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Florence and The Machine — What the Water Gave Me (unplugged)
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mjcunningham59
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: May 09, 2013 - 09:14
 
Please make her go away

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: May 09, 2013 - 08:55
 
 Segue wrote:
I like her better when she was Tori Amos.

 
Tori Amos was much better.  She never tried to prove could sing by just getting louder and warbling endlessly. 

stargazer1
(Poway, CA)
Posted: May 09, 2013 - 08:55
 
Ugh. As someone who spends a significant part of their lives in the ocean, this song has less than no appeal.

bluematrix
(confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers)
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 17:55
 
 daedalus wrote:
She certainly has lungs.
So does a rhinoceros - they're not known for their dulcet tone either ...
I do fondly hope that the nays carry the vote on this one. 
 
I'll add my nay to this one. Flo is just not my cup of tea.

Segue
(Almost Paradise)
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 21:07
 
I like her better when she was Tori Amos.

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Mar 07, 2013 - 17:53
 
I like the plugged version better.  The Machine rocks as hard as Flo.

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 09:33
 
I'm not down with all of Florence's work, but this one I like. 9

bseib
(40 21' N 86 53' 40" W)
Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 09:31
 
they forgot to unplug one of the machines.

daedalus
Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 01:09
 
She certainly has lungs.
So does a rhinoceros - they're not known for their dulcet tone either ...
I do fondly hope that the nays carry the vote on this one. 
ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 09:38
 
I've always been okay with Flo. With this one, I see why some people are not. I gave it a 5 but I don't know why... I really don't want to hear it again.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 09:37
 
Lots of negative comments against Flo, which is a shame. 

I'll raise my voice in support for this unique talent and her fine pair of lungs. Go Flo! 

bluematrix
(confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers)
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 - 12:20
 
 Proclivities wrote:

Maybe crooning isn't as popular as it used to be.  I wouldn't mind hearing some old stuff, though.  
 
Interesting observation. Makes me want to hear some k.d. lang here now...

Sasha2001
(The business end of Bloomberg's education machine.)
Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 18:18
 
There are times when I find myself asking, 'what the hell is she doing?' But, for the most part, her music is pretty f'n good.

chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: Dec 13, 2012 - 08:34
 
The aural equivalent of waterboarding.

chris_the_man
(amsterdam netherlands)
Posted: Nov 25, 2012 - 03:54
 
The first part I find not that bad, but at the end she really ruins it, it seems like Florence does want to over rule all other band members or instruments, and the harp at the end,reminds me of minstrels and knights, not an instrument for popmusic imho

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 08:37
 
Flo, I haven't had any coffee yet this morning.  I happy though to report that your warbling has given me the lift in my step necessary to mark this song down from a 5 to a 1.  Cheers.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 08:37
 
 rdo wrote:
Ever notice that there are many divas played here at RP, but no crooners? 
 
Maybe crooning isn't as popular as it used to be.  I wouldn't mind hearing some old stuff, though.  

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 08:36
 
Ouch, so that's what damaged eardrums feel like...
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xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 08:34
 
Second Florence tune I have heard in a couple days were she is not bellowing.  She real does have a nice rich voice.  If only she does not scream, which she likes to do given most of the other versions The Machine's catalog.

clwguy
Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 19:30
 
yep, still hate this. 0 —-> 0

rotekz
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 01:25
 
Awful. Terrible voice. Sonic torture.

stevendejong
Posted: Sep 23, 2012 - 06:55
 
 hightail wrote:
With all the respect this is an awful song and she sounds dreadful. I have to turn the station when I hear this track. 
 
"With all the respect..." meaning the opposite :)

DearDM
(Boston)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 13:00
 
 hightail wrote:
With all the respect this is an awful song and she sounds dreadful. I have to turn the station when I hear this track. 
 

Exactly!

hightail
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 12:59
 
With all the respect this is an awful song and she sounds dreadful. I have to turn the station when I hear this track. 

chelsiaann
(Helena, Montucky)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 12:58
 
 leafmold wrote:
I'll take her voice over the baby doll voices any day.
 
Good god, YES! I'm so damn over wimpy baby doll girl voices. Irritating.
I'm not a big FATM fan, but I'm liking this unplugged session.

mrtuba9
(most likely near Normal)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 12:57
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
... I think Florence is an original and I give her and her Machine a lot of credit for that.
 
