-me music I hear on RP. I love music. When I encounter music that I don't appreciate, I want to know why I don't like it -- what, specifically it is that turns me off of a particular tune.

Too analytical? Perhaps, but I do the same with paintings, sculpture, architecture... it's the analysis of the work and of the feelings that it evokes in me that I find interesting. This forum provides a way for me to not only vent my frustration with my own analysis, but also to obtain others' opinions on it in order to better understand what the music is doing to me, emotionally. To me, simply hitting PSD would mean missing out on much of the experience of enjoying music.

Posted 11 years ago by crogers [ Reply ]

geez mr rogers, if this beautiful song annoys you psd it. Seems not to register high marks with you and is not close to your favorite "10" pointers, maybe just try another tune when this comes on again.

Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2 [ Reply ]

Am I the only one who finds her everpresent use of portamento somewhat annoying?

Yes, she has a nice, smoky, jazzclub timbre to her voice, but she's constanly sliding her notes up and down as if they were strippers on greasy poles. Perhaps it's written into the songs she sings and she's just producing the notes as they're written, in which case it's the songs themselves that I'm having trouble appreciating. If she's doing it to sound sultry, it's lost on me. Of course, I'm just a guy, so maybe there's a reason I don't get it...

Posted 11 years ago by crogers [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by rdo [ Reply ]

Karen Carpenter has a nice voice as well.......good ears there!

Posted 11 years ago by notfadeaway [ Reply ]

Karen Carpenter lives!

Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001 [ Reply ]

KD has such an amazing voice. Saw her in concert this past summer and her live show illustrates how professional and entertaining she is.

Posted 12 years ago by Kimbolini [ Reply ]

Not a big KD Lang fan. But I have to say I rather like this song.

Posted 12 years ago by cmarcan [ Reply ]

ocbrander wrote:

You've got check out her interview with Dame Edna on YouTube. OMG, freakin' hilarious!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW7HLqOgM20

Posted 12 years ago by Mari [ Reply ]

You've got check out her interview with Dame Edna on YouTube. OMG, freakin' hilarious!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW7HLqOgM20

Posted 12 years ago by ocbrander [ Reply ]

Wow, Bill. Nice little set...
Waterloo Sunset - Bowie
Shangri-la - KInks, then
Coming Home - k.d. lang

Thanks!

Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner [ Reply ]

Stefen wrote:

It's nice to hear a song from someone who can sing. Why is that rare?

DigitalJer wrote:

...because you're used to hearing a bit too much Auto-Tune, methinks

You may want to re-methink your theory. If one were "hearing a bit too much Auto-Tune", then that person would be more likely to believe that the ability to sing well is not rare. Just sayin'.

Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

Great. Whatta voice.

Posted 13 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo [ Reply ]

Fantastic album, lets hear some Bill jagdriver wrote:

Annie...little dreamboat Annie....ship of dreams.....

Posted 13 years ago by allabout [ Reply ]

in Colombia is not too popular, but i saw her a few days ago in internet (a chapter of later with jools) and i loved her... she has an amazing voice, no tricks... K.D. rules

Posted 13 years ago by piÃ±ata [ Reply ]

She has such an alluring clarity and silkiness to her voice.

Posted 13 years ago by justlistening [ Reply ]

Jelani wrote:

I want to make love to her voice.

Ditto.

Posted 13 years ago by RickyBobby [ Reply ]

Cracks me up that the television CD ads in Australia present k.d. as mainstream country. Don't think that would be the case in more narrow-minded countries.

Posted 13 years ago by haresfur [ Reply ]

jagdriver wrote:

Annie...little dreamboat Annie....ship of dreams.....

Old Woolman/Grass Valley alumnus here. Definitely hear the Dreamboat Annie!

Posted 13 years ago by pixel-pusher [ Reply ]

I want to make love to her voice.

Posted 13 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

first time hear for me - this is just amazing.

Posted 13 years ago by bindi [ Reply ]

k.d. is a treasure.

Posted 13 years ago by cosmiclint [ Reply ]

smoky banjos welcome her home

Posted 14 years ago by mcYammer [ Reply ]

renaultr17 wrote:

All the strength and surety of tone that graced the voice of Karen Carpender, but with smoke rather than sweetness.

k.d. makes me feel as much as music can.

Well put indeed. This is the most I have enjoyed k.d. lang I must say.

