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Amy Macdonald — Across the Nile
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ofanansky
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 04:16
 
very optimistic...now the next chapter as the Muslim Brotherhood comes to power. I wonder how bright the stars are shining for Egyptian women these days

CopyrightX
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CopyrightX)
Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 10:05
 
Nice.
vesta0424
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 11:07
 
This woman sounds soooo much like Toni Childs -- listen to "In This House of Hope"

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 20:25
 
Natalie Merchant Lite. All the flavor, half the annoyance.

annie_fannie
(Iowa)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 20:24
 
In the words of Keanu...whoah.

zepher wrote:
Killer guitar, cool song.  When I think of what's across the Nile, I think about Liz. 



Amy could probably pull it off —->

 


Gajdzin
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 14:18
 
 spindrift wrote:
I turned up the volume — that must mean something.
 
Same here :) Which means: 1. great performance, 2. great recording - great sound.

One of the greatest voices of the XXI century, and I'm saying it as a recording studio owner who's had many belters in front of his mics :)

zepher
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 10:37
 
Killer guitar, cool song.  When I think of what's across the Nile, I think about Liz. 



Amy could probably pull it off —->



Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 06:41
 
Not a fan of her singing style. Sounds like she has no support at all, certainly not a belter.

Lichenia,
(uk)
Posted: Jan 19, 2013 - 02:25
 
Intro reminds me of an upbeat
"while my guitar gently weeps"
Nice song though

MediaGrrl
(Yank in Denmark)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 11:36
 
 Proclivities wrote:

You state that as if it's a bad thing.
 
agreed. I thought, yes, he is right, that IS the formula to a lot of her music. But if it works...

Nadine
Posted: Nov 17, 2012 - 09:16
 
 helgigermany wrote:
I am not a fan of Amy, but this is not bad. Here in Germany you can hear her in radio 2 times in one hour.
 
 
yeah. and only because she gets airplay on RP I started to take her seriously. now I'm growing fond of her. i really appreciate her unpretentiousness in music. a nice gal.

thewheedle
(Seattle)
Posted: Nov 06, 2012 - 13:06
 
a peppier and female version of the Cure.

cShaggy
(..in the general vicinity..)
Posted: Nov 06, 2012 - 04:52
 
..her inflection singing the "across the nile" lyric smacks of 4-Non Blondes in my ear caverns..

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Oct 06, 2012 - 03:59
 
I am not a fan of Amy, but this is not bad. Here in Germany you can hear her in radio 2 times in one hour.
 

juicymouth
Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 10:53
 
 mrtuba9 wrote:

Me too.  And then I bought the single on Amazon.  
 
who buys singles on amazon!!!???

;) 

stevendejong
Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 10:52
 
I really liked Amy at first, but with every new song I hear from here, my liking decreases. She apparently has only one way of singing, and it's mostly mannerism.

offroadbiker
(gooder 'n grits)
Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 10:52
 
Arab spring?

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 17:51
 
 mauguima wrote:
Get The Edge's guitar rifs + O'Riordan strange voice + stardard melody + overproduction to disquise a mediocre song = this song
  
A similar formula has worked for female leads for decades. 

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 06:45
 
 mauguima wrote:
Get The Edge's guitar rifs + O'Riordan strange voice + stardard melody + overproduction to disquise a mediocre song = this song
 
You state that as if it's a bad thing.

mrtuba9
(most likely near Normal)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 06:02
 
 spindrift wrote:
I turned up the volume — that must mean something.
 
Me too.  And then I bought the single on Amazon.  

Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 12:19
 
 spindrift wrote:
I turned up the volume — that must mean something.
 
It means it's louder now.

Toke
(Bournemouth UK)
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 12:48
 
 jagdriver wrote:
Ugh!
 
May I on behalf of all RP listeners and Amy fans thankyou for the in depth comment and synopsis of that track I'm sure with your skill you most hold a post on ''Rolling Stone''  magazine at least. 