                {#Yes} {#Arrowu} {#Yes}

Sasha2001
(Nowhere near a public restroom...)
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 10:21
 
Is this song about suicide, or some other expression of dying? Is it about vampires? What? I think Florence is an original and I give her and her Machine a lot of credit for that.

Hogtownmike
(Toronto)
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 09:48
 
great voice—but all FATM songs sound the same!!!

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 19:02
 
 rdo wrote:
Ever notice that there are many divas played here at RP, but no crooners? 
 
It seems to be like that more than not.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 19:02
 
 vandal wrote:

Dude - everyone in your hotel room is on serious recreational pharmaceuticals - the sound of ants marching across the floor dragging the rotting fragments of a dried rhino carcass would be loved by the occupants of your hotel room. . .

just sayin' yo. . . 
 
 
No!  We would not like those ants at all!  I can't speak for everybody in my hotel room about their pharmaceuticals, but I will say that none of my multitude of prescriptions is recreational...  love this song...  we be dancing...




clwguy
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 07:48
 
perhaps in the way a horrific train wreck could be impressive. i think disaster would be a more suitable word.

coyotexxx2 wrote:


I do not think she does it on purpose -  that is just the way she sings.  Some like it some do not but there is no questioning that it is impressive. 
 



johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 14:01
 
She can't stop herself



coyotexxx2
(Enjoying Paradise)
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 14:01
 
 Baby_M wrote:
This is the only Florence track that I like—and even here, she can't quite resist the urge to overclock her voice at the end.
 

I do not think she does it on purpose -  that is just the way she sings.  Some like it some do not but there is no questioning that it is impressive. 

ick
(...out of the primordial ooze)
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 14:00
 
I wonder if people said the same things about Grace Slick when she first started singing for Jefferson Airplane?  Somewhat comparable to my ears.

leafmold
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 14:00
 
I'll take her voice over the baby doll voices any day.



clwguy
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 13:58
 
If it's unplugged why can i still hear her? This is just wretched.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 13:55
 
PSD got me to Zero 7

michaelgmitchell
(Stirling, ON)
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 09:04
 
Getting a bit tired of this, frankly. Wow, her vocal scaling at the close was scary.

Euskadita
(MX)
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 09:03
 
First thing that comes to my mind when I hear this is "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" from the Smashing Pumpkins

gillespp
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Jul 20, 2012 - 15:30
 
 lemmoth wrote:
Do not care much for Florenc and the Big Scream Machine.  Sorry
 
Personally, I think Florence and the Big Scream Machine is terrific!

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jun 29, 2012 - 13:31
 
Do not care much for Florenc and the Big Scream Machine.  Sorry

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 04:16
 
Dude, your filling are showing. 

stunix wrote:
The Scream
 



Ubaldo
(Hurricane Alley, FL -- Inside the Cone)
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 04:16
 
AWESOME!!!!!

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 22:06
 
 romeotuma wrote:


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 
 
Dude - everyone in your hotel room is on serious recreational pharmaceuticals - the sound of ants marching across the floor dragging the rotting fragments of a dried rhino carcass would be loved by the occupants of your hotel room. . .

just sayin' yo. . . 
 

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 22:02
 
 stunix wrote:

Yes, this is exactly how good it is. . . makes me shave my head, get naked, and scream like a rabid monkey. . . 

The Scream
 



stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 21:36
 
The Scream

Easyrider
(Portugal)
Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 10:09
 
Can't hear a word you're saying.Can shout and rant louder

railroadwail
(Deep in Penn's Woods)
Posted: May 28, 2012 - 16:05
 
I've reserved judgment, but this version is stronger and allows her to better display her talent without the clutter.  Nice.  Will get back to her other work for a more generous listen.

djengs
Posted: May 24, 2012 - 08:09
 
 Baby_M wrote:
This is the only Florence track that I like—and even here, she can't quite resist the urge to overclock her voice at the end.
 
I didn't hear the "overclocking" you mentioned. Just really amazing and powerful singing. 

kanga311
Posted: May 24, 2012 - 08:07
 
{#Stop}