Amy Winehouse

[CHAPPERS]

Why the hype about her music, the woman's only got ONE song?!!?!

Eh?

[edit] Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result 
2004 Ivor Novello Awards Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) "Stronger Than Me" Won 
BRIT Awards Best Female Solo Artist  Nominated 
BRIT Awards Best Urban Act  Nominated 
Mercury Music Prize Album of the Year Frank Shortlisted 
2007 South Bank Show awards Best Pop  Won 
BRIT Awards British Album Back to Black Nominated 
BRIT Awards Best Female Solo Artist  Won 
Elle Style Awards Best British music act  Won 
Ivor Novello Awards Best Contemporary Song "Rehab" Won 
Greatest Britons Musical Achievement  Won 
Mercury Music Prize Album of the Year Back to Black Shortlisted 
Popjustice £20 Music Prize Best British pop single of the year "Rehab" Won 
Q Awards Best Album Back to Black Won 
MOBO Awards Best UK Female  Won 
MTV Video Music Awards Female Artist of the Year  Nominated 
MTV Video Music Awards Best New Artist  Nominated 
MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year "Rehab" Nominated 
MTV Europe Music Awards Most Addictive Track "Rehab" Nominated 
MTV Europe Music Awards Album of the Year Back to Black Nominated 
MTV Europe Music Awards Artist's Choice  Won 
World Music Awards World's Best-Selling New Artist  Nominated 
World Music Awards World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist  Nominated

I know it's not everything to have nominations and awards but that's quite a list.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

If you're forced to listen to Radio Two or Virgin at work you'd know she's only got one song.

 

[CHAPPERS]

If you've listened to her second album you'd know that she's got plenty.

 

[e77]

Some acts can pull off being wasted and still be good on stage. I saw Primal Scream at Glastonbury in 2005 and Bobby Gillespie could hardly stand or talk but they somehow did a good set.

Although Oasis did party hard in their day, most of their cancelled shows were caused by Liam and Noel falling out!

 

[Wozza]

If you're forced to listen to Radio Two or Virgin at work you'd know she's only got one song.

No, you mean Radio Two or Virgin only play one Amy Winehouse song - not really the same thing, is it?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I'm not a huge fan - but she is definietely not a one song wonder. I love Amy Winehouse's version of Valerie - I know she's know for "Rehab" but valerie is quite a special interpretation of the Zutons song.

Think we'll look back in years to come and see this as a classic.

 

[DJ Leon]

What's great about it? I'm yet to hear anyone explain WHY it's such a good voice, all people say is "but she's got a great voice" without qualifying it. I can tell you exactly why I think it's shit - can you tell me what's good about it? She's got a fairly limited range, no great power and, as I said previously, it's horribly nasal. Hence I don't think it's very good. She's hardly comparable to Gladys Knight, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, etc. is she?

I'm not putting her in the same bracket as Aretha Franklin! I'm putting her in the very top bracket of female vocalists in the last 20 years. Not sure we're going to agree on this and it's difficult to describe why a voice is good. However, I do think it's like me saying that Phil Collins is a shit drummer or Slash is a shit guitarist, it doesn't matter what you think of either or their music, their quality is pretty much unarguable IMHO. And although we can discuss this for hours, musicians everywhere are pretty much argreed on that quality.

 

[tedebear]

Some acts can pull off being wasted and still be good on stage. I saw Primal Scream at Glastonbury in 2005 and Bobby Gillespie could hardly stand or talk but they somehow did a good set.

Although Oasis did party hard in their day, most of their cancelled shows were caused by Liam and Noel falling out!

THats her problem if someone could keep her straight enough at gig time, then let her do whatever she wants to herself for the rest of the time, most people wouldn't mind...

 

[Trufflehound]

I'm not a huge fan........

Is the George and Dragon in Speldhurst still as good as it used to be? It was a cracking little pub when I used to frequent it around 1980-1985...

But I haven't been in there in more than 20 years...

 

[e77]

THats her problem if someone could keep her straight enough at gig time, then let her do whatever she wants to herself for the rest of the time, most people wouldn't mind...

Indeed. She would also look a bit more together if she wore flatter shoes as well!

 

[Grendel]

Is the George and Dragon in Speldhurst still as good as it used to be? It was a cracking little pub when I used to frequent it around 1980-1985...

But I haven't been in there in more than 20 years...

I popped in there on my way to Larkins Brewery a couple of years ago and it appeared to be one of these trendy gastro-pub/restaurant type places.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

G&D is still a cracker. Great beer and genuine 13th century ambiance. It's gone a bit gastro pub (and it's a corker if that's your bag), but the beer is still superb. In the few years I've been here I've been weaned off Harvey's onto a local brew called Larkins. It's not half bad as a session pint.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Grendel, were you humming "So here we are once more, in the playground of the broken heart" to yourself?

 

[Grendel]

In the few years I've been here I've been weaned off Harvey's onto a local brew called Larkins. It's not half bad as a session pint.

Larkins Trad is a cracking session brew, have you tried their Porter?

Grendel, were you humming "So here we are once more, in the playground of the broken heart" to yourself?

I cannot remember the details but there were a few sing-songs in the course of the day and Marillion may have cropped up at some point. However it was not our first port of call that day and ale had been consumed well, if not necessarily wisely.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I think the Porter is on in the G& D right now - will try it and report back.

 

[portslade seagull]

sorry but she is a waster.....and she will kilee herself b4 she's 30 if she does'nt get help

 

[Hiney]

It's going well for her:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article536120.ece

 

[Wozza]

Out of interest Hiney, how good would you look outside your place at 5.40am with a photographer's flash in your face?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Out of interest Hiney, how good would you look outside your place at 5.40am with a photographer's flash in your face?

I'm pretty sure Hiney wouldn't be walking the streets in his bra, at 5am.

Probably.

 

[Trufflehound]

"Biggins is a *!@*!" is a far better headline...