However, I do not want let answer you .
Do not wait from me, either now or in the future, the "politically correct", the "convenient", the "innocent sympathy", the "infatuation", about any artist who plays here. And if there are exceptions, it is because of my sentimental side.
I have for me, each musical work that is being proposed by an artist, is unique, and it is like the first.
And when analyzing consciously this work, we must put aside the credits, merits, successes already achieved, awards, the commercial weight of the name in the market, the celebrity. Staying distant and exempt from these restrictions, the most often subvert and distort, benefit or harm, the analysis of concrete work.
The main "sin" of the latter album, is a mistake to think that the artist can resolve the situation, with a few studio sessions with ingenious and easy, and even vulgar, musical solutions, and presenting them as if they were the result of musical development, the culmination of many years of work, a decade, justifying it as a requirement to provide change of musical and artistic direction.
We all know that after reaching a certain level of commercial success, the artists brake intense fighting, either by competition, new talent emerging, for maintaining the "status" by the pressure of the objectives of the business, and contract enforcement inherent.
In the field of music can not improvise everything, not everything can "over the knee" because the expectations generated by this artist were high, and listen and meditate on the last proposed album, there is a huge deficit of creativity/inspiration, maturity, uncertainty on course and style, the matrix musical, beyond that the songs were not sufficiently worked the instrumental level, because the basis on which they are conceived, not allow to go further. "When we do not have a dog, we hunted with cat". No, thanks.
Only our "I sentimental" makes us, perhaps, even get a little attached to this artist, as always we feel about our first love.
I also think, after passing the phase of this disc, of precipitate and occasional character, with more reflection, and means of support, adequate musicians, etc, Norah might be able to shine again.
By the way, say, for a young lady of 33 years old, it would be nice to go over to the gym, jogging, and taking care of a proper diet to avoid having to wear "kilts" in their performances live on stage ....

Now (On_The_Beach), about the "out of context", you are. That you are decontextualize what I said, why are you removing a phrase of my entire comment. An ability to "smart-ass". Not pass.

 Then I'll remind you again, my entire comment, and maybe now you understand better ....

calypsus_1 wrote:

Reminds me of grandma trying to sing me into sleep!

Jim Marshall Flips the bird, by jaredpolin

Madman, Tumbleweed Connection and Honkey Chateau: what a run of work....

tkosh wrote :   "Some Dylan covers are nice, some even great (Watchtower) // "

  While I agree with any and all accolades given the Great Mr. Bob (Zimmerman)  Dylan, "
"Watchtower" was not a cover. "All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and recorded by the
exceptionally talented singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan covered few songs, as he wrote over 500+.
(However, Dylan did cover two songs by the Mississippi Sheiks ) 

A guy climbs the stairs from the 19th floor to the 22nd.  Another guy starts out in the 5th level parking garage, and makes it to the 11th floor.  The former sneers at the latter, "I'm twice as high you, you worthless turd!"

Is the 1st guy deserving of the respect of anyone, SmackDaddy?

I knew a woman who destroyed herself with addictions.  Her dear departed daddy, whom everyone knew was the sweetest guy you could ever want to know, killed himself when his incest on her was exposed after more years of it than she could remember.  Her loyalty to him, on top of the powerful resistance most people have to hating their parents, made her blame herself and hate herself.

People with that kind of trauma use an enormous amount of mental energy just holding themselves together and warding off the pain.

I know nothing about Amy Winehouse, and can't say if the above applies to her.   I do know that "we're all measured by the same yardstick and devil take the hindmost" thinking is fascist thinking.  The hatreds and resentments of Fascists, who are typically subnormal in intelligence, are easy "tough guy" manifestations of shames and fears they haven't the courage to face.

Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain

I do belive this was before Mr. Young was part of this group...

. . . This album is probably Kate's biggest masterpiece.