Posted 14 years ago by Peace_tode [ Reply ]

Hmm... Perhaps it's the stream I'm on, but when she goes low she sounds like a robot. Smokiness, robotness... what's the difference? ;)

128k AAC+, by the way, so I'm not really sure what's going on there. I should note that this caused me to listen to a bunch of my other music to see if there's something screwy with my settings, but everything else seems fine!

Posted 14 years ago by zair99 [ Reply ]

Roy Orbison and K.D. Lang - "Crying" Live-video

(c) Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1 [ Reply ]

renaultr17 wrote:

All the strength and surety of tone that graced the voice of Karen Carpender, but with smoke rather than sweetness.

Very nicely and accurately put.

Posted 14 years ago by Marr [ Reply ]

All the strength and surety of tone that graced the voice of Karen Carpender, but with smoke rather than sweetness.

k.d. makes me feel as much as music can.

Posted 14 years ago by renaultr17 [ Reply ]

me again...
Such a beautiful song, voice, tune. Tant de grâce et de délicatesse.

Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte [ Reply ]

nagsheadlocal wrote:

If you have to use earphones, as I do, in an office setting - this is one of the many RP tunes that justify buying a really good set of 'phones. Her voice is incredibly intimate and this is a beautifully produced and engineered album.

indeed

Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte [ Reply ]

DigitalJer wrote:

...because you're used to hearing a bit too much Auto-Tune, methinks

Whomever invented that shit ought to be shot.

Posted 14 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

Stefen wrote:

It's nice to hear a song from someone who can sing. Why is that rare?

...because you're used to hearing a bit too much Auto-Tune, methinks

Posted 14 years ago by DigitalJer [ Reply ]

an amazing voice.

Posted 15 years ago by stevematic [ Reply ]

Annie...little dreamboat Annie....ship of dreams.....

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

Rotterdam wrote:

I like kd lang's natural voice and her beautiful musical phrasing, as well. She is an artist. This is an '8' for me.

STRONG 8 here too :)

Posted 15 years ago by DigitalJer [ Reply ]

It's nice to hear a song from someone who can sing. Why is that rare?

Posted 15 years ago by Stefen [ Reply ]

Dave_Mack wrote:

Intro really reminds me of Nilsson's music for The Point.

In fact, the whole song sounds kinda like "Everybody's Talking", down to the banjo.

Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

the banjo's entrance brought a big smile to my face

Posted 15 years ago by ihategrapejuice [ Reply ]

If you have to use earphones, as I do, in an office setting - this is one of the many RP tunes that justify buying a really good set of 'phones. Her voice is incredibly intimate and this is a beautifully produced and engineered album.

Posted 15 years ago by nagsheadlocal [ Reply ]

Rotterdam wrote:

I like kd lang's natural voice and her beautiful musical phrasing, as well. She is an artist. This is an '8' for me.

Agreed on all counts.

Posted 15 years ago by holborne [ Reply ]

I like kd lang's natural voice and her beautiful musical phrasing, as well. She is an artist. This is an '8' for me.

Posted 15 years ago by Rotterdam [ Reply ]

Just a great soothing voice......

Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

k_trout wrote:

unbelievable voice - wow

Given the banjo addition, this would sound great segued into Dreamboat Annie (Reprise) from Heart's first LP.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

Very soothing, nice start to my Radio Paradise day.

Posted 16 years ago by Kittee [ Reply ]

i love this song, i just wish she was less MACHO —lol ....

Oscar

Posted 16 years ago by oscar_driver [ Reply ]

I have nothing but praise for this absolutety wonderful artist.

Posted 16 years ago by sharkey [ Reply ]

Always could sing!

Posted 16 years ago by tonypf [ Reply ]

let the voice melt you

Posted 16 years ago by betsyroks [ Reply ]

I have to admit - I loved her Cow-Punk Stage days with Turnin me Round ... it was simply amazing - she was insaine live ... she seemed to be a mix of Jello Biafra meets Patsy Cline ... it was insaine

I saw her at the Savouy in Vancouver back in the late 80's early 90's and it was earth moving ...

Posted 16 years ago by huebdoo [ Reply ]

Inamorato wrote:

You can't miss with her voice and an arrangement like this.

So true. I'm not a great fan, but this is pure class.

Posted 16 years ago by nigelr [ Reply ]

I am continually endeared to the banjo. ;)

Posted 16 years ago by Squirreley [ Reply ]

You can't miss with her voice and an arrangement like this.

Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato [ Reply ]

unbelievable voice - wow

Posted 16 years ago by k_trout [ Reply ]

Great voice and so smooth, can't help but be totally relaxed.