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 12:29
 
Ugh!

RipperP
(Greater New York Metro)
Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 11:13
 
New to me. I likey.

calypsus_1
(East of Eden)
Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 09:54
 


Curious in this song, the inclusion of guitar accompaniment, inspired by the style of the musician David Howell Evans, more commonly known in the music scene for *"The Edge". That is, artists are inspired by each other. Worked really well in "Across the Nile".

Without being condescending, this new album of Amy, can be considered a continuation of his previous work, is done right, distinct voice, strong songs and well achieved, well stated in a pop-rock, in one word: "You hear very well". But what I think really, really, is that the truly great musical work Amy has yet to arrive one day. For now, is this.

Another aspect that I consider very important, is that Amy keeps the same elements in his band. A band is like our family. Only then can acquire friendship and complicity (in addition to the labor relations). When changing the formation of the elements of a Band, "as one who changes his shirt," is not going nowhere, is such as "mercenaries" of music.

Another aspect, not least, I value a lot, is that the artist must make a "demonstration acoustic", "bare", his new work. Amy has done on several occasions, and playing several songs. I honestly enjoyed it. (Even more than the album). Because the "acoustic demo" is the ideal tool that evaluates and defines the true "singer-songwriter", and that allows us to have a more exact notion, of true artistic dimension of the artist. 

Amy's strong point (beyond the artistic talent) is the simplicity and sympathy, as person, that transcends and transforms completely when in the performance of their art. 

*  (Ops! Giselle62 and mauguima, only after I write this note, I noticed you've already addressed this point of view. Well done, we are already three).



spindrift
(Philadelphia PA)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 09:24
 
I turned up the volume — that must mean something.

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 14:01
 
Reading the words—-it must be about what was (and is) going on in Egypt and around the world. Me: "People are fighting for democracy." Husband: "And then they put up a puppet democracy and you have to fight some more!"

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 13:57
 
 mauguima wrote:
Get The Edge's guitar rifs + O'Riordan strange voice + stardard melody + overproduction to disquise a mediocre song = this song
 
I agree with you about the construction but I liked it and didn't find it mediocre.

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 13:55
 
this made me cry—-can't even hear all the words yet.

4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 16:49
 
I'm programming while I hear this song ... and the concept of "mash-up" comes to mind ... I hear a little of Grace Jones ... "much stronger than before" ... and many accords are borrowed from U2's arrangements ... still, not bad ... {#Crashcomp}

Rockit
(Ottawa ON)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:04
 
 mauguima wrote:
Get The Edge's guitar rifs + O'Riordan strange voice + stardard melody + overproduction to disquise a mediocre song = this song
 

Bang on.

pneumonia
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 12:37
 
 fredriley wrote:

Yep, same here. She's in the same mini-genre as her compatriot KT Tunstall, though she has important differences and certainly isn't a clone. She doesn't quite have the musical, sung and lyrical range and variation as KT, but her first album took Scotland by storm, so let's hope that the second builds on that success. One to watch.
 
It's already her third album ;) I guess the second one went largely unnoticed but RP has tracks from all three in their library.

mauguima
(sewers)
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 11:10
 
Get The Edge's guitar rifs + O'Riordan strange voice + stardard melody + overproduction to disquise a mediocre song = this song

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 11:10
 
 wenatchee wrote:
Hitting 7 out of the gate - liking thus far
 
Yep, same here. She's in the same mini-genre as her compatriot KT Tunstall, though she has important differences and certainly isn't a clone. She doesn't quite have the musical, sung and lyrical range and variation as KT, but her first album took Scotland by storm, so let's hope that the second builds on that success. One to watch.

wenatchee
(Duvall, WA)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 08:19
 
Hitting 7 out of the gate - liking thus far

ziakut
(Albeit In The Meantime)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 08:18
 
I'm liking the intro...however unfortunately this sounds like countless many other female artists I've heard. Nothing too outstanding. Not bad though...