dbhmr
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Post by dbhmr on Jun 9, 2022 10:14:52 GMT -5
Opening track from the new Kellyoke EP.
*sparks joint and cries by the pool*
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jun 9, 2022 10:24:10 GMT -5
This one is a total dud for me. From the muddy sounding bassline to her vocal, it just doesn't come close to capturing the evocativeness of Linda's version.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 9, 2022 11:41:10 GMT -5
Hard pass.
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Post by dwindeezy on Jun 9, 2022 12:50:38 GMT -5
This was one I expected to be better and made to me more of a heartfelt country vibe to it so they could promote this to country audiences (radio probably would never pick this up but could get something in country publications, country geared televised performances like she’s done in the past etc.) but this is one that disappointed me a bit. What would’ve made these even more appealing to radio is if they had features (similar to Dont Rush with Vince Gill, Don’t You Wanna Stay with Jason Aldean etc.)
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Post by dbhmr on Jun 9, 2022 13:02:53 GMT -5
I actually love her on this but I think I would have swapped this for “Dancing Queen” and moved it to the final track.
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Post by Kelly's 10th Fan on Jun 9, 2022 14:40:50 GMT -5
If the EP didn't have so many stellar vocal moments I think I'd be over the moon about this (and I'm admittedly only vaguely familiar with Linda's original, which probably makes it easier for me to overlook any shortcomings by way of comparison), but following this up with...basically every other song on the EP all but guaranteed BB would feel like the weakest of the bunch to most. She does sound great here though, and I actually like the more subdued approach to it.
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Post by Nick on Jun 9, 2022 16:28:03 GMT -5
I don't mind this actually. Nice cover, but nobody can touch Linda's version. I also remember when Voice winner Alisan Porter covered this several years ago, her version was very good.
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Post by Envoirment on Jun 9, 2022 16:47:07 GMT -5
This reminds me how much I need Kelly to do a full country album! Her voice sounds so pretty here.
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Heavy on the unless.