Posted 16 years ago by Ericac [ Reply ]

"I am happily indifferent to the ones who have consistently been wrong." Genius.

Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi [ Reply ]

Love it more and more everytime!!!(Love the voice too of course!!)

Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule [ Reply ]

secretsauce wrote:

Close. The line is: "I'm happily indifferent to the ones who have consistently been wrong." Scans better. That's songwriting folks!

See, now if you had been listening you wouldn't have made a comment to WonderLizard. But wait, I'm making a comment to you. Doooh! I'm not listening either.

Posted 16 years ago by AvoidingWork [ Reply ]

WonderLizard wrote:

If I heard it correctly, "I'm happily indifferent to the ones who have been consistently wrong..." Amazing sentiment. Great voice.

Close. The line is: "I'm happily indifferent to the ones who have consistently been wrong." Scans better. That's songwriting folks!

Posted 16 years ago by secretsauce [ Reply ]

As always a beautiful rendition. Album rates 9 going up...

Posted 16 years ago by aragon [ Reply ]

Sweet, soft album. Doesn't grab me like "Ingenue". Rather, puts me to sleep. Great lyrics, just a tad dull.

Posted 16 years ago by passsion8 [ Reply ]

never heard this before... is that strange? I really dig her voice.

Posted 16 years ago by cirruss [ Reply ]

She makes singing sound so effortless. I love this tune. Must get this CD....

Posted 16 years ago by Pyro [ Reply ]

Intro really reminds me of Nilsson's music for The Point.

Posted 16 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

And what a beautiful voice it is...

Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule [ Reply ]

Even if I hadn't heard the song before, that incredible voice is unmistakable.

Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

The lyrics are a bit clunky and awkward, IMO. Nice enough sound, but in one ear and out of the other without leaving any trace of its passing, for me at least. 5 from the Nottingham jury.

Posted 16 years ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

9

10

Posted 16 years ago by K_Love [ Reply ]

I heart k.d.

Posted 16 years ago by BGGA [ Reply ]

Just beautiful.

Posted 16 years ago by nigelr [ Reply ]

i heard this for the first time last night on the jay leno show. it was so awe inspiring that i had to write a journal entry about it.

Posted 16 years ago by K_Love [ Reply ]

If I heard it correctly, "I'm happily indifferent to the ones who have been consistently wrong..." Amazing sentiment. Great voice.

Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

I was just thinking that this sounds like someone who wants to sound like k.d. lang, but isn't quite pulling it off. I guess I was wrong.

Posted 16 years ago by handyrae [ Reply ]

Just bought this on amazon, thanks to RP. Wow... great CD! So far I like "Hymns" a little better, but I'm looking forward to hearing it many more times.

Posted 16 years ago by mfassett [ Reply ]

Wow indeed. I had to come look to see who this was. The Anne Murray reference below is pretty spot on.

Posted 16 years ago by mrcookieface [ Reply ]

Wow. This one really does it for me. Fresh and yet familiar.

Posted 16 years ago by jojopodo [ Reply ]

Lovely. Just noted her re-release of early country stuff.. love the title: Reintarnation

Posted 16 years ago by quesarah [ Reply ]

Sublime voice.

Posted 16 years ago by robco1 [ Reply ]

typecast wrote:

What a great, natural, unforced voice. She sings like most of us talk.

Yeah, just like Anne Murray

Posted 16 years ago by morgsy67 [ Reply ]

typecast wrote:

What a great, natural, unforced voice. She sings like most of us talk.

wow, you said it :) It's as though her singing voice is more natural than her speaking voice...her spoken word tends to be choppy, and she seems to have difficulty finding the right words...but when she sings...ahh soooo fluid...

Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer [ Reply ]

What a great, natural, unforced voice. She sings like most of us talk.

Posted 16 years ago by typecast [ Reply ]

too short! Play more from this release please.

Posted 16 years ago by quesarah [ Reply ]

The banjo adds a nice touch.

Posted 16 years ago by Leslie [ Reply ]

Honeyman wrote:

Are you my....... Nah, I was just thinking those exact words listening to that song and when I went to view the comments, I saw you had already crystalized my thoughts. Rather than simply quoting and adding a "ditto", I thought I'd echo those sentiments.

OK, I kinda like that. :)

Posted 16 years ago by Marr [ Reply ]

Marr wrote:

Are you my secret clone?

Are you my....... Nah, I was just thinking those exact words listening to that song and when I went to view the comments, I saw you had already crystalized my thoughts. Rather than simply quoting and adding a "ditto", I thought I'd echo those sentiments.